Giovanna & Mike Engagement

Giovanna & Mike chose to have their engagement photos done in the quaint little town of Kleinburg, ON and what a great choice. We spent most of the time in Binder Twine Park near the McMichael Art Gallery then grabbed a few shots in town (despite the numerous "NO Commercial or Wedding Photography" signs)...



It's so easy to get great shots when the couple is as comfortable with each other as these two:




It was such a beautiful spring day and I had to include some of that awesome blue sky (with the help of a few secret photography tricks)!














Here's a funky "Infrared B&W" treatment for you...I really should have used my real IR camera for this, but I was lugging enough stuff around with me with the light stand, photo belt, bag, etc. and the simulated IR effect still looks pretty cool:


As Mike called it: "The rapper pose". I still think it works OK with the smiles though, and we had some sweet pre-sunset light:


A few pics at the famous Kleinburg train station:






...And here's one in front of a shop in Kleinburg (we were lucky enough to sneak a few in since most places seemed to be closed).


I can't wait for the wedding...the camera loves you two!

Michael

Sarah & Nicholas Engagement

Sarah & Nicholas flew all the way from Alberta for their engagement shoot at the Peterborough Zoo so I hope I made it worth their while:





I hope I didn't put a permanent kink in their necks with all of these poses...Sarah isn't short, Nicholas is just really tall!




This is why I love to shoot right before sunset - the light is just beautiful:




The main part of the zoo wasn't "doing it for me" so we headed over to the kids' playground for some fun shots:














Ant's-eye view!:




See you up north in a few weeks!

Cheers,

Michael

Amy & Dave

It was a bit cold and drizzly, but we toughed it through and got some great shots on Saturday.

We had lots of time so we ended up getting a few shots of the guys at their place before the ceremony (in between the poker and pool...which we got some photos of too):


Then off to see the beautiful bride:






I love the expression in this shot as the happy couple emerges from the church!:


After the church we went to the old family home where the bride's Mom grew up and got some awesome shots in the barn out back:






A little homage to the famous painting "American Gothic", and the Bride and Groom's reaction afterwards...I guess I should have studied the painting a bit before I tried this since we got the pitchfork in the wrong place (and could have shot it in front of the farmhouse instead), but it was still fun:






I'll have to shoot in barns more often. What a cool background and beautiful natural light!




I know you said you like black & white, Amy, so here you go:




This was such a touching moment. Dave's grandfather wasn't feeling well enough to make it to the reception so Amy & Dave paid him a little visit before they headed off to dinner. What a sweet thing to do, and just look at the joy it brought him:




This is the wife of the grandfather who couldn't make it:


Well, the weather could have been nicer, but with such warm caring people and great friends, even the worst weather couldn't have put a damper on this special day.

I hope you two are having an awesome honeymoon (somewhere warmer, I hope).

Cheers,

Michael

New Toll-Free number

I know, I know, it's been months since I've updated the blog and all I have to show is a phone number? Don't worry, I've got some good stuff to come...I just haven't had the time to keep this up to date. I'll do better in the coming months.

Anyhoo, I just wanted to let you all know that I now have a toll-free number where you can reach me anytime. I have it ring me at the home office first and if that doesn't get answered, it automagically sends you to my cell phone. The number is pretty easy to remember too: 1-866-700-7474.

Stay tuned in the next couple of weeks for some of the stuff I've been working on lately.

Cheers,

Michael