People always ask if I have any suggestions for looking better in pictures. As it happens, I do! Here are a few quick tips to help you avoid having to click the "untag" button next time a camera rolls around.DO: RELAX. I know, I know, easier said than done. But it's true: if … [Read more...]
Tales from a non-Fashionista: Fashion Week Begins
Once again, I'm back in the photo pit for Toronto's World MasterCard Fashion Week. It started off with a bang, opening with Korhani's fall 2012 collection. As always, the carpet company flexed their whimsical muscles as they transformed their wares into wearable … [Read more...]
Life After Potter
When you say Harry Potter, is there anyone who doesn't immediately think of the sweet smiling Daniel Radcliffe? A huge fan of both the books and the films, it was a thrill for me to be able to photograph and interview him, even if it was in the chaos of a "Red Carpet" … [Read more...]
Capture Holiday Memories with Panasonic LUMIX Cameras
I am my family's photographer. It's a role that I take quite seriously because I, more than anyone else, enjoy reviewing the photos that capture our lives together. I'm the one who downloads them onto the computer, spends time editing, selecting favourites for screensavers, prints, photobooks, and … [Read more...]
Walkin In A Winter Wonderland
This morning I did something I have never done before. I went for a winter walk.Alone.With my camera.I'm not sure why I haven't done that before but I will do it again. It was peaceful. Relaxing. Fresh. I felt healthy. It was nice smiling and saying hello to all the … [Read more...]
So did you show some skin?
I wanted to focus on magical festive pics of my son in my last post so I did not speak about if I showed some skin.Are you curious?I've been asked a few times so here we go.Here's the storyI knew going into the photo shoot that although the photographer is a magician with a camera, I am not the best … [Read more...]
When The Media Gets Ugly
Most photographers are pretty decent people. In media scrums, we're all trying to do our job and get "the shot", and we usually work together and help each other out. But then there's them. Let's call them Captain Hook and Cruella DeVil. They work together and everyone … [Read more...]
Diary of a non-Fashionista at Fashion Week
Ok, so I'm running late. I haven't had a chance to change out of my school pick-up clothes, dinner has just spilled on my sleeve and I'm starting to panic. I'd already had a media shoot earlier that day, where I'd been wearing a very cute, but not really functional LBD. I dab on … [Read more...]
How Did You Spend Friday the 13th?
This past Friday was Friday the 13th. Though some, especially those with friggatriskaidekaphobia, think of it only as a day for black cats and bad luck, for many it means a trip to Port Dover. Since 1981 bikers have been gathering in this small picturesque town on the banks of Lake … [Read more...]
Digital Neglect
Remember, way back in the olden days, when you had to take the film from your camera to a store to be developed? And you'd have to wait at least an hour to see what images you'd ended up with? And it was exciting and fun and you had scads of photos and piles of negatives in boxes in your basement?I … [Read more...]