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.
Adobe Bauhaus Design Contest
Adobe are running a contest right now to celebrate the release of two new fonts derived from the archives of the Bauhaus school of design, a powerhouse of contemporary and modernist styles from its founding in 1919 to an untimely closure in 1933 due to pressure from the growing Nazi regime under then Chancellor Hitler.…
Peewee Memorial Ride – An Annual Shindig
A few years ago, a fine woman died. That’s how this annual shindig all began. Pierrete, affectionately known as Peewee, was a central part of her group. Every year since her death, her friends and family have celebrated her life with a Memorial Ride fundraiser in her name. Every year, I shoot the event for…
A Personal Project – The Predators
It isn’t always about the money. Sometimes, a project is worth doing just for the fun of it. Such a project came my way recently when my colleagues decided to form a ball hockey team. They registered, paid up, and were ready to rock and roll in the Niagara region Ball Hockey D league. A…
Conquering The Commute
Like millions of others, I drive to work every day. What fun. Even though I vary that by randomly choosing one of 7 possible routes, it averages 40 minutes each way, each day. 80 minutes. 5 days. 400 minutes per week. Dividing by 60 gives the total hours per week. 6.66… There is a joke…
The Honeymoon Is Over
Our recent wedding (4 years ago, give or take) was followed by an epic Canadian road trip of over 5,000 kilometres. From our starting point near Niagara Falls, we went to a dockside bar in Montreal. Then drove on, to the ramparts of Quebec City, before heading to New Brunswick and St. Andrews. We fell…
The Ultimate Cube: 3D Design For The Win
Some time ago I created a design for a campaign that ran nationally in US print magazines, on assorted web sites, and which was also used in video for trade shows and presentations. I designed what would affectionately be nicknamed Rubik. Internally, of course. Copyright and trademarks, disclaimers, etc… The client company develops EHR (Electronic…
From the Phone
The beautiful thing about this new CMS platform is the integration it offers. I can admin and update 99% of the site right from my phone, any time and anywhere. Just as I am doing now, to test it. I can schedule posts to appear whenever I want, which can be extremely useful. I can also…
Hello World
Hi there! This is the first post on the new web site. This platform has more features and we can do more with it than the original, so we are hoping to be able to push a lot more content a lot more frequently. Watch this space. We are also able to link our other…
