Couldn’t resist posting this image:

We were sitting on our new studio rooftop just in time for yesterdays Fireworks show. Not a bad view at all. I only had a mild telephoto lens handy, otherwise could have gotten in even closer. Exposure was about 10 seconds, enough time for several blasts to accumulate on a single [...]

CBC Radio just completed a quick interview with VPW’s Director Marc Koegel. Marc was asked to provide some fun and basic tips for photographing lightning storms (the kind we had in the last few days), sunsets and sunrises. The interview will air tonight, on CBC’s show ‘On The Coast’, between 4 and 4:30pm. In Vancouver, [...]

After some considerable deliberation we have chosen our winner for the June “Water” theme contest.
This month’s competition saw a wide range in photographic styles being entered; from abstract to documentary to artificially lit studio images to nature photography. It was so wonderful to see all the imaginative ways people view ‘Water’.
Our choice of winner really [...]

This weekend marked the start of my new Creative Shooting Course and we couldn’t have had better weather for on-location shooting.
Sunday was our day to experiment with creative landscape and architectural photography. Lynn Canyon was the first destination and it was as beautiful as ever. There are so many winding pathways with gnarled roots and [...]

Finally got all the friends of VPW together for a sausage party! Please join us for more classes, the food will be gone soon!