f11project

Lines

Thu, 16 May 2013 00:25:59 -0400

Feel an urge to do something lying there staring at the ceiling. So I made a picture.

Like the lines. Life is upside down sometimes. The shadows seem to be telling me stories but it’s so faint I can’t really hear. May be next time, they said.

Adobe Lightroom 4 Workshop

Tue, 07 May 2013 23:11:56 -0400

I am teaching a ‘Adobe Lightroom for Photographers’ workshop at Pikto in Toronto’s Distillery District. This workshop is divided into 5 sessions covering all aspects of Lightroom 4.

Course description:

Lightroom is developed by Adobe as a photo workflow solution aimed at professional photographers and serious amateurs. It is designed to be an all-in-one toolbox for managing, editing and presenting large volumes of digital images.

In this workshop, you will be learn:

• Session 1 - Adobe Lightroom and digital workflow

• Session 2 - importing your images and file management

• Session 3 - setting up Collections and inputting metadata/IPTC info

• Session 4 - processing your raw files or jpegs

• Session 5 - publishing your work and combining Photoshop into Lightroom workflow

This workshop is recommended for any photographers who are looking for a more robust digital workflow solution to manage their photo libraries.

Dates:

May 2nd, 2013 7-9 PM
May 9th, 2013 7-9 PM
May16th, 2013 7-9 PM
May 23rd, 2013 7-9 PM
May 30th, 2013 7-9 PM

Jasper National Park

Sat, 04 May 2013 13:24:54 -0400

Winter landscape in Alberta, Canada.

Banff National Park

Wed, 01 May 2013 08:00:55 -0400

Established in 1885, Banff National Park is Canada’s oldest national park in the Rockies. The park encompasses 6,641 square kilometre of mountainous terrain, with numerous glaciers and ice fields, dense coniferous forest, and alpine landscapes.

The most famous lakes in the Banff National Park are Lake Louise and Moraine Lake which attract millions of visitors worldwide each year.

Epic ‘Icy Night’ Shoot Captures a Climber Scaling a Massive Ice...

Sun, 21 Apr 2013 17:07:31 -0400

Epic ‘Icy Night’ Shoot Captures a Climber Scaling a Massive Ice Wall in the Dark
DL Cade, petapixel.com

Photographer Ray Demski recently teamed up with climber Alex Luger to shoot a project he’s dubbed “Ice Nights.” Shot entirely at night using several powerful flash units and a medium format camera, the shoot took ice climbing photography to a whol…

Inspiration - Sebastião Salgado jneel1@rochester.rr.com,...

Sun, 21 Apr 2013 17:00:06 -0400

Inspiration - Sebastião Salgado
jneel1@rochester.rr.com, pixiq.com

“In Genesis, my camera allowed nature to speak to me. And it was my privilege to listen.” —Sebastião SalgadoSee the Amazing Videos Below
There’s a line from Henry David Thoreau that’s an old favorite of environmentalists: “…

Clever Finger Portraits by Juliana Coutinho Stephanie Kay-Kok,...

Sun, 21 Apr 2013 16:57:55 -0400

Clever Finger Portraits by Juliana Coutinho
Stephanie Kay-Kok, photographyblogger.net

Brazilian photographer Juliana Coutinho has produced a lot of beautiful photos, but her series ‘Little Fingers‘ is especially clever. In it, she’s taken her interest in portrait photography to an unusual place: people’s hands. She draws faces on…

Johnston Canyon

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 09:23:42 -0400

Johnston Canyon is located in Banff National Park, Alberta and it is only a short driving distance from Banff. Johnston Creek is a tributary of the Bow River in the Canadian Rockies originated north of Castle Mountain in a glacial valley south of Badger Pass.

The Johnston Canyon Trail is a very popular destination for hikers. The trail is about 6 kilometres (3.6 miles) long. There are catwalks anchored to the side of the canyon in parts of the trail which offer good vantage points for the river below.

The Lower Falls is about 10 metres high with a deeply carved pothole below. You can get right up close to the falls through a small tunnel to experience the sight and sound of water plunging into the pothole and feel the mist on your face (hopefully not your lens).

As you push forward to the Upper Falls, the terrain becomes more rugged. The Upper Falls is much more dramatic at a height of 30 metres. Beyond the Upper Falls are the Ink Pots which is about 3.5 kilometres away. The ink pots are six greenish blue pools of spring water that remains at a constant -1˚C year round.

To hike the trail in the winter or spring, you will need proper gear and footwear. As I found out the hard way, negotiating the icy paths can be treacherous especially on steep climbs. However, to be able to avoid the hordes of tourists in the summer months is the big payoff.

Japser National Park

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 09:57:28 -0400

Jasper National Park was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. It is the largest park in the Canadian Rockies spanning 10878 square kilometres (4200 square miles) and is located north of Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada.

The park offers spectacular views of glaciers, crystal clear lakes, breathtaking rugged mountain ranges, broad valleys, deep canyons, evergreen forest and of course, abundant wildlife. It has over 1000 kilometres of hiking trails in this vast wilderness and the largest Dark Sky Preserve on the planet.

