Toronto itself is one of the main characters in Tiffany and Matthews wedding. Malaparte is a relatively newer wedding venue (located in the TIFF Lightbox building) and it sports a beautiful rooftop view. You never forget for a second that you’re in the heart of the city. We hit the streets for a little stroll and, of course, some on-screen chit chat between the newlyweds. Often when I shoot that stuff it’s a very private experience… on King Street in TO you can’t help but get a little spontaneity thrown in. In those moments it’s probably best to go with the flow, and hope you don’t run into any pedestrians… or cars. Spoiler Alert: we lucked out this time :-)
Tag Archives: Toronto
Jimmy+Donna // Portrait Film
It’s always fun to premiere a video in front of a big, invested, live audience. And that was the case this past Saturday at Jimmy and Donna’s Graydon Hall wedding in Toronto (wedding video coming soon!). They had spent a beautiful afternoon earlier this summer hopping around the area, getting ice cream, roller-blading, and revisiting a park with special meaning to them. I love the spontaneity and energy we found at Kenneth Parkette, something that’s hard to plan for and nearly impossible to force. Heading to the location was a last minute addition to the plan—it wasn’t scouted, and we had no idea what we’d find there—but it evolved into one of the main threads of their story.
theofani+john
Party time!
Faces
This is a collection of a few of my favourite natural-light portraits from recent shoots. I love people’s faces, and I love to go in for extremely close, intimate portraits. Whenever possible—whether it’s a wedding, engagement, or family shoot—I’ll try to find a time to grab a few of these super close-ups. My one rule is to never ask for a smile (or have ’em “say cheese”)… instead, I have to illicit a natural reaction. The technical aspects are important, but not nearly as important as an honest expression.
