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 [...]
Studio Update: Website Upgrades
We want your online experience with us to be second to none, and as fun as when we are photographing with you! So, for the past few weeks we’ve been implementing many back-end improvements to the Dean Oros Photo + Design website. Improvements include snazzier slideshows in all areas of the site, a cleaner and [...]
Over 15 new images added to the Big Island of Hawaii archive!
Exciting news! Over 15 new images has been added to the Kona (Hawaii) Image Archive, for a current total of 50 originals. They’re all full resolution, 45mb files. These images are geared more towards traditional stock and commercial usage. Many, but not all, of the images added prior have a fine art approach. These images [...]
Vegging Out on The Big Island, Hawaii
The tropical ecosystem in Kona is outstanding. I was so impressed I found myself carrying my camera everywhere to capture the beauty surrounding me. You may feel the same way once you take a closer look at the following sample of images. For those that follow this blog regularly, you’ve already seen a larger selection [...]
Available Light in The Big Island
The light quality of The Big Island is spectacular. Sunrise and dusk are incredibly beautiful. Here are some of my favourite early morning and late afternoon images. Click on an image to view a bigger version, and for more information about it. Click here to view all my Hawaii images, and to learn more about [...]
Found! Budapest, Hungary
Back in 2003 I visited Hungary, and travelled all over the countryside visiting wineries during one of the worst heat waves in European history. Wow, was it hot. It was also one of the last times I photographed using 35mm film. Back then I only shot for fun. I’ve been reviewing hundreds of images to [...]
Toronto Cityscape at Dusk
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 [...]
New! Winter Series in the Image Archive
Super-excited am I. Yes, I am. Winter is coming. 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 [...]
Image Archive: Stock Images now Available
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 [...]
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 [...]
PhotoSensitive National Exhibitor
Yesterday I had a lovely conversation with PhotoSensitive, who called to let me know that they had selected some of my work to be showcased in their Canada-wide Cancer Connections Exhibit. PhotoSensitive will be turning 20 next year. It was formed to show “how the power of the photograph can bring about social justice in [...]