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GARRY BLACK PHOTOGRAPHY
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WHAT'S
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Nov. 29/07 |
In trying to keep my web site up to date, I've
decided to add a blog. I'm sure it's pretty simple, so here it is. http://garryblack.com/blog/ |
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Nov. 27/07
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It’s been a long while since I’ve updated the web site and it is really
long overdue. I was just reading my
suggestions for a digital darkroom (just the name alone should give you an
idea how old that tip is) it was last updated in Oct. 2001. One of my winter
projects this year will be to update existing articles and to write several
new ones.
Last weekend Nov. 16-18, I was a speaker at the first annual Windsor
International Photography Seminar. It was a fantastic event; the
presentations were inspiring and informative. The planning and organization
that Don Martel and the Windsor Photo Guild did in putting this event
together was just outstanding. The other speakers were James Sydney, Tony Sweet, Dianne Skinner, Hilary McNeil Smith and Don Martel. I look forward in returning
to
Windsor
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another WIPS and to meet up with the many new friends that I made during the
weekend.
In April Clancey passed away. He was 15 years old, a good long life for a
dog, but far too short for us. It’s been difficult for Val and I adjusting to life without him.
On July 6th Canada Post issued a stamp
with another one of my photographs. Celebrating the 50th
anniversary of Terra Nova
National Park in Newfoundland.
I’ve been considering conducting a Hawaii Photography Workshop, the only
problem is that I haven’t had the time to devote to put an itinerary together
that I would be happy with. Anyone who has taken one of my previous workshops
knows how much work we put into organizing these trips, so that everything
runs smoothly and works out perfectly. One of the problems is that the photo
opportunities in Hawaii are so
diverse and plentiful. Each island has it’s own
unique character, let alone the range of possibilities on each island.
In the current issue (November 2007) of Digital Photographer magazine,
I’ve written a number of tips on creating impressionist photographs.
The Summer issue of Canadian Camera magazine ran an article about me for
receiving the CAPA Distinguished Canadian Professional Photographers Award.
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Jan. 17/07
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I was a guest on the TV Show “Daytime”. It’s not the first time that I’ve
been on TV, but it still seems strange to be in front of the camera rather
than behind it. I talked about digital cameras and gave a few tips on how to
improve your photography.
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Dec 31/06
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Details for the Africa trip are now posted.
There is an optional pre-trip to Cape
Town
and Namaqualand, South Africa; Keetmanshoop and Luderitz,
Namibia.
The main tour will include; the sand dunes at Sossusvlei
and wildlife in Etosha, Namibia and Botswana’s famed Okavango Delta.
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Nov. 30/06
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2007 Africa Workshop/Tour. Final details for this
trip are still being worked out, but it will be similar to the 2003 itinerary.
There will be a few changes; one of them is to add Kolmanskop and Elizabeth
Bay. Which are
the diamond mining ghost towns located just outside of Luderitz, a
popular seaside town in Namibia.
This year I shot everything digitally, no more film. Up until this year I
had been shooting mostly film with Nikon Equipment. I had a Fuji S2 Pro
digital camera (uses Nikon Lenses) that I used for some shots, but the files
it produced didn’t hold up well with landscape scenes, at least for
publication. Although it was a good learning experience using it, getting a
feel for digital capture and the workflow involved. So, in the fall of last
year I decided to take the plunge and go completely digital. But I had to
decide which camera to get? After many conversations with other professional
photographers and reading reviews and opinions on the web (which just proved
to be very confusing). The real deciding factor for me was actually looking
at the files produced from the Nikon D2x and comparing them to the Canon 1Ds
MKII. In short I decided to go with the Canon.
There are many advantages and disadvantages to shooting digitally. The one
thing that I’ve found is that I’m sitting in front of the computer more often
than being behind the camera.
Many of you have written and asked about Clancey. Well he’s nearly 15
years old now, but he has really slowed down. This summer he went camping to
the North shore of Lake Superior for a month and then went to New England for
2 ½ months. He really enjoyed his summer vacation!
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Oct. 26/06
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Judged the RA Photo Club competition “At The Market”
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July 2/06
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Received CAPA Distinguished Canadian Professional Photographer award. For accomplishments
in photography and service to the photographic community.
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June 23/06
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Website received The Award of Excellence. It was selected as one of the
best educational resources on the Web by StudySphere.
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April
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Judged the Camera Club of Ottawa’s Nature Slide competition
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Mar. 8/06
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Presentation to
Orleans
Photo
Club. “The Culminating Picture” The relationship between creative
artistic vision and the craft of photography.
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Jan. 1/06
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No Workshops are planned for 2006
Many people have written or phoned and asked why there are no workshops
being conducted this year.
