{I’m in ENGLAND! As I type this, I’m sitting on a train on my way to Wolverhampton in England to shoot one of the amazing families that have commissioned me to document them. It’s pretty cool, there is actually wifi on the train and I’m able to tweet, blog, email, amazingness. Sometimes I’m in awe of technology.. the fact that I can blog from a train blows my mind.
I shot Jessie and Cary’s wedding this weekend, it was amazing… if you follow me on twitter you’d have seen the sneak peak I posted. We shot some pretty wicked images that’s for sure. Few weeks back my friend Cory asked me If we could do a seniors session! I told him sure, and so we went out and shot. Cory has actually modeled for Abercrombie, American Eagle, etc. So it was a pretty easy session for me. We had a good time. Here are some of the images for you to enjoy.
July 1, 2009 - 8:40 amjean h - Hope you enjoy your work and stay in ENGLAND. You just get better and better!!!!!! Good model too.... Don't care too much for the underwear tho??? Auntie Jean getting old. x Keep up the good work.
July 1, 2009 - 8:41 amStephanie - Good Lord , I will take him with a side of fries to go!! YUM!!!
July 1, 2009 - 10:41 amCyndal - I know this place. :) He definitely wasn't there when I was though, I might have to go back and look again. ;)
July 1, 2009 - 11:10 amNgoc - Golly Gosh! Your senior portraits have quite a wide range of focus/subject! :P
July 1, 2009 - 12:12 pmRuby Rosamund - Haha I just wanted to stop and say...
Of course we have Wifi on the trains this isn't the dark ages! Enjoy Britain while you're here, at least its good weather and not the normal cold drizzle... Will you be up in the borders aswell?
Great work by the way, l love the 4th shot especially.
Ruby x
{Funny how the days go by, and you don’t keep track of them, and soon a week has passed. I just said to tony (my roommate) “Crap, it’s Tuesday, I have to do a blog post” and so, here I am, typing this. I have 3 things to talk about before I get to the pictures. First, I got an iPhone 3GS and it rocks, suckas! Second, my friend David wrote a screenplay that he then directed as a film, and as a result, I went to watch it. It’s freaking BRILLIANT and I’d seriously suggest everyone go see it. The website is right HERE. Lastly, you must, before you do anything else, go read THIS. It’s one of the most amazing stories of humanity and kindness I’ve read in a very long time. Amazing.
Ok, so this weekend Jess + Cary are getting married, and so I went out with them and shot their e-session last week. We SERIOUSLY had an amazingly good time. They are such amazing people who care so much about photography and it’s a PLEASURE to be shooting their wedding this weekend. They live in China and are getting married here in Toronto so I was honored they picked me to capture their day. We are doing a sideshow of the engagement session pictures on the wedding day so I can’t post any of the good photos, so I’ll just post a few sneaky peaky ones:
June 23, 2009 - 3:38 pmAmber Hughes - I *love* these John! Seriously, I don't think I could pick a favorite if I tried... too much awesomeness going on!
June 23, 2009 - 3:50 pmCristina Alt - Love them all.. how many flashes did you have in that last one? I'm going to say 2.. one to the right of them one behind and to the left?? Looks like same height.. but not sure.. my fav is the one above the last one and to the right.. love her expression and the way her arms drapes over his back :D
June 23, 2009 - 3:52 pmSam - WOW - smoldering and powerful. Love the last shot. Can't wait to see their wedding!
June 23, 2009 - 3:55 pmPat - If these are not the GOOD images, then I can't wait to see what the good ones are like, these are out of this world..!! :D
June 23, 2009 - 3:59 pmCristina Alt - Aww jeez.. that story was heart wrenching! I fought back tears.. I absolutely loved 'UP' the first 3D movie i've ever seen and the story-line was really sweet :) thx for sharing that link...
June 23, 2009 - 5:01 pmlaura-dolcepics - A-mazing! Love that shot through the glass. Perfection!
June 23, 2009 - 5:23 pmLauren - woah. that last image is just stupid good.
June 23, 2009 - 5:59 pmJessica Maindonald - I find myself looking forward to Tuesdays and reading your blog. I also can't wait to be on the blog :) Keep up the fresh and vibrant photography- love it!
June 23, 2009 - 6:07 pmHagit - WoWZA! Gorgeous couple and super cool shots. I really love the under the bridge one. It's so intense. Kinda even looks like a James Bond shot.
June 23, 2009 - 8:32 pmNgoc - Darn...these aren't the "good images?" :P
John, where do you find such neat locations? I love the late shot!!! Thanks for posting the story. It made me cry, especially when the employee gave Colby the scrapbook. What an awesome thing Pixar did for the little girl!
June 24, 2009 - 5:04 amMarianne - Oh my god. They are the most attractive couple ever. Like seriously. So jealous you get to shoot their wedding! :D
June 24, 2009 - 7:57 ammeredith hanafi - How much do I hate that these aren't even your "good" shots... These are fantastic! Can't wait to see the rest John.
June 24, 2009 - 9:17 amJennifer - Jess and Cary are such a cool couple, and you have managed to capture their coolness!
June 24, 2009 - 10:55 amJohn Heil - awesome dude! love the red chair shot in the alley :)
June 24, 2009 - 12:11 pmJeff - Holy cow, these are simply amazing!! You have some mad skill dude, I love everything the editing to the pose. Just mind blowing! :)
June 24, 2009 - 7:14 pmRoshel Karu - these are stellar. ESPECIALLY the one with the reflection.
