Just a few photos from the past year.

Spent a lot of time with a camera in my hand doing all sorts of different styles. From shooting in the Dominican Republic, to time on the water in a boat. Some editorial work and all sorts of portrait work from wedding to school photos. Its been a busy year, with a steep learning curve, and there is just over a month left this year with a lot to think about. Here are some of my favourite photos from the past year.

Canadian Collegiate Championship

Spent the day on the water photographing and filming the Championship event. We ran into some challenges but over all it was a lot of fun. Locating the anglers was a major task, it was difficult to find the anglers on such a large body of water, and having all sorts of islands and reefs at time a little nerve wracking. Aside from that, once we found the anglers, getting close enough to the anglers with out interfering with them was a whole different ball game. Video was a challenge all on its own!  Here are some photos from the event.

More Fishing Tournament Photos

This time I had the opportunity to fish the NGTA Georgian Bay event. The NGTA club is part of the Canadian Bass Anglers Federation, this is my second year as a member and I must say that it is a lot of fun. It gives you the chance to meet some awesome people, learn a lot about fishing and the lakes, and have a lot of fun on and off the water. 

Here are the photos from the event on the 15th of August 2012...

An Audi TT and Subaru WRX

Had the chance to take some pics of a few done up cars. Started in the country side, and ended up at the Toronto lake shore. Got to use some wide angle lenses, tried some reflector tricks and my new Manfrotto tripod.

Enjoy!

A Fishing Tournament....

Here are some pictures from the North GTA Bass Anglers Pike Open....The event took place May 12th 2012 and had an

First boat in the water

Waiting for blast-off

Heading into Mitchel

Close Up Fun

I decided to test out my new lens. Shooting in RAW and at f/2.8 for the most part, I got some pretty cool close up images (Turtle and Flower). Than I noticed some cool patterns in my sink as the water was dripping in, so I pulled out the camera again, bumped up the shutter, and started snapping away, took about five hundred photos, and got about 8 or 9 good ones, timing was tricky.

Motorcycle Club

Did a shoot for @TheDailyVen over the last weekend. We had to get through 6 different looks in 2 hours, efficiency was definitely the name of the game!

Here are some samples from the shoot.

All photos:

Hair: Moses Perruzza

Make-Up: Cristina Paniccia

Styling: Vanessa Mariani

Model: Christina Fernandes (Independent)

Snakes on a Plane....I mean Plain

A Plain White Backdrop....Ok Ok...that was a bad joke, but here are some cool snake photos. My friend actually produced one of the snakes through breeding, he is the only person to have that colour morph!

Movie Time

Ok, so they are not a movie, but this is some video I shot for the Canadian Collegiate Bass Anglers at the Spring Fishing Show that happened Feb 17 -20 2012. It was a great time, got to talk to a lot of great people, and find out what some of the people that I will be fishing against and with will be throwing this year.

First clip is Dave Chong talking with CCBAF President about the importance of youth anglers

Last clip is CCBAF President with the founders of NPS announcing the partnership they have just formed.

I have a few more videos, and some photos coming in the next week. Hope you enjoy.

Shore House Bay

Every so often you find a place that becomes ingrained in your memory. You could have some one bring you there, or get directions from someone. Or, like us, you could find it by accident. 

Shore House Bay is one of those spots for us.

Shore House Bay

We found this place one our May fishing trip in 2011. Looking for a spot have a barbecue, we stopped on a causeway, and noticed panfish surfacing in the bay. We rigged up, and started fishing. Mo was throwing a ultra-light rig when a 18 inch pike decided it was meal time. Just as quickly as he appeared to us, he turned and cut the line. Shortly after, Adrian, who was about 25 feet down shore, hooked into a pike. Adrian had a leader tied on, and landed the fish, along with Mo's rig still in his mouth. Must have been a hungry pike.

From that point on, Shore House will always be in my mind.

As the sun started to set, we finished cleaning after dinner and had just enough time to enjoy the sunset and the stars that only the north will show you. Thankfully I had my tripod and I was able to get some great twilight shots.

The stars over Shore House Bay

Passing Car

Can't wait to go back in 2012....or maybe we will find some new memories up north.

A Wedding Photographers Lesson

How do you convince people you have never met, to let you shoot photos or video on the one day that most people say, "It was such a blur, the day just flew!"?

 How do we stick out? How do we get noticed? What can we do to make sure we leave a lasting impression on the patrons at this overwhelming trade show?

These are the questions many people have pondered over the last little bit leading up to the bridal show. Or at least I thought they were. I visited, not as a vendor, or a potential client, I was kinda in between. One thing I noticed, is the lack of "wow" and creativity that a lot of the studios have. I know that its not that easy to stand out when every one of your models is wearing a black suit and white dress, but the display can be better and most important, the attitude can be better.

We are supposed to be a creative breed, and I'm not saying that the work being presented was bad, or that all the booths were boring, there were some fantastic presentations, and a lot of great work, but there were a lot of uninspired booths. And I truly believe that this relates to poor client relations.

When I was taking a stab at becoming a full time musician, the advice I got most was "You get what you put into it" and I believe that runs true to all aspects of life. Going that extra mile really makes you stick out, and will give you a return down the road. I asked the couple above to step out during the reception because I saw a few photos I wanted to take and they were up to it. It was a little more work than most people would do at a reception, most photographers sit around until the DJ says something is going to happen, or the bride wants family shots. In the end, they upgraded to an extra large book so the cover photo would be larger and to accommodate the extra photos that they wanted.

So my question is, how do I sell my self? Its not just the final artwork that matters. It is one of the most important aspects of attracting clients, but going that extra mile will result in better art, and easier bookings down the line. Imagine becoming so well known, that the bridal shows become irrelevant!