These images focus more on the holiday resort aspect of Kona, volcanic rock, and a pretty rare look at an abandoned energy turbine farm in the southern most tip of the USA. Keep an eye out for the cow. Enjoy.

More images to come. Click here to view all the images to date.

Above: A picturesque setting of Waikoloa, Kona Hawaii.

Above: Palm trees against a blue sky bask in the warm glow of a Hawaiin sunset.

Above: Palm trees against a blue sky.

Above: A couple stroll in Waikoloa, Kona Hawaii.

Above: A young male diver rests, moments before leaping off a cliff into the ocean in Kona, Hawaii. This was captured in the southern-most tip of the USA.

Above: A young male diver leaps off a cliff into the ocean in Kona, Hawaii. This was captured in the southern-most tip of the USA.

Above: Golden sunlight reflects off the ocean’s surface.

Above: Green fire hydrant amidst lava rock and shrubs. Palm trees are visible in the background.

Above: Various types of foliage blossom out of lava rock.

Above: Molten lava that has hardened is often referred to as frozen lava rock. This image was captured in a frozen lava crater, part of the Kilauea Iki Trail, Kona National Volcano Park.

Above: Sulfur dioxide gases rise from below the earth’s surface into the air at the lava crater, Kona Hawaii.

Above: This photograph displays the vastness of a volcanic lava crater in Kona Hawaii.

Above: Inside the Thurston Lava Tube, Kona National Volcanco Park.

Above: A display of nature’s perfect symmetry.

Above: An abandoned windmill farm in the southern most tip of the USA.

Above; A lone cow strolls by an abandoned windmill farm in the southern most tip of the USA, Kona Hawaii.

Above: Many of Kona’s roads are lined with lava rock.

A display of nature's perfect symmetry.

For those that follow this blog regularly, you’ve already seen a larger selection of Kona Images.

Click here to view the full Kona Archive with images that document different aspects of the Big Island, AND with larger versions than available on this blog. (Pssst, more images will be added on an ongoing basis, so check in regularly if you’d like to view additional photos).

All images are available for personal and commercial use.

Click here if you can’t see the following five images. Enjoy!

Tree branches posing as snakes in Kona, Hawaii

Click here to view all my Hawaii images, and to learn more about this amazing oasis.

Sun sets over lava rock in Kona Hawaii.

I hope you enjoy them. There is a lot more to come, so stay tuned. If you can’t see the images for some reason, click here to view them. Thank you.

ABOVE: A Hawaiian volcano emits sulpher dioxide gases into the air at the Volcano National Park in Kona, Hawaii.

ABOVE: The sun sets behind a silhouetted, waterfront tree at the Waikoloa Resort, Kona Hawaii.

ABOVE: Anchialine Ponds Preservation Area, Kona Hawaii.

ABOVE: Hawaiian palm trees, nestled on the beach at the Waikoloa Resort, Kona Hawaii.

ABOVE LEFT: Hawaiian palm trees, shrubs and lava rock live side by side in Kona.
ABOVE RIGHT: A young male diver leaps off a cliff into the ocean in Kona, Hawaii. This was captured in the southern-most tip of the USA.

ABOVE: Hawaiian palm trees stand next to a parking lot with reserved parking and wheelchair access signs at the Waikoloa Resort.

ABOVE: The waterfront at the Waikoloa Resort, Kona Hawaii.

ABOVE: The sun sets at dusk in Kona, Hawaii.

ABOVE: The southern-most tip of the USA. The road ends here.

ABOVE: A variety of flowers, trees and shrubs manage to grow directly out of lava on the Kilauea Iki Trail, Kona Hawaii.

ABOVE: Hawaii has a wide variety of beautiful flowers in bloom year round.

Kona, Hawaii

Downtown Toronto is starting to look a lot like Times Square in New York, especially at Yonge and Dundas, next to the Eaton Centre.

This image of the Toronto skyline, captured just before dusk, with the CN Tower in the background, shows just how busy our downtown core is. Wouldn’t this photograph look great in a commercial real estate office?

Toronto Cityscape. Click to view full-size version.

As much as I grumble about terrible driving conditions, blustery winds, sleet and ice during our Toronto (Canada) winters, I find the coldest season of the year very beautiful. Especially in The Beaches neighbourhood, where yours truly currently resides. For the urbanites out there, there is actually life east of Yonge Street and south of Eglington Avenue. Get with the program already (yes, this may be a gentle poke in the ribs to those who think the 15 minute drive from downtown is too long).

