Digital Photography Tips
Understanding Available Light
In an available light workshop held at the Alberta Railway Museum, students learned many digital photography tips including how to make use of available lighting techniques. These photography tips show how to use window lighting, direct sunlight and reflectors to enhance the subject. Understanding how to look for good light and then accentuate your subject or model with natural light techniques.
Travel Photography Tips
You’re heading off on a new travel adventure to a far away land and you want to make sure you’ve thought of everything regarding your camera equipment before you go. These travel photography tips from a seasoned travel photographer will have you thinking about things you may not have considered. From camera gear, bags and camera insurance, to making sure your photos are backed up for safe keeping before you even get home.
Year End Review – part five, last one
This is the last installment of my 2010 review, seeing as how it’s actually 2011 now. Started off the year, as I usually do when I’m in the country – volunteering at the annual Bissell Center’s New Year’s dinner. Rob came with me, as he’s done since we’ve been together. He’s the only man who’s [...]
Year End Review – part four
Next chapter in the 2010 review . . .
December 22 – Travel
How did you travel in 2010? How and/or where would you like to travel next year? (Author: Tara Hunt)
{Future Tool: New Year’s Goal Questions for No-Goals Creatives from Jeffrey Davis. For the next 10 days as you round out your year, we’ll share one tool [...]
Year End Review – part three
Here we go again, continuing where I left off – are you following along with me on Reverb10.com?
December 16 – Friendship.
How has a friend changed you or your perspective on the world this year? Was this change gradual, or a sudden burst? (Author: Martha Mihalick)
My best friend Nazima has snapped me out of a funk [...]
Year End Review – part two
Hope everyone had a great xmas day and relaxed today and let the turkey and sweets digest. I know we did! Time to continue on our journey of reviewing 2010, ready? Here we go . . .
December 8 – Beautifully Different.
Think about what makes you different and what you do that lights people [...]
Year end review – how was your 2010?
As 2010 draws to a close I have decided to do some personal inventory. Look back over 2010 and see what worked and what didn’t and make some goals and plans for what I want 2011 to look like. It is a proven fact that those people who actually have written goals [...]
Alain Family Portrait
I had the honor and pleasure of creating a family portrait for my good friends Amy and Phil after their birth of their daughter Adelaine.
Happy Birth Day Baby McKenna
I’m a little late on this one but what the heck, better late than never right?!
My beautiful little niece McKenna came into this world at the end of June and was instantly surrounded by family. I was there as proud auntie to capture the moments and my husband Rob actually Tweeted about it, more on [...]
Road Trip 2011 Calendars
Since I took over 17,000 images on our six month RV road trip south into the US- I thought maybe I should make a calendar. So here is the official launch of our Road Trip 2011 Calendar that includes 13 fabulous images from our 26,000 km RV experience in full color glossy pages in 8.5×11. These are great gifts for xmas, staff or co-workers and those hard to buy for people and at 20% off, order now and order a few.
Darlene is a professional photographer who offers private photo tutoring along with ongoing photography workshops in Edmonton. Her goal is to help the average person learn how to use their camera, take better photos, and have a lot of fun doing it. Get the full story here.
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