As a photographer, I don’t really have photos of myself as I’m always the one behind the camera or being asked to take the photo, which is totally cool. However, when I do have people taking photos of me, I have no idea how to act without being totally awkward or silly. It’s like even if I try to tell myself to stand or pose the way I would tell someone I’m shooting, it just feels… weird. Of course the only time I can feel comfortable and be natural is if I’m jumping in a photo, that never gets old. :) My good friend Jade once told me, “Navy, you’re the most awkward person EVER.” Hahaha, it made me laugh and that’s why I love her, she always tells the truth. LOL. Anyway, I posted this just because… I like it. One of the few photos I have where I don’t look completely awkward and am grounded ;)
Archive for April, 2010
Awkwardness in front of the cameraApril 30th, 2010As a photographer, I don’t really have photos of myself as I’m always the one behind the camera or being asked to take the photo, which is totally cool. However, when I do have people taking photos of me, I have no idea how to act without being totally awkward or silly. It’s like even [...] |
[Photo: Louise Booth]
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Exploration, graffiti, & street meatApril 27th, 2010A few photos from Graffiti Alley after I finished up with the shoot with Tyce. I love just walking around and exploring. Then when I get hungry, there’s nothing like a good hotdog from a street vendor! I don’t even care how disgusting anyone thinks it is, street meat with all the goodies and condiments [...] |
A few photos from Graffiti Alley after I finished up with the shoot with Tyce. I love just walking around and exploring. Then when I get hungry, there’s nothing like a good hotdog from a street vendor! I don’t even care how disgusting anyone thinks it is, street meat with all the goodies and condiments on top after a day of discovering is the best!
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Graffiti Alley Shoot with TyceApril 26th, 2010I recently did a shoot with actor Tyce Philip Phangsoa in the infamous alley known as Graffiti Alley in Toronto. This area is a graffiti mecca, where the entire alley acts as galleries of colourful, intricate, works of art. It was also a great place to shoot Tyce because of the image he wanted to [...] |
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I recently did a shoot with actor Tyce Philip Phangsoa in the infamous alley known as Graffiti Alley in Toronto. This area is a graffiti mecca, where the entire alley acts as galleries of colourful, intricate, works of art. It was also a great place to shoot Tyce because of the image he wanted to achieve and the versatility of the nearby surrounding area. Not to mention his amazing energy! This guy was ready to climb, jump, and move like nobody’s business! It was great working with someone so open to ideas and ready to share his creativity. The alley can be entered off of Spadina and it runs south of Queen Street West and extends past Portland. I assume lots of folks come down here for photos, videos, and projects. I saw other photoshoots, some filming and plenty of admirers during my morning there. So if you’re downtown wandering about this summer, it’s definitely worth a detour and stroll. Another great shoot and thanks to my friend Louise for the behind the scenes photos! Best of luck to Tyce and hopefully we’ll see him on the big screen soon! He has his own IMDB page!
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Mother’s Day Cutest Kid ContestApril 20th, 2010Just in time for Mother’s Day! I’m currently running a special Mother’s Day Cutest Kid Contest where you can win a complimentary on location photo session! You’ll also receive a CD with your images! To enter and for full contest details visit my Facebook Fanpage. Contest closes Saturday May 8, 2010 so enter now and [...] |
Just in time for Mother’s Day! I’m currently running a special Mother’s Day Cutest Kid Contest where you can win a complimentary on location photo session! You’ll also receive a CD with your images! To enter and for full contest details visit my Facebook Fanpage. Contest closes Saturday May 8, 2010 so enter now and start voting!
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Lighting Essentials WorkshopApril 19th, 2010+A repost and update from the older blog – original date November 20, 2009+ I attended a photography and lighting workshop a while back and it was a great learning experience. The workshop was taught by photographer Don Giannatti and it was an intense 2 full days of learning about various lighting equipment, setups and [...] |
+A repost and update from the older blog – original date November 20, 2009+
I attended a photography and lighting workshop a while back and it was a great learning experience. The workshop was taught by photographer Don Giannatti and it was an intense 2 full days of learning about various lighting equipment, setups and techniques and putting our new knowledge to the test. Five models were at the workshop as well and 13 photographers were given time to shoot with each one and try out new lighting ideas and get creative. I definitely learned a lot from the workshop. I was so glad it wasn’t just another ‘beginner’s guide to lighting’ type of course because I can only sit there for so long listening to people talk before I start thinking of better things like sushi and how I would love to have some at that moment so I won’t fall asleep. To be able to work with all the different equipment, models and locations and have Don there and other photographers to bounce ideas off of was great. I got some great images so thanks to Don for a great workshop! For more information on his workshops and to see more photos from the Toronto session visit the Lighting Essentials website.
