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Vroom vroom!

May 6th, 2010

Hellooo! (I suddenly feel the need to follow that with a “I’m Russell Oliver and I pay you CASH for your gold!) So I’ve been wanting to do a shoot with motor bikes for a long time, my friend Mike has one but we’ve never been able to coordinate a time to go out riding [...]
 

Hellooo! (I suddenly feel the need to follow that with a “I’m Russell Oliver and I pay you CASH for your gold!)

So I’ve been wanting to do a shoot with motor bikes for a long time, my friend Mike has one but we’ve never been able to coordinate a time to go out riding and shooting…hahah I say that like I ride motorbikes. Luck would have it that my cousin Ricky recently bought a Yamaha R6 and I finally got to do a shoot! I also got to take it for a VERY slow spin around the parking lot. I wish someone took a picture of me tipping over in slow motion when I tried to stop and stand hahaha. Anyway, we went to a few different locations around Newmarket. First we hit up Keele Street to try to get some nice country scenery without the traffic to do some motion shots which worked out pretty well. Then I just wanted to do some more urban grungy shots of the bike so the back of the Tannery was perfect, close enough to civilization but just dodgy enough that a crazy person could jump out at anytime (no crazies were present). And of course, what is a photoshoot with Navy Nhum without some jumping! Check out the shots, leave a comment, hit me up if you have some biker buddies and want to do a shoot, let me know what you think!

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Graffiti Alley Shoot with Tyce

April 26th, 2010

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 [...]
 

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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Lighting Essentials Workshop

April 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.

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2010 CAISA Fashion Show – Iconic

April 13th, 2010

Two weeks later, the photos are finally here! As mentioned in an earlier post, I went to the CAISA Fashion show at Western on March 27th. As always it was  stellar show, the choreography was some of the best I’ve seen since dancing and seeing the shows for 6 years. So kudos to the choreographers, [...]
 

Two weeks later, the photos are finally here! As mentioned in an earlier post, I went to the CAISA Fashion show at Western on March 27th. As always it was  stellar show, the choreography was some of the best I’ve seen since dancing and seeing the shows for 6 years. So kudos to the choreographers, dancers and models! The only disappointing thing was the venue. The past few years it had been held at Centennial Hall which offered level seating and balcony views. This time the show was held at the London Convention Centre where seating was basically one behind another with no levels, this made it very difficult to see. By the intermission, it seems as though the last 10 rows had all gotten up and were standing to watch the rest of the show. Aside from the venue choice and even seating, the show was great. The lighting, stage and performances were phenomenal and I found myself wanting to be up on stage dancing with everyone most of the time!  Also, I think the program received very good responses so I’m happy with it. I’m quite happy with the way it turned out. And everything always looks better in print!  Just one minor detail that was absent, it didn’t smell like glossy magazine like I had hoped :)

Check out some images from the show! I barely shot anything because I actually wanted to just enjoy the show instead of seeing the entire thing through my camera view finder. Thanks to Devon for most of these photos. Looks like I only took a few during the lingerie scene haha!

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12th Annual CAISA Fashion Show

March 24th, 2010

Ok so trying to complete lessons plans for my kindergarten class, finish the massive 365 update, and complete the rest of my main website in one day was a little ambitious. So those will have to wait, sorry! However, the new site launch date will now officially be Sunday March 28th. I really hate rushing [...]
 

Ok so trying to complete lessons plans for my kindergarten class, finish the massive 365 update, and complete the rest of my main website in one day was a little ambitious. So those will have to wait, sorry! However, the new site launch date will now officially be Sunday March 28th. I really hate rushing things and would rather spend the extra time to make it right so this posting will have to do! I also won’t be at my computer this weekend so Sunday it is. On to the big news about this weekend!

Back when I attend the University of Western Ontario, I was a choreographer for an annual charity fashion/dance show. In association with the Western, the Canada Asian International Students Association (CAISA) put on a colourful and high energy show every year and all proceeds went to the Children’s Health Foundation in London. It really was a great event to be a part of. As the years went on, the show got bigger and better and continued to raise more for the Children’s Health Foundation. Even with the long practices and exhaustion from dancing, it was a time of year I always looked forward to. Not only was it for a good cause but I got to do what I loved and made a lot of good friends along the way. Anyway, 4 years since graduating, I’m happy to once again be a part of the show. I could only wish I was dancing in it again but this time there was a little less dancing and a little more photographing.

This year I had the privilege of shooting the photos for the program. Now this isn’t like your regular ol’ piece of paper program you get when attending a school production. There’s some serious snazz happening here! It’s a glossy, full colour, mulit-page piece of work displaying some of Western’s finest pupils in the latest fashion pieces. It even smells like a magazine…I love that smell of new magazine! Anyway, it was a crazy two weekends in January, where I shot over 50 models and a whole lot of frames. I’ll be attending the show this Saturday and seeing the final product for the first time! The  sold out show is expecting 1200 people so I am quite excited! I’m excited to go back to Western, to see the show and to smell that program cover! :)

Check out the posters and rave cards that have posted around Western and London to promote the show. These final images are a little different from my final submitted images so I’ll post those later along with a few other images from the shoots.

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