Holly Sisson Photography

April 22, 2010

Friendly Neighbourhood Cats: Toronto Cat Photography

Filed under: Animals,Family Pet Photography — Tags: , , , , , , , — Holly @ 10:26 am

I was out and about last night, enjoying the beautiful spring weather in Toronto, when I met some very friendly neighbourhood cats.

(Equipment Used: All images were shot with the Canon EOS-1D MarkIV and the Canon 100 mm f2.8 macro lens, except where noted.)

Funnily enough there was a question about how to photograph black cats in the comments to my Q & A on moderncat.net yesterday, and then I met this beautiful cat (LOVE the eyes!):
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He (she?) was difficult to photograph because he was so friendly! As soon as I’d get down on the ground to take the photograph, he was right there, nuzzling me, purring, even kneading the ground, so cute!
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Then I went one street over and met these two beautiful cats (this one was shot with the Canon 85 f1.2L lens):
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I think I’ll have to go back and visit again! πŸ™‚

April 21, 2010

Moderncat.net Pet Photography Q & A: Toronto Cat Photography

Yes, another photo update of Alice, two days in a row! But this one is to celebrate my Pet Photography Q & A on moderncat.net. If you own a cat, you must check out this fabulous blog about all things cat related. Many thanks to Kate for profiling/interviewing me for her blog!

I couldn’t resist capturing Alice as she crammed herself into an empty space on my messy desk. She wanted to be close to me I guess! (Equipment Used: Following two images captured with the Canon EOS-1D MarkIV and the Canon 85 f1.2L lens.)
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How could I resist capturing her hanging out in my daughter’s laundry basket? And with the sunlight flooding in from behind her, too perfect to pass up! And Alice couldn’t pass up the cozy bed the clean clothes offered that night either! (Following images captured with the Canon EOS-1D MarkIV and the Canon 85 f1.2L lens, expect for the full laundry basket image which was captured with the Canon 24–70 mm f2.8L lens and the Canon 580EX II Speedlite.)
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It was Alice’s day to climb into things as Noah found her in the garbage can in the bathroom, silly kitty! (Following images captured with the Canon EOS-1D MarkIV, Canon 24–70 mm f2.8L lens and the Canon 580EX II Speedlite.)
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April 20, 2010

Alice the Cat Update: Toronto Cat Photography

I have been taking photos of Alice over the last few weeks, so now it’s time to play “blog image catch-up” with them! Hope you enjoy! πŸ™‚

Alice loves hanging out on the window ledge in the living room, watching the world go by: (Equipment Used: Shot with the Canon EOS-1D MarkIV and the Canon 24–70 mm f2.8L lens.)
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A couple of more window shots, and then a few where she was just hanging out on my bed. (All shot with the Canon EOS-1D MarkIV. Top two with the Canon 24–70 mm f2.8L lens, bottom left with the Canon 100 mm f2.8 macro lens and the bottom right with the Canon 85 f1.2L lens.)
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Love this shot of her, with her beautiful tail curled around her as she snoozes on the shelf in my home office. (Shot with the Canon EOS-1D MarkIV, Canon 24–70 mm f2.8L lens and the Canon 580EX II Speedlite.)
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With the beautiful weather having arrived in Toronto, I decided it was time to introduce Alice to our deck. Right now she is still a bit nervous/skittish of being on the deck, but we have a harness/leash for her when she starts to get more adventurous! (Shot with the Canon EOS-1D MarkIV, and first/last images with the Canon 85 f1.2L lens, middle two with the Canon 24–70 mm f2.8L lens.)
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(Shot with the Canon EOS-1D MarkIV and the Canon 24–70 mm f2.8L lens.)
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The following four images were shot with the Canon EOS-1D MarkIV, and the Lensbaby Composer with the Lensbaby Close-Up (Macro) Kit (+4) installed:
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The following four images were shot with the Canon EOS-1D MarkIV, and the Lensbaby Composer (no macro attachment). Interesting to me how much more pronounced the lensbaby affect is on these images vs. the images above with the macro attachment:
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Will have a link to share, related to my pet photography, in the next day or two. Will post some more recent shots of Alice then too! πŸ™‚

April 19, 2010

April 2010 EatSavvy: Toronto Commercial Food Photography

Filed under: Commercial,Food — Tags: , , , , , , — Holly @ 12:58 pm

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

April 12, 2010

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!)
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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

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