Father Murray

So today we have Murray. As I mentioned yesterday, Murray is Lucy's father. He was a great sport and up for anything. At one point he was climbing and dangling from an abandoned Ferris wheel! I am told that we will be seeing Murray again for classic portraits class.

On another note, today I signed up for my last photography class at GBC. I may take more in the future, who knows, but its the last one I need to complete my certificate. This means that I'll be done all my classes on Dec 21st. Crazy.

:) Roon-bop

Lucy in the Sky with Duckies

Alright, so as it turn out, I did have time to edit and now to post some pictures from Sunday's extra outdoor class. For this class we went to the Toronto Island, and to Centreville, which was closed for the year, giving us great opportunities for pictures.

First up is Lucy. Lucy is Murray's daughter. You'll meet Murray later. I got talking to Lucy while she was watching the geese in the water. She then went on to tell me how much she loves ducks. She has a cousin with a farm and her favourite stuffed animal is a duck. And guess what? She had it with her. The stuffed duck's name? Ducky!

It was a good opportunity for me to take pictures of a kid, because I never really get that opportunity, except for when I visit Ottawa and take pictures of my nephew. Photographing children certainly has its own challenges. They need a different kind of attention than adults.

So, here are some pics of Lucy, with and without ducks.

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Announcement

I would like to announce that I am officially following Lisablog. Apparently, its not good enough to follow it manually, by checking in via direct link, nor to have it listed on my list of favourite photography blogs to the right, or even to have posted about it back in July 2008. However, you will all be happy to know, that I am officially following it through the Google "follow" button.

In addition, I would like to take the opportunity to re-endorse Lisablog. Lisa has a great eye for photos. If you visit her blog you will find many lovely photos of live music shows and of course, be exposed to her lovely Winnipeg charm.

In addition, I would like to say that last night's class was fun. We got to take pics of Andrew (not Andrew, Andrew - a different Andrew) and Natalie, who were both dressed up in hair metal regalia.

In addition, I would like to mention that it might be a while before I am able to post the aforementioned photos, as it is Thanksgiving weekend and I will be traveling to Ottawa with my husband and dogs to visit family and friends.

In addition, Happy Thanksgiving.

In subtraction, I apologize for the gratuitous use of the term "in addition".

:) Roon-bop

James the Great - part 3

All good things must come to an end. And so too it is with Jamesness.

These final pictures were taken on a black background with two primary light sources (soft boxes) on either side of him and an umbrella light pointing at him (from afar) to light up his eyes.

Big thanks to James for spending an evening at GBC.

:) Roon-bop

James the Great - part 2

So for part 2 of Jamesness you will see pictures from the black background set up. Very similar to Sarah's set up, except that we also added a strong back light to the mix. I had much fun with this. And I got to listen to James sing to boot! Who am I kidding, Erykah Badu was playing, so I was singing too.

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James the Great

I had such a great time photographing James. He gave me so much energy and variety and he was great fun. James is a dancer, but he has got some amazing modeling skills as well. He was smizing and modeling H2T, which for those of you who have not watched ANTM means smiling with the eyes and modeling head to toe. (I say that with such confidence, like I know what I'm talking about). Long story short, he was awesome and as a result, I got some pretty awesome pictures that I'm really excited to share with the rest of the world.

So because I had such a great time taking James' pictures, you will be seeing more of him. This is the first of a three part series. Each blog will have 3 photos of him. In this first one you will see a picture I took outside while we still had light, before we set up the studio lighting. The last 2 are from my first of 3 sittings with him.

Stay tuned for more James! You know you want more.

:) Roon-bop

Sarah the Pondering Actress

I have some pictures ready from Monday's class. First up: Sarah the Pondering Actress.

I got to take pictures of Sarah in 2 different light settings. It was nice meeting her. I think I prefer the light setting with her in the red sweater best. For that one, we had a light set up on her left side, pointed towards a large piece of white paper. This allowed the light to hit her smoothly and drop off on her right side. Very nice.

She told me that she will be taking part in one of the Nuit Blanche art pieces this Saturday. Too bad she has to work it! I'll be making my way through Nuit Blanche on my way home from the Louis CK show that night... oh it'll be a good Saturday evening!

Next I'll be sharing some pictures of James the Great. This will likely be a multi-post series.

:) Roon-bop