After a long absence I am busy working away on a few updates. One of them should include a post about my latest project.

I know you are all waiting with bated breath now, but you’ll have to wait just a bit longer.

In the meantime, visit my recent section and take a look at a few of the pictures that I haven’t been posting.

Now that they’ve figured out my problem, maybe they’ll offer free therapy next.

As much as I’d love to give him a hard time, Denley has put together some truly awesome images, and if you’re looking for a photographer to capture all the special moments on your wedding day, you couldn’t find a better guy.

Go ahead and throw a little love his way by clicking on the link above.  If you like what you see, give him a call.

And if you happen to be one of my loyal readers from Taiwan, make sure that call is collect. (Hey, that’s what friends are for.)

When I returned home from traveling this summer, spending an all too short period of time in NYC and Montréal, I decided I wanted to process all of the photos from each city in a similar manner, creating a definite series of images.

However, I struggled with creating the look I wanted and applying it to all of the images in the series. After far too many months of agonizing over the photos, and reprocessing them many times, the floodgates finally opened this week and achieved what I had been struggling with since July.

Tonight I can finally go to sleep without the guilt of unfinished photos hanging over me. Relief is sweet.

I’m working through them now, so in the near future I’ll get some new pictures up.

In the meantime, happy shooting.

One constant source of irritation for all photographers is the idea that it is the camera which does all of the work. I’ve always said, why is it that whenever someone looks at a great photograph they remark that you must have used a really nice camera, but no one ever looks at a Picasso and says that he must have used a really nice brush.

A camera, like a paintbrush, is simply a tool of the artist wielding it. I’ll admit that using pro gear generally provides a better tool with less limitations, but Picasso still could have created masterpieces with a handful of straw, and any photographer worth his salt should be able to make a fine showing with anything from a pinhole camera to pro gear.

Recently I was asked if it was possible to produce nice images with a point and shoot camera, and I decided to put myself to the test. My nieces were in town for Easter, presenting the perfect opportunity to grab my wife’s point and shoot and give it a whirl. The key to the exercise would be to entirely avoid the inherit weaknesses of a P&S, while maximizing its advantages. This meant outdoor/daylight only. On camera flash and good photographs are like oil and water. They just don’t mix. The obvious advantage of the camera was its size and weight. I could easily slip it into a pocket, and use it in situations where my normal gear would be far too cumbersome. A visit to a local playground drove this point home, as the camera came with me on all manner of equipment.

Above is a series of images from that day. Was it a success? I can’t decide for you, but I’d be satisfied with images of these quality any day. The real kicker is that I captured some images that I wouldn’t have with my normal gear.

Picasso probably would have told me that its not about using the best brush on the market, but the right one for the job.

Going to get some new cards printed up soon, playing around with a few different designs. This is my latest.

However, new updates will be coming shortly, and new images are already loaded into the recent project gallery.

This is a long overdue congratulations to the Boys in Blue, who on Sunday defied the odds and walked away hoisting the Lombardi Trophy.

You couldn’t have written a movie with a better set-up and climax, although by now I am sick of hearing about the Pats choking. They didn’t choke. Their defense was phenomenal in keeping them in the game which the Giants had many more opportunities to score. The offense performed as best as could be expected under the pressure of a truly unrelenting Giants pass rush. When your quarterback spends half the game eating turf, you can’t expect them to run out and score 40 points.

At the end of the day we were treated to one of the best Superbowls in recent memory and the best team won. You can’t ask for much more.

I’ll also add that although my prediction was ten points too high, 27-24 vs. the actual final score of 17-14, I correctly picked both the victor and the margin of victory.

So for any of you out there who took my advice and bet on the Giants to win, spread the love.

I’ve come to understand that patience is the greatest asset of a photographer. It’s also one of the most difficult aspects of a job that usually entails tight deadlines and no re-shoots.

Recently I needed to get a few shots of my visiting nieces. That the most cooperative of children transform into tiny tot terrors the moment they see a camera was compounded by the short duration of their visit.

I was sorely tempted to rush into the photos and get them done as early as possible. However past experience has taught me that the results of such a mind set are typically poor at best. And so I persisted with patience, snapping the odd photo, but never forcing the issue.

On the last day of their visit my photographic serenity was rewarded. A quick trip to the local skating rink resulted in an hour of easy shooting and a slew of candids, my favorite of which is shown above.

Life, and photography, is all about timing. Don’t forget to bring your camera.