100 Possibilities: Hole-in-One Pooh
>> Thursday, January 27, 2011
In which Pooh learns about mini-putt.
Taken in the Apple-shaped and -themed golf course at the Big Apple in Colborne, Ontario, Canada.
Read more...100 Possibilities: Cast Pooh
>> Tuesday, January 25, 2011
In which Pooh becomes a cast member.
This was taken within the Magic Kingdom in Disney World (Florida). This was the Winnie-the-Pooh ride and I just had to take a photo of Pooh in a ride dedicated to himself!!
Read more...100 Possibilities: Fish Pooh
>> Sunday, January 23, 2011
In which Pooh finds a fishy friend.
Poor Fish Jenn has unfortunately passed away. She lived a happy life between the two human Jenns at Chris' work though.
Read more...100 Possibilities: TEM Pooh
>> Friday, January 21, 2011
In which Pooh tries to help me at work.
100 Possibilities: Green Pooh
>> Wednesday, January 19, 2011
In which Pooh celebrates Earth Day.
This photo was originally taken within Disney's Epcot centre and was supposed to be used for Earth day but I compeltely forgot about it until now.
Read more...Catch Up
>> Tuesday, January 18, 2011
As you might be able to tell, I have been playing catch up so far this year. I will likely be doing so for a couple more months as I have a large backlog of photos to finish editing and uploading.
I finished 71% of my 100 Possibilities project and am working on finishing blogging the completed photos and also getting the remaining 29% photographed and edited and hope to finish the project shortly.
The backlog of photos include photos from the Cottage trip and assignment, Quebec City, Florida (and Disney), Thanksgiving, Christmas, DST Christmas Party, Family Picnic, Dave’s Firefighter portraits, Toronto trips, Upper Canada Village Alight at Night trip, Chris’ tattoo photos, remaining portraits from various Algonquin College assignments, updated editing of 2008 England trip, and several walks around parks and greenbelts within Ottawa. I think that is everything though I could be wrong – the list is so long that I might have missed a few things, I am sure I will find them as I complete the list.
As you can see, there is lots to edit and lots to upload and blog --- so I should probably get back to that.
100 Possibilities: Chain Pooh
>> Monday, January 17, 2011
In which Pooh finds the chain.
Lean on Me
>> Sunday, January 16, 2011
I mentioned the other day that I had done a shoot with Dave and his sister Jessica – it was for their parent’s Christmas present and the above photo is possibly my favourite from the day. I am sure there will be more to come from this shoot.
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Wonderful Man
>> Friday, January 14, 2011
This is actually a shot of Dave from the recent shoot I did with him and his sister. Today is our 7 year anniversary and I just wanted to let the whole world know how much I love him.
Read more...Christmas Kisses
>> Thursday, January 13, 2011
A shot I stole while at the office Christmas party.
PHO5598: Final Assignment
The final assignment for my Lighting Techniques course was to produce a Magazine Cover. We were allowed to make any sort of magazine we wanted, from wildlife to animal based or even crafting or carpentry. I however, chose to do a Fashion Magazine and am so happy with how it came out. Chris was my model and I was able to use my Bowens 400/400 lighting kit for the first time. Chris and I took the photo using the Bowens kit and then I manipulated the background and text in Photoshop. Slap in a fake UPC and create some clever/interesting article titles (thanks to Chris and Dave for the help there) and you have yourself a magazine cover. This can be found on Flickr as well. 
PHO5598: Assignment 9
>> Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Assignment 9 was a little difficult for me to distinguish from my other photos as it was all about diffused or bounced flash. I say this because it is very rare that I use direct flash so almost any of my small flash portraits could have been used for this assignment. I ended up submitting the two below photos. The first was shot with the flash in an umbrella setup. The flash was bounced off the white umbrella and onto the subject. The second photo was shot using the small flash attached to the camera and using a diffuser on it while also bouncing it off of the white ceiling above the subject. Diffusing or bouncing the light often enables you to soften the light up which can be harsh and unflattering otherwise. As always, these photos can be found on Flickr as well.
PHO5598: Assignment 8
>> Sunday, January 9, 2011
Assignment 8 was another small flash assignment – specifically small flash while doing an environmental portrait. I like environmental portraits as it shows the subject in their surroundings (environment). These photos can be found on Flickr as well. 
PHO5598: Assignment 7
>> Friday, January 7, 2011
Fill Flash was used for most of the remaining assignments. In this assignment we were to use it as Fill Flash in an outdoor photo. Chris came down for a few days last month and stayed with Dave and I. On the first day she was hear we ploughed through my assignments and the majority of them turned out quite nicely. The first photo below is the traditional use of fill-flash where the lighting on background and the subject are balanced with the use of a small flash. The second photo shows the technique sometimes called day-to-night where the flash and background lighting are not balance producing a darker background and therefore giving the feeling of haven taken the shot at night. The photos can be found on Flickr as well. 
100 Possibilities: Culvert Pooh
>> Thursday, January 6, 2011
In which Pooh tries to climb out of a culvert.
PHO5598: Assignment 6
>> Wednesday, January 5, 2011
The sixth assignment for my now completed Lighting Techniques course was Night Lighting. We went, as a group, downtown and took shots of the night lights. We started at Nepean Point overlooking the Ottawa River and then walked down to the National Art Gallery and then towards the War Monument. It was a very cold, windy night so our equipment really got a hard test. Unfortunately some people learned that their cameras do not like the cold, one camera even shutdown on its owner. Fortunately for me though, my equipment did beautifully during its harsh test.
These are the two photos I submitted. I have uploaded them to Flickr as well so you can check them out there too.
Mirrored Beauty
>> Monday, January 3, 2011
Another image from the shoot with Jenn and Alli. I am so incredibly happy with how this photo came out. The idea was to have Jenn and Alli mimicking each other as if one was the mirror image of the other. I love it!!
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