June
surprisingly, was a very creative month this year, and I wanted to share a good chunk of everything I made in one spot. Enter: the blog entry. I have one more larger project that’s been photographed already, but have yet to find the time it deserves for full post production. A sneaky hint, it’s related to the very first blog post on my website. Granted there have only been 3 so far, so it’s not too hard to find if you want to take a look.
There are images from 3 projects below. Negative Tulips, Parry Sound Abstracts and Ashley and Tilly.
These photos of tulips were actually taken in late May, after a day trip with my partner to pick them at a local flower farm. I wasn’t totally sure what I wanted to do with them edit-wise, so they sat for a little while until the month changed over. I had been working on the project below, playing with swapping images into the negative colours, ended up trying it out with these, put them into B&W, a few background touch ups and ta-da! Another set of flower pictures. Not getting too deep with these, just thought they looked really cool. Feel free to psychoanalyze them all you like though.
Over the first weekend of June I headed on a slightly impromptu trip up around Parry Sound and the Muskoka area with a couple photographer friends of mine. Though my family has been cottaging up there for 20 years now, I don’t often get a chance to wander around with my camera. Frankly when it hits cottage week, it really becomes a vacation from everything. The above set of 6 photos is from a trail near town I’ve never been on before, but really enjoyed. They have a good mix of more basic editing and a little bit of fun surrealism thrown in. The upside-down lily pads are one of my favourites. Overall a nice weekend with good friends, food, and photos.
My most commonly requested product over the years has been the ever-classic horse and rider portrait session. The images above are some of the other finals that I have yet to share from Ashley and Tilly’s evening in mid June. I love a good golden hour session, but this one was extra special. Set the Stride stable has become my “home turf” over the past few years while Ashley has brought the business up from the ground. It has always held an excellent standard of care, and a very friendly, hilariously fun atmosphere. I’ve been very lucky to have many great opportunities come out of my time at this barn. I have to add a sincere thank you to Ashley and her team for always supporting me, and going the extra step for the STS family. I hope the best for everybody in the years to come. <3