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.
Printing In Progress
As I type the printer makes happy noises, contentedly churning out hundreds of registration forms and rules for Sunday’s Port Colborne Optimist Club Fishing Derby at H.H. Knoll Park in Port Colborne. It was fun making the poster. It was fun making these rules and entry forms. It was even more fun creating the rough…
Meet The Band
Today I had the great pleasure of working as the event photographer for an end of season performance by the students of Ann Singer, vocal coach. Today these students all got to strut their stuff on an open stage at the Sessions On The River recording studio in Fort Erie, and show the world their…
The Cows
In my travels around the region I have certain spots to which I return. One such is this pasture containing these magnificent highland longhorn cows. They graze contentedly for hours. Or do they? I stand outside the fence in an adjoining graveyard, discretely taking photos of these beasts with my telephoto lens. It is ideal…
Peewee Poster 2023
Last weekend I was the event photographer for an annual memorial fundraiser ride. The guest of honour, in whose name the ride takes place, is thought by some old romantics to be with us in spirit through the day, watching over and enjoying the tears and the laughter, as well as the sun and the…
Whatever It Takes
Event photography requires flexibility. One day you capture the vulnerability of a bride preparing for the ceremony. The next you shoot speeches and keynote speakers at a conference. The day after that you put on a high visibility jacket and block the road to capture 100 motorcycles thundering past on a memorial ride. Laying down in…
Meeting The Neighbours
I was parked at the roadside taking photographs when a homeowner pulled in to his property. As soon as he saw me he marched purposefully across the street in my direction. Uh-oh. Here we go, I thought. “Hey!” he called. I smiled disarmingly and waved, expecting to be grilled on why I was there and…
Personal Status Update: Summer 2023
I like to be busy. As well as my full time day job I do some volunteer work within the community and spend a large part of my free time taking photographs for Somewhere In Niagara. When not doing any of this I operate my small but beautiful freelance design agency for a select group…
Merch Galore
As a working product photographer my work flows easily from camera to merchandise. Take for example my ManhatTron design, comprised of two of my favourite things: Sci-Fi movies and New York. ManhatTron is available for global distribution on over 50 products including a very challenging 1000 piece jigsaw. View the gallery below. If you see…
The Bird
Down at the Sugarloaf Marina today, here in sunny Port Colborne, Nikki and I took some time out to sit a while and watch the boats and birds bobbing on the water from the comfort of the chairs along the waterfront at H.H. Knoll. While we watched the geese splashing around in the lake, this…
