Posted on September 12, 2013
by Lumens Borealis
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Derelict farm buildings and an unused field on the road home, near Valleyview, Alberta. Listening to – Concrete Blonde and ‘I Don’t Need a Hero.’ Quote to Inspire – “I photograph to find out what something will look like photographed.” – Garry Winogrand
Category: Barn, Best Practices - Photography, Canon 60D, Canon 70-200 mm 2.8 IS L Series Lens, Canon Camera, Canon Lens, Canon Live View, Farm, High Dynamic Range (HDR), Home, Homestead, Photoblog Intention, Photography & Conceptualizing Beauty, Project 365 - Photo-a-day, Still Life, SummerTags: architecture, environment, illustration
Posted on September 5, 2012
by Lumens Borealis
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Are you someone who does this? Do you keep an idea file for photographs you’d like to try? I’ve found myself doing this at times when travel cannot afford the time to stop and snap a few photos. At other times, I will realize… Continue Reading “Moose, Moleskin & Bison”
Category: Best Practices - Photography, Canon 60D, Canon 70-200 mm 2.8 IS L Series Lens, Canon Camera, Canon Lens, Canon Live View, Fauna, Flora, Light Intensity, Photography & Conceptualizing Beauty, Podcast, Project 365 - Photo-a-day, Season, Shuttertime with Sid and Mac, Summer, SunsetTags: arts, elk island national park, illustration, transportation, travel, vacation
Posted on April 11, 2012
by Lumens Borealis
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The term ‘grunge’ is something I associate with a photographic style in which elegance of form can be sussed out underneath evidence of decay; the elegance and the decay together are, in their juxtaposition, a thing of beauty. Grunge is also a Seattle term… Continue Reading “Elegant Grunge”
Category: Best Practices - Photography, Canon 60D, Canon Camera, Canon Lens, Light Intensity, Photography & Conceptualizing Beauty, Project 365 - Photo-a-day, Season, Spring, Still LifeTags: alternative rock music, architecture, arts, david alan harvey, illustration, seattle underground tour
Posted on March 30, 2012
by Lumens Borealis
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If you’ve been around the internet in the past five years, consideration of what comprises a perfect average day has surfaced as a means of designing one’s day so that key features in one’s day are found and recognized, so that Life-long goals are… Continue Reading “About Photography & B-Side Images”
Category: Canon 60D, Canon 70-200 mm 2.8 IS L Series Lens, Canon Camera, Canon Lens, Canon Live View, High Dynamic Range (HDR), Photography & Conceptualizing Beauty, Project 365 - Photo-a-day, Still Life, Vehicle, WinterTags: arts, cumulative work, illustration, susan sontag, travel
Posted on March 20, 2012
by Lumens Borealis
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Different economic forces press on the development of Alberta’s natural resources. The fall-out can mean that resource development is postponed for better days. Twenty minutes north from Whitecourt, Alberta, down a long, winding hill into a valley, a sawmill sits in disuse waiting its… Continue Reading “Postponed for Better Days”
Category: Canon 60D, Canon 70-200 mm 2.8 IS L Series Lens, Canon Camera, Canon Lens, Canon Live View, High Dynamic Range (HDR), Photoblog Intention, Project 365 - Photo-a-day, Season, Still Life, WinterTags: arts, environment, illustration, nature, outdoors, science
Posted on March 2, 2012
by Lumens Borealis
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A Craft and Vision e-book entitled Creating Depth disclosed some of the subtleties of creating depth in an image. One area of tradecraft considered in creating depth was the matter of choosing perspective that allows the viewer to glean visual information in the three… Continue Reading “Depth Tradecraft”
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