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…
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…
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,…
London Portrait Photographer Wins Top Honours in Provincial Competition
"To sit for one's portrait is like being present at one's own creation." ~ Alexander Smith Wow, what a year! First, business is doing really well. I've had the opportunity to…
Best in Class at Focal Point 2015
If someone had told my 14-year old self that education would be fun, I'd have stared at them like they were speaking Klingon. Exactly 30 years later, all I can…
2015 National Image Competition
One of the big events I look forward to each year is entering the Professional Photographers of Canada National Image Salon. This year marks the association's 68th competition of professional…
Mettle
What a great thing to wake up to! Last night, in Winnipeg, MB, the Professional Photographers of Canada held their annual awards banquet, honouring the outstanding achievements of pro photographers…
London Photographers | Portrait Photographer of the Year
Colin Powell said, "There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work and learning from failure." Pure truth and I try to apply it daily…