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As part of a large project at the company I worked at in Florida, I did several photoshoots. The top and bottom photos in this "pop-up standee" were from my photoshoot. These were blown up into 17" fabric pieces, and were attached to this snap frame. It will be used for upcoming events that the store takes part in. This particular event was at the Clearwater Jazz Holiday, which attracted tens of thousands of people over a 4-day time span.

The photos were beautiful and vibrant and received a lot of compliments through the course of the weekend.  Below, you can see the original wrap & smoothie photo - don't you just want to sink your teeth right in?!

I'm very proud to have taken part in this project!

Family in the Photobooth

I was blessed to have been born into a super awesome and fun family!  For my niece's birthday, I created the Life's A Beach theme, which you may have seen over at my other blog, Superflash Creative.  Since her friends' party was held on her actual birthday, we actually hosted two parties in one day!  First, the friends came over in the afternoon, and later in the evening, the family came over for a celebration.  Since the decor was still up from the first party, we decided to have a bit of fun in the photobooth!

 

       

By the way, you can download the props for FREE, right here.  The bunting printables, with the rest of the party decor, are available over at Etsy.

Portraits: K&S - maternity session

This is probably the quickest I've ever turned around a photo session!  Mom-to-be, K, contacted me on a Tuesday, we shot the photos on Friday, and by Wednesday they had their photos in hand!  *Phew!*

I think it's mostly because K & her husband, S, were a breeze to work with.  Just look at these two - so happy and positively glowing with the impending arrival of their bundle of joy.  They asked for some simple shots, using nature as the backdrop, with no props or gimmicks.  I was happy to deliver:

While we were out shooting, we stumbled upon a lovely, big tree, that seemed to have a little surprise of it's own... ;)

K & S - I wish you all the best in the upcoming weeks!  

Nicole at 4.5 years old

A couple of days ago, I had the pleasure of taking my little niece Nicole to the park, and photographing her in action.  She's such a photogenic child, it was so much fun capturing these little moments.  Here's a preview of the mini-shoot.  More photos will be posted at Flickr later next week!

The Morning After Show

So, here's something pretty fun that I can finally share with you guys!  Back in May, I worked on a web series called The Morning After Show.  My producer knew that I enjoy photography, and he asked me if I would be interested in shooting the stills for the show opening.  Of course, I jumped at the opportunity.
Now, the shows have been edited, and they're finally airing (the show is a web companion to the show "The Dating Guy" which airs on Teletoon and HD Net in the USA)

You can watch it here (but be warned, it's 18+ and NSFW, unless you have a cool job)... New episodes come online on Monday, after The Dating Guy airs on Sunday nights...
And the stills are in the slideshow below, or you can click the link to Flickr and see them a bit bigger, there.




You can see them all on Flickr here!

Crafty V-Day Party Part 5: The Photobooth!

The Photobooth was one of my favourite elements of the party (aside from the crafts themselves). It was a really fun, interactive way to get fabulous photos of my guests. Some of them were really into the idea, a few were a little more reluctant, but I managed to capture all my guests at their best!

I found this tutorial linked on Craft Magazine's blog one day, and knew that I had to attempt this for myself. The photobooth itself was actually quite simple to set up. We hung a curtain rod, with a white sheet draped overtop (it actually ended up being one of my mom's sheets from when she first got married that she never ended up using - it ended up with creases in it, even after washing and ironing twice!) and a white table cloth on the floor. We added a banner that said Photobooth (cut out by Amy with her Cricut), and had a basket of props set up for people to play with (we went with things that were red/pink/white to suit the theme).

The end result ended up being a super fun and creative element, that really added to the party!

I ended up doing a little bit of editing in photoshop (playing with some colours, eliminating seams and creases) but the photos looked great even straight out of the camera. It would be really easy to incorporate this idea into ANY party.

I think this is probably the last element of the party that I'll blog about, though there are still actual "party photos" to come - you can check those out at my flickr photo set in the next couple of days, along with all of the rest of the party photos. Hope you enjoyed this glimpse into my Crafty Valentine's Party - feel free to leave feedback!

Culture of Greed Session - Last one!

The last location for the Culture of Greed shoot was actually the first one I thought of: train tracks. Tracks always feel so symbolic to me, and they can be interpreted in so many ways: movement/travelling/journeys... the past... desolation... crossroads... And, they just look cool.
Here's some of my favourites:

Culture of Greed Session - Part 3

Just a few paces from that cool boxcar location, Jim and Jet wandered off and stumbled upon a goldmine, in the form of this dilapidated old trailer and dump truck. It was very hard to contain my excitement. These photos were exactly what I had in mind when I set out to shoot Culture of Greed. (In fact, I would love to go back here and just shoot a few rounds on my own. Maybe with my lomo camera & some film.)




Lots more pics, right this way, and one more location coming up.

(Also coming up, pictures from Amy's Cottage, our trip to the CNE, and lots more! I must find more time to edit photos and blog about them!)

Culture of Greed Session - Part 2

So, after spending not too much time inside Culture of Greed's rehearsal space, we decided that it would be a good idea to find a new location. The rain had let up, so we went outside. Jim and Jet started wandering around to the side of the building, not really knowing what it looked like, and found an incredible location. The colours were perfect - faded reds and oranges. There was rust. There were box cars. There was even a shovel. I couldn't believe our luck. Here are some of the shots I took out there:





We even got in a few closeups, against a wicked rusty background:



There's some more pics up here, and a new location coming soon!

Culture of Greed Session - Part 1

While I was down in Florida, I had a photoshoot scheduled with local band, Culture of Greed. This was a bit of a challenge, because it was in a city that I wasn't 100% comfortable with, with very limited transportation and time, and I had to rely on other people to scout my locations for me. But it turned out great because the guys are all fantastic and super professional.

The first location was definitely difficult. It was raining outside, so that ruled out outdoor shots for the first part of the shoot. We went inside to their rehearsal space, which had a very cool atmosphere, but was also very reflective, because of its aluminum walls.

We didn't end up spending too much time here, but we did get some decent shots.





The best are yet to come! Keep checking back for more updates, or for a sneak peak, check out Flickr


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