Daniel Marchand

Tuesday, August 18, 2009

Return to film for landscapes

I have neglected using film for my landscape photography recently. I find the 35mm too confining and the 4X5 too cumbersome and too heavy to walk around with. With the arrival of the new Bessa III folding camera, I think I have found a happy medium. Here are some of the first shots I have taken with this medium format camera:

Thursday, August 6, 2009

Mer Bleue Bog, Ottawa

Just because I was looking at these a few days ago:

...both taken with Diana+.

Friday, July 17, 2009

L'Express - Hors Série

Last March, I received a message from a Photo Editor of L'Express, the French magazine. She had just seen my website and was interested in commissioning me for a portrait of a French family who had recently immigrated to Canada. On a nice spring day, I went to the village of St-Sixte, Québec to photograph the members of the family surrounded by their three horses.

The Special Issue of L'Express on Immigration to Canada, "S'installer au Canada" has just arrived here and one of my photos has been published to illustrate the article on the National Capital region.

Thursday, July 16, 2009

New portraits

After taking a very interesting portrait lighting workshop at SPAO last weekend, I have added new images to my website. I should concentrate on honing those skills. I am very happy with the results.

Friday, June 26, 2009

Paris - Walk in the park!

I spent some time updating my Flikr accoun t over the past few days and have included some photos taken in Paris in November 2007.

While in Paris for Paris Photo, we took a walking tour of Belleville, one of the working-class neighborhoods of Paris. The walk ended at the Parc des Buttes Chaumont where this photo was taken. I find it particularly idyllic.

Wednesday, June 17, 2009

Sally's portrait

While visiting the Karsh exhibit at the National Archives, I could not resist being inspired to take this portrait of my wife, Sally.

Sunday, June 14, 2009

The Maple Project (final version)

Further to my earlier post, here is the final version of the month long exercise of shooting the same branch of the same tree, at the same time of day, from mid-April to mid-May. The size of the original print is 36 x 24 inches. Please read the progression clockwise, starting at the lower left hand corner.