About Me
Raised in the coastal community of Clark’s Harbour, Nova Scotia, it was here that my interest with photography first piqued. During my childhood, I recall warmly, the hours I spent with shoe boxes full of old photos. Life Magazine was an influence throughout that time as well with all those large and thought provoking images.
My first camera was a Kodak 126 and as much as I thoroughly enjoyed taking photos, it was the length of time it took for developing that caused a wan in my hobby.
In 2004, I was invited to travel to Hong Kong, China and Taiwan on business so I purchased a 4 Megapixel Point and Shoot camera to capture images like those I had seen in magazines from my youthful days.
When talking with family, friends and co-workers about my trip and showing my photos, there seemed to be great interest in an image of a man mending his fishing nets. The following year, a co-worker asked about purchasing this same image and it sparked my interest to take photography more seriously and possibly earn a little extra.
Getting a better camera into my hands the passion for photography took over my life. I am mostly self-taught from books, magazines and information on the internet.
I have also attended a few training seminars:
- One day Photoshop training course with National Association of Photoshop Professionals – Dave Cross
- Four days Photoshop and Photography training Digital Landscape Workshop Series – Moose Peterson, Joe McNally, Laurie Excell, Kevin Dobler and Scott Kelby
- Four day Photography training – Professional Photographers of Canada – Atlantic – John Sylvester, Michael McLuhan, Ken Sklute and Vincent Versace
- Two day Unleashing the Digital SLR – Eric Boutilier-Brown
- One day Photography Course – Lance Lee
- Photography 201 Course – Eric Boutilier-Brown
- One Day – Craft Your Success Tour – Davide Green, Mike Anderson, and David Jay
- Two Day Fine Art Nude Photography Workshop – Steve Richard
- Photography 203 – Night Photography – Eric Boutilier-Brown
- Daily Photoshop and Photography Training Online – Kelby Online Training
I am a member of the following organizations:
- National Association of Photoshop Professionals
- Halifax Walk Leader for Scott Kelbys Worldwide Photo Walk
- Sackville Photography Club (Projectionist and Chairperson for Annual Photo Contest and for the Fall Show)
- Halifax Photography Society
- Creator of the Website: Halifax Photography News
www.halifaxphotographynews.com