Well it has nothing to do with any business decisions or direction that
Garry is taking his career. It has everything to do with Clancey, who is
Garry and Val’s dog. He's nearly 14 years old, and has to be carried up and
down the stairs and is on all sorts of medication. We didn't think it would
be fair to ask anyone to look after him for several weeks, as anything could
happen to him during that time. Also we wouldn't want to be away from home if
anything should happen to him.
As for future workshops, we’ve had a number of requests for another
African trip and as well for Greece.
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Nov /05
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Judged the CAPA 2005 Annual Digital Competition
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Nov. 20/05
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I’m switching camera systems, Nikon to Canon. So I’m selling off all of my
Nikon equipment, everything has to go.
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Oct. 30/04
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Greece
Photo Tour – Fully Booked
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Oct. 19/04
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Details for
Greece
Photo Tour
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Jan. 7/04
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Scotland Photo Gallery – Edinburgh,
Stirling, Isle of Skye, Glencoe
and the Highlands.
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Dec. 23/03
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Posted new questions and answers to Ask Garry!
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Oct. 10/03
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Scotland
Photo Tour - Fully Booked
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Sept. 25/03
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Details for
Scotland
Photo Tour, May 2004, Posted
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Mar. 13/03
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Instructional articles added to the Workshop Participant’s Web Site from the Africa Photo Tour
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Photographing Wildflowers, Namaqualand, South Africa
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Photographing Sand Dunes, Namib Desert, Namibia
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Photographing Wildlife, Etosha and Botswana
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Nov. 29/02
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I have been asked quite often to recommend instructional books on
photography, so I've compiled a list of books, which I feel you would benefit
from.
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Nov. 25/02
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Redesigned and updated ASK GARRY! Pages - added additional questions and
answers.
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Oct. 23/02
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Details for Southern Africa Photo Tour Aug-Sep/03 now available.
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Oct. 8/02
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Southern Africa Photo Gallery. Namaqualand - South
Africa; Sossusvlei, Etosha - Namibia;
Savuti, Chobe - Botswana;
Victoria Falls - Zimbabwe
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Sept. 22/02
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Mississauga
Camera Club
Special Presentation - Saturday,
November 9, 2002, 7pm.
Mississauga
Central Library Auditorium
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Sept.12/02
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We have just returned home from our summer shooting trip. If you are one
of the 600 people that have sent me an e-mail during the past 3 months, be patient.
I'll try to answer you sooner or later, but odds are it will probably be
later. Our immediate task is to do the processing, editing, captioning and
sending out the images from our trip to Masterfile.
We will also be finalizing the details for next year's trip to Africa.
On September 10th, Canada Post issued a stamp
with 4 of my images. The images are of the same maple tree taken during the 4
seasons.
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May 2/02
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Tahiti - French Polynesia Photo Gallery
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Apr. 22/02
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Workshop Participants Web Pages for Prince Edward Island Workshop - This
Workshop is Fully Booked
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Apr. 22/02
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Links Page Updated
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Apr. 17/02
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Articles added to the Workshop
Participants Web Site:
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Carrying Film & Camera Equipment on planes
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Seeing with your camera
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Composition - Line, Shape, Patterns, Form and Texture
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Composition - Tones and Colour
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"Rule of Thirds" You should know about it, but don't them
"rule" you!
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Five Minute Photography Course
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Tips for shooting Fall Color
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Picture Design - illustrated examples
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Jan. 31/02
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Workshop page updated. Prince
Edward Island
workshop June 16-23/02.
South Africa
and
Namibia
September 2003
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Dec. 8/01
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Workshop page updated - 2002 workshops to be announced in Jan/02
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Dec. 7/01
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Richard Smith's images added to New Hampshire Workshop Gallery.
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Nov.18/01
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Filters, originally this article had been on the Workshop Participants Web
Site. I've received so many questions in ASK GARRY about filters I thought by
posting this to the main site it would help to answer some of them.
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Nov.18/01
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Bill Young's images added to New Hampshire Workshop Gallery.
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Nov.18/01
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Danielle Bridgett's images added to New Hampshire Workshop Gallery.
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Nov. 8/01
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Lillian Toohey's images added to New Hampshire
Workshop Gallery.
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Nov. 8/01
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Stan Pappius' images added to New Hampshire
Workshop Gallery.
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Nov. 1/01
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Edgar Evan's images added to New Hampshire Workshop Gallery.
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Nov. 1/01
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Limiting questions for ASK GARRY only to past workshop participants.
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Oct. 31/01
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Instructional Notes for New Hampshire Fall Workshop added to Workshop Participants Web Site.
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Oct. 25/01
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New Hampshire
Workshop
Participants' Gallery.
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Oct. 25/01
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Added - Updates and What's New Page (This Page).
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