Words – Mary Pinkoski

Mary © 2012 randall edwards. All rights reserved.

250 guests in attendance for a fundraiser for the Centre for Family Literacy including Jim Cuddy of Blue Rodeo fame front and centre. One Poem, the title of which is “Words”. One amazing, breath-taking and stirring performance. Numerous teary-eyed listeners … Continue reading

The Butterfly

The Butterfly © 2012 randall edwards. All rights reserved.

More from the iPhone now.  Processed mainly in SnapSeed for the Mac before sending it off to Photoshop for some distressing and resizing.

Breath in Poetry Collective

Breath in Poetry / Avenue April 2012 © 2012 admin. All rights reserved.

I was a bit surprised today to learn that one of my photos garnered a two-page photo spread in this month’s Avenue magazine.  I knew that there was going to be a small photo on the “What’s On” page, but … Continue reading

The Fog

James MacDonald Bridge - Edmonton, AB © 2012 randall edwards -- All rights reserved.

Jay Maisel says to always bring your camera, ‘cause it’s tough to take a picture without it. Yes!  There it is.  Decades of photography experience – distilled.  Bring your camera with you so that when you encounter something that takes … Continue reading

Michele

Michele © 2012 randall edwards All rights reserved.

This marks the beginning of a foray into more of a “film noir” look and feel.  This is a genre that I’ve long wanted to explore.  It sort of suits where my head is right now visually. Model: Michele Assistant: … Continue reading

The snow

The snow © 2011 r edwards photography. All rights reserved.

The snow was all gone.  Then we got a dump of it again.  The snow will all be gone later this week when the temperature goes to double-digits.  But this morning, after I shuttled Kate off to her morning ballet … Continue reading

Raj

Raj-1 © 2012 r edwards photography

What to call this shoot? For the longest time it seemed to defy explanation. The working title was “The Peacock Shoot” and that seemed to stick. So, let’s work with that for now. Outstanding work on the make-up by Courtney … Continue reading

The Poplars

The Poplars © 2012 r edwards photography

The Poplars. I admire the poplar images of Ansel Adams and Edward Weston, the ones that make you wonder how you never saw that before. This is not one of those images. In fact it isn’t even an image of … Continue reading

The Momentary Virgin

The Momentary Virgin © 2012 r edwards photography

What do they call it when people think they see the Virgin Mary in something? That’s what I felt for all of about 1/250 second as I took this image. Then the feeling subsided and I went for a double … Continue reading

The Lamp

Orange © 2012 r edwards photography

This lava lamp lives on the window sill of a south-facing wall in the office.  Somebody had turned the blinds down on this day and I was astounded by where the light was going. This photo was taken and completely … Continue reading

Shedding a skin

The Boy in the Box © 2012 r edwards photography

I’ve had a rewrite for this photography web site on the books for some time.  It seems to be one of those projects that I never get to.  It gets neglected – like the loose change at the bottom of … Continue reading