This past September I photographed Actress Naomi Watts during The Toronto International Film Festival for The New York Times. The article can be viewed here. Below is my favourite photograph from the portrait session and a behind the scenes image form the shoot.
Earlier this year I shot a campaign for Crimestoppers with agency DDB Toronto. The campaign aimed to bring awareness to gas theft at the pumps (apparently a big issue!). Below is one of the final photographs, and a behind the scene image from the set.
A few weeks back I was asked to photograph the rehearsals of Einstein on the Beach, an opera by Robert Wilson and Philip Glass, for The New York Times. Below is a portrait of Philip Glass, and a photograph of Dancer/Choreographer Lucinda Childs leading a rehearsal. Here’s a link to the article.
For the last few weeks I’ve been experimenting with creating Animated GIFs of Ballerinas from Canada’s National Ballet School. I have a background in Painting, and of late have been interested in exploring avenues that allow me to incorporate aspects of Painting into Photography and Motion Picture work. By manipulating photographs that were initially captured for The 360 Project, where dancers were photographed in 360 degrees using a 48 camera circular rig, it was my aim to create a type of ‘moving painting’, in an Impressionist style. To see the rest of the series DAN$E, visit my Tumblr or GIF section of my website.
I’ve been experimenting with GIFs for the last few weeks. Below is a GIF I shot last month. A larger version of it can be viewed in this new section of my website.
I’ve been experimenting with Animated GIFs for a while now, and I’m happy to share my first Animated GIF project – Sparkler$. Below is a behind the scenes video of the technical process and the project itself. Larger versions of the GIFs can be viewed on this new section of my website. Many thanks to the cast, crew, and test subjects who made this project possible.
Last week I received a few copies of Dance Current Magazine, which featured an article and photo essay on The 360 Project. Below are a few pics of the layout.
Last week I found out that I was selected for inclusion in The Flash Forward Festival – a showcase for Emerging Photographers in Canada, USA, and UK. I’m really happy to see that I’ve joined by a good number of friends. Below is an image from my submission “Ladies of Caribana”.
Last week I was in studio doing some tests, and headed to the rooftop at Westside Studio to take a quick portrait of friend and Actress Nola Martin.
I’ve been in studio testing for an upcoming project the last few days. The image below is the first shot I took last night during a test after switching camera bodies, and failed to sync exposure settings. The image has nothing to do with the tests that proceded – but I like it as a happy accident.
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