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 [...]
Heather | Maternity Session
Heather asked “Do you do maternity photography?” “Um, yep.” says I. “Cool” “Cool” So I loads her and John in the car and we truck on over to my friend (another) Heather’s studio. John sat in for a few shots and I finished with Heather on her own. I wanted a different look from the [...]
Will and Amy’s E-Session
Amy is a model and actress and as you can plainly see she’s very attractive. In fact, it kinda makes you wonder how Will managed to land such a beautiful woman. Oh wait, he’s a good looking, impossibly cool DJ with a great sense of humour and he’s a lot of fun to boot. Uh, [...]
Martin and Nicole
Martin and Nicole are a very hip couple that I found me through the website. I shot Martin and Nicole’s engagement session in the Distillery District a while back. Here’s a few shots that we got that day. I know that Nicole will make a stunning bride and these guys are going to have perfect [...]
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 [...]
Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8G
I rented this lens from Headshots to shoot the MMA Expo recently. Bad move. Now I have to find $2,000 to buy one of my own. First off, Headshots is awesome and if you’re in Ontario, Canada this is where to go to rent gear. Every time I rent from them, it’s always top notch [...]
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, [...]
Katie and Sarah
May I introduce Katie and Sarah. They are two insanely talented performers that I met through my friend Ellen. They have a cabaret show that they wanted some promotional photos for. These ladies are awesome, they love to sing and dance and they are hilarious! At times it was hard to hold the camera steady [...]
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 [...]
What else is going on at a wedding?
Here’s an image that was taken at a wedding with no bride or groom in it. It’s the groom’s dad lighting up a cigar. He had a bottle of whiskey given to him as a Christmas present when the groom was 2. At that time the dad had promised to keep the bottle and share [...]
Softness
This is a neat little shot that illustrates the love between the bride and groom. White roses represent innocence and purity and are traditionally associated with marriages and new beginnings. The roses in the front of the photograph mirror the sentiment of the moment. The selective focus and subdued lighting from the overcast sky gives [...]
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. [...]
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. [...]
Super Hero
I hosted a shoot in an industrial setting recently. I rented a bunch of big lights hired models and make up artists, and had 8 photographers come and shoot. Unfortunately for me, I had to spend more time doing administrative things than shooting. I spent most of the evening setting up lights, organizing models, make [...]
Big Lights Far Away
I had the privilege of being able to attend the “Big Lights Far Away” Workshop with Martin Prihoda. It was all about using big powerful strobes and why you might choose to use them over smaller speedlights. Basically, big powerful lights create smooth even lighting that makes for awesome photos. Also, big lights have the [...]
Catching Butterflies
I love this picture. There was a beam of light streaming through the blinds, highlighting the dust in the air. Syd was trying to touch the “butterflies” and was running back and forth. I have about 40 pictures where she is nothing but a blur. She finally stopped long enough for me get this frame. [...]
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 [...]
so tired…
This past weekend I shot at two weddings. Friday started at noon ending at 1:30am. Saturday was a lighter day, with no reception coverage, but was still a full eight hours. Oh did I mention that I was working until midnight all week, and had to be up for 7:00 so I could take Sydney [...]
MMA Expo 2008
Another unique opportunity presented itself to me recently when I called my sister. I was asking about her plans for the weekend and she said that she would be helping out her friend Glenn who was photographing at the Mixed Martial Arts Expo. It just sounds like a cool thing to do doesn’t it? I [...]