June 29, 2009 - 7:26 amBiz Edgar - Cool about David, did you get to see him, was he there?
Nice photos.
x
June 29, 2009 - 7:21 pmBri - Beautiful images John - great work. Hope you landed safely :)
{I am so tired right now. I am just exhausted. I had the most radical day ever teaching Day One of my Piktacular photography workshop. Today we learned that when push comes to shove: simple is better, off camera flash rawks, and I talk way too fast! All in all though, I think it was really good. Everyone said they learned something. It’s soooo hard to cover really detailed camera and flash technique in one day. Day Two will be marketing and business development. I can talk about that stuff foreveeeeeeeer, so that should be great. I’m also really thankful to my amazing friends who are “guest speaking” tomorrow. Love you guys.
This weekend I was in Detroit shooting the wedding of Courtney and Phillip. Courtney and Phillip are both graphic designers who love sea horses, clown fish and ducks. I drove down to Detroit and met up with them on Friday. The first thing I noticed is how amazingly humble and wonderful they are. We sat in their condo/studio and just talked. It was fantastic. I was really blessed to have them hire me and awestruck by how happy they were to have me document their wedding. The most rewarding thing in the world is when people appreciate the work you do. I thought I’d share some images.
This is C kickin’ it in the morning getting ready. Woohoo, Hair+Makeup baybeeee.
Getting the dress on, right on!
Here are some of the detail shots. The first here is Phillips cuff links from Courtney.
There is a little story that I hope I re-tell correctly. When Phillip was young, whenever something was bothering him his mother used to tell him to not worry about it, and say “like water off a duck’s back.” When Phillip and Courtney were dating and she was having a rough time, Phillip would tell her “like water off a duck’s back,” and gave her a little rubber duck that she carries around with her all the time. So I grabbed the rings and did a ring shot on the duck that she trucks around.
June 16, 2009 - 10:07 pmNick - hahaha! I love that ring shot!
June 16, 2009 - 10:11 pmAndru - Beautiful shots, J, as usual. Wouldn't mind hearing your rant on marketing and business management as well, buddy. See if you can get an audio capture?
Hit me up some time.
June 16, 2009 - 10:16 pmKaren - you are awesome. awesome. awesome. awesome. can you travel back in time and photograph my wedding five years ago?
June 16, 2009 - 10:16 pmPat - These images are close to some of the most visually interesting wedding images I've ever seen, wow.. absolutely beautiful. You are simply masterful in your photography.
June 16, 2009 - 10:18 pmNgoc - John, these photos are unreal! So many that I want to comment on! I love the one of the church (into the ceremony). God, that's beautiful! Then the one with the red line. I literally gasped when I scrolled down to the bride. I wonder if there's a way to do it in an album to recreate the scrolling down option? It was such a fun surprise!!! I loved scrolling up and down and it totally made me look at the photo and bride in an interactive way. Of course, the ring shot is too darn cute! I love the variety, the text, the awesomeness, everything about this wedding. You are truly talented. This is probably my favorite shoot of yours that I've seen--so far that is!!!
June 16, 2009 - 10:29 pmDavid Redding - Dude! When I saw your post about the supplied image NOT being the best shot of the day you weren't kidding!!!!! Tons of inspiration here and thank you for that!
June 16, 2009 - 10:35 pmLeilani - responding from twitter, im totally awake...mainly because its 230 pm here. The photos turned out great, i can see why they were so excited to have you as their photographer. Any chance youll be doing one of those workshops on Guam ;) ah wishful thinking.
June 16, 2009 - 10:59 pmJohn Heil - amazing set man. love the grungy portraits! great location.
June 16, 2009 - 11:07 pmSheryll - LOVE your work. And the ring shot is priceless ;)
June 16, 2009 - 11:20 pmErik Andersen - Too many great shots to comment on, but how bout I love the red rectangle shot and the "grainette" effect with Courtney in the ladder thing. Sweet!
June 16, 2009 - 11:25 pmlaura-dolcepics - The red window profile shot? Amazing! As are ALL the others. I love your unique and fresh style. Processing too. The last silhouette shot... brilliant.
June 16, 2009 - 11:37 pmJana - Gorgeous. Each photo is truly a work of art.
Plus, I love it when a couple is willing to get a little gritty.
June 17, 2009 - 5:56 amtrishia - love these images, John. fantastic wedding!
June 17, 2009 - 5:57 amLuca Ragogna - Wow! Wicked shots! I love them all, but I'm taking inspiration from those detail pics.
June 17, 2009 - 6:02 amJessica Maindonald - John, congrats these photos are crazy kool - love'em all to bits!
June 17, 2009 - 8:15 amAmanda Arch - Amazing shots as usual John. I absolutely love the duck story. Too cute!
Glad to hear that workshop is going well.
June 17, 2009 - 8:20 amRoshel Karu - WHOA. simply too good. you've got a great eye to take photographs with.
June 17, 2009 - 9:34 amLee Anne - WOW!! Lucky you, lucky couple. The bride is gorgeous and I think she has one of the best facial profiles I've ever seen. They will be so thrilled. Congratulations John.
