What a sad rainy night.

All 4 customers rescheduled because the rain is turning to ice and causing hundreds of accidents. So I get work on videos that are due, finish some digital photography orders and finally update the blog.

It's been a few days of insanity. 12 customers in 2 days. Even had a few bookings, yea. Great feedback on the digital art gallery.


Today I would like to discuss one of photography's most famous legends Yousuf Karsh.

For 60 years, people world famous in politics, theology, royalty, the arts and sciences, and the military have posed for a "Karsh of Ottawa" portrait. A sitting with Karsh, in fact, has become a meeting between two world-renowned people — the subject and the photographer.

As photographers we are currently in the midst of a digital revolution. It's not the first time new technology had changed the face of photography, however it is the first time the capture medium has been significantly altered in over 100 years. But does the method in which the image is retained change the fact that lighting, composition and talent set the professional artist apart from the inexperienced?

Read what Mr. Karsh had to say.

When one sees the residuum of greatness before one's camera, one must recognize it in a flash. There is a brief moment when all that there is in a man's mind and soul and spirit may be reflected through his eyes, his hands, his attitude. This is the moment to record. This is the elusive "moment of truth".- Yousuf Karsh

Unfortunately too many couples are being duped into risking their "moments of truth" on price and quantity and fail to take into account the long term results of such a poor decision. When you choose who is going to be the person to be intrinsically attached forever to your very special day, it needs to be a person of substance. Not just a guy with a camera.

Here is another great quote I read last night when reviewing some Karsh Portraits. I have probably looked at this book of images 1,00000000 times. I can't explain the feeling of engulfing myself in a absolutely great image. Such as the photograph Mr Karsh took of Winston Churchhill in a mere 2 minutes on December 30, 1941. It inspires.

But above all else it was the interesting people he photographed that made him famous. Here is a great story about one of the most famous American war photographers Edward Steichen.

Steichen was nearing his 90th year. He was still erect and vital, and he walked all the way to his greenhouses of prize-winning delphiniums to greet Mr Karsh. During the photography session Mr. Karsh was accompanied by his wife. The late afternoon was grey and rainy. Mr Karsh's wife remarked, "What a pity it is not a beautiful day." Steichen looked at her with infinite compassion, touched her arm and, half-smiling, said,” Every day of life is a beautiful day"