April 2010 EatSavvy: Toronto Commercial Food Photography

The EatSavvy theme for this month is that wonderful spring vegetable, asparagus! Just check out the yummy images (with links to the recipes) below.

(Equipment Used: The following were captured with the Canon EOS-1D MarkIV, the Canon 24–70 mm f2.8L lens, and the Canon 580EX II Speedlite.)

The Easy Entertaining Meal–Roasted Asparagus and Prosciutto Pizza:

Roasted Asparagus and Prosciutto Pizza

The Toddler Meal–Asparagus Roll-Ups with Turkey and Havarti:

Asparagus Roll-Ups with Turkey and Havarti

The Make Ahead Meal–Cream of Roasted Asparagus Soup:

Cream of Roasted Asparagus Soup

The Family Meal–Creamy Asparagus Pasta:

Creamy Asparagus Pasta

Wonderful Summer Weather in April: Out & About, Toronto Family Photographer

For those that live in Toronto, wasn’t the weather over the Easter long weekend amazing? Summer in April, total bliss!

On the Saturday of the long weekend Rebecca came out with me to run some errands in the beautiful weather. (Equipment Used: The following were all shot with the Canon EOS-1D MarkIV and my beloved Canon 85 f1.2L lens, it gives amazing bokeh!)

Rebecca

One of my fave spots for photos in our ‘hood is under the train bridge, have used it often before (see here, and here, and here). Love how the red laces stand out!

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The night before, we all celebrated the beautiful warm weather by going out to dinner, managing to snag a spot on the back patio at The Rebel House. After we went for dessert at My Favourite Ice Cream. (All of the following were shot with the Canon EOS-1D MarkIV and the Canon 24–70 mm f2.8L lens, except for the last photo of Rebecca eating ice cream, which was shot with the Canon 85 f1.2L lens.)

Out & About with my kids on a beautiful summer-like night in April

The Morning Latté: Toronto Food Photography

I have been capturing my latté art over the weekend, photographed with various equipment.

This first image was captured with the Canon EOS-1D MarkIV, Canon 24–70 mm f2.8L lens and the Canon 580EX II Speedlite:

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Top left image was captured with the iPhone (edited on the iPhone), all others were captured with the Canon EOS-1D MarkIV and the Lensbaby Composer with the Lensbaby Close-Up (Macro) Kit attached:

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

IzaApril 5, 2010 - 9:29 pm

Nice. I love Lensbaby look the most.

Dramatic B & W Photo Challenge

One of my fave family photographers, Tara Whitney, is the Guest Photography Judge at iheartfaces.blogspot.com for this week’s photo challenge theme, which is “Dramatic B & W”. Other then being a black & white image, the only other criteria (besides being ‘Dramatic’) is that the image contain a human face, so I hope this image fits the bill!

I captured this image back in 2007 with my first Canon SLR, the 30D. I have since upgraded, first to the Canon 5D and then to the Canon EOS-1D MarkIV. This image was shot with the Canon 100 mm f2.8 macro lens, which does a fabulous job of showing amazing detail in portraits. I have this image framed in my bedroom, and also printed as a 20×20 metallic print, which is one of the samples I show at the in-person proofing meeting.

Dramatic B & W of my son Noah

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I debated entering with this image, but wasn’t sure there was enough ‘face’. The second image in this blog posting, of my daughter Rebecca, is also a favourite…alas, I can only enter one, so this is it! 🙂

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

HannahMarch 29, 2010 - 5:36 pm

Dramatic. Powerful. Simply beautiful.

Love it.

whitneyMarch 29, 2010 - 5:40 pm

love the focus on the lashes and great depth of field. i’m sure it looks amazing printed in metallic.

MonicaMarch 29, 2010 - 6:03 pm

Breathless….that is how I describe this shot…Love it!

Amy H.March 29, 2010 - 6:04 pm

Lovely, just simply a lovely shot. Good choice!

Holli TrueMarch 29, 2010 - 6:45 pm

Beautiful capture, Holly! I started with a 30D also and I loved that camera! So reliable! 🙂 This is truly perfect!

ocean lotusMarch 29, 2010 - 7:16 pm

Gosh, i love this shot, it is so close and love the feeling it gives – can you what lens you used? very dramatic!!

LynnMarch 29, 2010 - 7:40 pm

I absolutely love this photo! Stunning!

mindyMarch 29, 2010 - 7:59 pm

Wow. Powerful portrait. I can see why you love it so much!

crystalMarch 29, 2010 - 8:11 pm

i love the angle on this shot. It looks amazing black and white.

michelleMarch 30, 2010 - 10:28 am

love it…. for some reason it makes me think of Prince William….lol

Jennifer RikkersMarch 30, 2010 - 11:12 am

This is powerful. Love this angle…very modern and the b&w is dramatic for sure!

NakiaMarch 30, 2010 - 11:22 am

Beautiful shot!

RoryDMarch 31, 2010 - 10:24 am

Those lashes!! This definitely says drama. I love it:)