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  • I have a day job… really.

    During the day I’m the art director/photographer for a tiny, busy, design and communications firm (read: advertising). One of my favourite gigs is aerial photography. I’ve done a lot of aerial work and, though it’s not for the faint of heart, aerials are definitely some of the most rewarding moments in my job. It almost…

  • Using resin on your images

    I remember being in an art gallery in Montreal and looking at paintings that had a shiny, hard, glossy surface to them–they looked almost candy-coated–and the colours were so vibrant and beautiful. I kept wondering ‘how the heck did they do that?’. For years I bemused employees at art stores with questions like ‘how do…

  • Harvesting

    I wanted to create a series of jewellery pieces themed around Ontario wildflowers. It’s that time of year where even the scrubby stuff on the side of the highway is a riot of colour; goldenrod, chicory, loosestrife, new England astor and the unromantically named cow vetch. One of the best places in the city to…

  • Product Photography Tutorial

    In my work on the book ‘Resin Jewelry’ I did a ton of photography –many folks who looked at the book in its first stages remarked on how the photography really made the book shine. In my day job I work in advertising, and I can tell you that the emotional connection almost always happens…

  • Kickin’ Back Alpaca Ranch

    You know you’ve got amazing friends when they’re willing to tramp off in search of an alpaca farm with you :) The morning after our hike in Collingwood we all drove to the Kickin’ Back Alpaca Ranch in Markdale Ontario for some fleecy love. Carolyn and Doug, the owners, are friendly, accommodating folk who toured…

  • If we’re lost, then we are lost together.

    For Labour Day weekend, Tito and I, along with 2 of our best friends, headed to Collingwood. We stayed in an absolutely charming house called Pedulla’s Mountainside B&B. The owners were helpful, informative, and fabulous cooks. On their advice we skipped the Collingwood Scenic Caves in favour of the Singhampton Caves. You’ll have to excuse…

  • The Southernmost Tip of Canada – a Photo Essay on Instagram.

                                       

  • Anil and Julie – Engagement Photos

    A few weeks ago we had the pleasure of taking engagement photos for my cousin and his financée. They picked a perfect spot – a small town just east of Toronto called Whitevale. We did part of the shoot in Julie’s family’s barn – the light was perfect! They wanted rain…. we got it all,…

  • The Big Stopper goes to Tommy Thompson Park

    I’ve been dying to take the Lee Filter Big Stopper to the Leslie Street Spit since I got it – finally managed it last weekend! Here are some of my favourites :)  

  • mammatocumulus

    I just learned a little more about the strange clouds I photographed on Monday night after the thunderstorm in Toronto. Here’s what wikipedia has to say: Mammatus, also known as mammatocumulus (meaning “mammary cloud” or “breast cloud”),[1][2] is a meteorological term applied to a cellular pattern of pouches hanging underneath the base of a cloud.…