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The park’s still technically closed, but that doesn’t stop people from playing around in the reservoir left behind by the snow runoff – which is kinda nasty – but hey, who am I to ruin a good time?
Michelle’s not really going anywhere, but I can’t get the lyrics “Michelle, my belle…” from the “Gone til November” REMIX CD I got way back… Wyclef never let me down before…
Tina’s awesome. She’s nearly always happy (as far as I can see) world travelled, nice and tall, and has her own catch-phrase. “Are you kidding me!?”
New-Girl from work; Kasandra. One thing I find about shooting with the Canon 100mm f/2.8 Macro lens is that it EATS light. That has something to do with the optics for it to be able to focus so close (see yesterday’s “Eye Spy” photo), so I find myself trying to shoot it wide-open (but at […]
Featured: Erin Haggart and Michelle Eagen. Lighting is actually pretty similar, Erin’s just pale – probably been watching too much “Twilight”. I suppose this can also count as self-portrait, since I’m heavily reflected in both their eyes (so’s the restaurant we were in).
In my ongoing “Bachelor” series I bring you Ryan. He’s a total dreamboat working with me at the foundation. That’s right ladies – good looking AND works to save lives. He’s a bit younger than me, actually the same age as my brother who I never see anymore, so I’ve adopted him as my baby-bro […]
On the same day that many people officially imbibe more alcoholic beverages than their body-weight I’ll be turning 28, and it really, truly, just feels like I’ve gotten started.
Sterling’s got his PHD AND is single. I know there’s a high ratio of women to men in Ottawa – so who’s lookin? He also looks a bit like Neil Patrick Harris but like his character Barney on “How I met your Mother” – AWESOME.
I had the privilege to attend one of the cooler high-end fund-raisers I have been to: Fight for the Cure. Despite owning a, technically, “sports” camera, I’ve never actually gone and shot any with it. So I volunteered and took many many photos – most of which didn’t even come close to turning out. I […]
Only in Ottawa can you commute to work by skating. Well… I think it’s just in Ottawa – if you’re reading this from another skate-to-work community, or if you have an equally interesting/unique method (dog sleds, submarine, unicorn) drop me a comment and enlighten us all. And if you haven’t yet, please sign up and […]
Why do babies insist on IGNORING their toys, and going straight for the real thing. It’s like they know quality when they see it. I’m not sure, but I think even if they made replicas that looked real (a la Ikea fake-TV’s), the kids would still skip right by them so that they could bang […]
Who said a photo had to be in focus to be good? Obviously – it just has to be of my kid!
According to google analytics, not everyone who reads this blog is from Canada – so you may not know what a Beavertail is. Honestly they’re nothing crazy good; HOWEVER, if you are freezing your ass off in Ottawa in the winter, namely on the Canal, then they are god-sent warmth in the form of sugar […]
I can’t wait for Quinn to be able to play in the snow – I really remember enjoying putting on a full snowsuit and just going nuts with my GT Snowracer, or those slick and dangerous fun “magic carpets” and… okay, I have to stop there. I was trying to find a Wikipedia article to […]
I owned a flannel shirt once, got it in Grade 9 – right about the time I bought Nevermind and Ten. I didn’t have it for long though, I was invited to a New Years Eve party and left it there – never got it back. Beyond that, the grungiest I ever got was the […]
Aw man, a shot of my huge gut and I still couldn’t get it in focus. Actually, this is me prepping for a Pregnant Lady shoot (what’s the technical term for this?) and I was TRYING to get my lighting right – of course I don’t know squat about lighting so that was a whole […]
This weekend I tried to take some staged photos of Quinn, but he’s at that age where it’s not like he’s going to sit at his spot for very long. I gave up pretty quick – didn’t really have much time to adjust lighting for his shiny head – so we just “wung it” and […]
how i wish my fingers were the bristles or my breath were the wind when it whistles thru your hair, thru your hair i wish you’d hold me in your hands and let me skate thru all the strands of your hair, of your hair i could style it anyway you like it i could […]
Lurkerz on my Properties!
So everyone’s doing these retrospective NYE blog posts and I’m pretty unprepared (as usual) so I’m pulling up this photo of Quinn with his new teeth pokin’ through- not quite the baby new year with the sash and diaper (like I said, I’m unprepared – maybe that could be a resolution for me!?). This was […]
You know when people say kids grow up fast? Well it’s true. I’ve had a son now since April, and he’s already showing signs of being a little man – an actual person – no longer an eating, sleeping, pooping machine (like his dad). Quinn reaches out for his mom, tucks his head into my […]
Call me old-fashioned, but I still like the warm glow good ol’ energy-wastin’ bulbs produce. Sure, I have LED’s – SOMEWHERE – but we ain’t using ’em. Nope. I also like to leave the lights on in rooms that I’m not in, as well as using the Refrigerator to cool the house down in the […]
This is a test shot I did for a band shoot a few months back – it’s Eddie, one of my new friends from here in Ottawa. He was interested in the “process” (so was I since I hadn’t done it before.. SHHHH) so he volunteered to come along as my grip or assistant, or […]
Yeah I just… I just can’t… yeah, no, no thank you, no.
