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.
January 1st 2020 was spent working through some of my photos from 2019. It brought smiles as I looked back at some amazing memories of the things we did. Including the trip to New York. It was a whistle-stop tour. We did many things including […]
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We near the end of 2019. It has been a busy year for me, with visits to New York, several State Parks, some filmmaking, and of course, work. Lots of work. 2020 looks set to be hectic as well. Taking a few days out to […]
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The first snows of Winter 2019 hit us here today in the Niagara region. As usual, many drivers have forgotten how to drive. The news is filled with crash reports and warnings of imminent death at every turn. Ah, Winter. How you were missed. Not. […]
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I survived a stroke, three years ago this week. Recovery has been a bumpy road, but one I happily (if a little unsteadily) walk. Or jog. No complaints. Not one. That is not this story. This is a story of Adventure. With a capital ‘A’. […]
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I know a lot of people, many of them photographers. I’ve lost count of the times a conversation went along the lines of “I couldn’t take the photo because <insert perfectly valid reason here>”. I understand the frustration. Been there. Done that. There is always […]
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In 2013, Pierrette died. Each year a few of us get together for a celebration of life. This year, we did something special. We went and said hi. As the event photographer I captured the whole day in images. Link below. Being a fully licensed […]
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Four years ago today, our good friends Juice and Sweets (Brad and Kim) were married in a beautiful, noisy, and brief biker ceremony on a fantastic, sunny day. Surrounded by those they loved. It was a beautiful day. Here is the video I made for […]
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Here’s the story of how our skydiving adventure came to pass. And, of course, the videos.
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Two years ago I was alone in New York shooting a conference in Times Square. I promised Nikki that one day we would go back together, and visit the top of the Empire State Building. Sleepless In Seattle style. She smiled. Some day has come. […]
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A much loved community matriarch died in 2013. Mourned by many, that community came together to arrange an annual charity fundraiser in her honour. I have photographed that event every year. This year sees the fifth Peewee Memorial event. I wanted to mark it with […]
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