Happy Canada Day

Thank you so much to CanPhoto.net (Canadian Photographers Network) for all the social media love today as well as Vistek via the ProPhotoBlog.ca (All About the Image) among others. I'm very flattered that people have interacted and shared this image as much as they have.

Happy Canada Day 2014!

Happy Summer Solstice

Canal Lake by Kirkfield, Ontario, Canada in the Kawarthas

Canal Lake by Kirkfield, Ontario, Canada in the Kawarthas

Happy first day of Summer!!! We're excited to head to Toronto Island to do a very special photography project with some very good friends. Not a bad way to spend the day I'd say.

What are you doing with your first day of summer?

Photography tip of the week

Creative portraits with pianist Heidi Wall

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Update: fun behind the scenes video here!

As a commercial portrait photographer in Toronto I get to work with a lot of fun and interesting people and classical pianist, Heidi Wall was definitely no exception.

Hair & Makeup: Ivy Lam

Styling & Co-ordination: LIZPR

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Among many other career highlights, Heidi is a multi-gold medalist at the Canadian Music Competition and co-ordinates the Kitchener-Waterloo Kiwanis Music Festival and is now set to release a new recording coming up.

As a component of her upcoming concert series, she will be getting to each venue by bicycle - yes, by bicycle! So if you're a concert organizer, this is your chance to see a performer literally go the extra mile...by booking her in Vancouver....

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