The scenic Icefields Parkway that connects Banff National Park to the south takes you alongside a chain of massive icefields that straddle the Continental Divide. The famous Columbia Icefield is at the southern end of the park and it is only a short walking distance from the parkway.

Jasper National Park is also one of the few remaining areas in southern Canada that carnivores like grizzly bears, mountain lions, wolves, wolverines and coyotes call home. This park remains one of the protected ecosystems remaining in the Rockies.

33 Amazing Plates Of Food Rachel Sanders, buzzfeed.com How can...

Fri, 05 Apr 2013 00:55:03 -0400

33 Amazing Plates Of Food
Rachel Sanders, buzzfeed.com

How can you just sit there chewing, content with your sad, conformist sandwich? You could be turning your food into ART.

Ulu Pamir Portraits

Thu, 04 Apr 2013 09:51:27 -0400

Ulu Pamir Portraits:

Miguel Ángel Sánchez portrayed the inhabitants of Ulu Pamir and their will to preserve their roots and traditions despite of being far away from their original land.

5 Micro Guest House Design Ideas Simona Ganea, homedit.com When...

Tue, 26 Mar 2013 22:48:01 -0400

5 Micro Guest House Design Ideas
Simona Ganea, homedit.com

When designing their home, most people have in mind their own comfort and well as their guests’. So unless the space is a problem, most homes would have a guest room or a separate guest house for their visitors, a place where they can feel welcome…

Electric Slides Diana Budds, dwell.com Sliding glass doors and...

Tue, 26 Mar 2013 22:46:09 -0400

Electric Slides
Diana Budds, dwell.com

Sliding glass doors and walls take center stage in these 10 homes that seamlessly transition between indoors and out.
For more indoor-outdoor design ideas, pick up a copy of our April 2013 issue.

Best in Glass Jami Smith, dwell.com From a tiny transparent...

Tue, 26 Mar 2013 22:44:46 -0400

Best in Glass
Jami Smith, dwell.com

From a tiny transparent retreat on San Juan Island in Puget Sound to a cozy cottage nestled north of Drag Lake, these five residences demonstrate the myriad ways in which glass can enhance the modern home.

Surreal Layered Portraits by Miki Takahashi Stephanie Kay-Kok,...

Tue, 26 Mar 2013 22:42:31 -0400

Surreal Layered Portraits by Miki Takahashi
Stephanie Kay-Kok, photographyblogger.net

Miki Takahashi is a digital artist and photographer from Tokyo, Japan. Her recent projects have focused on creating layered portraits around distinct themes, such as ‘Smoke’ and ‘Nature’. Using a combination of digital manipulation and double…

Ladder and Stool

Sat, 23 Mar 2013 23:11:00 -0400

Balfour Books is a second-hand bookstore for art, photography and fictions of all kinds in downtown Toronto. This bookstore’s compact space has a relaxing and intimate atmosphere. Books are neatly displayed and interestingly labeled with wooden Scrabble titles for different sections.

Saint James Cemetery

Sun, 17 Mar 2013 23:41:56 -0400

The Anglican St. James Cemetery is the oldest cemetery in Toronto still in operation. The cemetery was opened in July 1844 for the burial of people professing the Anglican faith.

At that time most of the city’s population of 18,000 lived south of Queen Street West and the cemetery’s present location during that era must have been regarded as being outside city limits. The cemetery was necessary as the burial ground around the cathedral itself, in use since 1797, was out of room.

Recognizing the growing trend towards cremation throughout the world, a crematorium was added in 1948. To date over 89,000 interments and 75,000 cremations have taken place at the cemetery.

The entrance to the cemetery is located at the intersection of Bloor and Parliament Streets, overlooking the Don River ravine. Just to the west is the St. James Town neighbourhood, which is named after the cemetery.

The world’s greatest bookshopslonelyplanet.com Bookshops are a...

Tue, 12 Mar 2013 21:31:12 -0400

The world’s greatest bookshops
lonelyplanet.com

Bookshops are a traveller’s best friend: they provide convenient shelter and diversion in bad weather, they’re a reliable source of maps, notebooks, and travel guides, they often host readings and other cultural events, and if you ra…

12 Pictures of Tiny People by Kurt Moses By: Stephanie Kay-Kok,...

Mon, 11 Mar 2013 19:27:06 -0400

12 Pictures of Tiny People by Kurt Moses
By: Stephanie Kay-Kok, photographyblogger.net

Kurt Moses is a photographer from St. Paul, MN who works with a unique crowd of models: miniature people. His pictures put a fresh perspective on reality by focusing on the lives of tiny …

10 Picturesque European Cathedrals Historvius,...

Sat, 02 Mar 2013 22:19:32 -0500

10 Picturesque European Cathedrals
Historvius, huffingtonpost.com

Towering symbols of the Christian world, Europe’s magnificent cathedrals represent the hope, promise and ambition of a host of nations, rulers and faithful devotees. Often taking hundreds of years to construct and sparing no effo…