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Big Changes For Contact Photo Arts

Big Changes For Contact Photo Arts - Bill Wilby

Last updated January 29th at 10:10am

Bill Wilby and Sandra Einarson are pleased to introduce the new owners of Contact Photo Arts: Carol and Dave Lajoie, the owners of Value Drug Mart Grand Forks. Carol and Dave (on the right in the above photograph) have opened a new photo department inside their Value Drug Mart store. Carol is the photo Department manager, and Bill will be working for Carol during the first year to insure a smooth transition. This is a big change for Contact Photo Arts. The family business started by Bill and Sandra in 1983 has grown from its beginnings as a portrait studio to full service photo lab and camera store. (more)

Panasonic Lens Comparison 7-14, 14-140 And 14-45

Panasonic Lens Comparison 7-14, 14-140 And 14-45 - Bill Wilby

Last updated June 6th at 2:02pm

Recently I had the opportunity to do this quick comparison. These were taken on a tripod with auto focus and aperture priority. I took two frames of each and picked one. There were a couple that the focus was not as good. These are the jpeg. (more)

Traveling With The Panasonic G1

Traveling With The Panasonic G1 - Bill Wilby

Last updated April 20th at 4:04pm

I love to travel. I love to take travel photos. When the G1 wasintroduced I began planning my first trip with the G1. In the past I havetraveled with SLR cameras and extra lenses. I knew I would capture goodphotos with less camera but for me using the camera and the feel ofthe camera is part of the enjoyment. (more)

Products And Prices

Products And Prices - Max Milaney

Last updated a long time ago

Choice & Distance

Choice & Distance - Leif Einarson

Last updated a long time ago

Choice & Distance: A Literary Focus On PhotographySight is a curious sense. We live in an age of the eye, in a visual and textual culture that is different from the oral cultures of the past. This website is just one example: it is full of engaging photos, intricate networks of links and articles that our eyes absorb completely, without any sounds, touches, or tastes. Sight grants us so many choices about how we perceive the world around us. William Blake entranced my imagination several years ago with the idea that we do not simply receive the world as it is through our senses - each of us actively shapes it in our own ways and creates it in our own ways by looking at it, listening to it, feeling it. (more)

Do We Sell Cameras?

Do We Sell Cameras? - Bill Wilby

Last updated a long time ago

I recently received an e-mail from a customer asking "do you still sell cameras?" Yes we do still sell cameras. Most of our sales are over the counter in our store, but this past year I have added on-line camera sales to our business, because of my interest in Sigma cameras. Not many stores stock Sigma cameras and few salespeople are aware of their uniqueness. I saw an opportunity and it has added to our business. Our on-line customers contact us by e-mail or a phone call. (more)

Nikon D90 Video Review

Nikon D90 Video Review - Nik Green

Last updated a long time ago

On our last film my crew-slash-actors and I joked about our total lack of equipment as we dreamed about all the high tech gear we would like to ideally shoot a film. The conversation led to one of us declaring if we had any less equipment, we would be making a film without a video camera. Well, thanks to Nikons' spectacular new D90 model, we can say we did. And what an interesting process it was. After graduating from the Vancouver Film School I wanted to create a number of short films as preparation for a feature length heist film that myself and Rick McEachern had written. (more)

How To Create And Publish An Article

How To Create And Publish An Article - Bill Wilby

Last updated a long time ago

Here are some basic instructions for publishing an article. This site has been built with the idea of developing a community of creative people who like to share their thoughts and photographs. If you would like to upload photographs and publish articles, then you need to register and let us know by e-mail. To register, click on the apply button. Registering only gives you the ability to comment on previously published articles; to become a publisher, send us an e-mail and we can make you active as a publisher. (more)

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