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Personal February 27, 2010

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In 2005, I Sandra Howard, shot my first digital SLR photograph on the Canon EOS Digital Rebel XT. Remember theses? I do! Over the past 6 years, I have been through a variety of learning phases and an equally wide variety of camera bodies.
Proceeding in order, my first film body camera was a Pentax MX. Upon moving to a digital body, I bought a Canon PowerShot S500 point and shoot, followed by a more advanced point and shoot, the Canon PowerShot S50. I then went with a more advanced lens system on the Canon EOS Digital Rebel XT. My passion for the hobby had me craving for more each day, eventually I treated myself by upgrading to the Canon EOS 20D. Today, I use both a Canon EOS 5D and a Canon EOS 5D Mark II in my work-flow.

Six-20 Brownie Junior Antique Camera

Personal February 1, 2010

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The Six-20 Brownie Junior may not taste as good as a chocolate desert, but it sure did take some gorgeous photographs back in its day. Below are some shots of the EASTMAN KODAK Co. Six-20 Brownie Junior (1934 – 1942) with the art-decó face. The camera belonged to my grandfather, Douglas Morom.
According to Camerapedia.org, “The Six-20 Brownie Junior remains faithful to the principles which made the success of Brownies but it improves the way this camera is manufactured. The paperboard remains the main component but metal (almost) replaced wood for the body. This camera manufactured in US has been proposed with two different front faces : black front face and art-decó face. No diaphragm on this simple camera. The aperture, which consists of two holes, is selected by pulling a tab on top of the camera.”
Also, recently signed SandyCanvas up at BlogLovin’

All Art is Erotic

Personal January 30, 2010

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One of my favourite artists, Gustav Klimt, once said that “All Art is Erotic”. Have you ever had a photograph or two that really inspired you to test out your own abilities? A few weeks back I saw an image where an artist made different foods resemble “reproduction”. I wanted to try my own skills using an apple.
For this shot, I used a telephoto lens combined with three Kenko macro tubes. For lighting, I placed a flash behind the subject to achieve the backlit glow.

Indoor Flash Lighting Techniques

Personal January 29, 2010

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Pet portraits just make my day! I was experimenting with Pocket Wizard Mini TT1 and Flex TT5s and shot this photo of our Siberian husky, Link. I was trying to give the portrait a unique style of lighting, rather than a simple fill-flash head-on.
For this portrait, I set up one flash directly in front of the subject so that I could achieve a “fake-sun” casting onto the face, while the other flash was set to bounce up and cast a fill light on the remainder of the room. Overall pleased with the results. What do you think?

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Personal January 28, 2010

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Love Indie? I do! WeLoveIndie.com aggregates the best indie art, craft and design blogs in real time. The WeLoveIndie.com site has added SandyCanvas to their photographer blog directory. Check it the listing here.
“When We Love Indie first began in April 2009, we focused on aggregating indie art, craft and design blogs. Over time, we have evolved into a unique platform for indie artists, crafters and designers to showcase their best work and to allow these works to be discovered by a new audience. As small business owners ourselves, we believe in supporting the indie movement and feel that you should too!”

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The Digital SLR Virgin

Six-20 Brownie Junior Antique Camera

All Art is Erotic

Indoor Flash Lighting Techniques

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