John Enman

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Favorite activities to photograph at the rodeo are the bronc riding, and bull riding events, while using shutterspeeds of 1/500th or more if possible.

Photography at the annual Pritchard Rodeo

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Favorite activities to photograph at the rodeo are the bronc riding, and bull riding events, while using shutterspeeds of 1/500th or more if possible.
Enman’s advice for photographers trying to capture a wedding on a bright sunny day is; under expose, use a flash, and don’t forget sunscreen.

A country wedding in bright sunlight

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Enman’s advice for photographers trying to capture a wedding on a bright sunny day is; under expose, use a flash, and don’t forget sunscreen.
It is up to the photographer, the artist, to capture the “essence” of your subject’s personality.  

Portraiture and the photographer’s use of light

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It is up to the photographer, the artist, to capture the “essence” of your subject’s personality.  
When posting a photograph on any social media site, the photographer needs to be ready for someone else’s opinion. However, should a photographer restrict their work to please the crowds? John Enman says, “When one has the need to be creative they should have the right to decide on their own particular style to fulfill their personal creative vision. What that vision is should be entirely up to the photographer and the audience for whom the image is produced.”

Photography for the masses

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When posting a photograph on any social media site, the photographer needs to be ready for someone else’s opinion. However, should a photographer restrict their work to please the crowds? John Enman says, “When one has the need to be creative they should have the right to decide on their own particular style to fulfill their personal creative vision. What that vision is should be entirely up to the photographer and the audience for whom the image is produced.”

Two camera buffs more fun than one

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When a photographer takes a chance and tries to visualize and photograph something differently, he or she cannot worry about whether or not they will receive praise or criticism of the visual creation of the unusual, the ugly, the boring, or the unique.

Having fun with interesting and unconventional photography

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When a photographer takes a chance and tries to visualize and photograph something differently, he or she cannot worry about whether or not they will receive praise or criticism of the visual creation of the unusual, the ugly, the boring, or the unique.
Margaret Falls is a 200 feet high cascade that drops into Reinecker Creek on the edge of Shuswap Lake’s Herald Provincial Park.

A photography trip to Margaret Falls

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Margaret Falls is a 200 feet high cascade that drops into Reinecker Creek on the edge of Shuswap Lake’s Herald Provincial Park.
Participants taking part in a one day workshop facilitated by John Enman on using TTL flash off camera in daylight and under the sun.

Preferring to use the flash

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Participants taking part in a one day workshop facilitated by John Enman on using TTL flash off camera in daylight and under the sun.
Spending a day surrounded by a huge selection of cameras and other photography equipment at the Vancouver Camera Show and Swap is exhilarating, and getting a chance to talk with other photographers about their different interests is invigorating.

The Vancouver Camera Show and Swap meet

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Spending a day surrounded by a huge selection of cameras and other photography equipment at the Vancouver Camera Show and Swap is exhilarating, and getting a chance to talk with other photographers about their different interests is invigorating.
Metering for the light and shadow, should produce the best possible exposure, with not much left to chance.

Infrared photography

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Metering for the light and shadow, should produce the best possible exposure, with not much left to chance.
A ring flash is perfect for building reflections on droplets of water that might be clinging to branches and sparse foliage in the garden.

Rainy day photography

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A ring flash is perfect for building reflections on droplets of water that might be clinging to branches and sparse foliage in the garden.
The black and white image demands close attention to composition, lighting, perspective, and the context in which the image is shot.

Black and white photographs

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The black and white image demands close attention to composition, lighting, perspective, and the context in which the image is shot.
The old Notch Hill Church at Sorrento was built in the 1920s and is currently undergoing a slow restoration. It provides a good subject about the changing seasons, just after winter and just before spring.

March photography is here again

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The old Notch Hill Church at Sorrento was built in the 1920s and is currently undergoing a slow restoration. It provides a good subject about the changing seasons, just after winter and just before spring.
Taking pictures while the light was inviting in the neat little town of Falkland produced some interesting photographs.

Photography in a small rural town

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Taking pictures while the light was inviting in the neat little town of Falkland produced some interesting photographs.
Day one of a two-day workshop discussing posing and lighting facilitated by John Enman.

Studio portraiture workshop

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Day one of a two-day workshop discussing posing and lighting facilitated by John Enman.
Photo judges Dave Snyder and Ben Verwey in an interesting discussion about the images being reviewed for a juried exhibition of the Kamloops Photo Arts Club.

Judging photography

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Photo judges Dave Snyder and Ben Verwey in an interesting discussion about the images being reviewed for a juried exhibition of the Kamloops Photo Arts Club.
Erigeron in snow.

Winter garden photos

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Erigeron in snow.
“Fine art photography is photography created in accordance with the vision of the artist as photographer.” – Wikipedia

Photography as a Fine Art

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“Fine art photography is photography created in accordance with the vision of the artist as photographer.” – Wikipedia
The only sound was from the snowshoes and the camera shutter while crossing the meadow.

A photographer’s walk on snowshoes

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The only sound was from the snowshoes and the camera shutter while crossing the meadow.
John Enman encourages camera enthusiasts to try photography in the fog.

Grab your camera and try photography in the fog

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John Enman encourages camera enthusiasts to try photography in the fog.