Another Hallowe’en, another zombie walk in Victoria. Canon EOS 450D (XSi) · Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 10 mm · 1/200 s · f/3.5 · ISO 200 Strobist: Sigma EF 530 DG Super, 1/8 power, on-camera pointed forward, STO-FEN diffused Recently, the gallery has gone from cute to utterly terrifying, back to cute and then, with today’s photo, utterly terrifying once …
Hallowe’en with Vincent
Boo. Canon EOS 450D (XSi) · Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II 50 mm · 1/125 s · f/2.8 · ISO 200 Strobist: Sigma EF 530 DG Super, 1/128 power, 0.5′ below camera, STO-FEN diffused, remote triggered Thankfully, not quite as terrifying as Hallowe’en with Slipknot. While Hallowe’en is, traditionally, a favourite holiday of mine for going overboard, I’ve been somewhat …
concert ∙ Slipknot 2009 · Victoria BC
Some legitimate Hallowe’en fear. Slipknot at the Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre. Canon EOS 450D (XSi) · Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 19 mm · 1/160 s · f/10 · ISO 1600 I feared for my safety last Friday. It started when I got out of my car and realized I could hear the opening band from the street. Quadra Street. Almost two …
gym star Kitara
Kitara, flanked by her friends Mr. Buzzybug and Mr. Horsie in her fun and colourful Tiny Love activity gym. Canon EOS 450D (XSi) · Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II 50 mm · 1/160 s · f/2.8 · ISO 200 Strobist: Sigma EF 530 DG Super, 1/8 power, on-camera 3′ camera left, wall bounced Well, my heart’s bursting. How ’bout yours? …
portraits · Kaitlyn · Victoria BC
Kaitlyn spends her last full day in her apartment, and her vintage-ly cool bathtub, before moving out. Canon EOS 450D (XSi) · Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II 50 mm · 1/200 s · f/3.5 · ISO 100 And then, she’s off to the United States and America . . . just because she can. Canon EOS 450D (XSi) · Canon …
concert ∙ Blue Man Group 2009 · Victoria BC
Rock Concert Movement #6: The Two-Armed Upward Thrust with Yell. Ready? Go. Bonus Friday photo from the Blue Man Group show, now with photo accreditation! That’s right, for my third photo cred ev-ar, and my first in the Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre, I, along with photographers from the Times Colonist, News Group and elsewhere, was given free reign to shoot from …
bipedal Kairi
Little Kairi, now seven months old, nearly walking. Canon EOS 450D (XSi) · Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II 50 mm · 1/125 s · f/2.2 · ISO 100 Yes, only after did I become a papa did I actually analyze and break apart the word ‘toddler.’ See, they ‘toddle’ around, right? And now, my little niece is toddling around almost …
CaroGuitar ’98
The Legislature behind Carolyn Neapole’s guitar in 1998. Carolyn Neapole. Dear old (not “old” as in “old,” just “old” as in “we’ve known each other going on eleven years”) friend, amazing singer/songwriter/performer/producer and happydesigns‘ first real live design client! And, above, a scanned photo of her guitar at the Legislature. This shot was used on the cover of The Q!’s …
Lucas
Lucas, one year later. Canon EOS 450D (XSi) · Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II 50 mm · 1/25 s · f/2.2 · ISO 200 You may remember him from when he looked like this. This was my sixth attempt, taken in rapid succession, to get a clear shot of him. What? A kid, holding still? It is to laugh! And, …
happy box is happy!
This box was staring at me on the last day of the Sidney Summer Market, so I took his photo. Canon EOS 450D (XSi) · Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II 50 mm · 1/160 s · f/3.5 · ISO 400 Okay, so . . . he looks more surprised than happy, but “surprised box is surprised!” just didn’t roll off …