Return of the Baby Robins

I don’t know if this is the same mama Robin from two years ago, but I was really hoping she had learned that Avenue Road is not an ideal location for a nest. Given that there are five eggs, I fear there may be a repeat of the sad “survival of the fittest” situation. 🙁

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First there was one, then two, three more eggs to possibly hatch:

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(Shot and processed on the iPhone.)

Utah Photography Workshop: Toronto Family Photographer

Last week I attended an amazing workshop with Nichole Van, and I am missing the beautiful weather in Utah, a nice DRY heat rather then what we are currently experiencing in Toronto.

Here are some images I captured during the workshop. The first series is with models she organized for us at her home outdoor studio (her backyard):

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The next day we moved to an off-site location. This image was shot with off-camera light that Nichole set up:

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The rest of the images, from that shoot, were natural light:

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On the way back to the hotel, one night, we stopped to photograph some beautiful horses, and the landscape:

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LizJuly 26, 2010 - 11:22 am

Ah! It’s Harrison the Ford! I’m jealous 🙂 …wish I could make it to one of Nichole’s workshops. Instead, I’ve got her workshop in a box! Great photos! I came across your site after reading your savvy mom article!

HollyJuly 26, 2010 - 11:29 am

Thanks Liz. The workshop was awesome! But the workshop in a box is a great resource, isn’t the info in the manual amazing? Nichole is a GREAT teacher. 🙂

Utah iPhone Photography

I traveled down to Utah last week for a photography workshop (more to come from that!), and used my iPhone camera/app to shoot and process the following shots. For me great photography apps on the iPhone make all the difference, it’s such an easy camera to pull out and have fun with!

Shots from the plane on my connecting flight to Chicago:

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Shots from the plane much closer to Utah:

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A few at the photo shoots in Utah (more to come from my Canon equipment):

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From the car window while traveling around in Utah:

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Shots from the plane, from Utah to Chicago:

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Chicago to Toronto, note the Toronto skyline in the last two images:

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(All images shot and processed on the iPhone, some of the black and white images were slightly tweaked (increased the black) in Adobe Lightroom.)

Graduation Day: Toronto Family Photography

So proud of my daughter as she graduated from Junior High School today! She also received the most improved student award, wish I’d thought to bring the video camera for that one!

This is a dress she sewed herself, totally her style:

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(shot and processed on the iPhone)

Wall mural she worked on all year at school:

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(shot and processed on the iPhone)