Vernon Chalmers Photography

Canon EOS Photography Training in Cape Town Professional Canon EOS DSLR and EOS R photography training in Cape Town. Hands-on training covering camera setup, autofocus, composition and real-world shooting techniques. Fast Shutter Speed / Action Photography Training Woodbridge Island, Cape Town “ A defining moment captured over a decade ago - now reimagined as the visual foundation of my Canon photography training in Cape Town. " - Vernon Chalmers Personalised Canon EOS / Canon EOS R Training for Different Learning Levels Vernon Chalmers Photography Profile Vernon Canon Photography Training Cape Town 2026 If you’re looking for Canon photography training in Milnerton, Cape Town, Vernon Chalmers Photography offers a variety of cost-effective courses tailored to different skill levels and interests. They provide one-on-one training sessions for Canon EOS R and EOS DSLR and mirrorless cameras. Training sessions can be held at various locations, including Intaka Island, Woodbridge Isla...

Canon EOS R6 Mark III Bird Settings Explained Exposure strategy for bird photography using Canon EOS R6 Mark III, covering Birds in Flight and perched subjects with practical settings, ISO control, shutter speed guidance, and highlight protection techniques.  Malachite Kingfisher Intaka Island, Cape Town  Exposure Settings: Birds in Flight and Perched Birds Exposure control for birds is not a generic “correct settings” exercise—it is a dynamic balancing system between motion, light variability, background reflectance, and subject unpredictability. With a fast-action body like the Canon EOS R6 Mark III, the objective is not simply to expose “correctly,” but to engineer exposure resilience : the ability to maintain consistent tonal quality across rapidly changing shooting conditions. This applies equally to Birds in Flight (BIF) and perched birds, but the exposure logic differs significantly between the two. 1. Core Exposure Philosophy: “Protect Highlights, Preserve Motion, Main...

Conscious Intelligence and the Art of Seeing in Photography Explore Vernon Chalmers' concept of Conscious Intelligence through phenomenology, the Art of Seeing and the Ethics of Attention in photography. Photography as Attentive Choice Photography is often understood as a technical activity involving cameras, lenses, autofocus systems, and image-processing technologies. Yet the deepest dimensions of photography extend beyond equipment and technique. The most meaningful photographs emerge through a cultivated mode of awareness that integrates perception, attention, embodiment, and reflective understanding. Within Vernon Chalmers' developing philosophical framework, this mode of awareness may be described as Conscious Intelligence. Conscious Intelligence represents a way of engaging reality through attentive observation, perceptual refinement, and ethical responsibility. It is grounded in phenomenological understandings of lived experience, expressed through the Art of Seeing, an...

Contemplative Photography and the Ethics of Attention  A philosophical and phenomenological interpretation of contemplative photography through Vernon Chalmers’ suspended leaf image and the ethics of attention. The Art of Seeing True seeing is rarely passive. In the photographic work of Vernon Chalmers, the act of observation becomes something deeper than mere documentation — it is a disciplined, contemplative engagement with the world, shaped by patience, humility, and ethical awareness. Drawing on the philosophical traditions of Simone Weil, Iris Murdoch, and Maurice Merleau-Ponty, his images invite us to slow down, to look again, and to recognize that how we see is inseparable from who we are. The Ethics of Attention The primary structure of the essay is grounded in the ethics of attention developed by Simone Weil and Iris Murdoch, within which observation itself carries moral significance. The suspended leaf becomes symbolic of disciplined awareness, contrasting with the speed ...

Conscious Intelligence, Perception, and Nature Connectedness Through Photography Samsung Galaxy Smartphone : Macro Mode ISO 40 | 1/228s | f/2.4 Arnhem Milnerton A reflective photography essay exploring ecological attention, conscious perception and a suspended leaf observed in winter stillness through mobile photography and CI ethics. There are moments in photography that arrive without invitation. Not planned moments Not pursued moments Not moments constructed through preparation, equipment selection, or intentional image-making. Simply moments that appear quietly within ordinary movement through the day. I had just returned on a winter afternoon and was moving quickly toward my studio workflow. The weather was subdued, with soft diffused light settling across the environment. My attention was already directed toward tasks waiting ahead. Then something small interrupted the momentum. A single leaf hung suspended from the inside of my garage door. Not still Moving gently Dangling in ...

Conscious Photography: Exploring Phenomenology and Visual Awareness Explore phenomenology in photography through Vernon Chalmers’ Conscious Intelligence framework. Discover intentionality, embodiment, perception, and the Art of Seeing in contemporary photographic practice. Abstract This essay examines the application of phenomenology within photographic practice, with particular reference to Vernon Chalmers' philosophy of Conscious Intelligence (CI). Drawing on the foundational phenomenological insights of Edmund Husserl and Maurice Merleau-Ponty, the essay argues that photography is not a purely mechanical act but an embodied, intentional, and meaning-laden encounter between consciousness and the world. Through Chalmers' CI framework, phenomenological principles — including intentionality, embodiment, and perceptual presence — are shown to be practically operative within photographic creation. The essay further considers how concepts such as the Art of Seeing, the Ethics o...