Shea Chang
I recently took a visit to meet Artist and Illustrator, Shea Chang in her Toronto Studio. Camera: Canon 7D Lenses: Canon EF 20mm f/2.8 USM / Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM Exposure: existing light at ISO 400
DHL Fashion Week Vignettes
I was recently hired to shoot and direct 7 video vignettes for DHL Express Canada to show their multilevel involvement with fashion week sponsorships globally. I brought on fellow Hermann & Audrey shooter, Cory VanderPloeg to D.O.P the project and help on the edit. Spread over 2 days, we created the short video vignettes I’ve [...]
Dave Jorgensen
Camera: Canon 7D Lens: Canon EF 85mm 1.8 Exposure: 125 at f/11 at ISO 100
Young Photographer Glensius Calixte
Photographer Glen Calixte is a new intern at Hermann & Audrey. He has a pleasant demeanour and is always trying to push the limits of what he can do with a camera. Here is some recent portraits of him shot at my “Art of the Portrait” workshop. Camera: Canon 7D Lenses: Canon EF 85mm 1.8 [...]
Instagram Portraits
I shoot so much with my iPhone 4. I show these images on my Tumblr, our agency Tumblr, and on Instagram and Flickr. Shooting portraits with an iPhone is always a challenge with the wide angle lens and no real SLR controls. All the images below I first shot with the iPhone camera app and [...]
Asha Carty
When my little cousin Asha was 14, she asked me to help her become a model. I said, “No, you’re too young”. I also said, “If you still want to model when you’re 17, I’ll help”. Well, last month she turned 17, and she’s 5’10″. This is our second shoot. Our first shoot, which we [...]
Quality and Originality still have value
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 [...]
Create your own legend.
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 [...]
Happy New Year
From my Camera last night to your computer this morning. I’m wishing you the best year of your life. Stay positive. May 2012 bring all your dreams to reality. Camera: Canon 7D Lens: Canon EF 20MM 2.8 Flash: Canon 430EX Modifier: Gary Fong Exposure: 1/64 at f/2.8 ISO 400.
Model Resource Interview
I recently had the pleasure of being profiled on Modelresource. I’ve known Dan Grant as an agent and model scout for as long as I can remember. He’s an amazing industry insider and if you are trying to model or be a photographer, his website and photographer meet ups are worth investigating. I’ve included the [...]
