Just an Evening Stroll Through Yorkville

As the title describes, this impromptu photoshoot occurred during an evening stroll through Yorkville this past week. At night, cumberland street, the park and the landscaping/architecture is beautifully light up, creating a sort of romantic atmosphere. Photoshop helped to eliminate some shadows in the image, adding to the beautifully light up background. You may remember Jonna (top) from my very first blog post ever (Rocker Chic), and the bottom image features bombshell Caitlin. 

Jonna:

Sweater: Victoria Secret

Top: Aritzia

Shorts: River Island

Caitlin:

Top: Aritzia

Skirt: Aritzia

Shoes: Dollhouse

Classic

The image on the top is reminiscent of my very first photoshoot ever, back in 2007, (see bottom image) when I first got my DSLR, which at the time was a Sony a200. But since then I've grown up and upgraded and I'm now shooting with a Canon 60D. My model has also grown up quite a bit, but still looks just as cute and pretty as ever!

Top: Mendocino

28 Degrees + Summer Breeze

 Although the sun was beating down and the day was approximately 28 degrees, the breeze kept things cool. I always feel that the perfect summer day is when the sun is shining, the breeze is blowing, and the birds singing.  This shoot was relatively spontaneous and really just inspired by passing time in the shade, camera in hand. 

Jeans: Guess by Marciano

Tank: Guess by Marciano

Fedora: Armani Exchange

Watch: Guess

Gossip Girl Inspired

As the picture implies, these women mean business! (They are actually super sweet, and a lot of fun to work with, not to mention dress to impress). The women showed here are the executive committee for WIB. The Women in Business at University of Toronto Rotman Commerce "aims to highlight the success of female leaders in business and offer opportunities for students to be exposed to different industries and companies through events, programs, and partnerships", but I think it should also read, inspiring business women everywhere, intelligence, fashion and attitude. It was a pleasure working with you ladies!

"Things in my Backyard"

So today, as I was studying for my Abstract Art class (outside of course - I'm not letting summer school get in the way of having a tan), I got a little distracted by this weird looking bug that kept flying around me. I decided to watch him and his moves, in order to catch him before he landed on/bit me. He buzzed around for a bit and then dove right into the grass. He disappeared. I was immediately reminded of that Ants movie from my childhood, and again fascinated by the idea of seeing the world as a small creature, or even seeing the world from different perspectives. That's what brought this little series about. Some images are pretty easily recognizable, but perhaps they are things that we don't usually look at or, at least don't look at from these angles. Enjoy!

Green grass and flowers

The weather outside has me wanting to do another green scenery photoshoot. This one here is an oldie, and you probably recognize the dress and the model from a previous blog post, thats because this is from the same series. Things that I love about this photo is the different shades of green, the bare foot being tickled by grass, and the sun's backlighting. Hopefully the weather keeps up, cause I'm inspired to do a similar looking shoot soon!!

Talk About Stunning Headshots...

So its been a while since I've done a photoshoot, but finally, I got around to one, and the shots turned out wonderfully. There are so many more great images, but I was too excited to post this one in particular, the others will have to wait. I've been wanting to add another really great headshot to my portfolio, and I really love this shot, mostly because I find the contrast between Caitlin's piercing light eyes and the dark red colours of the photo very interesting. Although the necklace is intended as a statement piece, I really think it compliments and neutralizes the warm colours in the image. 

Necklace: Aldo Accessories

Earrings: Bitter Sweet