Architectural & Interior Design Photography, Corporate Commercial Photography, Advertising & Portrait Photographer | Ottawa | 613-558-7585 | justin.vanleeuwen@gmail.com
I lucked out on this shoot for Ottawa Woman magazine, a colleague of mine, who normally does their work, had a conflict in his schedule and needed someone to shoot some editorial photography for Ottawa Woman magazine ASAP. I quickly obliged (anything to help a friend out right?) and, since I was on a shoot […]
Featured on the cover the Kitchissippi Times today, is the young, Ottawa-based, Canadian, world champion (and soon to be Olympian) whitewater slalem kayaker Michael Tayler. It was a great morning on his home course at Ottawa’s pump station rapids. I brought in my two A-list assistants Lee & Chris knowing that, at some point, I […]
I was extremely fortunate to have been commissioned by the National Gallery of Canada to produce a number of panoramic interior photos of their various gallery collections. For those who have been to the gallery, you already know that photography inside the areas with art is prohibited, and there’s always a keen security guard watching […]
My good friend and fellow photographer Younes Bounhar recently acquired some new toys gear and we both had a free evening to put it to the test. Except. Except when I finally took out my camera from my tightly and carefully packed bag, I realized the only battery I was going to bring, was still […]
No-Post Friday The result of a few weeks straight of commercial work – which also means I can’t SHOW IT until it’s published – is not much to show on the blog right now. Of course there’s always the other thing I do: being a dad. Which meant a trip to the Children’s Hospital after […]
You can catch even more me over at CanvasPop’s blog this week talking about protecting your images online (if you choose) don’t miss it! My friends at CanvasPop called me up a few months ago to take the product photographs for their upcoming Facebook print launch. They had tapped the Facebook API so that users […]
Part of the Mediastyle shoot was this small wall that, literally, popped out in areas, I couldn’t resist hitting it with some light and using it as a backdrop. I knew it needed to be simple, but effective, and I’d been itching to use the
I was recently commissioned to provide an Ottawa-based media consulting firm with headshots for their staff. I had worked with Mediastyle before, and I was pleasantly surprised when they offered me no direction on how they wanted their portraits to look. IE: I had complete control. A dream! Of course there were still limitations,it was […]
I photographed this family a few months back, but we kept going back and forth on which image we’d use as final (my clients get selects of how they look so they can pick and choose the image that individually works best for them) – that’s the great thing about shooting a composite – we […]
A little known fact: I also do “professional” headshots too. Now I don’t do a lot of super-dry coiffed hair & skin smoothed until you’re a barbie doll kind of stuff, I like to give all my portraits a vibe of reality that communicates my subjects; I want their character to come out. And yes, […]
Anatomy of a Shoot I may not always be able to meet my clients before I go shoot for them, but that doesn’t mean I haven’t gathered a bit of information on who’s going to be there, what their general interests are, and the potential to develop a common theme. Walking into the above shoot […]
I was on twitter a few days ago, and caught a tweet by someone that asked why a photographer hadn’t shot the twitter egg (the default avatar for new users) as a real egg? And seeing this as an opportunity to actually produce this I said he was right – and I would. Simple objects […]
You’d have to pay me to want to get into printing my own work. It’s the same ever-evolving tech as any computer, except now you’re dealing with finite & disposible goods; paper, ink, test paper, test ink, wasted ink, paper jams, paper in the wrong side, nozzle checks, colour calibration, more test prints, a bajillion […]
I’m not here today, not really, apparently I’ve had a few beers and you can find me writing about them on LTOttawa, drinking them while playing games on Macgasm or writing off-the-cuff remarks after having a few on G+. Enjoy – and happy weekend!
Off to a late start on the blog am I? Whatever. I’ve been busy. My very first gig, when I moved to Ottawa, was with the front-man for a band called The Adopted. We’ve gotten together a few times a year to hash out some ideas and do some band shots, which has seen us […]
Thank you. This is been a crazy year for me and my family, and while I’m not a spiritual or religious person, I would say that the first word that comes to mind is that it’s been a blessing. A blessing because I got to stay home with my kids for most of the year, […]
Today’s a good day, lots of new folks are coming to this site via Julie Cole’s blog post on YummyMummyClub and if you’re looking for *my* look at Julie’s family – I wrote about it here. It’s funny how some things lead to others. I was recommended to Julie by-way of a friend of hers […]
Despite photography being a visual medium, Craft & Vision creator and author David DuChemin insists on using his incredible grasp of language (rarely profane) and introspective thought to hammer into your head the best ways to achieve your intended vision. Vision is Better 2 is a best of Collection of David’s more memorable blog posts […]
I live in a part of Ottawa known as Hintonburg. Anyone following me on Twitter will know I’m strongly community oriented; so, along with lots of photography related stuff, I chat to and about those in my neighbourhood. The gentrification of the main strip of Wellington West in Hintonburg is nothing new to folks who […]
The Extreme family portrait series picks up back in Burlington Ontario, another family run business called that makes gummy vitamins, IRONKIDS & Adult Essentials. These things are delicious a great way to get your kids to take their vitamins, since they’re a candy that’s good for you; the only problem I’ve had with the boys […]
Tis the season for a wrap-up of all the great things we bought this year, and to let people know what you can pick up others to make them temporarily happy, all while reducing your own personal wealth through “mandatory” giving. Humbug you say? Fine, you want to buy something for the photographer in your […]
I have been greatly honoured by my friends at CanvasPop by being chosen by them to do the product photography for their launch of their Instagram-to-canvas launch. For those who don’t know, instagram is a free app for the iPhone that allows you to quickly take photos add a number of preset filters and, most […]
I’m a location photographer, I don’t own a studio, and I don’t much care to at this point in my career. That’s why when I’m contacted to do some professional business portraits, my mind starts spinning with potential locations near my subjects office. Why not just set up a backdrop, some lights, and have a […]
The great thing about an Ottawa City Hall wedding is that it’s short on formalities, but big on formals. What I mean by this, is that the ceremony is short and sweet (just like my own was) and we can focus on taking some brilliant posed formal photos with the happy couple. Amanda was the […]
