Earlier this week, I had the pleasure of photographing a CWILL BC panel discussion and Q&A session with six published authors, Gail Banning, Linda DeMeulemeester, Lee Edward Födi, Shula Klinger, Paola Opal, and Crystal Stranaghan, moderated by Ellen Schwartz. They shared their experiences, expertise and offered advice on getting published. If you’d like [...]

focal length: 50 mm
shutter speed: 1/125
aperture: f/8.0
ISO: 320
flash: fired
I had the pleasure of doing some headshots for my dear friend Shula Klinger, published author and illustrator. A few years ago, she published a brilliant novel for young adults, “The Kingdom of Strange”. Check out her site, Shula Klinger, Young Adult Author, for details. [...]

focal length: 50 mm
shutter speed: 1/100
aperture: f/4.0
ISO: 400
flash: not fired
Last night, at OAC Photo Club, inspired by Strobist’s article about food photography, we decided to make a smaller version of the inside-out soft box (because we didn’t have a big enough box) and try our hand at photographing food.
Here’s our setup.

Instead of a strobe, we [...]

A few weeks ago, I had the pleasure of photographing Diana White, a registered massage therapist (RMT) at Past Tense Massage Therapy Clinic to create some headshots for the website (screenshot below).

We decided to do an outdoor shoot in Steveston where the clinic is located and prayed it wouldn’t rain. It is [...]

Yesterday, I wrote an article for Vancouvermom.ca, a great website for local moms. Click the link to read 8 Tips for Shooting Indoors at the Vancouver Aquarium. I hope you find the tips useful!