I was recently asked to create album artwork for the latest album by RecordBreaker, a band from Toronto, Canada. Clicking on the image above will reveal a brief animation showcasing the details of the image. We started with some sketches and concepts based on their music, history and symbolic nature of the bands third album. This is the main image from our shoot and we’re all very happy with the unique and character look we managed to achieve. The album is due to be released very soon so check out their website for more info. Click through for a little more information and pictures on the process we took to create this image. Great work guys and can’t wait to hear the finished record!
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Kit Dynamo, a local custom drum company just made a new snare for Toronto drummer Jesse Labovitz of Ride the Tiger. I was asked to shoot a quick series of images of this beautiful piece for the ongoing catalogue of work done by Jon Fedorsen at Kit Dynamo. More work from him to come here as we’re planning an upcoming shoot of a few of his recent full kits. Read More...

Here’s a little event trailer I did for the GWN Dragonboat Challenge after spending the day shooting some of the event last week. It’s a very short but dramatic segment that shows some of the intensity and really great sportsmanship of the day.

This is an animation I made for Herbal Infusions, a great tea shop in downtown Toronto. It’s intended to be a video bumper for the companies upcoming videoblog and is based on the logo design by the talented Kevin Matheson. Click on the image above to see the 10-second bumper.

After my trip to Montreal (that I posted about below), I realized I had actually spent a lot more time than I expected shooting motion. It was a really great experience and Montreal is now one of my favourite places. I put together a quick 3 minute edit of the trip that plays out four different excursions during my time there. Among other places, the video highlights the trip to Old Montreal, the Biodome, the view from the Olympic tower, and the beautiful evening experience of Mont-Royal. Click here or on the image above to play it in a new window.

I’m just in Montreal for a few days and am trying to create some images everyday while visiting the beautiful sights here. I’m also exploring some new techniques and collecting some video content along the way. Today was a trip up Mont Royal near sunset. It turned out to be a really great night (despite the heavy rain during the day while waiting for a tasty Montreal smoked meat sandwich at the famous Schwartz’s Deli) and a great way to see an overview of the city that I hope to be exploring over the next few days. Hopefully I’ll also be able to update this blog entry with a quick video edit once I’m back in the studio....more to come...
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Just wanted to post a few detail images I shot for Enuka Okuma and Joe Gasparik’s wedding. These were made easy by the beautiful work on their part on creating these classy and creative elements. They really stylistically tied the whole event together for those lucky enough to attend. These will appear in a few upcoming wedding magazine publications along with the work of the talented wedding day photographer Donat Barbe.

I’ve recently been working with Catalyst Design in creating short spots for Loote.com, a company that provides weekly deals on promotional business ware. The video posted above is just a test reel of the footage I shot and lit from the day. I’m involved as the Director of Photography on the small crew of people creating the funny and quirky videos developed and produced by Catalyst Design. These short shoot days have been a lot of fun; combining the talents of various people in spontaneous and sometimes improvised scenarios. Can’t wait to see what the final product will look like after their post production schedule! I’m sure they will be posted shortly over at the official Loote website, so feel free to check that out too.

A little while ago I was asked to recreate famous movie posters for a themed wedding at the Capitol Events theatre in Toronto. The hall is an old and beautifully converted movie theatre and these posters would be the first glimpse into the beautiful reception inside. Congratulations to Enuka Okuma and Joe Gasparik on a wonderful day. It was a lot of fun creating these posters so click through below to see larger versions and the originals from which these were modelled.
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While not a normal entry in my SnapBlog, I thought I’d post a quick video anyways. I’ve been working on few motion image projects and this is likely the first of several things of this nature I’ll be sharing. This was just a casual capture of a set by Reed Holland at the Hard Rock Cafe that I happened to stumble across. I thought I’d edit together a quick cut of some of the shots as a creative thanks for an entertaining evening. Keep up the fun live shows guys! Click here or on the image above to see the video.

Just shot some new images for Goodies Gourmet Soaps of a new naturally scented soap line. Almost edible and contain actual bits of the ingredients sitting in front of them!

I imagine I’ll be posting a lot of images from the Fuji X100 over the next little bit. This is just one example of the advantage of just having a camera with you and capturing chance scenes. The quality of this camera was also a big advantage here and is not something I could have captured with my traditional SnapBlog camera, the iPhone.

I recently picked up the Fuji X100. It’s a type of camera that I’ve been waiting for someone to develop in an affordable package. Fuji has done a great job at delivering amazing image quality with this, and has thrown in some other interesting technology as well. After a few days of shooting I just wanted to share my experiences with it. This is not a comprehensive review by any means, but just a few of my thoughts. More pictures will be posted from this camera as well in the future but please click below to read more.
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This is one of the images from a series of themed portraits I shot today. Click through the link below to see the other two telling the story of a passionate...or is it a crazy baker.
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I just finished a shoot for the band “Charge of the Light Brigade”. It’s definitely a character image but came together nicely; just in time for their new album release. Follow through the link below to find out a little more about this one.
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I just did a quick last minute shoot for a friend at a media event for his new store: Herbal Infusions, a great new herbal tea shop at 404 Adelaids St. W. in Toronto. I was there just casually capturing the activities and treats that were offered for those lucky enough to attend. Great job on the event and on the business Dan!

This was during a beach cruiser ride down the gulf coast of Florida while on vacation this holiday season. I was glad to hear its story and that it was brought back to life after being neglected and is now being taken care of.

A quick last minute project came up the other day at the request of the talented Donat Barbe. He had designed a great ad campaign for the new Flip cameras and needed some casual shots of the installations around Union Station in Toronto. It turned out to be a fun morning working in a place that has become off limits due to security concerns. Thanks to the great employees of the TTC for their patience and for letting me learn some interesting facts about the great transit system we have here in Toronto. And great work Donat! The installations in LA are even more huge and impressive!

It has been a little quiet around here recently...unfortunately that will continue for another week or two. In studio work has been very busy and I haven’t had much time to post. Though the images have been collecting, so there will be things I will have to post when the dust settles. Images for the SnapBlog have been increasingly more common due to that fact that the iPhone is now always with me...such as the image above taken on the way to dinner.