Following my assignment for The Guardian in June, I was contacted by an editor from The Observer to photograph Internet Linguist & writer Gretchen McCulloch. Because Gretchen's favorite topic is internet lingo, I wanted to avoid the typical portrait in a book store and go with...
In the last few years, I've struggled to define the kind of portrait photography I was aiming for. Only recently did I realize that what mattered to me was the need to match my subject to a location that had significance for him/her. I also...
Following this post covering my visit to Villefranche-de-Conflent, I wanted to share with you a few more photos from "La Poterie De La Citadelle". I'm always curious to know how things are made so when the owner, Pierre Saudin, gave me access to his workshop for...
During my assignment for The Guardian, I had the opportunity to walk around Montreal and re-discover several neighborhoods in the city. From all the locations I visited, the Mile End district is the one that struck me as the being the best for a portrait...
While I was on assignment for Life & Style Mexico last summer, I had the opportunity to visit a very unusual place in Las Vegas: The Neon Museum and really wanted to share a few more pictures of this unique location. Located north of the strip...
Organized since 1995 and now reaching its majority with its 18th Edition, Bal en Blanc has become a real institution in the north american electronic music scene. With more than 15.000 people attending the event year after year, the 14h long Easter event is one not to...
Recognized as one the best Nikkor portrait lens, the Nikon AF DC-NIKKOR 135mm f/2 D (72mm filters, 818g, 1.1m close focus) is also one of the sharpest prime lenses available and has the advantage of a closer minimum focus distance than the Nikkor 70-200mm F/2.8 VRII. As a...
Creating a striking portrait is teamwork. It's about mastering the lighting, having a talent who's able to convey your vision and the ability to put the talent in the right mind state.Finally, using the right editing techniques is key to achieve the result that...
One of the most important thing when you shoot portraits is knowing how to light you subject no matter what the conditions are. Be it natural or studio , playing with light is one of the most amazing aspect of photography. So here are 10...
I met Haylie during Don Giannatti Lighting Essentials workshop in November 2009. She is a cheerleader for the Toronto Argonauts CFL football team and it was a great experience shooting with her....
Organized by Production Playground Bal en Blanc, Resolution is the first big party of the year in Montreal and always features the TOP Djs in the World. Other than Paul Van Dyk and Above and Beyond, Misstress Barbara and DJ Kal , Second Sun performed...
Organized by Production Playground Bal en Blanc since 2009, Resolution is the first big party of the year in Montreal and always features the TOP Djs in the World. Other than Paul Van Dyk and Above and Beyond, Misstress Barbara and DJ Kal performed live...
Organized by Production Playground Bal en Blanc since 2009, Resolution is the first big party of the year in Montreal and always features the TOP Djs in the World. Other than Paul Van Dyk, Above and Beyond was also set to perform live in Montreal...
Organized by Production Playground Bal en Blanc since 2009, Resolution is the first big party of the year in Montreal and always features the TOP Djs in the World. After 2009 and the performance of Tiesto, it was Paul Van Dyk's turn to perform live...