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This was my first photoshoot of 2011.  We had already rescheduled once due to cold weather, so I was a little concerned when my face started going a little numb on my walk to Aldo’s apartment.  Anastasia was already there and we decided to drive to the Harbourfront skating rink and get our shoot done.  It really was cold and the wind chill didn’t help.  I reminded the couple that they can warm up a little bit when they will be skating and having fun while I have to do the work wearing thin gloves.  The sun was shining brightly and other than the freezing cold, it was a beautiful day! 

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  • January 27, 2011 - 8:20 am

    Jordy - Good stuff! nice colors and editingReplyCancel

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Yes, this is a bit late. But seeing as i’m not too busy in January, I wanted to highlight some of my favourite pictures from the past year.  The year that I moved on past my original Canon XSi camera to the Canon 5D Mark II and much better glass.  The year that I decided to really take photography seriously and step it up a notch.  Now that I look back on those images, I realize that they are from July till the end of 2010.  I enjoyed making pictures in 2010 and here are a few. 

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  • January 4, 2011 - 7:41 pm

    Jason - Love the tilt shift Paul – and stunning location to boot. Are you using a TS lens or doing the TS effect in post?ReplyCancel

  • January 4, 2011 - 10:37 pm

    admin - Thanks Jason. I used to fake tilt shift before but now I have the Canon 45mm TS-E lens so I have the real dealReplyCancel

  • January 12, 2011 - 12:08 pm

    miah klein - Tilt Shifts are the best. You shot some interesting stuff brother.ReplyCancel

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First of all. Its a big post. My longest one ever.  I’ve been telling myself to try doing quality over quantity, but in this case I liked so many of these photos that I had to include a lot more than usual.  This is my first time trying a very photojournalistic approach to a photo session. I wanted to tell a story of two girlfriends going to Queen Street and Kensington Market for a bit of shopping and a coffee.  To tell the story I had to include more pictures than I had thought previously.  I hope you guys agree with me and I hope you tell me either way. I’d be curious to know what people think.

It was about 1 degree Celsius today in Toronto so Michelle and Genevieve were real troopers putting up with all my demands.  I have to say, at this point I really wish i had 2 cameras because switching lenses is usually a small chore, but in cold weather and wearing thin gloves its even worse.  I’m probably gonna pick up a 5D in January so i’m looking forward to that.  I shot this session with the Canon 50mm f1.4 and a few shots were with the Canon 45mm f2.8 TS lens.  I love the Tilt-Shift lens but a shoot like this I would have preferred to use a Canon 35mm f1.4 lens, which coincidentally I will also be getting in January.  The wider focal length is better suited to a photoshoot like this, and I wouldn’t have had to back up as much as I did today with the 50mm.  Not to say the 50mm focal length is bad for a shoot like this, but I don’t think its optimal.

The one great thing about December is that there are a lot of cloudy, overcast days and that gives off nice, soft light with little chance of over-exposing skin, etc.

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  • December 6, 2010 - 8:40 pm

    Bart - This really worked out well Paul, probably the most enjoyable to look at shoot yet!ReplyCancel

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