http://www.stevecarty.com Toronto Director | Toronto Photographer | Editorial Portraits Advertising Urban Culture | Fashion Photographer | Portfolio | Hermann & Audrey Mon, 14 May 2012 18:46:34 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.stevecarty.com/quality-and-originality-still-have-value/ http://www.stevecarty.com/quality-and-originality-still-have-value/#comments Thu, 12 Jan 2012 17:45:17 +0000 carty http://www.stevecarty.com/?p=8979

We live in the most image savvy time there has ever been. Never before have every day people been so knowledgable about photography, photographers. What photographers they like and who they don’t like. Photographers styles. The photographer is the new superstar, whether it’s shooting with a point and shoot, iPhone, or a DSLR. The photosharing [...]]]> http://www.stevecarty.com/quality-and-originality-still-have-value/feed/ 0 http://www.stevecarty.com/create-your-own-legend/ http://www.stevecarty.com/create-your-own-legend/#comments Tue, 10 Jan 2012 14:00:56 +0000 carty http://www.stevecarty.com/?p=8965

How I became a photographer is a long story. I started making pictures and developing black and white when I was 14. I’ve had much photographic education, through high school and at Ryerson University where I studied Stills. I shot my first model at 18, got a studio when I was 21, shot my first [...]]]> http://www.stevecarty.com/create-your-own-legend/feed/ 3 http://www.stevecarty.com/rush/ http://www.stevecarty.com/rush/#comments Sat, 24 Dec 2011 17:00:25 +0000 carty http://www.stevecarty.com/?p=8881

The Rush of Christmas. Camera: Canon 7D Lens: Canon EF 100mm Macro Exposure: 1/13 at f/9 ISO 100]]> http://www.stevecarty.com/rush/feed/ 0 http://www.stevecarty.com/velo/ http://www.stevecarty.com/velo/#comments Fri, 23 Dec 2011 14:00:23 +0000 carty http://www.stevecarty.com/?p=8795

I have this thing lately for birds in flight. I shot this on a cold Tuesday afternoon where I found myself with numb hands and feeling like I wasn’t seeing much to shoot. I’m not sure why I grabbed this frame, but I’m glad I did. Camera: Canon 7D Lens: Canon EF 100mm 2.8 Macro [...]]]> http://www.stevecarty.com/velo/feed/ 0 http://www.stevecarty.com/a-cinemagraph-test/ http://www.stevecarty.com/a-cinemagraph-test/#comments Tue, 27 Sep 2011 13:50:59 +0000 carty http://www.stevecarty.com/?p=8451

Here is a cinemagraph. They are all the rage. I’ve put the work in and have figured out this magical effect that is getting all the attention. By the time you read this i’ll likely be knee deep shooting or have shot already a nice thing for Stella. These will only get better and I’ll [...]]]> http://www.stevecarty.com/a-cinemagraph-test/feed/ 0 http://www.stevecarty.com/the-resurgence-of-film/ http://www.stevecarty.com/the-resurgence-of-film/#comments Thu, 22 Sep 2011 13:00:57 +0000 carty http://www.stevecarty.com/?p=8434

I bought my Hasselblad 500CM exactly 20 years ago. It was my main camera from 1991-2004. In 1991 when I bought mine, it was the 50th anniversary of Victor Hasselblad’s creation. By that time, the Hasselblad had already shot more covers and editorials by more photographers than one could count. They even sent a Hasselblad [...]]]> http://www.stevecarty.com/the-resurgence-of-film/feed/ 2 http://www.stevecarty.com/reinvent-yourself/ http://www.stevecarty.com/reinvent-yourself/#comments Mon, 04 Jul 2011 15:15:02 +0000 carty http://www.stevecarty.com/?p=7945

What exactly is a reinvention? Looking at what you shoot, how you shoot it. Your process. What's working. What's not. Taking a look at what you do, and how you are doing it. Seeing what's currently relevant in the world of professional photography and seeing how you fit in. Stripping down, Building up. How ever you do it, it's gotta be done.]]> http://www.stevecarty.com/reinvent-yourself/feed/ 0 http://www.stevecarty.com/5-parts-of-a-photographers-process/ http://www.stevecarty.com/5-parts-of-a-photographers-process/#comments Fri, 29 Apr 2011 18:23:07 +0000 carty http://www.stevecarty.com/?p=7429

1. Concept (How a photographer concepts a shoot varies from photographer to photographer, from session to session. Sometimes a loose idea is concept enough. Other times, full storyboards and camera angles are planned before hand. Each person / photographer concepts differently.) 2. Execute (Execution is all the stuff that happens the day of the shoot, [...]]]> http://www.stevecarty.com/5-parts-of-a-photographers-process/feed/ 0 http://www.stevecarty.com/my-fav-portrait-photographers/ http://www.stevecarty.com/my-fav-portrait-photographers/#comments Tue, 26 Apr 2011 13:00:45 +0000 carty http://www.stevecarty.com/?p=7533

I’ve been shooting portraits professionally for the better part of 20 years. There really is nothing more beautiful than the human face. Whether it’s your kids, your partner, a friend or a stranger, nothing saves the moment better than a portrait. The 3 photographers that have most influenced me are: Karsh, Irving Penn and Richard [...]]]> http://www.stevecarty.com/my-fav-portrait-photographers/feed/ 0 http://www.stevecarty.com/contact-2011/ http://www.stevecarty.com/contact-2011/#comments Fri, 15 Apr 2011 19:01:39 +0000 carty http://www.stevecarty.com/?p=7498

