Little Monster Party

Monday August 23rd
Celebrities Night Club
With DJ Zach Shore

Have some fun in front of my lens and get down on YVR's biggest Dance Floor.
Show @ 11:30pm

Hey All y'all! It's been a wild ride over the summer with some spectacular shooting both here and abroad (see Gallery | GREECE 2009).  I'm certainly looking forward to Fall and the new opportunities to shoot, especially to get back to these challenging and fun studio sessions.  If you missed the early sessions back in 2008, maybe you would like to be considered for one of the upcoming sessions this fall?  The project is called 'element:digital'.   When I petition 'Lend a hand(or two)', that's precisely part of the equation where YOU come in: I need several pairs of hands--young, old, black, white, pretty, ugly!...well, you get the picture... and you'll GET the picture(s) once you decide to participate and the project is complete.   If I've piqued your interest and you have a free evening coming up and want to hang around a photographer's studio and have fun and maybe even share a drink or two, consider it a date!  Once you've read the overview, email me and let me know what your upcoming schedule is like and Pixarola will be in touch.   *This particular project won't involve your personal physiognomy(faces people!) so it doesn't much matter if you are camera shy or aren't quite ready for your close-up, Mr. Demille!

Thanks already to these participants!--Binary Code deliberate!...

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Looking forward to seeing you soon.   Ty 

Looking for something to do in the good ol' summertime?

_Hollywood by Light

comes to the Massey Theatre's Plaskett Gallery in July!

Jul. 21st thru Sept. 15th 2008

HOURS: Tues thru Sat. 12-6pm + During All Performances

Opening Reception - Thurs. July 24th 2008 | 7-10pm

You won't want to miss it!

CRAZY 8's 2008 Film Festival

Vancouver's Premiere Short Film Event. 

Festival Kickoff  | Sat. Apr 5  

Gala Screening & Party | Apr 26 Center for Performing Arts

Pixarola Photography | Official Photographer

If you own any kind of dSLR Camera you've probably already experienced problems with dust on the sensor and witnessed it's effects on your own camera's produced images.  There's nothing worse than having a beautifully captured image marred or even rendered completely unusable because of a frustrating few specs of dust clinging to your sensor.  Up till recently, I had resisted messing with MY sensor's dust issue, mostly because of the giant warnings from the owner's manual wherein I will void the warranty if I so much as think about doing anything to fix the problem!

Sensors are indeed sensitive.  But they are not THAT sensitive and by following a few simple instructions and heeding a few precautions, you can now easily tackle the problem yourself better than with any previous methods.   And the newest answer from Visible Dust allows you to pack your cleaning system wherever you are going without hassle. 

To do its job properly, the sensor brush needs to be "charged" electrostaticly by a blast of compressed air, and also for thorough cleaning Sensor Clean fluid needs to be used.  Traditionally the problem has been such that while these products work very well, one can not fly with either compressed air cylinders or methanol (which the fluid contains).  This was what made the use of VisibleDust's brush system less than optimum for air travelers.

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It was long-awaited and over the past couple of months I had been sketching a moderate itinerary when the date finally arrived and I found myself thirty-three thousand feet airborne and heading to fabulous Thailand and Hong Kong for a month long respite from the cold and damp of winter in the Pacific Northwest. Getting away at any time for me is always exciting, perhaps even when it's simply an overnight excursion to the Valley, but arriving at your destination over 10 000km away from your starting point is exponentially more thrilling!

Thailand is a large country full of everything imaginable. From ancient temples to sun-drenched coastlines, sumptuous (and unbelievably cheap!)cuisine always paired with local brew--Singha--Thailand's National Beer, and plenty of nightlife to keep you stirring till the wee hours no matter what day of week. In fact, if you shirk the bars & discotheques thinking you'll turn in early so you can get a head start the following day, you'll find yourself wandering deserted streets and Sois with typically nothing open till a casual 10 or 11a.m..

My first week was at a lovely Villa of a generous friend in Pattaya , which is about a 3 hour drive from Bangkok. Most of the time was spent lolling around poolside, enjoying SPY wine spritzers I snatched from one of dozens of 7-11's--or just 'the 7' as all Thai's call them (Yes. Convience is a worldwide enterprise!)--and catching up on some reading. There were a few adventurous days, touring around on the back of one of many ubiquitous motorbikes and I saw the Big Buddha along with the amazing and stunning Sanctuary of Truth . Other days were spent wandering around Pattaya and Jomtien beaches, relaxing under the plentiful umbrellas while being served up literally anything I fancied. Lunch--including a couple of cool, crisp Singhas--and a postprandial manicure, set me back about eight dollars total! Every time a Tab arrived at the end of whatever terrific meal or service given, I cringed self-conscious at how little I was expected to fork over: The difference between Thailand's powder white sandy beaches and azure waters and Hawaii's by comparison for example, is night and day!