Stacey and Phil

Posted by Mike on

Hi everyone,

I am here today to say a huge congratulations and thank you to my friends Phil and Stacey for allowing me and Lori to be a part of their beautiful wedding day.

When Phil and Stacey first approached me about shooting their wedding a few months back, I was really hesitant to say yes – in fact I think I nearly talked them out of it. However, both they, Lori, and my amazing wife Kim persuaded me that it was a challenge I could rise to. I like to think they were right, but that’s for them to decide :)

The wedding was this past Saturday and it was really amazing. Phil and Stacey wrote some beautiful vows for each other and the ceremony was really stunning. I feel very thankful to have been part of it.

These are just a few of my favourite shots from the day. I hope you enjoy.

More photos to come!

Mike

Stacey and Phil

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Rings

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Flower Girls

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Ring Bearer

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Stacey and Phil

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Contrasts

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I came across this little scene and was really interested in the elements that were coming together here – particularly the contrasts:

The old barn and the young trees. The young trees that may someday become an old barn.

I also like how these two trees seem to be holding on to each other. Is it love or fear? Maybe both.

Saplings against a barn

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I must confess to a little manipulation here. I cropped a bit and cloned out some smaller branches to reduce the clutter and keep the focus on the two intertwining trees. Hope you like it.

Mike

Nikki and James

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Last  weekend my friend Lori and I went out on a mission to improve our skills learn more about photographing people.

Lucky for us, we had some amazing help from some very good (and very patient)  friends of mine.

Nikki and James are two of my favourite people in the world. They are awesome to be around and I always have a great time with them.

I met Nikki about 8 years ago, when we were doing our Masters at Brock University. When we both moved to Toronto we continued to hang out and she eventually introduced my to her roommate Kim – who I then married a few years later.

These days they live less than 20 minutes from us, and Kim and I try to see them as often as we can.

It was an amazing pleasure to photograph these two. As always, they were very giving of their time and it was an awesome experience for Lori and I.

Thanks guys!

Mike

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Metals

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Following up on my last post, here are some detail shots I took of metal around the farm.

One of the neat things about the place is all the old objects hiding away in the dark corners of the barns. Bright greens fading to rusted oranges and reds. The textured surfaces of oxidized metals - I could spend hours just finding shots like these.

I hope you like them.

M.

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In the grain

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Last trip up to the farm, I spent an hour or so just wandering around taking snaps of little details. In particular I was looking for nice lines that would also allow me to play with the depth of field.

I ended up coming away with a number of nice shots that seemed to fall into 2 categories: wood and metal.

Here’s the first set: wood.

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I particularly liked the play on DoF in this one. Because of the angle and the varying depth, two distinct areas are in focus.

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This was an odd angle. I was pressed right up against the barn, looking straight up.

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A nice transitional image with both wood and metal. :)

Gubbins Rides Again

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It’s been a bit since Gubbins made an appearance, but rest assured, he’s still around :)

We made a trip to the farm this past weekend and Gubbins came along (I think he’s afraid of being left alone with the cats!).

I got a shot of him playing at the piano.

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Later on I found him trying to use the sewing machine – with … mixed results. Maybe he thinks he needs some new clothes?

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It’s Finally Here

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You might remember last year, I did some work with my cousin Sean for an album he was putting together about the sugar shack and maple syrup.

Well, the album arrived on my door step last week and it is awesome!!

You can download the album from iTunes.

And if you happen to be in Waterloo on April 15th, come by the Princess Theatre and see Sean perform “Songs From The Sugar Shack” live!!

Here’s a peek:

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The Chateau Frontenac

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Recently, I have been going through the photos Kim and I took on our trip to Quebec City in 2010.

Kim was pregnant with our son at the time and looking back I realize that while this was probably our last vacation for a while as “a couple”, it might also have been our first trip as a family.

Why?

Mainly because we were so aware of the fact that we were becoming a family. It was a major topic of conversation for us – and rightly so. It was a big transition, and as such the trip was particularly special because it was marked by an amazing contrast of change and stability. 

Every pocket of Quebec city is steeped in history – the walls of the old city rise up out of the earth, their bases lost in the soil, as if ther grew up around the city. But the city is also characterized by change - many defining moments in our history as a country have played out around the city. Stability and change.

This image is of the historic Chateau Frontenac in Quebec City, one of the oldest hotels in Canada.

M.

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