Raw and open to interpretation, I’ve created 12 Video Portraits that resemble “Living Photographs”. Showing at 99 Sudbury, during the Contact Photography Festival. OPENING May 6, 7:00–11:00 pm]]> http://www.stevecarty.com/contact-2011/feed/ 0 http://www.stevecarty.com/why-i-shoot-a-photo-per-day/ http://www.stevecarty.com/why-i-shoot-a-photo-per-day/#comments Fri, 01 Apr 2011 18:42:58 +0000 carty http://www.stevecarty.com/?p=7453

An image from my Your City Right Now series. I shoot an image of the Toronto Skyline almost daily and upload it moments later to my flickr feed. This feed pushes into my sidebar of my website (See right), and gets sent to Twitter all quite instantly. I shoot all these images with my iPhone [...]]]> http://www.stevecarty.com/why-i-shoot-a-photo-per-day/feed/ 2 http://www.stevecarty.com/photographers-and-the-new-hustle/ http://www.stevecarty.com/photographers-and-the-new-hustle/#comments Wed, 30 Mar 2011 17:10:24 +0000 carty http://www.stevecarty.com/?p=7442

If you think you have what it takes to be a professional photographer, let me fill you in on a little secret. It’s an 80 / 20 split. 80% of your time is split between trying to show your book, promoting, doing pre production and post, appearing at social functions and trying to have some [...]]]> http://www.stevecarty.com/photographers-and-the-new-hustle/feed/ 2 http://www.stevecarty.com/the-jedi-jesse-milns/ http://www.stevecarty.com/the-jedi-jesse-milns/#comments Fri, 28 Jan 2011 17:14:33 +0000 carty http://www.stevecarty.com/?p=6070

Name: Jesse Milns Titles : Hermann & Audrey Team Photo Assistant, Digital Assests Manager, Current Lighting Test Model, Maid. Owner @ Jesse Milns Photographer & FocusToronto.net, Jedi.]]> http://www.stevecarty.com/the-jedi-jesse-milns/feed/ 0 http://www.stevecarty.com/inspire-liz-as-marilyn/ http://www.stevecarty.com/inspire-liz-as-marilyn/#comments Mon, 13 Dec 2010 18:09:19 +0000 carty http://www.stevecarty.com/?p=5770

I’m often asked about my creative process, how I think up shoots, where my ideas come from, and how I execute. I recently had the pleasure of shooting Liz Trinnear of MuchMusic. Let me give you a bit of insight as to how i got Liz Trinnear in front of my camera. 1st. The chance [...]]]> http://www.stevecarty.com/inspire-liz-as-marilyn/feed/ 1 http://www.stevecarty.com/career-changing-sessions/ http://www.stevecarty.com/career-changing-sessions/#comments Thu, 09 Dec 2010 20:50:45 +0000 carty http://www.stevecarty.com/?p=5735

There are 3 sessions that I can easily call “career changers”. If I wasn’t blessed enough to get these 3 sessions, my body of work would tell a bit of a different story. I’m often asked, “How were you chosen to shoot celebrities?”, or “How much time do you get?” The most obvious question I [...]]]> http://www.stevecarty.com/career-changing-sessions/feed/ 0 http://www.stevecarty.com/the-social-experiment/ http://www.stevecarty.com/the-social-experiment/#comments Mon, 27 Sep 2010 15:58:14 +0000 carty http://www.stevecarty.com/?p=5044

I’m looking for subjects to photograph in their downtown spaces. This is the social experiment. Each week, I’ll be choosing one person to photograph in their downtown space. I’ll be posting the images I create on all the social media sites I frequent, and I will be using social media to find these subjects. In [...]]]> http://www.stevecarty.com/the-social-experiment/feed/ 0 http://www.stevecarty.com/insights-inspiration-and-ideas/ http://www.stevecarty.com/insights-inspiration-and-ideas/#comments Fri, 21 May 2010 20:12:51 +0000 carty http://www.stevecarty.com/?p=4430

Where do ideas live before they are revealed to us?]]> http://www.stevecarty.com/insights-inspiration-and-ideas/feed/ 0 http://www.stevecarty.com/carty-shoots-skam-for-contact/ http://www.stevecarty.com/carty-shoots-skam-for-contact/#comments Tue, 27 Apr 2010 02:29:45 +0000 carty http://www.stevecarty.com/?p=4021

I've been collaborating with graffiti artists, painters and a flashlight for nearly 5 years. This year i decided to bring it to the Contact festival with my series, Lightworkers.]]> http://www.stevecarty.com/carty-shoots-skam-for-contact/feed/ 0 http://www.stevecarty.com/angel-eyes-2/ http://www.stevecarty.com/angel-eyes-2/#comments Tue, 27 Apr 2010 01:52:14 +0000 carty http://www.stevecarty.com/?p=3946

The only constant is change. In this ever changing industry, the moving picture is used to tell the story as often as the still image. For the photographer, it pays to have a delivery of your work as of both the still and the moving.]]> http://www.stevecarty.com/angel-eyes-2/feed/ 0