Competition Can Make You A Better Photographer
"Competition sparks excellence" ~ Lorne Greene Over the years, I've often heard that 'competition kills creativity'. In my personal experience, I've found the opposite is true. Now, I'm not talking…
Lack of Consultation with PPOC Leads to Confusion Among Photographers
Ontario photographers have been left to fend for themselves. In each of the lockdowns in ON, photographers have been largely prevented from working. We are allowed to take on commercial…
A Timely Accreditation in Environmental Business Portrait
"In the business world, everyone is paid in two coins: cash and experience. Take the experience first; the cash will come later" ~Harold S. Geneen Welcome to 2020: the year…
Artists And Artisans: Luck Has Very Little To Do With It
"There is no luck except where there is discipline." ~ Irish Proverb In my dealings with other photographers, I often hear the word 'luck' come up. "I just got lucky" being…
Getting Personal With A Project: An Update To My “Aqua” Photo Series
"Every time you do a project, you learn something new." ~ Justin Timberlake Oh, the difference a few years makes to a project... When I started my "Aqua Femina" series,…
London Photog Wins Portrait and Pictorial Classes In Ontario Competition
Some days, you just wake up and good things happen... And that's exactly how Monday of last week went for me. I woke up just like any other Monday but…
A Funny Thing Happened On My Way To A Photo Competition
"I don't write material. Funny things happen to me in the course of a day, and I just make notes." ~ Kevin Hart Every year, I enter select photography competitions.…
Sometimes You Break More Than Just Bone
"The world breaks everyone, and afterward, some are strong at the broken places." ~ Ernest Hemingway Yep, I'd have to agree with that. Everyone can break... and get stronger. However,…
Irony and a National Best in Class Figure Study Win
"From even the greatest of horrors, irony is seldom absent." ~ H. P. Lovecraft First, the important stuff: at this year's PPOC National Salon, I won my third Best in…
How a Passion for Drawing Led to an Accreditation in Figure Study (NSFW)
'Figure Study: skillful and creative artistic representations of the unclothed human figure; in whole or in part.' When I was a kid (yeah, yeah... in the real long ago), I…