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.
Craft Show
Regular visitors might have noticed a slowing down of content being posted on this site. I apologize. But Summer is a busy time of year generally, and for event photographers particularly. Particularly those serving as media directors for their local Optimist Club. Case in point, the 2023 Canal Days craft show here in Port Colborne.…
View From The Mast
Canal Days is an annual event here in Port Colborne, centred around the Welland Canal that plays such a prominent part of life here. The 4-day festival brings tourists from many miles away as vendors and bands and tall ships come together from across the region. I am usually spread thin trying to be all…
IOTW: Corn Field
This Image Of The Week was taken on a stormy Saturday. My morning started with other plans, which changed when the weather chose to be wet and windy. As thunder rolled across the fields of Niagara and the clouds burst like a kid with his thumb over a hosepipe I found myself passing this corn…
One Minute Image
Posting images online is a problem. On one hand you want them to look amazing so you edit and polish and export them to look beautiful. On the other hand, you crunch them to save file size and loading time. On the third hand, because hey who’s counting, social media scrunches images further so they…
Digital Design
When I am not out and about exploring the back roads of Niagara I create documentation, training, marketing, and sales materials for a wide range of clients. Digital design of books and catalogues, brochures and other print items is our bread and butter. GYST has designed magazine covers, advertising campaigns in national print publications, trade…
365 Day Planners
Day planners are popular with people that like to plan and make schedules using pen and paper. Planners routinely give two or three days per page, limiting the detail that can be entered. That won’t work for busy people, so I designed a 365 Day Planner. One full page per day. A whole year. 521…
IOTW: Somewhere In Niagara
This simple scene is Somewhere In Niagara at its finest. From the roadside, many things are visible. You simply need to take a second to pull over. I do this a lot. It’s a great way to see things that would otherwise be missed. I did it here, just after sunrise. And spent several minutes…
Save Money
Nikki and I made a visit to our local clearance outlet yesterday. It’s a consignment ‘bargain bins’ store that restocks every week. They charge a decreasing flat rate amount for everything each day until the next restock. On day one, everything is $25. Day two, $15. Day three, $10, and so on. We only live…
IOTW: Horses
This Image Of The Week comes from a road trip to explore the Ontario coast road of Lake Erie. Being Summer, I was not alone. Lots of people were in haste to get where they wanted to be. While I understand that, it’s important to understand that others also have places to be and want…
