Archive for the 'art' Category

Ottawa Portrait Photographer- From My Bookshelf

February 2, 2009

Not sure if I’d call myself a bibliophile quite yet, but we all read a lot at our house, and pretty much every available surface will usually have a stack of books on it. Geronimo Stilton and dinosaur books for the kiddos, classics for the husband, and of course, for me, photography books.
I thought [...]

My New Camera Love

December 1, 2008

I’m in love with my new camera.  She was pretty snazzy in her day- nice to look at, priced right, and beloved by many.  The Kodak Folding Brownie, model 3A launched in 1904-1909 and featured a f/4 Bausch & Lomb lens, a ball bearing shutter and a Watson reflecting view finder that flips for portrait [...]

Slideshow link

April 24, 2008

Vanity Fair’s Green issue is out now, and Madonna is on the cover.  She’s been their cover something like 8 times over the years, so on their website they’ve put a retrospective slideshow of her appearances in the magazine.
I’m linking to it here because it it showcases some amazing work by some amazing photographers, and [...]

Pesky Little Detail

April 8, 2008

Copyright is big issue these days for artists, and there has been a lot of attention paid to the rights of musicians and the various ways they are compromised with filesharing and illegal downloading. Well, photographers are also affected by copyright violation, and it’s incredibly easy to steal an image that is posted [...]

Happy Easter

March 23, 2008