The last time I spoke with my grandmother, she couldn’t remember my (soon-to-be ex) wife’s name, even though they had known each other for the ten years previous. Like most people, I wanted to chalk […]
Author Archives: Jay Terry
Aqua Femina: An Ongoing Personal Project (NSFW)
“Personal beauty is a greater recommendation than any letter of reference.” ~ Aristotle Since very early in my photographic journey, I’ve had an interest in taking women’s portraits in watery environments. It started out as […]
When Life Hands You Lemons… and Other Notable Cliches
“Only I can change my life. No one can do it for me.” ~ Carol Burnett Life sucks. Lost your wife, lost your home, lost your pets, lost your car. Whatever it is, it was […]
Some Advice to New Photography Grads from Past Students
“You never stop learning. If you have a teacher, you never stop being a student.” ~ Elisabeth Rohm Every year for the past few years, I’ve taken on students needing placement hours from the local […]
High Honours in the PPOC National Loan Collection
There’s winning and then there’s being honoured. The two are often interchanged although they can mean very different things. Such is the case with the National Loan Collection. For decades, the Professional Photographers of Canada […]
Totally Adorable Child Portraits Coming to London and Area for a Limited Time
Whether you call them your child, tot, moppet, rascal, little angel or sprout, kids all like to have fun. “Tots Adorbs” is all about having fun … but it’ll only be here for a limited time, just […]
Until That Hand Becomes Like Unto a Thing of Iron
Iron Fist, Luke Cage, Daredevil, Wonder Woman, the Avengers, Iron Man, Guardians of the Galaxy, Doctor Strange … Seriously, somebody pinch me! As a life-long comic book geek, I could not be more stoked about […]
7 Lessons Learned Over the Past 7 Years in Photography
Beyond any of the lessons I’ve learned from my mentors and fellow pixel freaks, and all the “quotable quotes” regarding photography, there are a few thoughts that have come together in my head over the past […]
The Art of: Bringing Home the Bacon
“But never for us the flitch of bacon though, That some may win in Essex at Dunmow.” ~ Geoffrey Chaucer, The Wife of Bath’s Tale and Prologue I know, I know … the saying “bring home the […]
Jay Terry MPA Now Accredited in Fantasy Illustration
It has long been a … fantasy … of mine to create the kind of images that fired my imagination as a child. As I wrote in “From Pencil and Pen to Pixels: This is […]