Sexy Shoes | women’s fashion
Whether we admit it or not, we notice people’s footwear. Sexy shoes catches our eye.
Winter Series | holiday season greeting cards in the store
New holiday season greeting cards have been added to the Winter Series in the Archive Store.
Is Monday your first work day of the week? Start it with a sense of calm.
This image is available as a custom piece of artwork for your home and / or office. Click the image for more information about placing your order.
Autumn in all its guises
Autumn, for many, can evoke a poetic melancholy. The possibilities of summer have passed, and the cold of winter is on the horizon.
Just take a time out | personal
Sometimes, you just need to take a time out. Relax. Turn off the responsibilities of life. Enjoy yourself. Take a breather. Recharge. What do you do to take a time out?
We Want Moore! | family lifestyle portraiture
As I was photographing the Moore Family I knew we had something special. When I completed post production I was almost giddy with excitement.
Elizabeth | baby portraiture
I recently photographed a portrait series of Elizabeth. Here are two of her many facial expressions.
Children | modelling opportunities
The Studio has a new Children Stock Library available for licensing. We provide this exposure to select clients we photograph at no additional cost. And, we can create modelling headshots to submit to agencies. Maybe your child can become a star.
Amusement Park Thrill Rides | image archive
Being thrown round in huge mechanical thrill rides is, well, a thrill. When I was a kid my favourite ride was The Flyer, an old-school wooden roller coaster that was part of Toronto’s CNE (Canadian National Exhibition).
The Persian Connection | wedding anniversary photo-session
Samira and Mojtaba are planning to return to Iran. It made their lifestyle photo-session doubly special as they also wanted to celebrate their wedding anniversary.
Father’s Day Special: Save $25
Save $25 on Fine-Art Print Orders over $100.
Choose from your own galleries or our huge selection of images in the Image Archive. We can deliver your custom, fine-art print matted and framed, ready to display as wall art in your home, office or cottage.
Enter code MYDAD-11 during checkout. Happy Father’s Day from Dean [...]
Children’s Lifestyle Portrait
I love this Children’s Portrait, captured during a recent lifestyle photo-session. Her expression of wonderment is captivating.
Serenity
Ahhh, imagine yourself sitting by the beach, overlooking the sandy shore, the setting sun breaking through the puffy – white clouds in the blue sky.
Busy like a bee… making lifestyle pictures
The past few weeks have seen me busy as a bee. While I haven’t been making honey, I have been making sweet lifestyle images. Okay, okay, I can tell I’ve been working with a lot of children because my writing is sugary sweet. I’ll try to stop. I had to stop myself at the grocery [...]
Touching people in ways we may not expect
Valentine’s Day Weekend. For some it’s an excuse to do something a little extra-special for that special person or people we care about. Some couples will become engaged this weekend. Some people may receive a Valentine from a secret admirer, or a friend they haven’t heard from in a long time. Maybe they’ll receive an [...]
Serene
Winter: Often cold and grey in Toronto. But there is also beauty.
The golden light of the sun in the morning air is beautiful and serene. It brings a presence to the pier even with it’s torn fencing and worn concrete.
Men’s Business Fashion for the Corporate Executive
While clothes don’t make the man, they help project image and personal taste. There’s something to be said for the sharply-dressed man. This image, available for licensing from our stock image archive, could complement a corporate annual report, a men’s article on business, or an editorial piece on men’s fashion. There are numerous possibilities.
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Winter at the Beach: Beautiful (and win a custom print!)
I was driving back from a shoot when I saw beautiful mist floating in the winter air just above Lake Ontario. It is so beautiful to see, I had to quickly exit off the highway, park the car, grab my camera and gloves, and run to the shore in fear I would miss the chance [...]
Impressionism in Photography
Must a photograph be “tack sharp” to be considered a professional-quality image or piece of art? My answer is a resounding “No”.
I often hear photographers say that a photographic image must be what is coined “tack sharp”, meaning that an image must be in sharp focus to be considered acceptable or professional quality. Or that [...]
Some colour to start off 2011
Toronto winters tend to be long, and rather grey. And so far in 2010-2011,… mild! This is the warmest New Year in years.
I thought I’d start off 2011 by sharing a new series of expressionistic, and colourful, floral images. They have just been added to the Image Archive, our stock photography catalogue. To view a [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Conceptual Stock Photography and Managed Rights
Any photographer who produces stock photography knows that the stock world has experienced a massive shift. What was typically a resource of high end images has how shifted to a goulash of mixed quality. One would suppose that may give a new meaning to the expression “The media is the message”? But I digress.
Microstock agencies [...]
