Tuesday, March 2, 2010 Posted in Weddings
Tuesday, January 19, 2010 Posted in News
{Today isn’t a normal blog post, full of photos and talk of couples and weddings. Today I wanted to take a few and talk about the great companies I believe in, those who have helped me get to where I am today.
I think it’s prudent to start with PhotoBiz. A company who just named me their Photographer of the Year. Not only a huge honor, but also a real pleasure. I’m so happy to be associated with this fantastic group of people, Michael and David are two of the most fantastic people I’ve had the pleasure of knowing. Their customer service is second to none, their websites are well designed and thought out, and they are generally just amazing people. So thank you ALL for voting for me, and making me the PhotoBiz Photographer of the Year!
Secondly, thank you so much to Táve Studio Manager. The love child of Karen and Adrian Ziemkowski. Táve keeps my studio running day in day out, it’s such a fantastic tool that has allowed me to think less about day to day operations and way more about shooting. So thank you to the guys over at Táve.
Cleverpixel helps me out day in day out with my post production needs, be it colour correction or culling or full edits for commercial shoots, Laura is the QUEEN of post, and helps me to no end. So thanks to the kids over at CP for giving me my life back. 
Thank you to VisionArt Books, for creating such a FANTASTIC product, wow.. the albums they make are fantastic, but the customer service they offer is sooooo far a head it’s not even funny. I used to use GraphiStudios, and their customer service was a JOKE, I’m so happy that I have VA in my life. Thanks also to Silverline Studios who does all my album design.
So there we go.. those are my main companies, who keep my business running. I love you all! Thanks again.
See you next Tuesday – With some pictures.
j. }
Tuesday, January 5, 2010 Posted in News
Before you you read this post, PLEASE go vote for me as PhotoBiz Photographer of the Year! Thank you so much.
{Welcome to 2010! I’m SOOOOO glad that 2009 is done. I was driving home from Toronto a few days before Christmas and a drunk driver hit me. And not like a little love tap either.. No.. they slammed their car right into me. Sucked..! Oh well, 2010 is going to be excellent, Bali, England, Cuba, to name a few.. not to mention my friend Taylor and I have a sweet internet TV show coming out very very soon. More on that later. All in all, I’m really excited about the year ahead.
So last year I went to visit Link and Ngoc, my good friends from San Francisco. We had a blast hanging out (not for long enough, I might add) and doing a really great photo session. Link and Ngoc are two of the most loving, caring and amazing people I’ve had the pleasure of knowing, and I’m so thankful to call them friends and have them in my life. Thanks for having me out guys, and I look forward to our next visit. Thanks also to Maria Chang who did an AMAZING job on the makeup and also helped me ALL day.. Best makeup artist I’ve EVER met, for sure!!
Enjoy the pictures.
{So.. 22nd of December.. How fast did this year go? Just crazy.. feels like only yesterday I was posting about my trip to England, and Greece, and all over… and now the year is pretty much done.. I can’t say I’m overly sad to see 2009 go. I’m really excited for 2010 and looking forward to having a really good happy year! I think next year is going to be full of wonderful projects and new ideas and hopefully great ways to move forward with my photography and my business. This will be my last blog post of 2009. Next year will start with some great fresh new work that I’m really excited to share with you.
In the meantime, I wanted to take a moment to thank those of you who have helped me get to the end of this year. Obviously first and foremost my amazing clients. Thank you for being so generous, and loving, and patient. Thanks to my family, Mum and Dad, and my sisters and aunts and uncles.. couldn’t have done this without any of you. And my great friends… Jess, Steve and Dave and Char, Mel, Jordan, Lauren and Rob, Michelle, Geoff, Tony, Kathleen, James, Tara.. the list could go on forever.. And thanks to Syd, my excellent girlfriend, for finding me. Next year will be full of wonder for us all, and I can’t wait.
Two things: When a magazine calls and asks you to shoot their editorial for them.. it’s exciting. When THE premium wedding magazine in Canada calls you and asks you to shoot for them.. it’s earth shattering. Angela, the Editor-In-Chief at WedLuxe called and asked if I’d shoot some editorial for them.. I agreed.. let out a small squeal, and went on with my day. Anyway, below are some of the pictures from this shoot. Also, I’ve been nominated for the PhotoBiz Photographer of the year.. this is a HUGE honour and I’d be super super stoked if I won.. all you have to do is head over to their blog (blog.photobiz.com) and vote. And if I get enough votes.. I win.
Much love, and Happy Holidays, see you in 2010.
j.}
by John
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