No barriers access to 5 days of mesmerizing Beakerhead events is the primary reason I volunteer with the Beakerhead photo crew. A less obvious benefit is insider access - the chance to photograph places that are off limits to the general public, to preview events and to attend relevant photography workshops. I took advantage of several such insider benefits in the run up to Beakerhead 2015. I hope sharing some highlights will help me cope with my ongoing Beakerhead withdrawal symptoms!
This month's photo challenge theme made me smile. I'm a generally happy person, always looking for (and usually finding) the silver lining. This post shares photographs of 5 places, people and experiences that make my heart sing!
I considered studying the lyrics for the title song for the 1934 Cole Porter musical Anything Goes and coming up with some photo ideas from that. Then I considered doing something related to transportation and all things that actually "go". But with everything that goes on this time of year as school and other organized …
Continue reading Photo Blogging Challenge – Anything Goes (June 2015)
Last week the amazing team at Beakerhead HQ offered up a program of dazzling events. Despite unseasonal snowfall, Calgarians embraced the opportunity to immerse themselves in engineered art, witness artists getting technical and get hands on with science on city streets. My involvement with Beakerhead dates back to early April, when Neil Zeller (who did …
Continue reading My First Beakerhead Experience (It Won’t Be My Last!)
I felt like we were fumbling in the dark every time we attempted night photography in New Zealand. Now that I've had some time to think about it, there are two main reasons we landed back home in Canada with just a few night photographs to share: 1) failure to plan; and 2) failure to …