I photograph things sometimes.
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iPhoneography
In September, Stocksy published a blog feature called Mobile Month.  They featured 24 photographers who shoot amazing images with their mobile phones, debunking the “I can’t take pictures that nice because I don’t have as good a camera as yours!” myth. This series has encouraged me to upload more of my “on the go” photos.  Here’s…
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Stock Photography of Real Men
In February, there was a lot of buzz in the stock photo industry about needing more photos that represent “real” women.  I made a post sharing 75 authentic stock photos of women from my agency, Stocksy.  That was a really fun project to put together, and I’ve received a few requests to create a similar post about…
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Creepy Things in My Society6 Store
Like many other photographers, I sell some prints and products on Society6. I only added a few images to my portfolio before I got distracted and stopped uploading, but because I have had a few sales this year without actively adding to my portfolio or promoting it, I decided to go back and upload some of…
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Friday Favourites: Halloween!
GUESS WHAT MY FAVOURITE HOLIDAY IS? … … It’s Christmas. But Halloween is a close second! This time of year makes me giddy like a little kid getting ready to go trick or treating for the first time.  I love autumn; I love pumpkins, and gourds, and candy apples and costumes.  I don’t have nearly enough…
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Owl Portraits
I’ve always wanted to try photography with live animals.  Last week I had the pleasure of working with an exotic animal handler in Toronto.  My friend Nick and I teamed up on this photoshoot, as he had been wanting to shoot a model with a giant python.  I like snakes, but my personal request was for…
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Friday Favourites: New Stocksy Members
Stocksy’s Call to Artists is closed until 2015! If you missed the cutoff date, I suggest reading my opinions on applying and trying again next year.  Lots of time to build up your portfolio! It’s been fun seeing introductions from artists who live all over the world, from food photographers to nature photographers to lifestyle photographers. I believe…
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Friday Favourites: Weddings
I’m getting married IN EIGHT DAYS.  There’s a lot of stuff to do before then!  We are getting married in my parents’ backyard in Barrie, North of Toronto, and my awesome friend Stacey Newman is going to be my wedding photographer. Here are some of my favourite wedding photos available to license on Stocksy. 30…
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My Favourites: Back to School
As much as I hate to admit it, it’s almost back to school time.  I miss shopping for school supplies and getting ready for another school year!  Not enough to actually do it again, but here are some of my favourite back to school images from Stocksy. I had a really, really hard time narrowing…
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DIY: Stamping Words onto Photos
Speaking of words in stock photos, here’s a mini-shoot I did this morning using some rubber stamps and a photograph from my trip to Hawaii last October.  Stamping is a fun way to personalize your images. First, you need some stamps. And a photo you want to mark up. Print it out.  I printed 5x7s. Oh,…
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Makeup Before, During & After
Way back in Spring, Stocksy put out a creative brief of requested subjects, and I got an idea to do a photoshoot where I took photos of a model before, during, and after makeup being applied. Well, I’ve been dealing with a concussion for the last 4 months, so this shoot got put on the back burner…
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Friday Favourites: Words
Hello!  It has been a busy summer.  I haven’t posted my “Friday Favourites” in a few weeks, so here’s a new one. Lately I’ve been noticing how many photographers on Stocksy are incorporating words into their photos.  When I started doing stock photography, I thought it was generally recommended for photographers to avoid words to give designers…
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Stocksy’s Call to Artists 2014
Stocksy has opened their Call to Artists page for 2014! Stocksy is thrilled to announce the re-opening of our highly anticipated Call To Artist page, accepting photographer applications for 2014. As a cooperative dedicated to growing sustainably, Stocksy accepts only 500 photographers each year. This allows us to maintain highly focused curatorial standards, beautiful search…
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