Mary Ellen + Cathy + Barb + Bruce + Les
Some of the highlights from a family portrait I did on the weekend. I learned one thing, Bruce loves him some tractors. And then I took some shots of Mary Ellen with her beau Ken. For some reason I kept humming “Thank God I’m a country boy” as I was lugging my lights around the farm.
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 [...]
Rachel + MacLaren Art Centre | Portrait
Rachel is a beautiful, up-and-coming model hopeful who I’ve worked with in the past. We met up recently to do a portrait shoot at the MacLaren Art Centre. The MacLaren is one of the few places in Barrie where photographers are welcome and it’s ok to shoot within certain limits. Beyond that, it’s a stunning [...]
Lindsay + Will | Married!
I’ve been wanting to tell you about Lindsay and Will’s wedding for a while now. I showed up at their place to shoot Lindsay and her bridesmaids. I got there as they were finishing getting ready and took some candids before pulling them into the backyard for some fun shots. We trucked it on over [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Purple Hair and Broken Glass
I shot Laura for the first time almost a year ago. I guess she liked the experience enough to let me shoot her again. This time we waited until the weather was warmer and we tried something different. There’s an empty industrial building I see on an almost daily basis in Barrie that I thought [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
File Naming in Lightroom
I just watched the preview for “Where The #%*! Are My Pictures?” which is a DAM tutorial with Michael Reichmann and Seth Resnick. Before I start, I believe that this tutorial will have a great deal of valuable information for anyone concerned with Digital Asset Management, and I am neither reviewing nor critiquing the video [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
Lensbaby!
I got a Lensbaby! What’s that? Never heard of a Lensbaby? Allow me enlighten you. A Lensbaby is a lens that has the optics mounted on a flexible barrel. To focus you push and pull the lens until the image is sharp (-ish). You can also flex the barrel in one direction or another. This [...]