I am a working photographer, videographer, and drone pilot. I’ve been serving the Niagara region for 2 decades.
This is the blog section. It’s not about work, you can read that on the other pages and see some portfolios if you want to. This page is about the fun things in my life. Photography. Nature. Technology. And whatever else I feel like writing about. It’s about life, the universe, and everything. From Carl, your friendly neighbourhood Camera Guy.
Metadata Watermarks
From time to time I get asked about the camera settings used to make certain images. I’m not a huge fan of this, because my settings were chosen to meet the weather and light conditions of the day, as well as the subject of the image. As such, they might not work for you on…
Fix Lightroom Performance Issues
Love it or loathe it, Lightroom is the go to photo editor and digital asset manager (DAM) used by millions across the world. It has some amazing features to recommend it. But speed is often not one of them. Over time catalog performance degrades. Sometimes to the point of unusability. There is a reason for…
Railway Bridge
The unassuming International Railway Bridge crosses the Niagara river between Fort Erie, Ontario, and Buffalo, New York. Freight between the two countries travels on trains up to a mile-long. Originally constructed in 1873, the bridge has two connected spans. In the middle of the river stands Unity Island (formerly known as Squaw Island). The two…
Another Bridge
At sunrise at this time of year, this bridge over the Welland River at Wellandport is always mist-covered and mysterious. The river flows West to East here, so the reflected rays of the rising sun always bounce playfully as the mist swirls. The farm on the horizon frames the scene. The sun peeking out through…
My Beloved Toyota
Time moves on and things change. My beloved 2005 Toyota has seen me through eleven years of motoring with nary a word of complaint. I’ve driven her off road, into and out of and across ditches, dug her out of sand and mud, and over tracks that would scare an experienced ATV driver. Through the…
Light Pollution
Light is very dull to watch. Unhindered, it is invisible. In the near vacuum of space it travels on its merry way for thousands of years, unseen. The night sky is dark. Light is also very weird. It is the fastest thing known, but stops instantly when it hits something without causing visible damage. Which…
Event Photography
No, and I do mean no, event ever goes fully to plan. You always have to roll with it. The flowers didn’t arrive. Caterers dropped the cake. The best man just gave the groom a black eye. The bride is late. Or fell in a fountain. Stuff happens. And, for me, as an event photographer,…
Ramping Up To Fundraising
We’re making preparations for an annual fundraising event, the Bursary Of Hope gala auction for autism. This black tie event at Liuna Station in Hamilton, Ontario, sees patrons enjoy an evening of entertainment raising money for a good cause. They can speak better to their cause than I, so to find out more visit their…
Photoshop or AI?
AI can do some things very well. Some things it is terrible at. For example, feeling particularly lazy I thought I would test how the various AI models fared at taking out that fence. Every single model made a complete mess of it. So I smiled, and went old school. There are times when nothing…