June 17, 2009 - 6:06 pmCourtney+Philip - Thank you so very much John! We couldn't have asked for a better person to capture our wedding moments... these are truly artwork. On the awesomeness scale of 1 to 1000, these are 100,000,000! We are on our honeymoon and went to an Apple store to see them in full view... we feel like the luckiest couple in the whole world. We love you so very much!
June 17, 2009 - 6:31 pmHagit - So much thought and creativity goes into all of your shots! Lobe the adorable ring shot, the Polaroid shot, the shoe shot! You make my Tuesdays! :)
June 17, 2009 - 7:45 pmCristina Alt - Wow I love them all!!! and I just wanted to thank you again so so much for putting on an awesome workshop :D I really learned so much and this is going to sound funny but I'm not scared of dimly lit churches and dark halls.. :D
xoxoxoxo
Cristina
June 18, 2009 - 7:21 amJennifer - These are lovely relaxed and happy shots, with a very simple , yet elegant style to them. I especially like the two church shots and the two dancing shots. It's also interesting to get the commentary alongside. A beautiful wedding captured so well, John! Food looked simply delicious!
June 18, 2009 - 11:01 amNina - Absolutely stunning photography. I've never been a fan of weddings but looking at your portfolio makes me want to get married simply for the pictures. :)
I'm totally in awe!
June 21, 2009 - 1:14 pmchristine arnold - Fantastic images John!! I especially love the dude with the cigar...... PRICELESS!
June 23, 2009 - 3:49 pmSJL - Gorgeous, simply gorgeous. What a lovely couple, captured with sincerity and grace. I love: a) church with bride and groom at pew (intense!) b) bat-bride and c) your last dancing shot. Great job!
June 25, 2009 - 12:19 pmfran chelico - wow! these are fantastic!
{ Good Tuesday! Some of you noticed that I always blog on Tuesdays! True point, I do always blog on Tuesdays. I was once speaking to someone who works in e-marketing and they told me that studies show that most blog traffic on average is had on a Tuesday, something to do with work habits. As a result, Tuesday is my minimum weekly blog posting! Thanks for noticing.
I wanted to diverge really quickly before I got to this Tuesday’s images and talk a little about service. My friend Steve and I were out in Niagara looking at photo locations yesterday. We both got hungry and decided to grab some food. I ordered French Onion soup to start, and then a Lobster & Avocado Panini. French Onion soup came out… no cheese. Now I’m not a master chef, but isn’t French Onion Soup supposed to include cheese? If it’s just Onion and Broth, surely it’s simply Onion Soup, right? So I asked for cheese, and out came a small plate of cream cheese. I rolled my eyes. Anyway, Panini came out, yum!! No Avocado. No problem.. told the waitress. Waitress comes back out with a small plate of guacamole.
No no no no no. If I ever made someone’s wedding album wrong, I would NOT print the pages and tell them to glue it into the album themselves. if I made a mistake on a print, I would NOT give them the file and just tell them to find somewhere to print it themselves. Just like I don’t expect you to bring me a plate of guacamole and tell me to put it on my sandwich myself. Now maybe I’m being picky, but this was a $18 Panini at a premium restaurant at Niagara On the Lake. If that was me, I’d have re-made the sandwich AND given it for free. If I screw up on a print and somehow mystically don’t notice, I’ll re-make the print AND give you it for free… it’s called customer service. My clients expect it, and I give them nothing less. I’m really glad I have amazing couples. You are all fantastic and I’m very thankful to you for commissioning me to create your wedding art!
I’m really glad however, these are NOT my clients:
Now, after this huge long rant: pictures! Samantha contacted me a while ago and told me she loved the seniors session that I did for Jessica and she’d like one herself. So, on a sunny day last week we headed out and shot some amazing senior shots for her! Just a reminder that a fun lifestyle session like this is regularly $375, but on sale for $250 for the month of June.
June 2, 2009 - 11:11 amLauren - WOW! What a gorgeous girl and with amazing style. You did a perfect job of showing how stunning she is!
June 2, 2009 - 12:12 pmEmily - John, you are truly amazing, what a gorgeous friend I have! xxxxo.
June 2, 2009 - 12:17 pmSamantha - You are incredible to work with John !
June 2, 2009 - 1:08 pmNgoc - These are so pleasing to my eyes. *Big smile on face*
June 2, 2009 - 1:13 pmKevin - just saw your pictures of Samantha as well as the photo's on your site...incredible.
keep up the great work.
June 2, 2009 - 1:14 pmC.J. Scott - These shots are beautiful!!!
June 2, 2009 - 1:54 pmMichelle Moore - Gorgeous senior, with gorgeous style! Well made point about customer service. That's what GOOD customer service is all about :)
June 2, 2009 - 2:06 pmJessica Maindonald - Wowzers, I love the colours, great job as always. As for customer service, I do not think you were asking for a lot at all, it’s just soup and a sandwich for gosh sakes, shouldn't be that hard! Can't wait to be on the blog - YOU ROCK!
June 2, 2009 - 2:34 pmBrianna - I love french onion soup, but the cheese is a necessity!
I love these images - gorgeous colours!
June 2, 2009 - 3:20 pmDavid Redding - Dude! Great shots! With work like this being done maybe we can get seniors in the minds of teens and make it a tradition here like it is in the States.
We all benefit from your great work
June 2, 2009 - 3:52 pmLaura - Your work is amazing. Seriously, amazing!
