Long Exposure Photography Experiments with Light Painting and Steel Wool Spinning

by Mike Simpson | Aug 25, 2022 | Art, Editing, Education, Photography, Portfolio, Toronto

Steel wool spinning is an absolutely stunning visual display that looks incredible in person and phenomenal in long exposure photography. The same is true for other kinds of light painting, particularly in the hands of someone who has had opportunity to practice and...

Back to School: The Ups and Downs of Studying Photography During the Pandemic

by Tdot Staff | Jan 13, 2021 | Art, Education, Feature, Photography, Toronto

By Scott Harrald aka @scott_harrald Note: Currently colleges are evaluating the viability of limited in-person classes (depending on public health guidelines during this stage of the pandemic) 2020: An Interesting and Challenging Year to Go Back to School  The year of...

Welcome Toronto: Call to Contribute to Tdot.com and Tdot Shots and Create Your Community

by Mike Simpson | Nov 12, 2020 | Art, Community, Contributors, Miscellaneous, Social Media, Tdot.com, Website

Hey Toronto! We love this city we call Tdot. We invite you to create something and conribute to our websites and social media. Are you interested in getting published? Are you a writer, photographer or community activist? We invite you to drop us a line and tell us...

Staying Inspired: Playing with Photography During the Pandemic

by Tdot Staff | Jun 18, 2020 | Art, Community, Feature, Photography, Toronto

Article and photos by Jonathan Gazze——————- It’s the little details we see and the little moments we capture that make photography fun. Fleeting moments we may never experience again. The challenge during these unprecedented...

City of Toronto Launches Cherry Blossom Cam and Closes High Park

by Mike Simpson | Apr 30, 2020 | Art, Community, Photography, Toronto

High Park Cherry Blossoms Are a Rite of Spring Looking forward to spring? So are we! And one longstanding tradition that we always look forward to are the cherry blossoms appearing around the city, particularly in High Park. High Park Crowds During the Bloom Every...

Photography: Basic Image Editing On A Street Shot In Adobe Lightroom

by Tdot Staff | Apr 21, 2020 | Art, Editing, Photography, Toronto

By Sayantan Basu “Covid 19” or Corona virus has people indoors a lot. As a photographer being quarantined is really challenging but I think we should accept this and strategize our next step accordingly to “make the most of the quarantine”. The thing I am doing these...