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Stardom! What a fan-freakin-tastic last name. These guys were awesomesauce times a million. I showed up on time but Leo (the little guy) didn’t feel like wakin’ up – probably because he had a rough go of the party the night before – so that dude slept for, like, AN HOUR! No problem though, because […]
The thought of acquiring more gear is always a positive one, after all, you can up your photographic hierarchy merely by making the purchase – no photographs need be taken. The gear-heads will praise you for what you have, no matter what, so if you appeal to those guys they’ll always compliment you in an […]
Another shot of Quinn – family pics don’t get a lot of play-time in the comments. Maybe y’all are being nice not to critique the photos of my kids but I assure you – they won’t take it personally 😉 Sorry about the site being down for the past week – for those of you […]
It’s been a while since I’ve had any good pics of the kids – spending some time this weekend to make sure I do. If you haven’t put in a concerted effort into photographing the folks around who you love, I hope you do the same.
Almost exactly a year ago I entered into a mutual contract with my friend Sterling; I take pictures of him in order to learn my trade, and he have the patience to let me fuck up a few times. This year, we revisited this on the same premise with a single caveat – he now […]
Melissa was another willing victim subject at our Sunday studio session (alliteration win!). I came back from a lunch-meeting just in time to sneak into the shoot-in-progress and capture some portraits of this lovely young lady (7 weeks pregnant too!). If this shots looks really fuzzy it’s because I had a chance to use the […]
Some more Rockalily love. Featured legs compliments of Audrey Hipturn. I’m going to be getting through these images VERY slowly – first – I had a few commercial clients come to the studio this day so their photos come first. Second, I’m busy as hell with some events coming up that I cannot ignore, an […]
Sorry about the overall softness of the image, my AF was obviously tracking due to that dirty mess on camera right. Me and a few like minded photographers rented a local studio on Sunday (Steak & BJ Day) to teach ourselves a bit about lighting an inside space, portraiture, and just sharing ideas and gear. […]
I made a comment on twitter the other day that went something like this “some say you don’t take as many photos of your 2nd child because you’ve done it before with the first, but in reality it’s because the first is so fucking crazy you no longer have the time.” Quinn lost a bit […]
Me & Quinn giving y’all a once over. Things have been pretty hectic around here this week, so please excuse the dust and lack of posts. I haven’t had time to write anything let alone take pictures. Mel’s due… like, now… so we’re basically sitting here watching to see if her belly pops like a […]
Evan Thornton, Editor at Spacing Ottawa, who also happens to live in Hintonburg booked me to do a portrait shoot with him a few weeks back. This shoot is a great way of showing off why I love portrait photography so much; it was cold – really fucking cold – and I did eventually lose […]
Andy, Mel’s best Friends father (follow that?). This man treats us with such respect it’s incredible. I mean, Mel’s not his daughter, and I’m certainly not his son in law, but he’s come to our house, re-done our floors, driven us home from his cottage (abandoned at the cottage – I’ll tell you about it […]
I was very fortunate this week to have one my photos critiqued on the esteemed David DuChemin’s Within the Frame Podcast episode 6. He looked at a previous photo I had submitted to the Flickr group of Eden. This is the sort of thing I need – I CRAVE it. Not the typical “this sucks” […]
New-Girl from work; Kasandra. One thing I find about shooting with the Canon 100mm f/2.8 Macro lens is that it EATS light. That has something to do with the optics for it to be able to focus so close (see yesterday’s “Eye Spy” photo), so I find myself trying to shoot it wide-open (but at […]
In my ongoing “Bachelor” series I bring you Ryan. He’s a total dreamboat working with me at the foundation. That’s right ladies – good looking AND works to save lives. He’s a bit younger than me, actually the same age as my brother who I never see anymore, so I’ve adopted him as my baby-bro […]
You know when people say kids grow up fast? Well it’s true. I’ve had a son now since April, and he’s already showing signs of being a little man – an actual person – no longer an eating, sleeping, pooping machine (like his dad). Quinn reaches out for his mom, tucks his head into my […]
I need a face camera – something that takes pictures directly from my eyes. Yes, I understand that cameras currently work in this way, but what I mean is that Quinn (pictured) never looks at the camera the same way that he looks at my eyes, and it’s truly a difference that I will work […]
Maybe my own accumulation of toys hasn’t been for nothing, and maybe my son (not pictured) will want a full* set of Simpsons Action Figures.Maybe he’ll enjoy statuettes of our mutually favourite Marvel Super Heroes, or even thank me for making sure I had ALL of the full-sized replica Lord of the Rings swords. Maybe […]
Sharon’s a woman I work with and let me tell you; she loves her sweets. I’ve caught her fiendishly fingering the icing off a birthday cake tray, and have heard rumours of her producing full batches of creamy frosting, just for the chance to eat it with a spoon. It doesn’t catch up to her […]
