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!
“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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Peanut Butter M&M’s and Easter
Ever since chocolate got mixed in with peanut butter, society has enjoyed an ongoing affair with this guilty pleasure. Savouring chocolate and creamy peanut butter melting in your mouth is one of life’s little pleasures. Of course, as originally intended, chocolate and peanut butter are completely enjoyable on their own. Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups were [...]
Love-Inspired Playlist 3
I’ve a real love of music, all genres, all cultures. I’ve previously produced music, worked at MuchMoreMusic (lots of celebrity profiles) etc. With over 17,000 songs in my iTunes database, I’ve lots to listen to (and it never seems to be enough). I was watching the oh-so-excellent John Cusack film High Fidelity, (based on the [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
Our Gift to You
We love the holiday season, and it’ll be here before we know it. As our gift to you, receive a free archival-quality print enlargement for booking your holiday season portraits by the end of the month. If you’d like to use the image for holiday cards, let us know as we can make beautiful 5×7″ [...]
Wedding Blogs
Wedding Blogs are becoming popular. Usually written and maintained by the Bride (though there’s no reason Grooms can’t participate), it’s an ideal way for couples to document details and thoughts about their on-going wedding plans. It also allows the couple to keep their friends and family up-to-date on how things are coming along. And because [...]
Autumn in the Beaches, Toronto
Autumn and its colours are a lovely time for lifestyle photography. Perfect for engagement sessions or couples & families who’d like something special for themselves. I love my neighbourhood. A few steps out my door, and there’s the boardwalk, sandy beaches and even a heritage building. Early mornings are great. Mist often rises off the [...]
Mini Movies
I made and sold television series before becoming a pro photographer, so I know a lot about putting them together. Sometimes I like to make Mini Movies for my clients. Here’s a sample. The Bridal Party and I had so much fun during the day (and they had a great cake topper!), that I wanted [...]
RSS vs. Email
For those not familiar with RSS, trust me, you’re going to love it. RSS stands for Really Simple Syndication. When most of my blog readers were subscribing via regular email, a few would tell me that I was sending them a lot of emails. Thing was, I was only blogging up to 3x a month! [...]