Is it any fun?
“Is it any fun?” Words from one of my all time favourite movies: Mr. Holland’s Opus. I had a relaxing, enlightening and thought provoking New Year’s Eve with my…
Good Portraits & Your Legacy
Legacy; does your portrait make the statement you want to be remembered by? I learned a lesson; that good portraits are still important, so important that they may be your…
First seeing with your eyes
Before you make a picture you must first see with your eyes. I wanted to get out and create some images of the fall colours. There’s a spot that I…
Makeup and Portraits
Makeup and portraits, "should I hire a makeup artist?" is a question I often hear when consulting for an upcoming portrait session. I admit that question usually comes from my…
Questions about portraits.
What does it mean when a client phones and says they want a "different" portrait? I believe they are saying they want a better portrait, not a run of the…
My view on family portraits
Years ago I had a woman tell me she wanted me to do a portrait of her children. In the meet and greet that followed where we tried to map…
The Camera Didn’t Do It.
A photography friend stumbled across this on Facebook and liked it. I read it, and thought it was so well written that it should be shared. Fuzzy Duenkel operates Duenkel…