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Tdot Shots supports the Toronto photography community with features, interviews, photo contests, photo walk meetups and a blog. Check out our online community Tdot Studio and our photo contest Iconic Toronto.
Interview with Toronto Black and White Photographer Paulo Carvalho aka @the10minus4
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Interview with Toronto Black and White Photographer Paulo Carvalho aka @the10minus4

The Tdot Shots Five Questions Interview series profiles Toronto area photographers. Paulo Carvalho’s photography is notable for its strong geometric forms and creative compositions featuring reflections and high contrast lighting.

Nature in the City: Why Photographers Love The Rouge National Urban Park
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Nature in the City: Why Photographers Love The Rouge National Urban Park

Be it landscape, portrait, nature, macro, skyline or just getting out for a relaxing stroll, the Rouge has it all. Rouge National Urban Park is North America’s largest urban protected park and it’s right here in the GTA. All year round it’s an amazing place for a quick hike or if you’re passionate about photography it’s an awesome place for landscape or nature photos

Bird Photography: Tips on Capturing Goslings and Geese in Spring
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Bird Photography: Tips on Capturing Goslings and Geese in Spring

Spring is a time for starting anew. Warmer weather, blooming flowers and the colour of nature returns from its winter sleep. It’s also a time for new life and new beginnings. As a photographer who enjoys shooting wildlife, I love this time of year. And, one of my favourite things to photograph in the spring is baby goslings.

Where to See and How to Shoot Cherry Blossoms and Other Blooms in Toronto this Spring
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Where to See and How to Shoot Cherry Blossoms and Other Blooms in Toronto this Spring

We are under lockdown. But we can be creative about cherry blossom photography and still be safe and responsible. This article describes various options for shooting and viewing cherry blossoms in Toronto, but the techniques could work for any location anywhere.

Interview with GTA Landscape and Astro Photographer Eddie Chan aka @eddiemarkhampyro
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Interview with GTA Landscape and Astro Photographer Eddie Chan aka @eddiemarkhampyro

Interview was conducted by email in April 2021. Please be sure to check out the photographer via their Instagram. Who are you? My name is Eddie Chan @eddiemarkhampyro. I’m 48, live in Markham, and am a Financial Advisor when I’m not pretending to be a photographer. How did you get started with photography? Ten years…

Technology Break: Why It’s Important to Unplug
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Technology Break: Why It’s Important to Unplug

It’s important to unplug but it might leave you feeling disconnected. Especially during a time when we can’t see our friends and family, wanting to go offline might make you feel like an outsider. If you’re like me, you often crave a simpler time when technology didn’t rule our lives, yet you can appreciate all of the opportunities available to us as a result of it.

Spring Blog Series: Exploring Photography Niches from Street to Aerial to Landscape and More
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Spring Blog Series: Exploring Photography Niches from Street to Aerial to Landscape and More

Photography genres are pretty wide and many photographers pick one and dive deep into it. But there are questions around this process. Should you pick a specific style of photography or branch out and explore? Learn how you can contribute to the new series.

Back to School: The Ups and Downs of Studying Photography During the Pandemic
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Back to School: The Ups and Downs of Studying Photography During the Pandemic

By Scott Harrald aka @scott_harrald Note: Currently colleges are evaluating the viability of limited in-person classes (depending on public health guidelines during this stage of the pandemic) 2020: An Interesting and Challenging Year to Go Back to School The year of 2020 has certainly thrown us all some curveballs and challenges both personally and professionally. …

Thank You to Our Community: We Hit 20k on Instagram in 2020!
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Thank You to Our Community: We Hit 20k on Instagram in 2020!

Tdot Shots reached 20,000 followers – a very exciting milestone. The community is a special bunch of photographers and creatives from the Greater Toronto Area. Whether it was the annual Create Community Photo Contest or our Fall Photo Walks or the 2020 Blog Posts so many people helped out. and for that we are very grateful.