By Ryley Smith
We are collaborating on an outstanding Socality x Canon Creator Lab creative experience at Mas Studios! Join us on Saturday, September 24th for a hands-on creative experience with studio access, talent, and mentors, while connecting with Calgary’s creative community!
By Ryley Smith
Are you struggling to capture your creative vision or are looking to create bold and dramatic photography but need to ignite your creative spark? Nikon Ambassador and multi-award-winning photographer Sean LeBlanc has just the workshop for you! Elevation Calgary is a workshop designed to help you ignite your creative spark, learn to see, compose and create, plus so much more, all by the incredible Sean LeBlanc!
By Sony Alpha Universe
Nature photographer and conservationist Lana Tannir (@lanatannirphoto) started her photography journey primarily focusing on landscape photography, but over the years she began to crave a new challenge. She found landscapes to be too predictable and was looking to grow as a photographer. So she shifted her focus to wildlife, she states, “I got very excited about pursuing wildlife photography because it was just a new challenge, it was unpredictable. I had to really push myself to my limits and to start learning more about animal behavior, about where to find specific species. Also about the ethics of wildlife photography. So that’s what keeps me excited because I’m always faced with new challenges, with new situations that I’m not able to control, necessarily.” As Tannir delved further into wildlife photography, she started focusing more on birds, and became known for capturing breathtaking avian images. She uses Sony Alpha cameras and lenses and she shared some of her top tips and techniques for creating standout bird photography.
By Sony Alpha Universe
Natascia Mercurio (@natybtw), also known as Naty, is an art director, photographer and filmmaker born in Italy. Her love for art has helped her try out many creative forms including illustration, photography and directing. She defines herself as a storyteller, since she aims to convey emotion through everything she captures. After graduating with a degree in graphic design and experimenting with many genres of photography, she began working as an art director near Milan. After four years of curating for clients like Mercedes, Etro and Teatro alla Scala, she decided to leave her full-time job to dedicate all of her time to photography and videography.
By Ryley Smith
It’s new, it’s fresh, it’s game-changing. It’s Tamron’s ultra-telephoto zoom, the 50-400mm F/4.5-6.3 Di III VC VXD! An unprecedented, next-level ultra-telephoto zoom lens for Sony E-mount full-frame mirrorless cameras, featuring a stunning 8x zoom ratio. The 50-400mm F/4.5-6.3 Di III VC VXD provides a wide range of focal lengths that covers the standard 50mm and stretches all the way to 400mm at the ultra-telephoto end, offering an unmatched level of versatility.
By Evelyn Drake
Sigma has three professional-quality F2.8 zoom lenses including a wide, standard and telephoto lens that are known in the photography community as “The Big Three”. This selection covers a great focal range with F2.8 brightness throughout. These three lenses are made to be durable, high-end models featuring high performance for professional use.
By Ryley Smith
Finding the right travel tripod can be tricky. You don’t want to buy a cheap one that will break and need replacing over and over, but you also want to make sure you are investing in a tripod that gives you everything you need. Well, search no more because there are three reasons why the Gitzo GT2545T Traveler Series 2 Tripod is the perfect travel tripod.
By Ryley Smith
Nikon’s Back To School Sales Event is on now! Nothing beats back-to-school savings, and right now, you can save hundreds on your Nikon wish list, including the multi-media powerhouse Nikon D850, the compact yet powerful Nikon Z5 Kit, the innovative Nikon Z7 II, plus tons of lenses. Start the new school year off right with Nikon!
By Ryley Smith
If you’ve been looking for a fun way to express yourself, why not try vlogging with the Nikon Z30? Designed to be the ultimate vlogging and content creator camera, the Nikon Z30 is brimming with must-have features in an easy-to-use, compact body. Let your creativity flow, and learn as you go, with a camera as easy to use as your smartphone but with exceptionally better results!
By Ryley Smith
Coal miners in the Crowsnest. Map of the mine shafts behind them. – Photo by Harry Rowed
Harry Rowed was one of the most prominent Canadian photojournalists of the 21st century. With images from across the country to around the world, Harry Rowed captured tens of thousands of photographs, many of which were still negatives and transparencies, stored in boxes and ignored for decades. That was until his son, Scott Rowed, started his personal journey of discovery and learning about the extraordinary career of his father, Harry Rowed.
