Rachel | Portrait Session
I was talking to the lovely and talented Nicole Miller, one half of Miller Ellis Photography, and we decided to go play with some lights and take some pictures. We enlisted the always eager Rachel to be our victim model. It was a wicked fun evening of running around downtown Barrie and it was great [...]
All Nighter Shoot | 2010
Like all my posts this one is WAY behind. Meh… whatcha gonna do? Last year a bunch of us got together for a shoot at night. It was called the “All Nighter Shoot” and it was awesome. Well this year it happened again and we rocked it. I love shooting at night. I get to [...]
Sterling | Gown Go Round
Sterling and I got together to do a shoot for Gown Go Round – a bridal gown shop in Newmarket. Tara is the proprietor and she’s a super sweet lady. Her shop is a bit different than most bridal shops. It’s a consignment shop and she also rents dresses. It’s a good choice for a practical bride. [...]
Courtney
Courtney gave me a call back in the summer. She was interested in a creative portrait shoot and wanted to use some of the images as part of an acting portfolio. I called and booked a professional makeup artist, Ashley Dinning, on Courtney’s behalf. Ashley was able to join us for the duration of the [...]
Adjusting vs. Retouching
There’s a difference between the images that come out of the camera and the ones that I deliver to a client. Straight off the memory card the images are flat and lack punch. A lot of times I need to fine tune exposure (sometimes it’s more than a fine tuning). When I deliver digital images [...]
Morgan
These are some pictures of Morgan that I dug up from a couple of years ago. At the time Morgan was an aspiring model that was working with my wife. I was starting to build a portfolio and needed to shoot people. All my friends and family had long since run out of patience with [...]
All Nighter Shoot
I got the awesome opportunity to shoot with some very talented photographers and models last summer. The best part about the shoot was it was at night! It was LEGEN – wait for it – DARY! I love shooting at night. It’s instantly mysterious and daring. The shoot was already partly underway when I met [...]
Violet
I met Violet after I finished a shoot with another model Amanda. We were walking down the street going to get a cup of coffee when Violet came running up. It happens that Violet is a photographer in her own right and had been assisting for another photographer on a shoot with Amanda the night [...]
Creative portrait shoot with Erin
I’m not sure Erin should live in Canada. Every time she’s modeled for me she complains that it’s cold. Granted during the “frostbite” shoot it was cold, but this time it was the begining of June. Oh well next time I’ll know to rent an industrial heater. We had a great time shooting this creative [...]
Amanda
Amanda is an amazing lady I met through Facebook, yay for social networking! She is truly a lovely lady, I hope to shoot her again soon. It was really great to have someone let me experiment with different ideas. That can be a tough sell sometimes, “Hey, I have a crazy idea that probably won’t [...]
Jenny
Jenny was referred to me by my close friend Sonia. Jen’s a teacher and an all around very cool lady. I had an awesome time shooting her and I think her portrait session turned out great. These are some of the shots we got walking around Barrie’s waterfront and downtown area. I love downtown Barrie. [...]
Some Fashion Shots
Here are a few shots from the fashion class I took recently. While I think that they’re all decent, my favorite is the bottom one. It’s processed in a funky, contrasty way and the expression and the shadowing on the model’s face gives the shot a sense of mystery. Plus I’m a sucker for blowing [...]
Beauty Lighting
These shots are two examples of beauty lighting. It’s pretty easy to achieve with a couple of huge powerful light sources in the studio. One light is placed high and the other down low, with the camera shooting right between them. Actually, in these two shots the lower light source is a reflector sitting in [...]
Laura
Laura is a very cool lady I met as she waited on me in one of my favorite dining establishments here in Barrie. She agreed to model for me in the park in February. Needless to say she worked harder than me that day. Thankfully it was sunny and warm that day, but it was [...]
Katerina
I’ve been doing some fashion photography lately. I took the fashion photography class at Humber, just to play a little. It’s worked out really well, because if I wanted to do this type of thing on my own (and I have) I’d need to rent lights and find a model willing to work for trade, [...]
Tessa in the cold… again.
I’m starting to figure out why so many photographers end up in Los Angeles. In Barrie, Ontario I haven’t been able to shoot outside comfortably for six months now. This winter really dragged itself out. I used the snowblower in April fer crissakes! Somehow I managed to convince Tessa to come outside with me and [...]
Photographers, freeze!
I wrote about the model shoot with Ian and Erin. The results were totally worth freezing for. We were shooting around the St. Lawrence Market, which was awesome but cold, and when we ran out of body heat we decided to try shooting at Union Station and the Skywalk. We had inquired about shooting at [...]
Fashion and frostbite – part deux
Here’s some shots of Ian from the “frostbite” shoot. I’m still only partially thawed. This was Ian’s first time out as a model and he did great! The guy has a great look, and this easy kind of posing style that looks natural and relaxed. He just sort of works in the images. I’m going [...]
Fashion and frostbite
I got together with a couple of other photographers, 2 models and a makeup artist for a fashion shoot this past weekend, you know, for “fun”. It was the coldest I have ever been. Mother Nature did not cooperate whatsoever. The cold kept us from getting many shots, but what we did get was gold. [...]
Tessa
So the best part of being a photographer is getting to meet and work with really cool people. I first photographed Tessa with her boyfriend Luke, you can read about that here. I have since had the pleasure of shooting her on two other occasions. These are some of the shots from the last time. [...]
Sterling Silver
Sterling is a model that I’ve worked with a few times, you may recognize her from previous posts. It’s always a great time shooting with her. She’s a consummate professional, which is nice. Then sometimes she says some crazy stuff, which is a riot. It’s so great to be able to work and have fun.
Jen
My friend Jen is a very talented photographer and a very talented model. She’s equally comfortable on either side of the lens. Watching her work with a model is a treat as she has a great rapport with her models. She posed for me a while back and I got a couple of great shots. [...]
Morgan and Dani
Morgan is an up and coming model that I have shot with in the past. Recently we were scheduled for a shoot together and she called and asked if she could bring her friend Dani to pose with. I didn’t have anything specific in mind so I agreed to meet the two of them at [...]
Lighting Workshop
I recently completed a lighting workshop. I think it’s essential to continually upgrade your skills. It seems like no matter how well I know a subject there is always something I learn in class. For example I have been using Photoshop since 1995. I started at version 2, as I write this Photoshop is at [...]