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Jul 7th, 2011 by Joseph
Photos from the beautiful wedding of Cristina and Ryan in Oakville/Mississauga last month. As I’ve fallen desperately behind on my blog posts I thought I would at least try and be current once in a while, something I hope to do more as the busy summer progresses.
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Jul 7th, 2011 by Joseph
Some new prototype shoes from Benjamin Daedfyshe. Super excited about getting one of the first pair when the finishing touches are all complete.
From their website:
Benjamin Daedfyshe reinterprets classic dress shoes into sneakers. More than simply putting a sneaker outsole on a classic leather shoe, Benjamin uses unique textures and colours to create a more sophisticated casual shoe without foregoing the flare that makes sneakers great.
More great photos below.
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Jun 6th, 2011 by Joseph
Baby Christening in Toronto earlier this year. An entirely glorious experience.
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More photos below.
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May 15th, 2011 by Joseph
I had the privilege again of being one of three photographers to shoot the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival from April 28-May 8 this year. It’s a busy ten days, but I love returning every year. The only disappointment was that I only got to see two films this year.
This is just a small sampling of shots, but they feature photos from the opening night gala screening of Morgan Spurlock’s new film POM Wonderful Presents: The Greatest Move Ever Sold, the roof top screening of Beauty Day, pitches at Hot Docs Forum, awards night with Jian Ghomeshi and other festival events.
Full gallery below.
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Mar 28th, 2011 by Joseph
Despite a relatively cold and snowy winter, I did have time to photograph two engagement portraits for couples getting married in the early spring. The locations were perfect - Historic Main Street Unionville and the Distillery District in Toronto (that finally has a new webpage I just noticed). Many thanks to Rosanna & Rick and Riaz & Reeshma (and Ruby!) for being such troopers. Can’t wait for the weddings!
Many more photos below.
Mar 11th, 2011 by Joseph
Photos from the TDSSAA senior boys hockey championship at the North Toronto Memorial Arena on March 8, 2011. The Sir Oliver Mowat Mustangs defeated the Malvern Black Knights 3-1. Photos taken for Toronto Community News.
Many more photos below.
Mar 9th, 2011 by Joseph
Photos for the impressive Toronto Jazz group Circles. Made up of Matthew Roberts - Bass, Hayoun Lee - Piano, Alexandra Tait - Vocals, Neil Whitford - Guitar, Mackenzie Longpre - Drummer. They just finished playing three fantastic gigs in February celebrating the release of their third disc, Autumn Dance.
Thanks again to Melissa Yu for letting us use your living room.
Mar 7th, 2011 by Joseph
This was by far my favourite shoot of 2010 and most definitely my favourite result. I think we finished shooting at about 2am and everyone was absolutely drenched. Huge thanks to the members of Sacred Balance (left to right: Mackenzie Longpre - Drums, Kelly Lefaive - Violin, Pouya Hamidi - Keyboard/Programming, Chloe Charles - Voice, Foad Hamidi - Voice, Naomi Moon - Voice, Sammi Raine - Bass, Neil Whitford - Guitar) who were both a lot of fun and fantastic sports.
As you can see, we decided to shoot everyone two different times. The first time was with dark clothing and we danced the water in front and around their faces. The second, with a lighter change of clothes, we decided to soak each and every one in as unique a way as possible. Definitely click on each photo to see a larger version. You’ll have to wait for the promotional materials to see what they do with the rest of the photos.
For the record, this band rocks. If you get a chance to see them play, don’t miss it.
Oh, and this series below was my absolute favourite:
One more really fun shot if you keep reading.
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Mar 4th, 2011 by Joseph
Executive portraits of Shirlee M. Sharkey, President and CEO of Saint Elizabeth Health Care. We did the shoot both at Shirlee’s home and the pharmacy building at the University of Toronto, a fantastic place to shoot.
For full portfolio visit Joseph Michael Photography.
Mar 3rd, 2011 by Joseph
Some photos from tonight’s Canadian premiere of The Arbor, winner of the Best New Documentary Filmmaker award at the Tribeca Film Festival. The event was presented by Hot Docs as part of it’s March installment of the Doc Soup monthly screening.
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