Let’s be real.
My wedding and family bio, I felt, needed a re-write. Not a biz-sounding bio which I need for my business clients, but one that reflects my sometimes quirky and always passionate self. So I re-wrote it this morning:
“Hello. My name is Dean Oros. I’m a photographer.
I love a good story. Especially stories of love and [...]
Catching Up with CAPIC
Caught up with some fellow photographers at last night’s CAPIC event. There’s some very cool commercial work out there blending stills, illustration and motion. I’ve been a member for a few years now, and would like to do more work with CAPIC. I’ve been so busy it’s difficult, but I may bring on another assistant [...]
Missed out on our Living Social Promotion? (updated)
Yesterday’s response to our photography and greeting card promotion with Living Social was fantastic. We’re going to be creating some amazing images and custom greeting cards for lots of new clients.
The challenge with One-Day promotions is they come and go very quickly. If you missed out, don’t fret! We have something special for you.
If [...]
One day only! Get a photoshoot and greeting cards for a sweet $80 with Living Social (Updated 8am and 7pm)
Yes, that’s right. When we started chatting with Living Social and they told us “If a picture can say 1,000 words, then they better be the right ones: classic, elegant, and glamorous”, we knew they were the partner for us. Seriously, you have to read all the sweetness they say about us in their promo.
We’ve [...]
Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage
The very first rock concert I attended as a teenager was Rush. Who? No, not The Who. Rush.
Rush is said to be the 3rd most influential band in rock, behind The Rolling Stones and The Beatles.
They’re Canadian. They attended the same high-schools I did. They lived in my neighbourhood. And they blew my ears out [...]
Recent. Random. Funny. Moments.
Yours truly, caught in random, funny situations in front of the camera.
Laying on my back surrounded by a bride and bridesmaids, lining up my next shot:
The final result:
Working to interest a group of groomsmen about the next shot. Maybe I’m wrong, but they don’t look very interested!:
The final result:
My reaction to being caught in front [...]
Original and Final: Before and After
Professional photographers generally don’t show images directly out of the camera without doing some sort of image correction or enhancement beforehand. Myself included. There are many reasons for this (but that’s for another blog post).
However, I’m going to show one example so you can see the difference, which applies to this image only. Every image [...]
We've a winner!
Congrats go out to Nicole LaDonne of Michigan, USA. She’s the winner of a fine-art print from our little Brides Ballet contest. Thanks to all who told us which version they preferred!
The Brides’ Ballet: Tell Us Which You Prefer and Win a Fine-Art Print!
Which do you prefer? The colour or black & white treatment of The Brides’ Ballet? I personally can’t decide. I love them both. This image was created just a few weeks ago in the heart of downtown Toronto, Canada.
We’re having a contest. Tell me which version you like best and why, by posting a comment [...]
"Local" – a magazine for the Beaches and Leslieville neighbourhoods of Toronto
Sitting down with a good cup of java while pouring through magazines is one of life’s simple pleasures.
Local Magazine is available in the Beaches and Leslieville neighbourhoods of Toronto. Editor Sarah Dann is the brains behind it, and I think it’s great.
I contributed one of my Winter Series Beaches neighbourhood images to the current “Early [...]
This Is It: Michael Jackson
This post has nothing to do with photography, but it does deal with documenting family heritage. I approach photographing family events, from weddings to family portraits, with the point of telling a story. The following post is pertinent.
While I was making television shows for MuchMoreMusic, I produced a documentary on The Jacksons. I was intimidated [...]
Back Up!
Back up – not as in “Whoa, back up!”, but as in “Backup your data!”.
Last weekend we experienced a critical data issue when one of our hard drives died without any warning. It was part of a disk array and contained almost a terrabyte of images! Can you imagine if we didn’t have a well [...]
Spend 4:56 Minutes
This video is fascinating. For those that feel life is moving ever so quickly, this will provide an interesting perspective. Spend 4:56 minutes of your day to watch it.
Beauty Where You Least Expect It
When I was a young boy (young as in a single digit age), my mother would take me on long walks. It used to drive me nuts; not because I didn’t like walking, but because she stopped what seemed to be every 10 seconds to look at something. It would take hours to make it [...]
War and Cheese in Kensington Market
I was in Kensington Market this morning. What has happened to that neighbourhood?
I’ve always liked the graffiti and colours of Kensington, but today, what jumped out is that it’s looking rundown. Maybe the grey, wet morning had something to do with it. But still. Walking past a shop with a box full of kid-sized gas [...]
That One Photograph is Priceless
On a recent visit to see my mom, I was so taken with how time has changed her. As we grow older the physical change is so subtle and over such a long period, we don’t notice it. Some people seem to hardly change, but trust me, they’re changing. Our first year of life we [...]
U.S. President Barack H. Obama
What an important day in history. Watching President-Elect Obama’s inauguration today it was evident that while the U.S.A. has come a long way, it has a long way to go. President Obama has a lot of work ahead of him. His speech today was full of hope, but it was also somber, and that is [...]
It's Official: I've been Twitterized
For the last few weeks or so, I’ve been playing around with Twitter. Sometimes there will be things I’d like to bring you up to date on, but it’s not really something that I want to put in a blog post.
So what I’ve done is added Twitter Updates to the sidebar in my blog.
For example, [...]
How was your first week of 2009?
Things seem to have transpired so quickly these past few months. We’re already about to wrap the first full week of the new year. Where did 2008 go?
We all know the year ended with uncertainty due to an impending international economic crisis. More than ever before, people expect professionalism, quality and personal attention when dealing [...]
