James + Whitney | E-Session
Remember when I had my lovely assistant draw a name for a free engagement session? Well, we waited until it got hot and I picked up James and Whitney and trucked them out to the Badlands in Caledon. Not familiar? The Badlands is a unique area formed by geological shenanigans that looks like it’s been transported [...]
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 [...]
Melanie + Aaron | e-session
Melanie and Aaron are one of my awesome couples. I usually like to shoot an engagement session about a month or two before the wedding but Melanie was super excited to get the shoot done so we did it back in the fall at a secluded spot by the lake in Barrie. I’ve just been [...]
Awesome Wedding Pro – Sorlie Arts
I met Andrew Sorlie a while back at a photographer’s pub night. That’s right, we get together and drink beer and talk cameras. Only thing is, Andrew’s not a photographer per se. He’s a wedding cinematographer. And he’s wicked at it. We’ve met up a few times since then, most recently at a workshop called [...]
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, [...]
Portrait Session With Dee
I met with Dee last summer to do a portrait session at the Adamson Estate Park in Mississauga. We only had a short time to shoot, which is really too bad since it’s such a beautiful place. We were able to shoot in the shade of the old barn and around the main house a [...]
MMA Expo 2009
I shot the tournament at the MMA Expo last year. This year was a bit different. Instead of just covering the tournament, I took pictures of the entire event. From competitors and exhibitors to spectators and models there was a ton of subjects to shoot. Here are some of the shots that I liked best [...]
Details from the MMA Expo
I spent some extra time shooting details at the MMA Expo. The small things flesh out the story of an event. It’s these types of detail shots that give a sense of atmosphere to an event. In particular, shots of hands and feet tell a story for me. I know that sometimes it must seem [...]
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 [...]
Just The Boys
I shot a wedding with another photographer recently. He shot the bride and her bridesmaids getting ready, I shot the groom and the groomsmen as they got ready. When I’m shooting a bride getting ready, there’s photos of the dress, shoes, flowers, hair, and a ton of other details. Not to mention portraits of mothers, [...]
John and Heather – Take 2
Sheesh! Life sure has a way of piling it on. I feel like I haven’t had an extra minute lately. That’s why I haven’t had a post in close to 2(!) months. I sort of bit off a bit more than I could chew and now I’m playing catch-up. I did quite a bit of [...]
Heather and John
Heather and John have known each other for several years and have been a couple for the past year. They told me that they only have a single picture of the two of them together. Well, I solved that problem with a quick trip down to the park. Apparently, their free time is spent stock [...]
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 [...]