GYST: Get Your Stuff Together
The Design Guy blog is a personal project featuring articles on design, creativity, photography, tech, tips, and life. I add to this journal as the mood takes me, whimsically. I am also an avid photographer based in Niagara, Canada. Enjoy.
The iconic Niagara Falls is a sight that always keeps giving. Millions visit each year and since I live so close to it (only a 30-minute drive) I myself come back regularly. The clear blue of the water flowing over Niagara Falls in winter changes […]
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This hawk was sitting in the top of a tree just looking around for lunch. I took the image using my Sigma 100 – 400mm lens, without leaving the car. I love that lens. It’s ideal for getting close to distant things. Things you wouldn’t […]
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This image was shot at the Sugarloaf Marina in Port Colborne just before sunset on a cold winter’s day in December 2022. I watched the clouds rolling in from the warmth of my car and took many shots of this scene as it unfolded. The […]
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Our Image Of The Week was taken at a local graveyard during sunrise, Summer of 2022. Morning mist lent an atmospheric glow to the sun’s rays picking their way hesitantly through the trees. Not everybody likes graveyards. I fully understand why. Where I don’t know […]
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Weddings. They’re awesome. We love capturing those intimate, candid memories.Our dance card for 2023 is filling fast. We have limited spots available for the 2023 season. Please contact us now to lock in your happy date. And let us make your wedding day even more […]
Read moreAs a long-time educator and trainer, I was part of the Adobe Lightroom beta testing program for two years. Over the last decade I’ve helped run a number of social media groups providing information and advice about both programs. And I have noticed a pattern. […]
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The Image Of The Week today was taken at the end of a road allowance on the North shore of Lake Erie. The lamppost is real. It reminded me of the one featured in the Chronicles of Narnia, which marked the entrance to that magical […]
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“My name is Marshall, and I want a logo that looks like a Marshall’s badge”. So began this fun logo design project. I did some research, pulling down reference images to play with, then opened Adobe Illustrator. It’s the go-to software for creating anything that […]
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The Image Of The Week this week comes from the Bird Kingdom in Niagara Falls. Though I’m not a fan of animals kept in captivity, this location offers three full floors of free flight to the residents, so they can swoop and fly almost as […]
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