On Location Portrait
Emma is looking to expand her horizons and was itching to try her hand at acting and modelling. Fresh faced in her junior year of high school, she has the whole world ahead of her no matter what direction she takes. We shot her in this lovely form fitting dress that showed off her curves while still being conservative enough for her to book more sophisticated roles. We wish you luck Emma!
Professional Business Headshot
Andrea needed a quick headshot for work, and didn't have time to get her hair professionally styled before the session. She asked us if we were able to do some retouching in photoshop to clean up ththe shape of her curls. We edited the outline naturally so that the distracting fly aways were removed. We gladly accept editing requests, please don't haesitate to ask-you'd be surprised at what's possible!
Profession Headshot
Jason had wanted to get his picture taken for several reasons such as for his company web directory, his online profile picture, and for personal usage. In this vertical variation, we added black foam core to the side to make for a slightly more chiselled shadow effect. We also coached him on getting that perfect engaged eye contact when looking into the camera.
Engagement Shoot
Throwback to an enagagement session we did with the young Indian couple Devesh and Tannika! We tried a variety of playful poses in the studio that had them laughing at themselves almost the entire time. They brought several outfits with them, raining from classy to trendy, but this one was our particular favourite as the crisp suit and soft cotton embroidered dress photographed beautifully in black and white. We also love the added element of Tannika's metallic shoes and how they picked up our studio lights adding a subtle layer of flashiness to her outfit.
Hair Extension Photoshoot
Aisha started a hair extension company and wanted promotional photos to use for her website and marketing. She brought in her best friends to model for her, which created a comfortable atmosphere while also helping her save on the budget for the shoot. Since she would be marketing her product through instagram, she also requested that we do a short promotional video for her to create more variation in content. Here's a group photo that we did showing all the different coloured options with Aisha looking proud in the middle!
Elias visited our studio to get his photo taken for his company profile picture. From the get-go he brought on set a perfectly natural smile with a gentle, soft expression. The most surprising thing was that he didn't need any time to warm up, from the very first photo he beamed confidence. We were shocked to hear him say he was so nervous! It's amazing how his outside did not reflect his inside, a very useful skill to withstand pressure which I am sure has helped him in his profession.
Professional Portrait
Rafal was looking to have clean studio shots that he was required to submit for an article that he was being featured in. He was sent several reference photos which he showed us, all depicting smiley and friendly photos on a bright white background, similar to a stock photo style. Although he was somewhat critical of his smile saying it was hard for him to act naturally in front of the camera, we pulled out our bag of tricks to make him grin and capture that genuine laughter.
Professional Portrait
We are enjoying these last few days of good weather and shooting outside while we still can. This is our favourite shot of Nija, a psychologist who recently expanded her practice and wanted some personable and friendly photos she could use for her website and marketing. We shot the entire session outdoors, using the local cafe to do quick outfit changes.