Penny's Fudge Factory

Judy Gravel, the owner of the Penny's Fudge Factory, cutting fudge slabs, August 9, 2009. Penny's Fudge Factory located in Fitzroy Harbour, ON, Canada, outside of Ottawa, the Capital of Canada.

Photoshelter Features 20 Images of November 2009

Although neither of these images is mine, I like them!

Parliament Hill Everywhere

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As you can explore the ocean by the droplet of water, so you can find the Peace Tower everywhere in Canada

Rideau Canal Drained

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Originally uploaded by andrei.filippov

Rideau Canal in Ottawa had been drained after the 2009 Summer season to be turned into arguably the longest skating rink in the world.

"I Do Re-Do" TV Show on A-Morning Ottawa

The A-Morning presented the "I Do Re-Do" show on Friday, October 23, 2009. Ingrid and Gino had one more chance to say their vows live on-air during the only local morning breakfast time show broadcasted by Atv.ca in Ottawa, Canada.

See behind the scene photos at Flickr as a set or as a slide show.

Leaves Falling

The leaves are falling in Major's Hill Park in downtown Ottawa. More falling leaves here.

Parliament Building Through The Fence

Central Block of the Canadian Parliament in Ottawa being seen through the iron fence - September 3, 2009. Peace Tower is the central feature of the Parliament Hill building complex surrounded by the iron fence.

Live On-Air Wedding

Next Friday, on October 23, 2009 there will be a live on-air re-wedding built on success of the one aired before, on May 1, 2009.



Here are some photos taken on May 1, 2009, at the wedding of Christina and Stephan. Press play and enjoy!

Ceremonial Guard at Ottawa War Memorial

Ceremonial guards protect War Memorial in Ottawa, Canada from misbehaving public and serve as a natural tourist attraction. The guards were first placed at the War Memorial in the summer 2007 after the incident of desecration on Canada Day July 1, 2006.

The War Memorial unveiled in Ottawa, the Capital of Canada in 1939, was originally designed to commemorate Canadians who died in World War I, now honours all of Canada's war dead.

Lianne's Blog

Another cancer related story fronted by Tony Grace. We met with Lianne for the interview during her lunch break in the Hog's Back Park in Ottawa.



It was bright sunny day. I needed to find two spots, one for the interview and another one for the cutaway shots. For the first one I based ourselves in the shadow of the big tree.

Although the lighting was "spotty", I played it around placing Lianne exactly in the trunck shadow. I stepped in the shade, facing away from the sun, so when we looked at my shadow we were able to see only my shoulders sticking out of the trunk's shadow. I asked her to do the same, then framed her "head and shoulders" with the shallow depth of field, exposing face normally.

For the "walking shots" I could not find the way to avoid spots altogether, and I set exposure so the faces would be a bit underexposed while Tony and Lianne were walking in the shade, but not too much overexposed when they were hit by the sun.

Sun is photographer's friend. So is shade.

Chateau Laurier Hotel at the Locks

Chateau Laurier Fairmont Hotel in Ottawa is located at the Rideau Canal first 8 locks, as the water flows into the Ottawa River. The Rideau Canal has a status of the UNESCO Heritage Site.

Sun Rises over Ottawa River

Alexandra Bridge is inter-provincial bridge joining downtown Ottawa, the Capital of Canada, with the city of Gatineau, QC - August 12, 2009. Pedestrian and vehicular traffics cross Ottawa river in both directions between the provinces of Ontario and Quebec.

Summer in the Major's Hill Park

The summer in Ottawa has just passed.

Rachel McCully at A-Morning Ottawa

Rachel McCully was on the show at A-Morning last Friday. I was a camera on the Rachel side for this 2 camera studio shoot. I have also managed to take few pictures of Rachel and her recording producer and a guitar player Luke Chambers. Luke also owns his label Hidden Vodka. Good times...

Limetree Blooming

It was not long ago that lime trees were blooming in the Major Hills Park in Ottawa.

Scaffolding Shadow

I like shadows. Sometimes they tell you more about the things they are the shadows of...

This was the shadow of the scaffolding on Rideau Street in Ottawa.

Rita Blais, the Cancer Survivior and a Tattoo Story

The story of Rita Blais is an opening part of a Cancer Survivor series run by A-Morning Ottawa. It was produced and fronted by Tony Grace.

I shot it in Rita's living room with available light only. It was classic example of the north looking window on the sunny day lighting situation - good flood of ambient light. The light behind Rita in the head shot is natural tungsten, I did not bother to compensate for the colour temperature. I do actually like that warm punch the household lights give to the shot when I am shooting at higher temperatures, 4600K and above.

The tattoing viz was taken from Rita's DVD, courtesy Rita Blais.

Working with Models

Single camera production segments are getting more and more popular as TV stations keep trying to survive with smaller staff. Entire segment shot with one camera involves so called in-camera editing, where the camera persons goes from wide shots to close ups, moves, reframes and refocuses as needed.

As the old saying goes - children and pets are photographer's easiest subjects. It's hard to go wrong with either one. I would add professional models to that formula - they look good, they are confident and most of the time they know what they are doing.

22 cm

Went to see my friends on the weekend. They have an orchid and a kitten. Each one is about 22 cm long.

Railing at the Chateau Laurier Terrace

Every time I walk through the Chateau Laurier terrace from Major Hills Park to Wellington Street in Ottawa, I give the railing another look. It presents itself differently depending on the time of the day and the sky condition. Both pictures were taken short while apart. It's fun to see how the elements are shadowing themselves out  adding volume to their existing curves.