TVOKids Reading Rangers eBook: Rangerpalooza!

Rangerpalooza is now out! The cast and crew of TVOKids "Reading Rangers" were amazing and a lot of fun to photograph. And how can you go wrong with such a great set and fantastic costumes?

So, if you find yourself in need of a little help with rhyming, you can download the newest Reading Rangers eBook for iPad (also available for Android and Blackberry devices) and Ranger Kara & Ranger Drew will be more than happy to lend a hand.

And if you happen to need a little extra math practice counting out change when you're out shopping, you're in luck - we also got to photograph Tumbleweed and friends for TVO's Tumbleweed's Yard Sale eBook last year [update: nominated for a 2013 Digi Award in the category "Best in Cross-Platform Kids"]-[double update: currently nominated for a Gemini at the Screen Awards. Digital Media Nominee in the category: Best Cross-Platform Project]. The chinchilla was crazy cute, but a bundle of energy and so...a little tricky to catch in one spot long enough to photograph.

In the Studio with Marife (Part I)

Update: Check out part II in the Red Dress Twirl post and now you can even take a peek under the dress in our behind the scenes video here (and even a "how to" tutorial over at Retouching Academy).

Marife was so great and so much fun, I almost doubted her when she said she had never done any modelling before!

If we ask her nicely, maybe we can convince her to do a very special and extra creative Part II....

Back to Nature for the Long Weekend

Another Canadian long weekend is just about here and I'm looking very forward to unplugging from the grid to relax with some really great friends. A few days at Depot Lakes has become somewhat of a tradition over the last couple of years, but this time I'm going to unplug so much that I think I'll even leave my camera gear at home and just take some pictures with my eyes this time!

Montauk Bar Toronto: Film Production

Last weekend was a lot of fun shooting behind the scenes for an independent film production called "First Date"at Montauk Bar- a slick space that opened up recently on Dundas West featuring some very cool decor that I can only describe as "rustic industrial".

More behind the scenes photos after the jump....

Thank you 500px: a little Twitter Love....

Thanks to 500px for all the love today across their various media sources today! Really appreciate all the kind words (Facebook - Twitter).


It's flattering to have my work featured in their Editor's Choice section alongside some absolutely breathtaking images in there!

Thanks also to Toque and Canoe, Gerry Forbes and everyone else for spreading the love as well.

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Happy Canada Day!

Happy Canada Day Long weekend to fellow Canadians and near 4th of July to our neighbo(u)rs!

Thanks to Cristy for standing in and looking so patriotic!

[from the archives]

Kara Harun in the studio!

Kara Harun with vintage curly-cue headphones

Recently I had the good fortune of working with multi-talented musician, actor, and TV personality, Kara Harun. She came forewarned that she would likely wind up covered in headphones by the end of the shoot, but got off easy with only 6 pairs by the end.

Not totally sure anymore, but she's got so much hair she might even have 2 pairs on her head in the photo at the top!