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June 28, 2009

The V Family: Family Photography, Toronto, Ontario

Filed under: Children,Family Photography,Photography Session — Tags: Canon, Children, family photographer, family photography, lenses, on-location, photography, portrait, Toronto, Toronto Child Photography, Toronto Family Photographer, Toronto Family Photography, Toronto Portrait Photography — Holly @ 4:56 pm

Here are some shots from my most recent family photography session.

(See “My Camera Equipment” in footer section for links/more information on camera equipment used.)

I couldn’t resist capturing some shots of Dad reading with his youngest daughter, shot with the Canon 85 f1.2L lens:

After everyone was ready we headed out to a local park, love this shot of the girls up in a tree, shot with the Canon 24–70 mm f2.8L lens:

Dad and youngest daughter, loving the moment and the bokeh in the background, shot at f3.2 with the Canon 85 f1.2L lens:

The whole family:

Loving the dramatic lighting, shot at f1.2 with the Canon 85 f1.2L lens:

The youngest has beautiful blue eyes!:

Thank you to the V family for a fun summer afternoon!

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June 26, 2009

Corporate/Personal Headshots: Toronto, Ontario

Filed under: Corporate,Headshots,Photography Session — Holly @ 6:26 pm

Liz, from Manifest, needed some new corporate headshots as well as some photos for her comedy improv work. We met up at Verity for her photoshoot.

Equipment Used: All the images here were shot with either the Canon 24–70 mm f2.8L lens or the Canon 85 f1.2L lens.

Verity is a wonderful location for a photoshoot as there are so many different backgrounds/locations to work with. We started in a meeting room with natural brick walls:

My fabulous friend, Janine, from imabeautygeek.com, did the make-up for the shoot and she did a fab job, wish I had her available to do make-up for me every day! Here we moved outside to the back deck/patio area:

Just a little touch-up:

Then, in the drizzle, we did some shots in the back alley just for fun. Gives the shoot an urban feel and a great juxtaposition with the gritty alley against the sharp business suit:

Then it really started to rain, so we moved back indoors and borrowed one of the gorgeous hotel rooms available at Verity for a few more shots:

At the very end we moved out to a common area where I placed one of the fabulous pieces of artwork (which are everywhere at Verity!) into the background for a soft dreamy backdrop:

Thank you again Janine! And thank you Liz, it was so much fun!

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June 22, 2009

June 2009 EatSavvy: Commercial Food Photography

Filed under: Commercial,Food,Photography Session — Holly @ 6:22 pm

Another yummy EatSavvy shoot! This month the focus was on sausage and fresh produce/greens.

(See “My Camera Equipment” in footer section for links/more information on camera equipment used.)

Love this shot I captured of the sausages on the grill, definitely the decisive moment! 😉 (Captured with the Canon 24–70 mm f2.8L lens.)

The Family Meal shot: Grilled Sausage Dog:

The ingredient shot:

Lemonade:

Lazy Summer Paella, the Dinner Party meal:

Beans, one of the nutritional highlights:

We didn’t end up using this shot, but am posting it here anyway!
strawberry

Well, working on this blog post has made me hungry! Off to have some dinner now!

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June 21, 2009

Baptism: Toronto Event Photography

Filed under: Children,Family Photography,Photography Session,Toronto Event Photography — Holly @ 6:40 pm

Last Sunday I had the pleasure of photographing my first Baptism. The sweetest little girl, nicknamed “Blueberry”, with big blue eyes and a wonderful happy personality! She reminded me of my daughter!

I started with some photos of the Baptism gown:

Here is little ‘Blueberry’, isn’t she adorable?

She was a happy camper while being dressed in her gown:

Couldn’t resist this photo as she traveled downstairs to greet the guests:

Blue, blue eyes!

Love this moment that mom, dad and daughter share:

The Church where the ceremony was held was beautiful:

Mom and daughter on their way in:

The big event:

Friends and family gather around after:

Mom and daughter share a moment:

Hanging out with one of her grandmas:

Sharing a moment with her dad:

And loved this moment with family friends:

Before I departed, a photo of the cake and flowers:

Thank you to Blueberry’s parents for giving me the honour of photographing this special day!

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June 8, 2009

Turtle, Softball & Fun Fair: Toronto Family Photographer

Filed under: Animals,Children,Life,Out & About,Project Love — Holly @ 1:17 pm

We actually had a beautiful night for softball last week, and as we passed a local park, on the way to the game, I saw my neighbour out with his turtle, Rusty, so stopped and grabbed some very quick shots:

Then we continued on our way…

Though had to pause for a moment to tie up our shoes…

Then we were flying down the stairs to the game:

Only a few more games left. I brought the Canon 24–70 mm f2.8L lens for a change rather then my usual Canon 70–200 f2.8L IS lens:

This past weekend was the yearly ‘Fun Fair’ at my son’s school, so here’s a few shots from the day. Noah volunteered for the dunk tank, his sister and her friend from school hit the button to dunk him:

Afterward he dried off:

Rebecca also took a turn in the dunk tank, but I missed the big event, BOO!

This was really funny! Aiden Orange, who was recently on The Ellen Show, was performing at the school Fun Fair! The kids and I just recently saw the episode, I didn’t recognize him until he started the lawnmower trick! The BIG dream of my Project Love event is to photograph Ellen & Portia for their upcoming one year anniversary on August 16th. You can see the youtube video about my quest here. Or read more about the Toronto part of Project Love here.

Here’s a shot of the lawnmower trick:

The Fun Fair was a fabulous success, and the weather was perfect this year! Once the fair is done I just know that the end of the school year will be here before we know it!

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