June 2, 2009 - 6:11 pmHagit - Geeze! You have some guts complaining about your food! Ever since the movie Road Trip (Seen it? if not watch it!) I NEVER complain! Great shots John! Somehow, dont know how you do it, but you get all your colours to really just pop! The green of the grass, the red in the McDonalds cup (its in the garbage shot. Mmm McDonalds) and the blue of her eyes! Just beautiful!
June 3, 2009 - 6:55 amJennifer - Beautiful colours, John!
June 3, 2009 - 9:47 amAndrew B - This girl is absolutely gorgeous, her eyes just POP!!!! Fantastic John... ...
June 4, 2009 - 9:13 amDave & Charlotte - The shot on the grass is particularly wicked... Great session - she'll be stoked I'm sure.
June 5, 2009 - 2:13 pmDavid Josue - Great session, love the one on the grass, kicker shoots
June 8, 2009 - 12:23 amElenita - John, just decided to finally write something after following your work for quite a while now..
Dude! Totally inspiring off the hook pics! Just beautiful! So much texture!!! And the colours and lighting are breathtaking! I'm totally inspired.. gonna go play with my camera now! lol Seriously, you are amazing! Hopefully, some of your talent will seep into me by osmosis through my computer screen! ;)
June 16, 2009 - 10:30 pmMike - Hey man, I shot you some tweets but I'll hit you with some artistic, critique, blog love. Great photos, I enjoy the style. The contrast of the grunge BG and the white, angelic dress offers a great creative twist on magnifying wedding beauty. I have to say the you truly shine bringing out the colors in each photo. Keep it up, looking forward to seeing some more nice photos.
{ “Always hold on to the truth. Don’t let others sway your heart. Don’t compromise yourself for the sake of temporal groovyness. Be Deeply Funky. Be separate from the crowd that’s awash with normality, by standing on a firm foundation. Never waver in your love or faith ….” – John Fluevog.
I love this little diddy, I love it so much I actually have it sitting above my bed. When I wake up in the morning, I read it and smile. Mr. Fluevog is a smart man; I had the pleasure of meeting him very brefily at his Vancouver store a few months back, and in that short time I had with him I felt pretty inspired to be a better human being.
Speaking of being a better human being, it’s something I always strive towards. I think happiness is something that is really important. Happiness and family. Finding enough time for my family is something I’ve always struggled with, and I think photographer generally have trouble making enough time for their family, what we do isn’t easy. It takes a hell of a lot of work and time! SO! I’d like to try and give something to my colleagues! My friend JMC is a super talented photographer and an amazing, humble, kind person. Some time ago, he started a project called Roadside portraits. Basically, he traveled across the US photographing photographers families. Giving back is something I feel extremely strong about, and so I’d like to do something similar in Toronto. If you’re a photographer in the GTA and you’d like your family documented, I’d be more than happy to do it. Just send me an email (john{-A-T-}johnedgar.ca) and let me know that you’d like me to shoot you, and we’ll set up a date, my treat. I don’t think the joy of family portraits should be just limited to photographers however. I’d like to photograph five families this year that ordinarily wouldn’t have the ability to have their family documented. If you know someone who you’d like to nominate just shoot an email to family@johnedgar.ca and let me know why they ordinarily wouldn’t have their family photographed and where possible, include a photograph.
All the best,
j.}
Oh, Postscript, here are my new Business Cards. They are letterpressed onto 180lb paper, then a custom die cut sticker is applied and finally they are hand-stitched around the outside or across the sticker depending on the card. The cards where lovingly designed and crafted by Mr. Simon Cooper over at Envy Co. & hand built by Cyndal.
May 28, 2009 - 4:27 pmlaura-dolcepics - What a wonderful thing you are doing! And those business cards are pure awesomeness!
May 28, 2009 - 4:33 pmBruce Patterson - Love the cards - HOT!
May 28, 2009 - 4:59 pmrich mattingly - the roadside portrait project was an amazing idea- good luck with your own "give-back" - it's inspiring! And, of course, your biz cards are stunning - they match the photos! :)
May 28, 2009 - 5:50 pmCristina Alt - Love Love Love your cards! And yay for giving back! That is an awesome idea :D p.s. any idea on when we'll be receiving location/more info on your upcoming workshop? I've already signed up I was also wondering if there any more spots... thanks!
May 28, 2009 - 5:53 pmJohn - Hey Christina, I'm not sure about time and location for the workshop, that is something that Pikto take care of for me.. If you shoot them an email (Johan@pikto.com) He'll be able to give you a better idea. I know the workshop is totally full, there is another one in September if you're interested in that.
May 28, 2009 - 6:49 pmBrian - love the pics J and your cards...and I also love the work of JMC..cheers!!!
May 28, 2009 - 6:56 pmLauren - yowza!!! those cards are amazing, they NEED to be in books and on websites. get on that ok? and also, i'm so glad i know you! You're such a wonderful person, those families you will shoot are seriously lucky!
May 28, 2009 - 7:40 pmNat Nat - love the cards... you sure you wanna give them away? A work of art!
May 28, 2009 - 9:09 pmBailey - the cards are sweet! i want one for my fridge! lol. :)
May 28, 2009 - 10:06 pmAmanda Arch - Diddo to whoever said they wanted one of the cards for their fridge. They are amazing.
I also love the project that you are starting. As if your images weren't great enough, you do something even better to set you above the rest. Kudos to you!
