Quality and Originality still have value
We live in the most image savvy time there has ever been. Never before have every day people been so knowledgable about photography, photographers. What photographers they like and who they don’t like. Photographers styles. The photographer is the new superstar, whether it’s shooting with a point and shoot, iPhone, or a DSLR. The photosharing [...]
Create your own legend.
How I became a photographer is a long story. I started making pictures and developing black and white when I was 14. I’ve had much photographic education, through high school and at Ryerson University where I studied Stills. I shot my first model at 18, got a studio when I was 21, shot my first [...]
Rush
The Rush of Christmas. Camera: Canon 7D Lens: Canon EF 100mm Macro Exposure: 1/13 at f/9 ISO 100
Velo
I have this thing lately for birds in flight. I shot this on a cold Tuesday afternoon where I found myself with numb hands and feeling like I wasn’t seeing much to shoot. I’m not sure why I grabbed this frame, but I’m glad I did. Camera: Canon 7D Lens: Canon EF 100mm 2.8 Macro [...]
A Cinemagraph test
Here is a cinemagraph. They are all the rage. I’ve put the work in and have figured out this magical effect that is getting all the attention. By the time you read this i’ll likely be knee deep shooting or have shot already a nice thing for Stella. These will only get better and I’ll [...]
The Resurgence of Film
I bought my Hasselblad 500CM exactly 20 years ago. It was my main camera from 1991-2004. In 1991 when I bought mine, it was the 50th anniversary of Victor Hasselblad’s creation. By that time, the Hasselblad had already shot more covers and editorials by more photographers than one could count. They even sent a Hasselblad [...]
Reinvent yourself
What exactly is a reinvention? Looking at what you shoot, how you shoot it. Your process. What’s working. What’s not. Taking a look at what you do, and how you are doing it. Seeing what’s currently relevant in the world of professional photography and seeing how you fit in. Stripping down, Building up. How ever you do it, it’s gotta be done.
5 Parts of a Photographers Process
1. Concept (How a photographer concepts a shoot varies from photographer to photographer, from session to session. Sometimes a loose idea is concept enough. Other times, full storyboards and camera angles are planned before hand. Each person / photographer concepts differently.) 2. Execute (Execution is all the stuff that happens the day of the shoot, [...]
Inspiration – My Favorite Portrait Photographers
I’ve been shooting portraits professionally for the better part of 20 years. There really is nothing more beautiful than the human face. Whether it’s your kids, your partner, a friend or a stranger, nothing saves the moment better than a portrait. The 3 photographers that have most influenced me are: Karsh, Irving Penn and Richard [...]
Contact Photography Festival 2011
Raw and open to interpretation, I’ve created 12 Video Portraits that resemble “Living Photographs”.
Showing at 99 Sudbury, during the Contact Photography Festival.
OPENING
May 6, 7:00–11:00 pm
May 17, 2012
With nearly 20 years as a professional shooter, Carty's iconic images have been featured in magazines such as; NUVO, InTouch Weekly, Girlfriend, Intersection UK, Antenna, Vervegirl, and Jane. Click the image above for the full profile.
