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Photo'd by Don
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A tale of Don's somewhat random meanderings through life with a camera.
Recent Posts
Shots in the Park
So, I really like faeries, fay folk, fae, sprites, satyrs, whatever you want to call them. I've long dreamed of recreating some magic realm in a mystic and beautiful way that captures the imagination. My photography is getting better and so I'm hop...
The Don Jail in Toronto
No, the jail's not named after me, just wanted to get that straight off the top :-)The jail is 145 years old. Decommissioned in 1977, it was the site of 34 hangings during the years that Canada allowed capital punishment (1908 through to I think the...
Switching from Pentax to Nikon (K20D to a D700)
I recently bought a D700 to use as my main portraiture camera while my Pentax K100D Super will be used for outings to the park and such. I used to use a Pentax K20D for all my needs. I thought I would share my experience of switching systems.Design...
Lighting Modifiers
So, I've just come off of about 3 months of studio shoots. During that time I've gotten fairly well acquainted with basic studio lighting and using modifiers to get different looks for a photo. I thought I'd share some of my findings and summarize ...
A Dark Shade of Valentine
One fine morning Kitty Licks dropped me a message on Model Mayhem and expressed an interest in doing a shoot. The fact that she states "I love weird, experimental ideas; the bizarre, the frightening and unsettling. " in her profile intrigued me. I ...
Orange Artists Shoot
In mid December last year, a photographer I know asked if I wanted to get involved in a fashion shoot for Orange Artists. Kevin would be the main photographer on the shoot, but I'd get some time with the models and could by bringing some of my equip...