May 28, 2009 - 10:45 pmNgoc - I love this post so much because it shows you're not only talented, but also caring and generous! The quote you wrote reminds me of another quote: "You laugh because I'm different, I laugh because you're all the same." Hehe...it's a funnier quote, not as profound sounding, but reminds me of people who go against the grain--just like you. Those families are super lucky to have you capture their memories! Your business cards are out-of-this world cool! They reflect your great design, high standard for quality, and pure awesomeness! I mean, if I got one, I'd frame it! Letterpress and stitched? Have you been checking out weddingbee? :P
May 29, 2009 - 4:56 amHagit - Wow! Lovely images and what a beautiful thing to do! And the cards are AWESOME. Must feel pretty dam good to hand out YOUR very own business cards! I think they make for a great pick up line too ;)
May 29, 2009 - 10:20 amBrianna - Great photos - love the 2nd one. Your new cards are awesome - tres cool!
May 29, 2009 - 1:34 pmmichelle sidles - That is such a generous and thoughtful offer! I wish I lived near you. :)
And your new business cards are *AMAZING!*
May 29, 2009 - 6:20 pmJessica Maindonald - the stitching is what tops the cake.... very unique.
May 29, 2009 - 9:09 pmLisa Mark - Those are some bad ass cards - nice one!
{ I’m a huge fan of good design. I think it’s exceedingly important; attention to detail and one’s ability to convey the message clearly and concisely is quite a skill. With my good design fanaticism comes my love for all things Business Card. My cards came back from the printer today and they are awesome. I’ll be assembling them over the next few days and will post pictures by week’s end.
I finished editing the images from the Matt Dusk music video shoot a few days ago and had been meaning to put a blog post together with the pictures. I procrastinated until today and then felt über guilty. Matt’s new album is really amazing. I’ve heard all the tracks from it and it’s just pure win; every single track is rad to the maxxxxx! I can’t wait ’til it’s released.
I’m also going to be starting a monthly feature where I showcase a photographer who I really admire. This month I’d like to talk a little about the girls from WhiteBox Weddings, Sara and Mel. There is something very natural and pure about their images. They capture great moments and wonderful expressions in a very real way. Their post-production is also really really good. I love how clean and bright it is. They are up there so high on my list of “must meet” photographers, so this month I leave you with WhiteBox Weddings! Check out their website and their blog.
And on that note, enjoy the images below. Oh, and thanks for all the super amazing blog comments, they make my week, and make blogging fun! Oh, and Check out my new favourite website.
May 26, 2009 - 5:44 pmLink - Awesome. Very vintage rat pack! I'm jealous of the suit; it looks good!
May 26, 2009 - 5:59 pmRachel Absher - Love your work, Edgar. You nailed the lighting! Are these all available light?
May 26, 2009 - 6:09 pmlaura-dolcepics - Love that B&W hard core shot! Each one is great. Are those really video stills? Crazy! p.s. I love your watermark. Ingenious!
May 26, 2009 - 6:13 pmBrianna - Awesome shots, John. I love the feeling to them and great lighting!
May 26, 2009 - 6:27 pmMabyn - This was a hot shoot! I love the smoke and the vintage mood. Great job John! I can't wait to see the actual video!
May 26, 2009 - 6:53 pmKate Hood - what a fantastic treat to be able to capture the drama of a muuuzak vidya! i like tuesdays, they're inspiring...efff, i've got so much to learn! looking forward to the june workshop. nice.
May 26, 2009 - 7:21 pmAmanda Arch - I love the atmosphere that the fog adds. Great images John!
May 26, 2009 - 11:18 pmNgoc - Oh man! Matt hit the jackpot when he chose you to capture him. I LOVE all of these images. Every.single.one. You sir, are on *my* must meet photographer. Really, I love your website (sleek and clean looking), your watermark (it's just pure awesomeness!), and all the beautiful photos/eye candies. I have to say, the best part about reading your blog is that I almost always learn something new. This time, I get to check out another great photographer. Thanks for sharing!!! I can't wait to see the video. Do we also get to listen to some of the music? :)
May 27, 2009 - 9:53 amHagit - Looks very GQ or like an AD for Harry Rosen! Great work as always :)
May 27, 2009 - 10:04 amJeremy - Hey, These are seriously beautiful images. It seems like every single blog post means new beautiful work..! I love Tuesdays, thank you so much for being amazing!
May 28, 2009 - 3:30 amJennifer - Very smooth and dusky, John! You always capture the mood. Glad to see you are promoting other photographers.
May 29, 2009 - 10:17 amfer juaristi - edgar, the feel and CC in this pics is just out of this world, love them.
{ I love grapefruit juice. Actually, I kinda love fruit juice generally. There is something very right about a glass of juice in the morning. Juice makes me feel really happy. I usually forget to eat breakfast but everyone keeps telling me that it’s really important. Maybe I should start eating breakfast. Do you think it’s cool to have a smoothie in the morning in-lue of food? I just never feel good in my tummy when I eat food in the morning.
As many of you know, I’ve been working on the set of two music videos of the past few weeks . The first video that we did was for David Martinez who is a very talented Indie/Folky musician. The new album he is working on is fantastic. The second is for the release of the new Matt Dusk album that is also really amazing, fresh summer songs! As soon as the songs are released hopefully I’ll be able to post the videos here. In the mean time, here are some of the photos from David’s shoot. I’m excited to also announce some projects later this week.
