Category Archives: Essays

Fraudulent Prints of Thomas Stirr work

This posting is to advise readers that there are fraudulent prints of my work being promoted and sold on the internet. My wife and I no longer produce any prints of our work whatsoever. In fact, we donated our HP Z3200 12-colour printer some time ago.

If you see any websites claiming to be selling prints of my work, please be aware that I am not associated with any of these websites. What is being offered are fraudulent prints. These fraudulent prints show my Copyright, but are not authorized for sale by me. My work has be stolen by these websites. If you come across any of these fraudulent websites you can support my work by lodging a complaint to Google and other search engines.

Article 1500 Milestone Reached

Well… it took eleven years… but this posting represents the milestone of creating and publishing article 1500 on this website. Time is a very strange thing. On one hand it feels like ages ago when my first article on this website was published back in January 2015. On the other hand, I find it incredulous that eleven years have passed. I think I must have blinked more than a few times as the years slipped by.

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Photographic Trade-off

Virtually any camera equipment that we buy comes with some kind of photographic trade-off. All of which must be carefully considered.  Our style of photography, the specific situations under which we capture our images, and the integrated capabilities of our camera gear, are critical factors to consider in order to properly assess trade-offs.

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Implementing a WFPB Lifestyle

It has been 17 months since my wife and I began implementing a WFPB lifestyle (whole food plant based). We’ve both experienced significant and meaningful health benefits. So much so, that we have no intention of ever consuming a typical Western diet… full of animal products, and highly processed foods.

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Catch-As-Catch-Can Photography

For me, catch-as-catch-can photography has always meant living in the moment and reacting to photographic opportunities as they reveal themselves. There can be special feelings of creativity… spontaneity… and sometimes excitement that happen when we work in challenging conditions, or have to respond quickly to unplanned situations.

I suppose ‘catch-as-catch-can’ photography may be viewed by some folks as a ‘seat of the pants’ approach. Given the lack of detailed preparation and planning that is involved with ‘catch-as-catch-can’ photography… this is likely a fair assessment.

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