This weekend I taught the practical part of the Pro Hockey Workshop. The Ottawa 67s hosted our group and, unfortantely, lost to the Kingston Frontencs.

On Saturday the photo students met at Ottawa’s Headshots Rentals for a tutorial from Louis on fine equipment and were offered some loaners (fast lenses, etc.) as part of the course – thanks Headshots!

On Sunday we met at Lansdowne Park. Students were issued Media Passes and given a “backstage” tour of the facilities. Thanks 67s! After some theory, ideas and practical tips students were tested by the lightning on the ice. Three periods shooting from the media centre in the rafters and at ice level left students with plenty of editing homework for the critique session later this week.

More hockey updates and photos as they come. Coming up this week:

• a day off
• prep-ing a stock submission
• a Working Creatives meeting
• some long term idea planning
• evaluating a potential new photo job
• admin

What was whacky? Ottawa got hit with a massive snow storm Saturday night. Our long, country drive is normally cleared by a contractor but he did not make it before I had to leave for the workshop. Consequently we cleared the drive twice (1am and 8:30am). There was no way I could have driven through it. I had no choice but to dig – the show must go on for the students! I even picked up a stranded student on the way to the stadium.

I have never seen this much snow around here! We’ll be skiing till June – that’s a good thing for Harry!

Hockey photos later this week,

H