
When I started doing photography, I quickly learned that knowing how to use a camera does not make you a good photographer. The technical part of it is actually just a fraction of the work involved. There is a lot more involved and one of the most important elements is how to interact with your subjects. This is forever going to be a learning curve for me. I feel like I got a lot better than when I first started but it is often difficult to guide your models to match your visions and make them feel comfortable at the same time.
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This is another video of the project “Cameras for Healing” that was featured on CBC. I’m really fascinated with this project. I think it’s really great that someone can bring his passion to a level where he is able to help people with it.
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Last night I attended a seminar with Maurice Henri a local photographer. He talked little bit about a project he started called “
Cameras for Healing“. The project aims to help victims of war in Africa by providing psychological therapy through the use of photography. It is a fact that art, weather it is photography, music, painting, etc can be very therapeutic for people who suffer from post traumatic stress.
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By Patrick Arseneau – I was walking the dog last night around 7pm along the marsh between Riverview and Moncton (I live in Riverview). Just as Iwas about to head back home, I see in the far distance what seemed to be way too big to be a dog. It was too far to tell and it could’ve been a horse. I walked back home to grab my camera and ventured back on the trail.
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