New Canon 60D

Can't wait for the new Canon, it will be a nice upgrade from my Canon 30D.  September 20th can't come soon enough!

Along the country side

On the way to the drive in in Lindsay, amazing clouds rolling in.

My must have photo books

Well, I've listed my equipment, now I'll list my books that help me in the digital darkroom:
1. Photography the Art of Seeing - Freeman Patterson.  This is one of my first photography books.  Freeman does a fantastic job of explaining how the camera works and how to be creative.
http://www.freemanpatterson.com/books.htm

2. A World in HDR - Trey Ratcliff.  The future of photography is HDR, and Trey is the pioneer of HDR.
http://www.stuckincustoms.com/hdr-book/

3. Photoshop Lightroom2 Adventure - Mikkel Aaland.  Great compilation of photographers explaining how they use Lightroom
http://oreilly.com/photoshop/excerpts/lightroom2-adventure/chapter-9/section-91.html

With these 3 books, you are well on  your way of taking and printing great photos!

Flowers in a small garden

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A little about my equipment

People ask what camera gear I use, and when I think about it, there is a lot that goes into taking a photo. Here's a list of everything I use:
Manfrotto Tripod - a must for the sunrise and sunsets
Canon 30D camera body - camera's are so good now, you can get great photos on a basic camera

Canon 100mm Macro Lens - my favo...rite lens, it opens up a whole new world of photography
Sigma 18mm-200mm Zoom Lens - this is my standard lens for everyday shooting
Sigma 10mm-20mm Zoom Lens - an extreme wide angle lens, great for interiors and landscapes

Once I've taken the photo, now I need software to process the image. This is a list of the software I use:
Adobe Lightroom3 - a great powerful program, easy to use and can do almost every kind of editing you would require
Adobe Elements 8 - for the rest of the editing that Lightroom can't do
Photomatix - this is a fantastic program, it creates HDR photos. This is the future of photography, check out www.stuckincustoms.com for great examples.

Lastly, I use an Epson R1800 printer, a great semi-pro printer that can do a little bit of everything.
That's everything from start to finish!

Welcom to my blog

In the coming days I will post events, photos and everything else related to my photography.  Enjoy!