Expect the Unexpected....

"Trouble at the Maitlands"

starring:

Xtine as "Inspector X"

Tess as "Mr. Dino"

Daniel as "Daniella the Belle of Berlin"

Cristy as...herself

Daniella: The Belle of Berlin

Some things just don't happen as you think they might....

Christine used to have a fantastic apartment downtown with different coloured walls in each room. A group of us always thought we should carefully plan out some ideas and shoot them there because it's an older place with tons of character!

Merry Christmas and Happy Light Painting!

So...

You can set one of these up in a couple of hours:

Our family Christmas Tree - set up time: couple of hours

Or...you can go with the following, which will take you less than 5 minutes with a little practice:

Light-painted Christmas tree - set up time: 252 seconds

Wire Wool Spinning!!! Part I

I've been reading about wire wool spinning for a while now and even bought the necessary materials to give it a try some time ago, but...then the weather took a turn for the worst and...it's just not fun to be at the water in weather like we've been having lately. Finally it let up just for a couple of days and it was time!

Trash The Dress!!!

Tina

Due to the seasonal cold I realize that in many places - certainly in Toronto - now is perhaps really not a good time to jump into a wedding dress and head for the beach, but...it makes a good continuation of last week's post and...I've only just recently gotten around to editing these pictures....

Wedding Photography: An Occasion of Firsts

Water Drop Photography

And so in the name of experimentation and learning, I set out to try and get some of my own water drop shots. I learned a lot in the process and realized there is a lot more to it that I would (/will) do next time. So...read this first and your first attempt will be even better!

Speedlights, Radio Triggers and other cool stuff - Now we're talkin....

The astonishingly beautiful and charismatic Cristy! 
Click image for larger view

So...you now know how to balance your exposure triangle and you have a good understanding of aperture, shutter speed control & ISO. Regrettably...you're not done and not a photographer just yet....

Matrix Restrung - Tutorial

Matrix Restrung on deviantART

For those who have asked for it - here are the basics, which can be applied to a hundred million different situations. Now...let's see if I can get the basic idea out without drawing too much attention to the flaws....