Classic Elegance

After photographing Lisa and Mark's wedding, I had the great privilege of creating a portrait for Lisa's Grandmother. She doesn't speak a word of english but we got along just fine with some translation help through Lisa.

What a grand lady

Muskoka Morning

I love getting up early in the morning and taking off on a trip. This was one of the images I took on my trip to Sudbury a couple weeks ago to speak to the Professional Photographers of Ontario, North-Eastern Ontario Branch. It was great being invited up to talk about my successes and share ideas with other professional photographers.

This image was taken on the way to Sudbury that morning. Hard to believe a scene like this can be found at the side of the highway - and yet, I was standing on the highway side of the guard rail to capture this awesome scene. It's hard to tell on the web image, but on my computer you can 'just' see some of the fall colour in the trees shaded by the mist in the background. The image looks B&W - but this if full colour! One of my favourite images from this trip.

Congratulations Lisa Chau & Mark Stephens

Lisa and Mark were married on September 19, 2009 at Michael Chau's Piano Emporium in Vaughn, Ontario. The piano shop provided a unique background to the wedding and the $100K Grand Piano was a VERY nice prop! I really love this image though - note Lisa's choice of footwear.

Cheers guys! You did great.

Congratulations Jill Moses & Jeff Varey

Jill & Jeff were married on September 4, 2009 at the Kempenfelt Conference Centre. Another great location for a wedding. The sun was bright but allowed us to get some great images down by the water and from the patio look-out.
Congrats once again Jill & Jeff!

Jackson

This is Jackson!
What a great kid to photograph. Within half an hour we had dozens of wonderful images. He had no problem running around barefoot, over gravel, grass, mulch, whatever - and (almost) always smiling.

I don't envy Mom & Dad that now have to choose their favourites. Thanks for bringing him in Robyne!

Congratulations to Denise Whitlock & Steve Rock

Denise & Steve were married on August 29th at Awenda Provincial Park. It was rainy, overcast and rather dull - but an excellent backdrop for the photos and everyone thoroughly enjoyed themselves. Congratulations once again guys!

Congratulations Stacy Partridge & Scott Van Leusen

Stacy & Scott were married on August 8, 2009 at the new Barrie Country Club.
What a great location for a wedding. Lots of photographic opportunities and we couldn't have hoped for a better day.

Congrats once again Stacy & Scott!

Congratulations Libby Perry & Chris MacLean

Married on July 11, 2009 at Innisbrook Golf Course. The skies were dark but the rain held off for the outdoor ceremony - barely!
Got a great shot of the rainbow after the rain and things cleared up nicely for some great images.

Congrats again Libby & Chris!

Expressions

I've been meaning to do this for a couple of years now and finally found the time. Although I created this series of portraits a couple years ago now, this little guy's expression have stuck in my mind all this time. I knew I wanted to do something more than simply post a couple of sample images. Now that I have the ability to add slideshows to my website, I thought this was the perfect way to display this set of portraits.

I'd like to thank Carolyn for bringing in her little actor and allowing me to photograph him.

You can view the slideshow here.

Enjoy!

Worldwide Photo Walk, July 18, 2009

I know it's been a while since I've posted anything - just been busy. But I've got some great news and need to post this right away!

I've been accepted as a Walk Leader for Scott Kelby's 2nd Annual Worldwide Photo Walk on July 18, 2009. Although my studio is in Barrie, I'll be leading the walk in Midland, starting (and ending) at the Midland Town Dock at 1:00pm. The walk is scheduled for two hours with a get-together afterwards, probably at Scully's Crab Shack at the dock. For more information and to sign up, visit:

WorldwidePhotoWalk.com

Everyone is welcome (up to 50) and it's FREE!! Hope to see you there!

Mike

Water Ways

Spring - finally here! What great weather we've been having. Started looking back through some of my images from last year and a found a series of water photos that I really liked. I love the way the waves are coming in and the water running off the large rock. The colour of the water is beautiful - typical of Georgian Bay.

The Canadian Tenors

I had the great privilege last month to photograph an event which included a performance by The Canadian Tenors. Although I don't consider myself a fan of this type of music, I was totally blown away by the sound coming from these four talented Canadians. This is one of those rare instances where the live performance was better than the recorded CD.

I've put together a slideshow of their performance and set it to their song, "I Only Know How To Love".

You can find out more information and their schedule of performances on their website, CanadianTenors.com.

Photographing an artist

I think the greatest challenge for a photographer is photographing another artist... especially an artist that works in a different 'medium' than you do. Corey is a musician, a young musician, with loads of talent and a lifetime of creativity ahead of him. How do you photograph something like that?
Well, with Corey it's not too difficult. Here's a young man that knows what he wants and seems to be taking and making all the right steps needed. I've been photographing Corey for quite a few years now and each time we create something unique and fresh. Visit www.coreyheuvel.com to see what I mean.

Snow-Boarding

This past Tuesday I enjoyed an afternoon at Horseshoe Valley Resort. I wasn't skiing or snow-boarding, but photographing the action on the hills from the sidelines. Actually, I was a little closer than the sidelines for some of the shots, as you will see in this slideshow:



The weather was beautiful and the boarders were very cooperative in showing me their 'stuff'. These were some of my favourite images of the day. If you're a snow-boarding fan and would like to copy this slideshow for your own blog or website, just click on the little up-arrow in the bottom right corner and select 'Embed', copy and then paste it into your site.

Enjoy!