Remember Westboro Academy?
Late last year I did some work for the private school in Ottawa. Their website did not do their school justice!
Recently, though, they invested in a new website that showcases Westboro Academy in a much brighter light using much of the work I shot – there are also some photos we did not provide.
Their website comes across far better and should do well to attract attention.
Have a look at Westboro Academy’s new site to see more!
Westboro Academy
Chantal D. sent me a photo of three Ottawa area working photographers visiting a photo event. Check their work. From left:
• Blair Gable – editorial photographer
• Brian Goldschmeid – fashion, event photographer and videographer
• Harry Nowell – me!
Thanks for the photo, Chantal!
Ottawa Photographers
I was at Proulx Brothers last week and they asked me to try their new product – EcoCore3.
Huh?
EcoCore3 is a ready to go rigid board designed to make mounting photos quick, easy, and good looking. It’s also made from some recycled materials – easy on the earth!
In the interests of full disclosure Proulx Brothers are one of the businesses that helps keep our blog, ‘Exposed!’ newsletter and website viable with an ad – Proulx can be found on the workshops page. Please visit Proulx if you enjoy what we provide for free.
I’ll be trying the new Eco Core 3 product and reporting back soon!
Our partner in Iceland, Kent, just sent us some links to some amazing footage of life in Iceland since the volcanoes.
Some amazing beauty:
Thanks Kent!
It would be an amazing time to be in Iceland with your camera!
Iceland waterfall
We were asked to do some work at Luskville Dragway, just northwest of Ottawa – to capture some of the fun at this traditional dragstrip. The day’s weather co-operated for the day – it was a test day at the track where people could test and tinker with their machines.
The assignment was editorial and they were looking for a single photo to show some of the action. Below are a couple of the out-takes – ie not the best shots – but a teaser of the types of cars the track caters to – from dragsters to motorcycles to street cars to suped-up roadsters.
Stay tuned – I will announce when you can see more of the work…
Luskville Dragway - Assignment Spotlight
Luskville Dragway - Assignment Spotlight
Brian sent us another link on the free photo phenomenon from the blog of Vincent LaForet. Vincent – an accomplished mainstream commercial shooter in NY and LA says ““working for free” is like tying Kryptonite to oneself.”
Read more about ‘free’ on his blog!
Thanks again, Brian.
So, last weekend I did a Custom Photo Course with Luke who had specific questions on some technical photography elements he was working on.
Within half an hour the light bulb popped above his head and he said “Ok – workshop’s over!” – meaning I had helped solve his puzzle. We finished the session (see his photo below) and Luke was pretty pleased:
“Thanks again for Saturday – really enjoyed meeting you and I got a lot out of our time together.”
What about Steve McCurry?!
Luke also said:
“By the way, are you aware that Steve McCurry will be at the Museum of Civilization this Wednesday (April 14th)? The show starts at 5 and Steve will be speaking at 7:00 p.m.“
See the official details. This is a very worthwhile show – if you have any interest in photojournalism or social documentary photo work you should consider going!
Who is Steve McCurry?
Steve McCurry s a well known photojournalist who made a name for himself by entering Afghanistan many years ago with a bag load of cameras and film returning with the start of some iconic portraits – his most famous being the Afghan girl on the cover of National Geographic magazine.
Luke’s photo of, erm, his instructor:
Photo Course Portrait - Ottawa
When I wrote the latest Exposed! newsletter – “Breathing Life into Your Photos” – I was mildly concerned how people would react – I thought it may have focused too much on the soft skills side instead of tangible hard skills of photography.
But, we received very positive comments:
… etc. ‘Exposed!’ usually brings in mail but this newsletter seemed to hit a cord with people!
This also happened in the fall – I wrote “Five Myths of the Photo Business” and was a little concerned it would not do well because some take other opinions – the article was inspired by a government client who could not believe we would charge extra for a second, very different usage!
But this article also made waves – the article got picked up nicely throughout North America causing the biggest Exposed! spike we have ever received! It, too, hit a cord.
Thanks for the feedback – it keeps me writing photo newsletters and blog posts!
"Breathing Life into Your Photos" - Exposed! Photo Newsletter
I’ve mentioned the Working Creatives group – a networking group for people working full time in creative fields.
Well, on Wednesday night Brittany Veinot organized the team at Studio Four 30 to put on a collaborative Fashion Photo Shoot for members of Working Creatives. It was a resounding success with one of our biggest turnouts ever.
The team brought in stylists, models & agent and extra lighting for the fun.
Thanks Brittany and Studio Four 30!
Some of the candid event:
Denis Murphy introduces the group
Lucas Nault discusses styling
We are delivering our April Exposed! newsletter to subscribers tomorrow:
“Breathe Life into your Photos
In this edition of Exposed! we explore ideas related to making better photos starting with the most simple elements like breathing.”
Whether winning a world championship (Dan Burke, below) or photographing a world champion you need to train yourself to perform!
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Whether winning a world championship (Dan Burke, above) or photographing a world champion you need to train yourself to perform!