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  • Hello and welcome to Today’s Faces Photography Blog

    Hi Colin here, thank you for stopping by Today's Faces blog.
    I have been full time in the Photography business for over 20 years yikes! that's a long time. I do not know how many weddings, portraits, business portraits, fireman calenders, bill boards, also all the wedding albums, wall portraits that are in peoples homes.
    But I would say it has, and still is great to be full time in the photography business.
    Although the photography industry has change over the years I would say it is a little easier to capture a well exposed clear image but it still takes years to train your eye to know what makes a great strong image than just a snap shot.
    It is on this note that the 20 years of experience that I have been a photographer has made me develop a style that my clients enjoy.
    Anyway, enough on me I hope you will enjoy the blog, and drop buy often as I am going to try and keep it up to date.

    And a big thank you to all my past and present clients

    Regards Colin.

Niagara Falls Wedding of Rachel and Greg

Rachel and Chris, love Niagara Falls Canada.

So what would be more fitting than  to have there wedding take place there. They picked a very unique place to have there ceremony at the Bird Kingdom  with tropical birds and scenery, water falls and a very special Japanese Tea Hut.

I think all there guest were clad they had the ceremony there, because the weather outside was not pleasant at all. The wind was blowing about 70klm and the wind chill was very cold and to top it off snow showers this was a day like February not the middle of April.

After the ceremony we took advantage of the indoor location for all the family portraits and most of the bridal shots. And so with all these tropical birds flying around what do you think happened. Yes, Greg got the lucky bird poop, or so I am told it is lucky to get hit by bird poop.

We did however venture outside to go across the street to the  gardens but the wind was still blowing. I take my hat off to  Rachel for sticking it out with here bare shoulder dress and the Bridesmaids too because they were freezing by the time we got back to the Limo.

We ended up at Elements of the Falls Restaurant right beside the falls. The area that Rachel and Greg had there dinner tables set up gave you a perfect view of the falls.

Here is a taste of some of the shots of a great couple on there special day.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Engagement portraits of Erin and Chris, Caledonia,Ontario.

Meet Erin and Chris.

Erin and all her family go back a few years now. I have had the honor to photograph all of the siblings, Melissa was the first wedding I covered , next was Matt and now it is Erin’s turn. Erin and Chris wedding is coming up in a few weeks, and I am looking forward to meeting everyone again.

Their wedding reception is going to be held at Lasalle  Park Pavilion in Burlington, May 24th.

Erin and Chris had two old bicycles they want to use for the engagement shoot that sounded great, I suggested Caledonia it has the old town old town look with the old bridge and train station would give there engagement portraits a dated look.

The day we pick was beautiful and the shoot was going well until Chris remembered he had left his wallet under a bench we used earlier. You got to agree that is the worst feeling loosing your wallet.

So off he went jumped in his car, got there no wallet, he ran down to people that were fishing at the grand river, no luck. But it just so happen a lady saw him looking for something from a distance so she walked back to Chris and asked him I guess you are looking for your wallet, and Chris said he gave her a big hug and thanked her. That must have been a big relieve.

It is good to know there are honest people around.

And here is a little taste of the shoots.

Looking forward to the wedding.

Erin and Chris Caledonia

Bicycle not built for two.

Erin and Chris engagement portraits

 

 

Engagement session of Rachel and Gary Dundas Ontario

I had the pleasure of photographing Rachel and Gary’s  engagement portraits back in early April.They booked me through the Hamilton Halton Wedding Show that we had a booth at this year.

I took them to this old mill in the Dundas area that I like to use it has lots of  different  looks and locations as you can see from the shots. all within walking distance great place.

I have also posted there custom  collage portrait they are sized at 16 x 20 print I put together for them from the shoot this is very popular with my clients.

Gary and Rachel are getting married in Niagara Falls Canada on April 20th this year, and I am looking forward to that, will be posting a selection of shots from that day too.

Good job guys it takes team work.

 

Engagement session

 

 

 

 

The Red Green Show, photographs from the 1990′s shows, shot by Today’s Faces Photography

Hi all, I just came across these photographs taken back in the 1990′s of what I think must have been some of the first shows of the Red Green Show.

It was filmed right in Hamilton Ontario at the CHCH TV studios. Today’s Faces was hired to shoot on set and on location.

It was a lot of fun and laughs, as you can well imagine.  Also it was challenge. For all you photography buffs we had know digital cameras that shot 2000 ISO that got great  clear images from. We had to use tungsten film balanced for the studio lights and its ISO was 320, shot with a Hasselblad from a tripod at, I can still remember 1/15s at f4. Telling the cast do not move or you will be a blur, as we could not use flash. The other choice was use 400iso daylight film with correction filter on lens, but then you lost a stop by using the filter so you were no better off.

OH my! How Photography has change.

It was great that S and S Productions hired a local Hamilton photographer and we were pretty new in the photography business, to put their trust in us to photograph the show for their advertising.

Thank you Red Green, it was a honor to be involved with the early days of the show, and a great time too.

Today’s Faces Photography.

Today’s Faces Photography at the Hamilton-Halton Bridal Show

Thought we would try something new this year that we have not done in a few years.

Today’s Faces Photography is excited to be part of the Hamilton Halton Wedding Show 2013 at the Hamilton Convention Center on Jan 12th and 13th 11am to 5pm daily.

If you or family or friends are looking to hire a Professional Photographer come visit us we are at booth 182 in the Chedoke room.

Here is a link to a $2.00 coupon that can be printed and produce for $2.00 off admission. Please fell free to share link with anyone that wants to go.

http://www.topweddingshows.com/coupons/hhsbrides

At the show we are also excited to offer a draw to win a free Engagement Photo Shoot plus one of our custom 16 x20 collage’s value $400.00 to present at your wedding reception.

Hope to see you there.

Regards Colin

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