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Portraits with Speed Skater Samuel Girard

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Most of my editorial portrait shoots involve artists, entrepreneurs, actors. I rarely have photoshoots with athletes, so I was thrilled about this one. I got contacted by Sportbox Entertainment Group (an athlete management company) to do a lifestyle photoshoot with speed skater Samuel Girard

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Tuesday 08.22.17
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Art-Centric Trip to Quebec

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Given that I had already photographed many, but not all of Pam's artworks, we had unfinished business to do before she left for her master's in New York. So every day during our trip, we packed one of her artworks in the car to go photograph it on-location somewhere.

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Sunday 08.20.17
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Improving Editing with Crowdsourced Curation

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One thing that I CONSTANTLY want to improve as a photographer is my editing skill. Not editing in the post-processing sense of the word, but in the curation sense, choosing which photos to show, which ones go well together, what the most effective order is, etc. In this post I'm sharing 2 exercises that I use to improve my editing skill.

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Monday 07.31.17
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Back to Nature

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I was just offered an UNREAL assignment! I’m so excited, and to explain why, I need to tell you a bit of the backstory.

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Monday 07.24.17
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Race to 500 Illustrations! Visit to Laucolo's Studio

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Recently stopped by my friend Laucolo's studio. She’s currently in the middle of a massive assignment for which she has to pump out 500 food illustrations in just 2 months. 

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Tuesday 07.18.17
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DIY Leather Camera Straps and Backpack

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Finally made my own camera strap! I've been waiting for this moment for a while now and I'm super excited to start using it.

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Sunday 07.09.17
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Street Food in Hanoi

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City time! I’m taking you on a tour to Vietnam's capital.

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Sunday 06.18.17
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Montreal Fringe Festival Poster for Burcu Emeç

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Fresh off her graduation from Concordia’s Theatre Performance program just a few days ago, you can now see her performing at the 27th St-Ambroise Montreal Fringe Festival. In her one-woman show TLDR;SMH, you'll meet Lady Jîyan and explore the world of Kurdish pop stardom and female fighters in Rojava.

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Sunday 06.11.17
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Montreal Artists: Paméla Simard

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Her woodshop is about to close and Pam’s covered in sawdust.

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Tuesday 06.06.17
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Dog Photoshoot for Sir Barkley

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Not my typical human subjects, but still very much fun to photograph!

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Thursday 05.25.17
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