The Beaches is an amazing oasis. Great community of people, local retailers and small businesses. And an ever-expanding roster of restaurants and cafés, too.

The images in the above slideshow are my first foray into nature photography. They were captured during a snowstorm on the beach and boardwalk. Yes, it was cold. Yes, I had to protect my camera gear from the elements while shooting. And yes, my hands were pretty darn cold at times. BUT, you would never think these scenes are from Toronto’s waterfront. Winter in The Beaches is spectacular (or the BEACH, for those who choose to be politically correct).

I’m really excited to offer these images as part of the Image Archive. These Winter Series photographs are great for Holiday Season Greeting Cards, fine-art canvases, custom prints and editorial use, just to mention a few uses. Simply click on the image you’re interested in to see all the options available. If you can’t see the slideshow, click here to be taken directly to the Winter Series Gallery. I’m planning to make the Winter Series an ongoing project, so check in occasionally to see more.

Thanks for reading.

Winter in The Beaches, Toronto Canada

If you like it, it’s available for purchase from the Dean Oros Photography Image Archive.

Fire hydrant nestled in autumn leaves.

A professional portrait tells your prospective client you care about your image. It also indirectly states that you'll take care of your client as well.

If you’ve been considering having your headshot or portrait done, or updating the one you now have, this article will be of interest to you.

Recently I’ve been asked to create headshots and portraits for various types of companies. Franchisees, law firms, big insurance co’s, creative outfits, actors, authors, public speakers and more. Depending on the requirements of the company, the headshot can be a standard-type image using a seamless backdrop, or perhaps there’s opportunity for an environmental portrait (where we see the individual in their working environment), or something more creative. Either way, my job is to help YOU – my client, look fantastic in your marketing materials in such a way that garners respect in your particular profession, makes you look approachable and competent.

Different looks can be created of a person for their portrait.

In my opinion, aside from creating a great image of you by making the process enjoyable, giving direction, post image enhancement, and making it look easy, it also includes providing useful information such as how to prepare yourself, warbdrobe tips, hair styling, makeup and more.

The pin stripe, power suit Executive Portrait.

I speak with my clients in detail about what is required for their image, and often will speak with their marketing firm etc., so I know exactly what I need to deliver. Often, the people I’m creating portraits of aren’t well-versed in photography lingo: such things as colour management, files types, deliverables, etc. And why should they be? It’s my job to deliver what you and your company needs.

An environmental portrait uses the person's working environment, as in this portrait of a residential interior decorator.

It’s amazing how often I hear back from clients who tell me they’ve been receiving compliments on their new headshot / portrait, whereas before no one said anything about their previous headshot. People generally won’t tell you how terrible your headshot looks, but they just might comment if they think it looks great. Or at the least, they’ll think to themselves what a professional-looking headshot you have. In the end, it’s often the unspoken things that we need to know so we can better present ourselves to the business world. A great headshot or portrait tells the business world you care enough about your professional image to have hired a professional to create it. Without so much as saying so, it also implies that you’ll take professional care of your clients, too.

Business portraits can be creative and completely suitable for your business.

If it’s time for your portrait or headshot, I’d be happy to take the time to speak with you, and learn what is important to you and your company. My direct telephone number is 416.628.4312.

Dean Oros Photography offers a fully searchable database of stock images for sale.

With quality stock images now available from a variety of online outlets, many photographers find it makes better sense to self-distribute their Stock Photography Images available for business and personal use. Large organizations such as Getty charge pretty high fees to image buyers, and take large commissions on image sales. Unless the photographer’s images are heavy sellers, they often don’t feel they receive enough dividends. Many photographers used to make their living solely from shooting stock. That’s happening on a MUCH smaller scale now. It’s only for  a specialized few. This is happening more and more, much like in the music business where many successful musicians are self-distributing their music online and via their own private labels.

We’ve been slowly building a stock photography Image Archive over the last year and have done a soft-launch of our online e-commerce store to distribute stock imagery.

One of our newest Collections is the Urban Series. If you enjoy any of these images, you may purchase them in a variety of formats for a variety of uses.

Photographs from the Urban Collection, available for instant download via our Image Archive:

The Canadian Cancer Society's Relay for Life is largely about Hope.

It was impressed upon me early on during this weekend’s Relay for Life the difference in personality, compared to last weekend’s event. Toronto’s multiculturalism really shone through. It’s poignant to witness people of diverse backgrounds working as a team – in one location – all night long, full of hope. It’s an evening where the human spirit shines.