My Daughter - The Bride

 

This is my beautiful daughter Kary Ann. For the last assignment of the photography course my daughter was gracious enough to be my model for the wedding day shoot.  She played the role perfectly and was wonderful to work with. The dress was borrowed from Carla Evans in my class and it fit her perfectly. We shot at the Holiday Inn and Sheridan College. I think I'm going to use her more often to get my practicing in.

The Move is On!

I've been at this building a little over 4 years...many other people over 25 years. It's the building you see as you travel along Lake Shore and along Queens Quay. But, for many of us, the time has come to move downtown to another Rogers building.

I will miss the free parking! ;)

In all seriousness...

Remembering Radio of Yesteryear by Ian Anthony, Rogers Historian - this is a great history lesson of this building and Ted Rogers influence.

http://www.antique67.com/articles.php?article=25

Pretty In Pink Spa Studio

Looking for the perfect cupcake bomb... go no further than prettyinpinkspa.ca. They are located in Oakville and you'll be able to conveniently order on-line soon. The boutique is filled with organic 100% natural products from soaps, lotions and body scrubs. You'll find the Organic Coffee Bean Caffeine Eye Cream that was featured on Dr. Oz and in the January 2012 issue of People Magazine. I've only mentioned a small number of products so when you're in the Oakville area you'll have to pop in and check out all Pretty In Pink Spa Studio has to offer. I better not forget that the Feeling Smitten cupcake bath bomb was featured on Oprah's favourite list... you've got to drop in!

Treat yourself and take the drive.

prettyinpinkspa.ca

Descending - OLN

Descending is a new show on OLN. You might recognize two of the guys. Scott and Andre, co-host and cinematographer from Departures. They have teamed up with a close friend from New Zealand, Ellis, to show you the world below the blue. It's a world you want to know about and experience. Do it with the guys that will make you feel a part of their experience. Travel every week to new and challenging places... check out your local listings on OLN.

I was one of the lucky ones to attend their launch on Friday night at The Royal in Toronto where they packed the house.

Don't miss Descending on OLN.  http://descendingtv.com

Wedding Shoes

 

 

 The exercise was to re-shoot an existing photo of a pair of wedding shoes. After trying to get the lighting and shadows right I decided on 1 soft box with the diffuser on and had it low to the ground in the upper left corner angled down and facing the left shoe. This helped to give me some dark showers on the right shoe which I needed if I was to recreate the shot of the yellow shoes and shadows. I used a 18-50 2.8 lens. The angle of the shoes were considered to achieve the over all coverage in the sample pic and I used a darker grey background since the shoes were darker than the sample shot and felt it complimented the shoes better than anything lighter. I was standing over the shoes. Even though I didn't have the exact shoes I feel I did a good job at recreating the shot.

One thing to remember is that if I was shooting this at a actual wedding shoot I'd probably only have minutes.... I took a bit longer than that to do this shot. ;)

Novotel

Novotel, Mississauga, ON

Looking for a location for your wedding or reception check out the Novotel in Mississauga. They are prepared to handle an intimate group or a group of hundreds. The hotel features a restaurant, onsite parking and a heated indoor swimming pool.

Novotel is close to Square One, Hwy 403/401 and approx. 15 minutes from the airport. There are many locations to visit if your party decides to stay.... Playdium, Living Arts Centre and Niagara Falls is only an hours drive away.

Sounds like a great option... check out their various rates and family packages.

Aaron's Apple - 'Caring to the Core' Gala

Aaron Maresky, Mandy Maresky and Sarah Jarrett (Citytv)

http://www.aaronsapple.com

http://www.postcity.com/Post-City-Magazines/Arts-and-Events/Events-Calendar/index.php/name/Caring-To-The-Core-Gala-To-Benefit-Aarons-Apple/event/9104

I had the pleasure of attending 'Caring to the Core' Gala to Benefit Aaron's Apple on Saturday night. It was a celebration of the achievements Aaron has made and everyone that has supported the cause.  The monies raised from the evening will go toward providing financial support to children suffering from Crohn's disease, Ulcerative colitis, Rheumatoid arthritis and other auto-immune diseases.  Costs can be very overwhelming but with the help of Aaron's Apple they don't need to be.

“We don’t want to turn anyone down… No child should suffer and not have access to what they need.” Mandy Maresky