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Flipping the Classroom

For generations, students have spent their days furiously copying lecture notes from a chalkboard and their nights churning out assignments based on those notes. This familiar model is the dominant…

Hepatitis C Virus: Is the end in sight?

An estimated 1.5 to 3 per cent of people aged 43 to 63 in B.C. are infected with HCV, says a 2013 report from the B.C. Centre for Disease Control…
The image on the left was shot with an 11-16mm lens, a super wide angle. The one on the right was shot with a 70-200mm lens, a telephoto. Notice the apparent compression in the right image. The background appears closer to the subject and the trombone slide appears shorter. To get my framing right, I had to walk halfway across the hotel lobby, but by backing up and zooming in, the perspective appears more natural.

Different focal lengths, different perspectives

How changing your focal length can change the look of your image

Truth and fiction in photography

Reflections on Grenier’s Teenage Paparazzo documentary

An illuminating lesson in simplicity

How a humble headlamp saved a photo shoot

Looking beyond addiction in society’s moments of clarity

“If walking into a treatment centre was as simple as walking into a grocery store…”

An incandescent idea

How I spent an hour trying to light some light bulbs.

Finding beauty in the mundane

Sometimes, the best photo locations are the most unexpected

Shooting photos on a shoestring

How to keep your expenses down in an expensive industry

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