Monday, December 12, 2011

Pimp My Ride - Canon 5Dmk2 video ready

Canon 5Dmk11 with a Sennheiser MKE400 shotgun mic, a Zacuto Z-finder on the lcd screen for focusing, a Cinevate focus puller and its all sitting on a Gorilla Focus set of legs that I bought for travelling, which doubles very nicely as a quick and inexpensive shoulder rig for stability shooting hand held.
This is pretty much the bare minimum for shooting video with a 5D2. Can't wait to start shooting with my fast Canon prime lenses! That is the beauty of 5D2 video, fast prime lenses.

Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Michael Eastman photos



Found Michael Eastman photos online. Really like his work. I ordered his new book "Havana" right away!








Saturday, November 5, 2011

Stuffed flank steak


Cut red peppers in half and put them under the broiler until black

Put the blackened peppers in a paper bag for ten minutes. If you don't have a paper bag, go buy a nice bottle of wine, it will come in a paper bag ;-)
Peel the skin off the peppers

Butterfly your flank and tenderize using one of those tenderizing hammers. Layer slices of prosciutto, roasted red pepper and a puree of baby spinach, (steamed), 1/2 cup parmesan, 1/2 cup bread crumbs, 2 or 3 garlic cloves, 1/4 cup olive oil.

Roll it all up and tie with butchers string and bake in the oven at 350 for 40 minutes or just slice it, use bamboo skewers to hold together and throw it in a frying pan.


Monday, October 24, 2011

Colin's bicycle race

A Photographs Value


"A woman was strolling along a street in Paris when she spotted Picasso sketching at a sidewalk cafe. The woman asked if he might sketch her and charge accordingly. Picasso obliged. In just minutes there she was. An original Picasso. And what do I owe you she asked. 5000 francs, he answered. But it only took you 3 minutes, she politely reminded him. No, Picasso said, it took me all my life."

Harry Beckwith - Selling the Invisible


Friday, October 21, 2011

Thursday, October 13, 2011

Food photography

I love food! I love eating it and I love shooting it!!

Havana Workshops 2012

This is one of my all time favourite photos taken in Havana during the workshops. Besides the obviously great looking girls, Indira and Emmy, I love the doormen in the background. The guy straightening his bow tie and the other gesturing, you just see his hand. This restaurant on the Melecon became our favourite place for lunch. We'd sit on the 2nd floor balcony where you could watch the ocean and the traffic on Havana's most iconic street. The food was really good and very reasonably priced also.

There are still a few spaces left for January 2012 - www.havanaworkshops.com

T-shirts available at www.havanaworkshops.com small to xx large, short sleeved or long.

Sunday, October 9, 2011

Mac surgery



The 12" powerbook was one of my favourite Macs. It was small, small, small, before that was the trend. I picked one up recently for $150 on kijiji, it was like new. I then boldly opened my old 12" and removed the hard drive and inserted it into the new one. What a chore! They packed a lot into that little machine! I didn't count the number of tiny screws I had to remove and replace in each machine but it felt like about 100. All in all it was kinda fun.

Sunday, September 25, 2011

Saturday, September 3, 2011

Finnbarr - 17yrs. old

Ameleck was Finnbarr's West African grandfathers name. Its Finn's middle name.



Monday, August 15, 2011

Saturday, July 23, 2011

Salmon fishing in Newfoundland

Went salmon fishing and only took one photo. Too busy catching salmon!

Friday, June 3, 2011

Big Salmon

A one minute video of the biggest salmon I've ever caught...

Sunday, February 20, 2011

Free Enterprise in Cuba

The Cuban Gov't. is laying off 1/2 million people. At the same time they are opening up free enterprise. These people are lining up for licences in Centro Habana.

http://www.thechronicleherald.ca/Business/1229088.html

Saturday, February 19, 2011

Havana Workshops participants photos

photo by Nancy Embry


photo by Giovanna Gatti
photo by Giovanna Gatti
photo by Giovanna Gatti
photo by Giovanna Gatti



photo by Nancy Embry


photo by Alan Dunlop
photo by Alan Dunlop
photo by Alan Dunlop



photo of me by George, hungry George.

photo by Rick Chicoine
photo by Rick Chicoine

photo by Rick Chicoine
photo by Rick Chicoine


photo by Nick Fulford
photo by Nick Fulford

Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Havana Workshops


Cementerio de Cristobal Colon - Havana Cemetery
Cementerio de Cristobal Colon - Havana Cemetery
Cementerio de Cristobal Colon - Havana Cemetery


photo by Nick Fulford

This was a great family meal with 6 workshop participants and our host family and friends. It was a great night! I was blessed with a fantastic group. Although we were a bunch of strangers I could not have asked for a better group of people.



The first Havana Photography Workshop was a great success. I would love to do another this winter so if you're interested drop me an email dan@dancallis.com or give me a call at 902.425.8093 www.havanaworkshops.com

La Guarida Paladar




Havanaworkshops.com

L to R: Nick, Nancy, Cuban street photographer, Dan, Giovanni, Joanne, Rick, Alan.


the group photographed by Cuban street photographer...



Yemeya



bras for sale on the street


candy for sale



Havanaworkshops.com


Havanaworkshops.com
My favorite Havana photo. The past, present and future.. with a touch of the 'decisive moment', this photo really captures Havana today.