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It took a “photo a day” challenge with 365project.org to help me become a better photographer. Before I had joined this group ten years ago, I was not really pushing myself to get one good photo per day. Believe it or not, getting one good photo per day is not as easy as it sounds.

Hello Friends, It’s been a great summer here in Canada with lots of opportunity for travel and photography in regions close to home. But as winter sets in we are starting to think about travelling to warmer climates. One of our favorite places to travel in the Caribbean is Dominican Republic . A whopping 4.6

Located in northern Ontario, Manitoulin Island is the world’s largest fresh water island and features more than a hundred small inland lakes. The name Manitoulin means “Spirit Island” or “cave of the spirit” in Ojibwe, referring to an underwater cave in the local lore. From Toronto, it’s just over a six-hour drive if you drive

Summer is upon us and you may wondering how to create your own wall canvas art from the fabulous photos you took. Here’s a guide on how to personalize your home or office with wall art canvas prints made from your own photos. Every Picture Tells a Story Every photo has a story to tell

I’ve been a landscape photographer for many years now, but the beauty of monochrome photography has always impressed me in a big way. It conveys so many things – it’s simple, elegant, conveys moodiness, sophistication and I love the way it captures the urban landscape. So, I took on a project producing a series of

Create Stunning Black & White Prints Easily I’ve always been amazed at how inkjet printers can blend thousands of tiny dots into what looks like a continuous tone image. Smoothness and neutrality across the entire tonal range from black to white can be very difficult to achieve with an inkjet printer, but thanks to manufacturers

How many times have you tried to capture photos of a gorgeous sunrise or sunset only to be disappointed with the results? Some people believe that sunrise and sunset light is the same, yet the light quality has a different characteristic. During a sunrise, we tend to have a more blueish tone to our photos,

Hilton Head Island in South Carolina is a place of beauty that I’d heard about in the past, so with flights available from Canada to the USA, we thought we would meet up with family for a little getaway. Hilton Head Island is a place of windswept beaches, sand dunes, tranquil waterways and marshes. The

Have you ever wondered why certain landscape photos just have that WOW factor? Photography is a powerful means of communication and, like other means of communication, it shares a common visual language of its own. A picture is worth a thousand words, yet some photos are so powerful that they impact us in a personal

A.J. Casson, one of the famous Group of Seven painters once called Elora “Ontario’s most beautiful village.” And there’s a good reason for it. Perched high on the edge of a spectacular gorge and nestled along the banks of the Grand & Irvine River lies this enchanting town of Elora, Ontario. There are so many