Wednesday, July 25, 2012

photography courses Vancouver

I teach basic photo classes at Kitsilano and False Creek
Community Centres. New courses in the fall.

At Langara College I have an architectural photography
class starting Sept 15.

 Here's a recent comment from a Langara student:
"So enjoyed this course! Learned a ton and Doug is a great
instructor - very approachable, attentive and knowledgeable.
Really goes the extra mile for students."  Wow. My daughter thinks
 I made this up!



Wednesday, July 18, 2012

Architectural Photography Vancouver


If your camera is not level and you are pointing up at a building
it will appear to fall back. You can correct this in Photoshop in
different ways. One way is to select the picture, go to Edit, select
Transform, select Distort, and pull the corners of the pictures out
until the building looks straight. You may have to pull the top up
as well, as the building will look too short and stumpy if you don't.













Wednesday, July 11, 2012

event photography Vancouver

Big public events are great for people photos.







Friday, July 6, 2012

stock photography Vancouver

Shooting everyday subjects is what stock photos
are all about. If you look carefully and find the
good light, things that are nearby can look very
interesting.  You don't have to travel the world to
see great photos. They are already there on your
 block, waiting to be seen.



Photo tip: shooting snow

Photo tip: shooting snow
a little overexposure is needed for snow or other white subjects.

photo tip: winter photos

photo tip: winter photos
plus one exposure for white snow