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Me to We Style at the U of T Bookstore

Last month, I had an opportunity to work with the University of Toronto’s Bookstore, photographing an advertisement for the clothing line, Me To We Style. The client had a very strict idea in mind of what they wanted in terms of location, angle, model, and clothing.

Following the shoot, the layout artists put together this final composition after selecting the shot they felt would best suit their needs. This is the design proof of the image, thus it is a bit blurry and the type is not fully set.

Me to We Style is committed to providing ethically manufactured, quality apparel for the socially conscious consumer. This product line is domestically produced, sweatshop-free and made using certified organic cotton and bamboo. In addition, 50 per cent of the profits goes to their charity partner, Free The Children, to support development projects in rural and impoverished areas across the globe. To support this charity through the University of Toronto Bookstore, click here.

Lighting Setup

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Smells like Roses

During the final photo-shoot, 7-month old Sophia appeared delighted being set into a brown bum-sized bucket, especially upon our offering her a gorgeous single pink rose to hold. While having the opportunity to be so close to such a beautiful flower, Sophia never took her eyes off it. Judging by the expression in her eyes, Sophia had fallen in love.

As their baby photographer for this and the previous few sets, I want to leave warm thank you to Sophia’s parents and especially the adorable Miss Sophia herself.

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Baby Sophia in Blankets

Following the bathing of 7-month old Sophia, I bundled her up into one of her Daddy’s favourite brown blankets for the first set of photographs, followed by one of my favourite multi-coloured wool blankets for the second set. I am pleased with the series, especially the way the girl kept looking up into my camera with those perfect, glass-like, doll-like eyes for the entire shoot.

Sophia quickly became comfortable with the camera in her face, eventually reaching to grab my lens! I managed to sneak in silly faces while photographing Sophia to keep those beautiful smiles glowing over and over again. I’m delighted with the results of the beautiful set.

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On-Location Baby Portrait Photography for Alia

I’ve been practicing various arrangements when it comes to setting up a lighting studio on-location. As I become more comfortable with different setups with various lighting options available, I am discovering many effective techniques. The following series was done at the client’s home.

A friend’s daughter, Alia, celebrated her first year old birthday this past November. Alia’s mom was looking for a series of portraits of her. For the following setup, I had one umbrella positioned on the left side of the subject, alongside an on-camera flash and bright back-lit sun.

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Many Moods of Pell

Meet Steve Pell. Steve asked me to take some head shots of him so that he could experiment with various colours and layouts in Photoshop. We shot off a mixed series of facial expressions of his many moods. Once we had a series that met our requirements, Steve tried adding a bit of colour into each shot. Steve Pell did all post-processing and design of the following shot.

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