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MaRS Studio Y visits Communitech
My very good friend Cathy Brothers, CEO of Capacity Canada, connected me with an opportunity to participate in a speed-dating meetup today. The dates were with a great bunch of social change agents from the MaRS Studio Y Cohort 2. … Continue reading
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Methodical progress–speedlight practice
Regular readers know that I’m always working to improve my toolset. Ideally, I want the tools to be invisible to you the audience so the story goes right into your head with no friction. For the photography, I’ve helped … Continue reading
1shot #195-giant happy white people
I headed out on Charles Street to grab some lunch and was… confronted is the only word that springs to mind, confronted by these giant happy white people on the side of a building. Ok, storage vendor, you have my … Continue reading
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1shot #194-to dream and dream like yonder amber light
The title is a line from Tennyson’s The Lotos-Eaters: How sweet it were, hearing the downward stream, With half-shut eyes ever to seem Falling asleep in a half-dream! To dream and dream, like yonder amber light, Which will not leave … Continue reading
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1shot #193-why hast thou forsaken me?
This Christ-like figure appeared across the street from Coffee Culture last night as Brohemus and I had a cup of sidewalk dark roast. I’m not seeking out these marquee silhouette shots, but when I see them I must shoot them. … Continue reading
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Kick-ass photog Louie Palu kills it at Ryerson
World-class photog, Louie Palu, spoke at the Ryerson Image Centre in Toronto last night and frickin’ blew me away. I was positively sizzling with inspiration when I walked out of there two hours later. Louie (above right) gave this talk … Continue reading
kwartzlab turns five–reflecting back and looking ahead
Meet four of the hardest working meta-makers in Waterloo Region. Four of the seven kwartzlab founding directors, from top right, Ben Brown, Steph Smith, Cedric Puddy, and James Bastow. kwartzlab is WR’s most excellent makerspace, a fully equipped workshop and … Continue reading
1shot #192-word on the street
This made me think of all the fantastic little libraries springing up around WR. In DTK, I reckon this is the open-air pop-up version. These book cover designs from the 70’s and 80’s really pluck my nostalgia trigger. That’s one … Continue reading
Hub Haps #004-Kurt’s charity bike rig
Last week, Kurt Schwarz was rigging up his bike for a stationary charity ride. He’s using a Raspberry Pi to tap into the resisto-matic flywheel on his back tire to display distance, energy generated, and other telemetry. Christie Digital … Continue reading
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1shot #191-word on the street
I’m very interested in dark shots with faces dimly lit by an ambient glow. Things like laptop screens, cigarette lighters, and in this case above the marquee of The Princess Cinema. Brohemus and I were sitting at a sidewalk table … Continue reading
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