October 11, 2008

We have the best job in the world

When she first called, she was just an ordinary client. But at the end of the day, the photographer got the hug of his life.

He was transfixed on the sunset scene and would not pay attention to Patricia’s attempts to get him over to the seat. He just stood there and stared and made unintelligible yet unmistakable verbalizations of joy.

I would have done it for free



 

 

December 17, 2007

Basic photo technic: Leading lines

Annual report photographer David Tejada explains you how to use leading lines to help your composition. That is a very simple and basic technic, but I like the way he explains it with example.



 

 

June 12, 2007

David Viggers on the grip and grin photos

I dislike them because they are clichéd visual spam, badly conceived, poorly executed and offering little if any insight into the personal or diplomatic relationship between the subjects.

There are of course glorious exceptions and this is one of the best of its kind

David Viggers on the grip and grin photos



 

 

May 3, 2007

Great quotes from great photographers

“There is a vast difference between taking a picture and making a photograph.” — Robert Heinecken

More quotes on the Black Star Rising blog.



 

 

April 18, 2007

Photographer needed!

I’m looking for 2 freelance photographers to cover Taekwon-do World cup for on site sale in Quebec City. You need to be available from May 31 to June 3. I’m paying 150$ per day (600$ total) + food for about 10 hours per day. You will shoot A LOT. We need to have a picture of pretty much everyone and there will be 1000+ participants.


You will to provide your own equipment. You need:

  • Canon 20D/30D or Canon 1D or Canon 1D Mark II
    Or
    Nikon 200D (sorry Nikon user, but we will shoot under LOW light and only the 200d is good enough at ISO 1600)
  • Fast lenses like:
    70-200 f2,8 and/or 24-70 f2,8
    and/or prime lenses like
    50 f1,8 and/or 85 f1,8 and/or 105 f1,8
  • A couple of 1gb+ CF cards

You need to speak French and English.

Please send your equipment list and some of your sport photos (or a link to your online portfolio) to francis (at) Vachon (dot) net.