Monthly Archives: July 2009

Street Portraits

That video you just watched featuring photographer Clay Enos was the inspiration for todays street portrait session. One of the biggest fears for new photographers is photographing people they don’t know. Make that complete strangers on the street and you will make even the most seasoned photographer nervous. It take a special someone to be confident enough to grab people on the street as they pass and ask to photograph them… Well that’s exactly what I did today.

With the help of Scott Webb of Nuwomb Creative I set out downtown London to find a nice spot to do some portraits. Scott was acting as my human background stand holding a piece of white foamcore board while I wrestled me up some passerby’s. At the time I was setting this up I was wondering where a good place would be, then I was informed that the London Pride Parade was happening today and I know where I had to make camp, right next to the parking lot where the parade ended up.

The foot traffic was good and I got to meet some amazing people. I really enjoyed myself and think I will be making this a regular thing when ever time allows. I was never nervous at first, so I didn’t approach as many people as I would have liked, next time I plan on snagging a few more people then I did today. All in all I am very happy how the images I did manage to get turned out and hope you agree.

If you are any kind of wedding blog stalker around the London area, no doubt you recognize Heather from HRM Photography in the above images. I spotted Heather walking with her husband and new(ish) baby girl and wrangled them up for a few shots. Now I was very nervous to shoot Heather, being a photographer I highly respect in the London wedding market, I didn’t want to mess up.

That last image is of a great couple I met at the end of the shoot. Join me in congratulating them on their up coming wedding. They told me that they are doing a destination wedding down south somewhere (they hadn’t decided), all I could say to them was “Ummm, I travel….”. Ladies, if you are reading this….I meant every single word! lol

Nathan pt.2

Off to the side

I don’t know why, but I am drawn to the countryside. Not nature itself, but the dirt roads, farmers fields and the great old houses and barns that you drive by in the countryside. Maybe it’s because I’ve always been a city boy, well as much of a city boy as you can be in London, Ontario. Maybe it’s the colours, there is something so calming about a field of golden wheat, that rusty red used on barns and the deep greens of reeds alone the road or in a row of corn… I may not love living in London and dream of moving away, but one thing I do love about this area is that it’s surrounded by some amazing countryside.

World Wide Photowalk In London (Ontario)

Today I participated in the World Wide Photowalk, this year was the second annual World Wide Photowalk started by Scott Kelby of the National Association Photoshop Professionals.

It was fun had by all and at the end we all met at Friday Night Lights on Richmond which turns out is owned by the Mayors husband. The Mayor was actually there and I can now say that the Mayor of London served me lunch!

I would like to thank Keven Van Lierop and James Wilkinson for organizing this arm of the World Wide Photowalk. These two guys actually started putting together informal photowalk about 4 months ago.

Well without any further a do, here are some of my favorites I was able to get today

Angel in the Garden

Last week, if you remember I attended a BBQ at a friends house. There I ran into another friend I hadn’t seen in a while, we started talking and I offered to do a session with his daughter who has to be one of the cutest little angels on the face of the earth!

Last Sunday we got together at one of my favorite parks to do the shoot. Let me tell you, she may have been shy, but she was a natural! Hardly took any direction from me, she just dropped into perfect poses every time. It was a good time, I got to catch up with an old friend as well as get some amazing pictures of this little sweetie. I wish my boys were as easy to shoot, but then again their challenge helps sharpen my skills lol.

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