It’s kind of overwhelming how creative and talented my friends are, take Carly for example… she makes the best damn blueberry chocolate-chip muffins. I’ll be damned if you can find somebody who can make a better batch of blueberry chocolate chip muffins… or kick ass banana bread… or crispy berry crumble… or white chocolate chunk oatmeal cookies… shit now I’m hungry.

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Once again only 30% of eligible Vancouver voters turned out at the polls. FreeTalk was there to talk to some of Vancouver’s voters to find out what issues effected their votes.

Free Talk airs on Novus Channel 4 and VanCityBuzz

Free Talk airs Mondays on Novus Channel 4

Something that it seems most people forget about lighting is that darkness is just as important to it as light is. The two complement each other in such a way that one doesn’t even exist without the other. Sometimes new photographers are so concerned with getting “the right” exposure (50% grey), that they don’t stop to think about all the possibilities they can achieve by over or under exposing the amount of light they are allowing the camera to capture. The dark shrouds in mystery, while the light highlights and illuminates. All too often a blank flatly lit scene is nowhere near as interesting as a one with dynamic interesting shadows and highlights.

This Ted talk is mostly architectural lighting, but I think it applies just as well to photography. Check it out: