A blessing poorly disguised

It wasn’t a bad weekend at all. I went to see the Canadian Improv Games Toronto regional finals on Saturday night. The show was a lot of fun, mainly because the the full house was so loud and energetic. CIG has almost a cult-like following, and the enthusiasm of...

Bird ph34r!

Birds crap their pants when they see how shiny my car is, but since they have no pants, it hits my car instead. That explains how my car gets crapped on about 10 times per day. I’m going to invent bird pants.

HDR Tone Map

I’ve been playing with tone mapping HDR (High Dynamic Range) images. Basically you take three images of the same scene with different exposure settings, then combine them into one file to retain all the details from each. The resulting HDR image won’t be...

Fake Holga How To

Well, due to popular demand, I’m posting a little bit of info about how to make a fake Holga photo. I’m not really an expert, having not even used a real Holga before, but it’s fun to play with the technique. I’m sure with a few tips, people...

The Constant Gardener

First of all, does this screenshot from The Constant Gardener remind you of any of my photos? I’m pretty sure that this scene takes place in the Tate Modern Museum of Modern Art, pretty close to where I was standing just a few moments before I realized I needed...