Ron Gregory

 

There are just so many cool things about being a photographer.  And I know that I repeat this often if you follow my blog.  But working with people more than once; getting to know them and what they are like, is one of the best parts. I had the pleasure of working with Ron Gregory again after many years and it was a fun afternoon. I dragged him through puddles, perched him against industrial equipment and made him shiver in the shade. But I think it was all completely worth it to get these images for his new headshots!

Evolution

I created a Fine Art piece from one of Jen and Mark's wedding shots for them.  But it never felt done.

I looked at it on and off for quite some time, but I couldn't figure out why it didn't feel done.  It just felt bland. Then today it hit me (of course only a couple of hours before Jen was to come pick up all her prints!) - there was no depth.  It was all very pretty but somehow bland.  Add in some beautiful warmth, texture, stains and it comes alive.  I am in love with this piece now - in fact, it's going up as a display piece because I am so enamored with it! There is something to be said for not rushing the creative process. That is one of the tough things about working to deadlines is that pieces don't always hav a chance to evolve organically.  Today, I am glad for the evolution of this piece.

xo

Jen

Bella

I rarely get a chance to indulge my own vision for a photo shoot.  But my good friend Isabella is one of the most stylish, cool girls and I was super psyched to get her out on a shoot.  This amazing underpass gets more and more coated in graffiti every day and the colours and designs are amazing.  So we went for an Urban Edge kind of look and just played. She was so much fun to shoot and these are my favourite shots from the session. Thanks for helping me get my cool sign home too! 

Kyler

Kyler is 6 months old! And just in time for some lovely fall leaves - oh...and an impending storm, just hovering overhead! But we perservered, found a nicely sheltered spot with lots of character and were able to capture some lovely shots. Here's a sneek peek!

New York

I haven't really had a chance to play much with my personal images from my New York trip last summer. So it was such a pleasure to find myself with some clear mental space today. I really just let it flow and I am so happy with how this came out. It brings back the fells of the place for me - noisy,smelly and totally, wonderfully grungy. My kind of place! And even more fun, I have turned the print (which was cool on it's own) in to my first image transfer on canvas. I did a little one - 3x4 as a test and love how it came out. I've decided to do a bunch of little ones commemorating various events. So now I have a 16x20 image transfer canvas on the drying rack. I'm excited to see how it comes out.