May 20, 2009 - 3:00 pmDave & Charlotte - Wicked shots mate... great lighting in the bedroom session.
May 20, 2009 - 3:07 pmErika - Looove these. You impress me more and more with each post.
May 20, 2009 - 3:09 pmHagit - Smoothies are totally the way to go! (You should also get the Cuisineart hand mixer to make them! its the greatest kitchen power tool!)
PS Beautiful images! I love how they have a morning fresh look to them! They go well with a morning smoothie. :)
Cheers
May 20, 2009 - 3:15 pmlaura-dolcepics - Hawt stuff!! Can't wait to see the vids too. :)
May 20, 2009 - 3:17 pmMarianne - Loving the bedroom set. Shexy light and lady. You should so get my smoothie calendar. Word. :P
May 20, 2009 - 3:53 pmNgoc - Wow! I love the lighting in the first bedroom shot. Very fresh, soft, yet romantic at the same time. Maybe it's the sexy lady or the cool blind shades...
By-the-way, I think smoothies are yummy, but a french breakfast is the way to go. Bread dipped in a cafe au lait... yum, yum, yum! I'm not a breakfast person, but that would get me out of bed!
May 20, 2009 - 4:05 pmAnjay Feldano - John those are great pictures. Where did you find the models?? Keep up the great work!!!
May 20, 2009 - 9:16 pmJessica Maindonald - WOW John these photos are like boudoir, looks hot as hell! Awesome work...btw we are almost a year away from the BIG day can't wait to see what kind of steamy stuff you come up with! Keep up the inspiring work.
May 20, 2009 - 9:17 pmbritt - seriously..you work gives me chillez everytime! stunning
oh and smoothies rule they are a must have everyday
May 20, 2009 - 9:53 pmTommy G - Damnnnn JE, the lighting in these shots just kill it! Looks pretty amazing...keep em coming
May 24, 2009 - 3:13 pmkathleen dusk - heeey, that's my bedroom :)
May 25, 2009 - 11:26 amAdrienne - Get a juicer and juice your own juice for breakfast. Freshly juiced juice is a delicious and nutritious alternative to food. Fresh beet carrot apple lemon juice tastes like gummi bears, I swear.
{ I’m working on a music video right now, it’s pretty cool! I started just doing unit photography and then got promoted to Producer, amaaaaaazing. Can’t say to much about it yet, but here are some stills from yesterdays shooting, we’re just about to roll again for today, but I thought I’d sneak a quick blog post! (The talent here is Veronika London & Tommy Gough)
Speaking of video, I had the pleasure of Shooting Kapana + Ben. What an amazing couple. Ben was over from the UK where he lives and works in the movie industry. It was a great opportunity to take care of a quick photo shoot for them! We headed out to the depths of Mississauga (The city next to Oakville) and created some really great images. Kapana always works in TV; you might remember her from Much Music. Anyway, we had a super rad time, Ben has the BEST British accent ever! Kapana is working on one, she is heading over to the UK next week to start filming a new TV show — lucky lady.
More blog posts soon! Including some great seniors I’ve been shooting!
May 12, 2009 - 10:45 amBrianna - John, these images are beautiful - great work!
May 12, 2009 - 10:48 amCristina Alt - Awesome photos... and both couples are ridiculously good looking :P Just curious.. did you use flash for that second shoot outdoors??
May 12, 2009 - 10:50 amEwan Phelan - Beautiful couple. You did an amazing job with them.
May 12, 2009 - 11:02 amLauren - *picks jaw up off the floor* WOW! they are HAWT!!! Amazing work, I wish I could hear his cool British accent....u need some fuzion!
May 12, 2009 - 11:14 amChris - I'm completely jealous that you get to use a red camera.
May 12, 2009 - 11:25 amMichael - Great models! The guy kinda looks like J.T. in the last picture.
May 12, 2009 - 11:32 amJohn - Everything is 100% natural light, no flash or reflectors, just me and my camera. :)
May 12, 2009 - 11:34 amLaura Molinaro - Amazing work as always! I can't wait to see the finished product! Gorgeous couple...I want to hear his accent :)
May 12, 2009 - 11:40 amJohn Leschinski - Guess you're going to have to help me film my TV show.
May 12, 2009 - 11:42 amJeremy - Out of interest is there actually anyone better than you in Ontario? Seriously, these are off the hook. I am so glad we hired you.
May 12, 2009 - 12:24 pmVeronika London - You were amazing to work with-! Great lifestyle shots! Looking forward to working with you again on another set :)
May 12, 2009 - 1:27 pmMatt Radlinski - That's awesome and I'm insanely jealous.
May 12, 2009 - 2:50 pmjean h - Hope Kapana + Ben are as pleased with these photographs as everyone else is John!!! FANTASTIC FANTASTIC FANTASTIC.....
May 12, 2009 - 7:19 pmAnjay Feldano - Great work. You were awesome to work with!!!
May 12, 2009 - 7:21 pmBrian - Hey, these are amazing...! Great looking couple, you take some freaking amazing photos! :)
May 12, 2009 - 9:09 pmScarlet - You really are talented!! Beautiful images John!!
May 12, 2009 - 9:41 pmNgoc - Ahhh....John Edgar is making movies. I can't wait to see them! These photos are super awesome. The couple looks great, but you make them look HOT.
