Dan Smandych

A portrait of a woman with braids in blue and pink lighting

Posting something a little different today, but another favourite of mine. I really want to get back into practicing studio portraiture. Lighting and directing people on how to pose has always been one of my shortcomings and improving on that is a goal for 2026
#portraiture#photography#omsystem#m43

The silver surfer riding a blur of light

This is one of my favourite images because
a)Silver Surfer is one of my favourite comic book characters
b)The effect was created in camera and came out exactly how I envisioned it The only edits were removing the wire that was holding the fig up and level adjustments
#toyphotography#photography

Poster for Things I'd Kill For Alternative Arts Market

I'll be selling prints of my work at the Things I'd Kill For Alternative Arts Market this weekend! Come swing by the booth and check out over 50 other incredible artists!

#yqr #sask #regina #artmarket #photography

Hasbro's GIJoe Classified Series Legacy Action Police Officer is an incredibly versatile figure that you can plug in to just about any action figure display.

Two alligators

"They call that one big boy!"
- the only man I met in Louisiana with a strong Cajun accent

#gator #photography #travel #louisiana #batonrouge #neworleans #gonzales #travelphotography #alligator #omsystem #m43 #olympus

How can the NDP afford another election campaign? They must really not want to exist anymore.

Another one from the dead bird site.

Black and white 1957 Chevy Truck

One of the first photos I ever took and said to myself "damn,I took a nice photo". It was also the first photo I ever sold a print of. In a couple weeks I'm making my first attempt at selling prints at an art market, and even though it's my oldest piece it needed to be included
#photography#b&w

Skull kid standing in front of the moon

Dawn of the Final Day

#zelda #majorasmask #skullkid #toyphotography #photography #thelegendofzelda #olympus #omsystem

Brightly coloured truck in Cuba

Something I enjoyed about Cuba was how brightly coloured the vehicles were. Clearly they are painted to hide years of wear and rust. But as a tourist, spotting all the unique vehicles was one of my favourite parts of the taking in the island.

#olympus #m43 #travelphotography #travel #cuba

The Sphinx with the great pyramid of Giza and a blue sky

A visit to the sphinx (2017)

#olympus #m43 #egypt #sphinx #photography #travelphotography #travel

Rock solid argument.

Portraits of The Real Ghostbusters

Last up in my series of portraits of classic toys is The Real Ghostbusters! These 11x14 prints will be available for purchase at the Things I'd Kill For art market on Nov 8th.

More to come!

#ghostbusters#toyphotography #prints#omsystem #vintagetoys#portraits#photoproject

Nobody adds a ballroom to a house they plan on leaving.

If you're following me you probably already know that "antifa" is a boogey man manufactured by the administration as a catch-all for protestors. Please take a few minutes to read Sarah's insight into what that could mean for the future based on what it has meant in the past.

Shredded, bebop, Rocksteady, Baxter the fly

Next up in my series of portraits of classic toys is the evil Foot Clan! These 11x14 prints will be available for purchase at the Things I'd Kill For art market on Nov 8th.

#tmnt #toyphotography #prints #omsystem #vintagetoys #footclan #portraits #photoproject

Yellow flower

Yellow Flower

#omsystem #macro #flowers #photography #flowerphotography #closeup #yellow

Portraits of vintage TMNT figures

This is a series I'm working on as I gather appropriate figures. Simple portraits of classic toys on an 11x14 print. TMNT was the first one that I created. They will be available for purchase at the Things I'd Kill For art market on Nov 8th.

#tmnt #toyphotography #prints #omsystem #vintagetoys

Sunset near Puerto Vallarta

Sunset in Mexico near Puerto Vallarta (2013)

#m43 #omsystem #olympus #photography #landscape #sunset #vacation #ocean #coastline

Marvel legends guardians of the galaxy

The Guardians of the frickin' Galaxy

#toyphotography #marvellegends #photography #marvel #comics #actionfigures

Star trails above a saskatchewan farm yard and the northern lights on the horizon

Taken on a chilly August night. 100+ images stitched together in LiveComp mode. We went out planning to shoot milky way photos, and came back with this as well. The cherry on top was the aurora borealis popping up briefly on the horizon

#omsystem #astrophotography #startrails #photography #sask

A grackle on a branch

This felt appropriate to post in the midst of spooky season

#birding #blackandwhite #b&w #grackle #saskatchewan #photography #moody #spookyseason #blackbird #nature #sask

WWE Elite The New Day action figures

New Day Rocks!

#wwe #toyphotography #thenewday #wweelite #mattel #wrestlingfigures #omsystem #prowrestling

Welp, this may be what makes me finally dive back into Magic for the first time in decades.

Black and white photo of fog, reeds, and a branch reflecting on a lake

Foggy morning at the lake

#fuji #blackandwhite #monochrome #photographersofbluesky #photography #landscape #reflection #fujifilm

Climate change denial is a luxury belief for those who will be dead before the worst of the consequences hit.

Body slamming, teargas and pepper balls: viral videos show Ice using extreme force in Chicago A facility in Broadview, a mostly Black suburb, has become the site of escalation and ‘targeted attacks’ on protesters

Fuck these thugs.
Fuck Trump.
Fuck everyone who voted for him.

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Scan of a typed letter from 1970, from Peanuts creator Charles Schulz, addressed to "Joel Lipton, 622 N. Foothill Road, Beverly Hills, Calif. 90210" It reads: "Dear Joel: I think it is more difficult these days to define what makes a good citizen than it has ever been before. Certainly all any of us can do is follow our own conscience and retain faith in our democracy. Sometimes it is the very people who cry out the loudest in favor of getting back to what they call "American Virtues" who lack this faith in our country. I believe that our greatest strength lies always in the protection of our smallest minorities. Sincerely yours, Charles M. Schulz" At bottom is an illustration of Charlie Brown and Snoopy, a kite wrapped around the dog house.

Written 55 years ago, Schulz's heartfelt clarity cuts through the noise, even today.

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fuck ice airing commercials during dynamite, let em know:

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The Hangman/Dark Order Entrance. You don't need a hat to be a cowboy.