Category: Tools and Techniques

AI Photos?

Ask any serious photographer what they think of ‘artificial Intelligence’ and what it means to photography and you are opening yourself up to a flood

How I Shot and Edited the Milky Way Over Amphitrite Point Lighthouse

Text and all photos by Jerome Rozitis, including banner image, Amphitrite Point Lighthouse Under the Milky Way. A good Milky Way image takes some planning.

Capturing a Total Solar Eclipse

Having the opportunity to experience and photograph the total solar eclipse of April 8, 2024, was a dream come true for me, combining my deep interest in astronomy with my passion for photography.

Walking Through Light and Character: A Vancouver Street & Portrait Workshop

This October, I joined Danish photographer Thorsten Overgaard for a multi-day street and portrait photography workshop in downtown Vancouver. Working exclusively in black and white, I explored the city through light, geometry, gesture, and character.

Finding Beauty in Impermanence: Wabi-Sabi and the Art of Seeing Through the Lens

Fine-art photographer Kathryn Delany explores the philosophy of wabi-sabi through creative composites — blending realism and texture to reveal the beauty of imperfection, transience, and time’s gentle passage.

London: Walking Through the Shadows

London is a city of intersections — between light and shadow, stone and glass, movement and emotion. It is a mix of historical & modern seemingly designed to be photographed in monochrome.

Capture Movement Like a Brushstroke: How to Paint Motion with Light

Learn how to create striking long-exposure light-painting photographs using simple tools, inspired by Canadian photographer Stephen Orlando’s glowing trails of movement. Perfect for DIY photographers, no special gear required. Illustrated with photographs by Roland Nowland, Erin Flanagan, David Cox, Kathryn Delany, and Anke Weber.

Torii — The Story Behind the Project and Book

We begin with an introduction by Kahsia Hartwell, Ulana’s friend and one of our VCC members, before following the story behind her project and book. Ulana also shares how she created the photograph on the book’s cover: a sea Torii covered in ice and snow.

A Little Bit on Inspiration

Anne McCarthy shares her thoughts on the inspiration behind her upcoming exhibit, Light Reigns, Shadows Rule, November 18-December 7, 2025 at The Gage Gallery. A new lens, an unfamiliar place, a get-together with like-minded people, or the promise of a walk are common inspirations that encourage us to create images.

MA: The Art of Space — Finding Calm and Balance in Photography

In 2024, I travelled to Japan on a photography workshop that has impacted my composition style significantly. My impression of Japan was shaped overwhelmingly by its immense population of 124 million people crowded into the world’s 11th most populous country. Space is at such a premium that designing for the optimal use of it is paramount. Equally, such a valuable commodity should be pleasing to the eye.