Wait, only you and your camera? No way! The photo of the couple from behind the tree branches is my favorite. Love how it kind of draw your eyes to them. Beautiful work--as to be expected! :)
May 13, 2009 - 12:47 amM. - It's really great to see you growing into your own. :) :) -M
May 13, 2009 - 3:05 amJennifer - So glad you are moving on into video......and music! Very exciting news! Beautiful photos of beautiful people!
May 14, 2009 - 7:10 pmJulia+Phillip Pagel - These are the pictures that I remember John for.
Absolutely Fantastic!
One year Anniversary coming soon May 31st.
Keep up the memorable moments.
May 16, 2009 - 7:48 amHagit - Look at you surrounding yourself with models and celebs. Will you ever be able to shoot us common folk again? ;)
Great Work!
May 17, 2009 - 11:19 amwowyzowy - Everything is 100% natural light, no flash or reflectors, just me and my camera. :)
Okay, wow, you are so talented i'm going to vomit in my mouth.
{It seems today is Mothers Day. I called my mother! She lives in Scotland. Little known fact, I lived in Scotland for most of my life too, I’ve only lived in Canada for about the last six years. I was however, born in a little down in Northern Ontario.. Thunder Bay. I’m also lucky enough to hold both a British passport and a Canadian one! My mums Mothers Day request was that I made a video of me singing “Dream On” a la Danny Gokey // American Idol and post it on the blog… Not sure how I feel about this request….?! Anyhoo, Happy Mothers day mummy, and sammy, and all the other mothers that read my blog!
As I’ve mentioned before, it’s always intimidating when photographers ask you to photograph them. Last week I had the pleasure of shooting the wedding of Jessica Blaine Smiths sister Abby and her husband Justin. I was quite honored that out of all the photographers in Toronto, she asked ME! It was a great deal of fun, and while I was a tiny bit nervous at first, after a few minutes I was totally rolling with it. It was a nice intimate wedding ceremony and then we did a quick photo session. I had to jet after that, so Jessica took care of the reception. Here are a few images I captured with Abby and Justin! You’ll note that Abby decided on a nice spring dress rather than a traditional wedding dress… 110% awesomeness if you ask me!
Till next week, stay safe!
j. }
((PostScript, I should explain the title. My niece who is three, calls my younger sister (biz) Abby Beig, and every time anyone said “Abby” I thought of the little chan saying “Abby Beig” — Also, thanks for all the amazing nice blog comments on my last post, it’s really amazing to have such warm support. Thank you, Thank you!))
May 10, 2009 - 2:46 pmPhil S. - What a great couple, LOVE the hair!! You did a fantastic job of capturing them. The first image is to die for!
May 10, 2009 - 2:53 pmJill Promoli - Fabulous as always, John! Great work!
May 10, 2009 - 3:00 pmChris - You sir, will be photographing my wedding!
May 10, 2009 - 3:13 pmJessica Blaine Smith - John Edgar, you made me cry. These images of my sister and her hubby are so beautiful! You captured them perfectly in a way that I would not have been able to. Thank you.
May 10, 2009 - 3:17 pmJeremy - If I has images this wonderful from my wedding, I'd be one of the most happy men alive. Very very amazing and I second the great hair comment. Cool couple!
May 10, 2009 - 3:25 pmErika - Hi John! You really know how to set a mood with your images. My favorites are 4 & 5, 6 & 7. I am impressed, but not at all surprised, you got tons of talent! I am looking forward to reading more of your posts this wedding season.
Congratulations your blog has officially been added to my google reader.
p.s- i am totally interested in hearing you sing....:)
May 10, 2009 - 4:29 pmjean h - Well John yet again you have excelled!!! ALL are great.x I too look forward to the singing? He He
May 10, 2009 - 4:52 pmAbby & Justin - John! The pics are absolutely amAZing!!! Thank-you SOOO much for your time and creativity - you most definitely captured our emotions. LOVE them all, am in anticipation to see more! Thank-you for the sneak-peek posting - beautiful! I hope you enjoyed the ceremony, I can't say it enough but once again, AMAZING job!! Thank-you SO much John!!!
May 10, 2009 - 5:39 pmKerry Burke - As the mother of the beautiful bride and of Jessica too , John , you made me cry too. I better stock up on kleenex for the rest. They are just wonderful. Thank you so much for adding to our special day.
cheers
Kerry
May 10, 2009 - 10:24 pmNgoc - I wanna hear John sing! Love these shots. You are uber talented. #2 is so, so nice. LOVE it!
May 11, 2009 - 3:19 amJennifer - Beautiful, moody, emotional shots , John, and I love the subtle colour you achieve. What a beautiful couple and you made it show so well! Congrats again.
May 11, 2009 - 7:08 amEmily - Fantastic photos! You captured how they feel for each other in each creative and fun shot. I´ve already been showing them off to my coworkers here in Mexico and everyone is so impressed!
May 11, 2009 - 7:39 amaunt nancy - Beautiful pictures John of my niece and new nephew. It was a perfect day. Thank you for being available and giving my niece Jessica a day to enjoy with all of us.
May 11, 2009 - 9:51 amEwan Phelan - The last photo is my favourite. Great job!
May 11, 2009 - 9:54 amSam - Go John! Mum is right on! Do a Gokey, we beg you! p.s. Beautiful, beautiful work of this couple, I got a sense of their day just from these few pics. Love the intimacy, the colours, the framing. My fave is shot 3 with the blossom/tree. And love their outfits, too!
