Wildlife and Blue Steel. That was the theme of Jen & John’s engagement shoot in downtown Toronto today. It wasn’t as cold as last week which made it a lot easier for us as we walked from location to location to location.

We started with a little skating. The original plan was to shoot at Nathan Phillips Square but I came across the rink at Ryerson which looked like a hidden gem, and we didn’t have to battle with the crowds.

Massey Hall in downtown Toronto.

I love the look of old side streets… They give so much character to the shots.

Randomly, a man walked by and put bird seed on the ground. I asked a couple kids who were walking by to scare the pigeons for us to add a little action to the shot and they were more than happy to help us out.

It’s not every day that you see a camel out on the streets of Toronto. Amanda from the Toronto Zoo and the camel’s handler were great to let Jen & John pose with him. (Yes, his tongue was like that the whole time!)

We paid for the subway just to take this shot. We didn’t even ride!

Last but certainly not least… BLUE STEEL!

I think we got a blue steel shot out of every place we went, but this is by far my favourite. These two should be models I tell you!

This happy couple was a blast to hang out with, and we shot more than the standard 2 hours just because we had so many ideas and places that we wanted to shoot. And don’t worry – No camels were harmed in the taking of these photos.

I met with Charlene & Jordan on Saturday for their engagement session, which was sure to be interesting.  The weather was fantastic without a cloud in the sky.  That is, apart from the -14C weather outside.  They were both troopers and we muscled through the cold and got some really fun shots.

I like to try something different every time I am out shooting a couple, and this was no exception.  They are both big hockey fans and both ref which makes for some truly unique engagement portraits of the two of them.  I love to shoot fun and different things.

We started off at a back yard hockey rink.  Of course I made them draw in the snow a little before we got to the real work of shoveling it off.

This shot took a few tries but we finally got it!

So unique! I love it.

This is one of the photos that really shows how cold it was.

We headed down after to the local public school to make use of their brick wall.

When it is that cold out, hugging is the best way to stay warm.

Did I mention they were really fun to work with?

Yesterday I was out with Nicole & Craig for their engagement shots. It was a beautiful day and we couldn’t ask for better conditions.

We checked out some new places, including an abandoned mill which was definitely my favourite place of the day.

When I found out they had a new dog waiting at home, we drove by their place to pick Bentley up to include him in the fun.

I met up with a great couple on Sunday in Bakers Park to do an engagement shoot. I had a great time going around to a few different locations in the area. When we first got to the train tracks north of the park we noticed a train coming our way. It was perfect timeing for a couple shots right beside a speeding train. It was the first time either of them had been so close to trains, yet they still seemed to ignore it while standing with each other.

We found a train that was standing still for this shot.

The weather was in our favour with a deep blue sky and nice fluffy clouds.



I think this may have been thier favorite shot, it is definitely one of mine:


Another one of my fav’s:



Images of Anna & Vinh’s wedding will be posted in July 2009.