galleries

toronto photo galleries

Since I live in Toronto, I thought I’d make a list of photo galleries here that you should check out. During Contact (an amazing photography festival in Toronto during the month of May, can’t wait!) all kinds of venues turn into temporary photo galleries. But these galleries have photography year round. Some are exclusively photography galleries, some focus on photography, some are print and services shops that also have galleries. Check out the list below, and please let me know if I’m missing anything (because I’m sure I am!):

Stephen Bulger Gallery
Gallery TPW
Gallery 44
Bau-Xi Photo
Pikto Gallery
Lens Factory
Toronto Image Works
Pentimento Fine Art Gallery
The Elaine Fleck Gallery
Ryerson Gallery
SPORT Gallery
IX Gallery
Analogue Gallery
Oliver Gordon Gallery
Queen Street Qreative

flickr gallery: grow it out

Ok one more for today, I can’t get enough. This one’s called Grow It Out, and it’s all about hair, check out my faves below:

a hint…

I found this flickr gallery that I thought was pretty awesome called a hint…, check out the set below. I know I wrote this before, but I love this idea of getting to be your own curator. So fun!

Also, I’m trying out the new gallery settings, how does it work? What do you think? You can just click on the image to advance to the next one, pretty cool right?

nuit blanche: toronto w/ smartphones

I’m iffy about attending Nuit Blanche this year, just because last year was sooo crowded it was basically impossible to see or experience anything. Maybe this year I’ll try and check it out a bit later once all the tourists and families have gone home for the night. In case you don’t know, Nuit Blanche is an all night art festival that’s happening October 3rd, here in Toronto. This year I’m a lot more encouraged to go though, because of this smartphone app, Night Navigator. It’s available for iphones and blackberries.

Here’s a list of what it does, from the website:

Scan complete project details and public transit routes
View maps and get directions
Use GPS navigation to locate the closest projects
Recommend your favourite projects
Find out which projects are creating a buzz
View and send real-time project photos
Access My Night, your personal itinerary planner
Vote for Scotiabank People’s Choice

It also has some photo recognition software called Capturefy, which tracks where you are when you take a photo of the sign, and gives you more info based on your location. Futuristic!

Pretty cool in general, and I’d mostly be interested in checking out other people’s ratings and reviews of what exhibits are worth checking out, it might save a lot of walking, because there’s a lot to see. Keep it in mind if you plan and going out and seeing some art that night.

(via blogto.com)

flickr: unleash your inner curator

It’s no secret that I’m a fan of flickr, I often find amazing photos there from unknown photographers, which is one of my favourite things to do. They’ve just created a new feature, which I think is amazing, galleries. Basically, a gallery allows you to be your own art curator, and showcase up to 18 photos or videos around one theme, or photographer, or whatever you choose! Very cool idea, since I already use it to find new photography. This way, it’ll just be easier! I can’t wait to explore all the galleries that flickr users create.

Check out some of my favourites from the Broken Wings and Flying Things gallery:

holga: multiple exposure

I love my Holga, even though I haven’t used it in ages. I miss film. Sigh.

I often look at this great Holga gallery, and if you’ve ever been wondering what you can do with a Holga and why you should even care about using film again, check out the different categories in the gallery and you’ll see why people are so addicted to this plastic camera.

One thing a Holga does wonderfully, that is often sadly lacking with digital photography these days, is multiple exposures. I chose some of my favourites, check them out below.

If you were thinking about getting into toy/plastic cameras, or even if you’ve never heard of them before, this might inspire you to learn a bit more.