The first in the TV Dinners series was Dexter, everyone’s favourite blood splatter analyst/serial killer. With great performances from its actors week after week and clever writing, it wasn’t hard to get hooked on this show only after 1 or 2 episodes. It also has a beautiful opening sequence with some great shots of food. Michael C. Hall does a fantastic job of making a serial killer lovable and Jennifer Carpenter’s character Deb (Dexter’s sister), is just hilarious with her potty mouth and sometimes emotional cray-crayness. Even though the show centred around some dark and disturbing topics, there was always some great comedic relief, usually laced with a torrent of curse words. For example Deb’s loving words about her brother’s baby “A baby?! A motherfucking roly-poly chubby-cheeked shit-machine, are you kidding me?!” and her thoughts on someone messing with her investigation, “I could give a fuck who you fuck, just don’t fuck with my investigation you fuck.” LOL. Such a good show. Watch it if you haven’t already!
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Phew! Now that I’ve caught up with some sleep, time to share some of the stunning photos taken by students of the Daytripper Photo Wedding Workshop! First off I want say a big thank you to Bryan Weiss and Gabriel Bousquet of Daytripper Photo for allowing me to be apart of this fantastic event. It’s been a crazy few months designing and planning this workshop but it was SO worth it in the end! I had so much fun teaching and speaking about wedding photography, meeting all the different photographers and helping them with their first styled wedding photoshoot. I also want to send a big shout out and thank you to our sponsors for helping us make the session as awesome as it was!
Decor & Flowers – Memory Box Events
Hair & Makeup – Mia Jang
Gift Bags & Goodies – Lowepro, Rogue Photographic Design, Gary Fong, Henry’s Camera, Kiss Wedding Books
Cake – Inna’s Cakes
Aside from a few temperature issues, the workshop was a great success! (It literally was the coldest day of the year with -25c temperature and windchill close to -40.) And so far from the feedback, everyone was happy they showed up and didn’t hate us for making them get out of their warm beds that morning haha. I was ecstatic when I saw some of the images that people got from the workshop! Bryan, Gabriel and I really wanted to offer a workshop that not only provided tons of useful information but also give people the opportunity to practice shooting and create beautiful images that they could use for their own portfolios. Here are just a few samples of the great work done by the students of the workshop!
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Photo: Robert Schindelheim
PINPhoto: Stephen Cornfield
PINPhoto: Mark Flinders
PINPhoto: Andrew Tomlinson
PINPhoto: Albert Zimbalatti
PINPhoto: Robert Schindelheim
PINPhoto: Mark Flinders
PINPhoto: Glenn Hubbers
PINPhoto: Stephen Cornfield
PINPhoto: Glenn Hubbers
PINPhoto: Mark Flinders
Thanks again to everyone for coming out and I hope you had as much fun as I did. I hope to do another wedding session soon but for now it’s time to get ready for the Daytripper Portrait session on March 8th! Stay tuned for more details on that!
Date: February 15, 2015
Time: 9am-7pm
Location: The Gladstone Hotel (Toronto)
Fee: $500
Seats to the workshop are limited so sign up early to secure your spot!
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER!
Ok you asked and now you have it! On February 15, 2015 join me and Daytripper Photo for our Wedding Photography Workshop! If you’re looking to start a wedding photography business or want to learn more about photographing weddings, this is the perfect opportunity to take your business and portfolio to the next level! We’ll not only be covering the business of wedding photography but we’ll also have a styled shoot and live posing and lighting demonstration to give you the opportunity for hands on shooting and learning. Lunch will be provided along with some take home surprises! :) This should be a fun day! Hope to see you there!
After many months (over 27 to be exact) of procrastinating and trying to keep up with everything else, I finally got the new site and blog up! Hurray! I figured it was time to finally complete the damn thing and update the portfolio. I’m still in the process of uploading and updating some of the galleries so you’ll have to excuse any missing links!
Thanks for visiting the site and I hope you come back often! Lots of fun stuff to share!
I know I know, I’ve been really slacking on my updates. I’ve heard about it from more than a few people and I’m sorry! But I’m here now and I have some exciting news!
Back in February I was invited by Amazing Adventures Ltd. to teach a photography workshop in beautiful Costa Rica. It was such an incredible opportunity because it allowed me to do the two things I love the most, travel and photography. However, I think the absolute best part of it all was that I was with such a wonderful and funny group of people. We all shared the same love for photography so we were never rushed or told to “hurry up and take the photo” (one of my biggest pet peeves). It was also great to be able to teach among other great instructors, Martin Ingles and Devon Daviau. The support and camaraderie among our group was really what made the trip special. I’m going to do another post with some behind the scenes photos and photos of all the wonderful people on the trip. Definitely some funny photos there! I think the teacher in me really loved the whole thing because it’s always amazing to see your students progress and improve in any form of learning. Everyone’s skill level was different but we were all able to learn at our own pace. I loved seeing everyone’s faces when they got the shot or when they saw photo they couldn’t believe they took. It’s one thing to sit in a classroom and learn about concepts and ideas but it’s another thing to have your ‘aha’ moment and then clicking the shutter to create the kind of photo you always wanted. Being able to have this moment while standing in the rain forest in Costa Rica staring up at a volcano is just a bonus :)
Now for the exciting news! For those who want to take their photography skills to the next level and are up for some adventure, I’m excited to announce…
Amazing Adventures Ltd. has opened spots for Costa Rica August 18-25, 2013!
Seriously, lose the books and skip out on sitting in your house watching YouTube videos all day. That’s boring! Think about it, how many times have you had to read the same instructional line about apertures and shutter speeds but just can’t seem to wrap your head around it? We’re photographers, we’re visual people. You can’t just sit there and read a book and expect to know how to do it without seeing the fruits of your own labour. Trust me when I say you’ll learn so much more from this trip because you’ll be able to learn the techniques while actually being able to apply them. And the best part is you can take the time to make the mistakes and learn from them.
So if you’re interested in joining me August 18-25, 2013 for some amazing wildlife photography, model photoshoots, spectacular landscapes, rain forest zip lining and some good laughs along the way please visit Amazing Adventures Ltd. at http://www.amazingadventuresltd.com for full details. I’ve also been informed that there will be special pricing of $500 off for any early bookings! Prices are all inclusive (flight, accommodations, meals, tours and lessons). Now until June 15th, packages are:
Special price:
Single Occupancy $3,100 (Reg. $3,600)
Double Occupancy $2,700 (Reg. $3,200)
For any inquiries, feel free to contact me or email Amazing Adventures Ltd. at amazingadventuresltd@gmail.com. This will surely be a trip you won’t forget! Hope to see you there!
Now on to the photos! Here are some of my favourite shots taken from the trip in February. A mixture of film and digital. I honestly hate having to carry so many camera bodies around but man do I love my film! Can you guess which was shot on what? ;)
Shot with:
Contax 645 on Kodak Ektar 100, Fuji 400h
Nikon D700
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