Wedding #2 ….

On the weekend of the 2nd I was lucky to be a part of the wedding of my friend Edwina and her now husband Michael. They had a wonderful ceremony in Markham in a beautiful church and a reception at the Crystal Fountain Banquet hall just down the street. A traditional Chinese meal was served followed by a wonderful arrangement of desserts and fruits. As usual I wasn’t the official photographer (it’s very rare that I am when it comes to friends weddings – just a personal rule I try to keep if possible) but I was able to take advantage of some amazing sightlines and take a few shots to capture their moment. The next wedding is at the end of April, so for now here are a few shots from M&E’s wedding.

Snap Markham...

As a result of working the Paleterra Grand Opening, I was able to not only get some of my images in a wedding magazine but also have a few pictures of ME in a local Markham periodical called “Snap Markham” which features various events and local stores located in the city of markham.   One thing I’ve learned from this experience; keep the hat on or comb your hair. Poor Phil had his eyes closed though.

To see me in all my glory, I’m in a couple of the images on the Paleterra Piece done by Snap Markham here.



Palettera Grand Opening...

I was lucky enough to shoot the Palettera Grand Opening this past Saturday.  The event was heavily attended from start to finish and proved to be a challenge to photograph.  With so many patrons visiting and the owners wanting to try to get as many candid and posed shots as possible with the attendees I was quite lucky to work with someone on this event.  My partner in crime that night was Phil Pang, Photographer/Videographer extraordinaire!  

For the majority of the night we were stationed in opposite sides of the studio trying to get in all the action we could.  By the middle of the night however, it proved difficult to maintain this plan of attack as I was often pulled off to take more specific photos for the evening.  In the end I believe we captured a full range of photos; candid, artistic and posed. 

A few of our photos were submitted to the magazine WedLuxe.  WedLuxe is luxury wedding magazine in Canada that often does features on major trends and provides a wide rage of reviews on various aspects of weddings.  To check out some of the photos and the editorial used click here:  Palettera Grand Opening.

Now onto the event.  It was a fantastic event put on by Palettera with loads of food/snacks and wine flowing freely as guests were able to mingle and check out the large studio decorated with vintage writing/letter press items and furniture.  It began at 4pm and ended at nearly 12 and throughout this time the studio was a buzz with activity.    There was a steady flow of attendees congratulating the owners on their opening and taking a look  at the stationary and cards for sale that evening.  All proceeds for that evening went to charity.  The Grand Opening was a success and the studio is now official open for  business.  If there are any initiation or card needs in your future and custom cards are in the budget, I highly recommend Palettera, as they will tailor to your budget and ideas to create a truly extravagant custom correspondence.  

 

Congrats Palettera!

Winter shooting....

The winter in Toronto has not proven to be very winter-like.  I was hoping to get more images of snowflakes and snow covered streets and locales this year, however Mother Nature seemed to have a different plan.  This past week provided a bit of snow to Toronto and surrounding parts and I tried to take advantage of fact it lasted all of 24 hours.   I was able to head up to Main St. Unionville to take some images of Too Good Pond.  It’s often a place where hockey is played by locals and just a nice area to walk around in the summer.  I was able to get a few nice shots here and there, as well as stalk a flock of various ducks that seemed to be congregating on a hill not too far away.   I was dressed in full waterproof attire as I figured I’d be getting some good snow picks, but it proved even more useful when I took a little step/fall into a river near the pond.  I quickly up righted myself but the waterproof gear proved highly useful, as I had no water damage to my equipment or myself as a result.  Note to self… look for thin ice signs.