May 11, 2009 - 2:51 pmHagit - For some reason I'm so drawn to the last shot! It looks like it should be up on a billboard or in Vogue! And i deff second your mothers request for a video of you singing! :)
May 11, 2009 - 5:03 pmfer juaristi - wow, great looking couple + amazing photography, what else can you ask for?
great work JE.
May 11, 2009 - 9:58 pmRyan - AMAZING. Such talent.
{ I’m a younger guy, and I think I have a pretty cool car. I mean, sure, it’s a Volvo.. but I think Volvo is pretty cool. It’s starting to become summer here in Ontario, and the city I live in (Oakville!!) is a buzz with guys my age who have their summer cars out. It seems like every single day I pull up to a red light and some punk wants to race me. If I had an Aston Martin, I’d probably indulge them, but alas, I drive an S40.
Martin loved my car though, he raved about it the whole shoot! Martin is one of my grooms this year, and his half, Julie, well she is one of my brides. Combined, Julie+Martin are equal to bad-ass. Seriously! I had a SUPER awesome time shooting their e-session. They live in Hamilton, and so we drove around like Rock Stars shooting images for their Engagement book! Julie has one of the SINGLE most awesome smiles I’ve ever seen, check it out.. I know right? Julie calls Martin: Martian, so I called Martin: Marshster. See what I did there? I thought that was quite clever.
All in all, laughs and cheers where had. Good session! Enjoy some of the pictures below!
Oh, also I should note for my couples, I want you all to do engagement-signing books this year, so I’m putting them on sale for the next two weeks. $1,200 > $800. Good deal, if you wanna do one email me!!
j. }
(Postscript, look at me, two blog posts in a matter of days.. scary stuff.)
May 5, 2009 - 11:12 amCristina Alt - I love these photos!! You made such an ordinary location look amazing! p.s love the new j. on your photos! looks fresh :p
May 5, 2009 - 11:13 amfer juaristi - dude, great images! love your comp, feeling and post.
May 5, 2009 - 11:16 amJeremy - Holy $%^& these are SICK. You sir are something else. Totally awesome work.
May 5, 2009 - 11:17 amRichard - nice work fella - looks fab!
May 5, 2009 - 11:21 amstephen sager - Hey - really like the bridge images!
May 5, 2009 - 11:27 amEric - DIGGGGGGGG the second one!!! No spots like that in po-dunk Tucson :(
May 5, 2009 - 11:36 amPhil S. - John, Your images just seem to get better and better and better and better. You must be one of the best in Ontario. A++ (PS, S40 is a great car, I have a T5 in red.)
May 5, 2009 - 11:55 amSteve - Hey John,
Love the shots!
May 5, 2009 - 12:04 pmLauren - woah.
i know you rock, but you totally blew my mind with these!!
they are all amazing, but #2 is probably one of the most amazing shots I've seen in a really long time. it MUST be a huge canvas. no question.
May 5, 2009 - 12:04 pmKate Hood - love these. especially interesting location. inspiring...i always look twice. k.
May 5, 2009 - 12:04 pmJohn - Phil, T5 is like my DREAM volvo, omg drool!!
May 5, 2009 - 12:16 pmEwan Phelan - 3rd and 5th are my favourite. Awesome post.
May 5, 2009 - 12:27 pmDavid Josue - great work, thanks for sharing, love the post
May 5, 2009 - 12:39 pmHagit - It takes a special photographer to find beauty in such grungy spots. Great work! :)
May 5, 2009 - 1:12 pmTara McMullen - good times, je! i'm loving your work!
May 5, 2009 - 1:14 pmrich - I love the whole shoot, but yeah - the second shot is inspired - just awesome atuff!
May 5, 2009 - 3:34 pmCrash Taylor - Thumbs up dude. Nice tones!
May 5, 2009 - 3:45 pmPortia - Awesome shots! Wicked images!! Great work J.E.!
May 5, 2009 - 3:54 pmNgoc - So proud of you for updating your blog twice this week! :)
Second photo is super cool! I love all the lines in this series. What color is your car?
May 5, 2009 - 11:36 pmmarian - Martin and Julie,
I LOVE these photographs. Right up my alley. Thumbs up for finding John Edgar!!!
Seriously. I cannot wait until my brothers wedding! I hope he makes me look just as cool.
Love Marian
ps. #2 and #5 are my favorites
May 6, 2009 - 7:58 amLeann - I love these shoot's .They are just wanting me to see more.Julie you look wonderful as alway's.
May 6, 2009 - 8:38 amJennifer - Lovely couple....interesting angles. My favourite is the 1st one. So pleased to get more so soon!! So glad you have not joined the punks!
May 6, 2009 - 7:35 pmJulie - I absolutely LOVE LOVE LOVE these photos...I know there are more secret gems in the vault....these are a few of many...not to mention the excitement for the wedding day photos!!
John Edgar- creative,talented,kind, and FUN!!!!
Book him while you can!!! :)
May 6, 2009 - 8:18 pmBrianna - LOVE the 2nd photo!
May 7, 2009 - 9:26 amErin - These are AWESOME!! :)
May 8, 2009 - 11:42 amHeather Kincaid - LOVE that second image! What a cool little location! I'm doing a portrait session today and wish I knew of something like this here in SoCal... I'll have to look out for that.
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All the best,
The cards where lovingly designed and crafted by 
by John
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