One thing the seems to plague people on the internet in respect to photography is what happens when you post images on the internet for people to publicly view. This is one question that I have been wondering in regards to Facebook and their Terms when it comes to uploading content (in this example personal photos) to their website to show them to friends and family. I remember when I first signed up with Facebook that you had to agree that anything you uploaded (including photos) become property of Facebook and thus give them full "worldwide" access to do whatever ever they want with your photos. Does this seem right? Be Careful of What You Share! I looked through their Terms and came up with the following statement: When you post User Content to the Site, you authorize and direct us to make such copies thereof as we deem necessary in order to … Continue Reading »

I have always enjoyed music and even if I have never been to a concert prior to being with Robyn. The first concerts that I have even been to were both at the local venue called the Commodore on Vancouver’s entertainment district Granville Street. Robyn and I watched Daniel Wesley one evening and then John Butler Trio another evening later in the year. My first large venue concert was to be Jack Johnson and it was to be at Thunderbird Stadium at the University of British Columbia. Being that I am into photography and owning a digital SLR I was pretty excited on using my 75-300mm lens at this outdoor venue and getting some pretty good shots of the bands and including Jack Johnson but prior to getting to the entrance I was denied. Walking down the boulevard towards the stadium I noticed Security personal walking opposite to the rest of … Continue Reading »

One of the parts of Photography I have always found to be really cool has been HDR or High Dynamic Range photography. To sum it up it is sort of like overlaying 3 different exposures of the same photo together to create some pretty surreal images. For a better explanation I invite you to check out Wikipedia as it gets a bit more into the fundamentals behind the cool image processing technique. One thing I have always wanted to do was get more into HDR photography because it does not really require one to purchase more gear so it can be a cost-effective way of getting more artsy with your digital photography. Since I purchased a Canon XSi it supports the RAW format for photos. RAW is pretty much just an uncompressed format for your photos which keeps all the data intact and that allows you to do more because your post-processing … Continue Reading »