Behind the scenes: Watch as Benjamin Von Wong captures underwater demons

Benjamin Von Wong underwater demons

Montreal photographer Benjamin Von Wong captures unreal images of underwater demons in his latest photo shoot that utilized black lights, models in fluorescent makeup, an indoor swimming pool, and thousands of dollars worth of photography gear. Watch the BTS video. [full story]

Behind the scenes: Joey L. shoots stills and video of Tim McGraw for Pennzoil

Tim McGraw Pennzoil Campaign

Go behind with scenes with Joey L. and video production company Variable as they shoot stills and video of country singer Tim McGraw for a Pennzoil campaign. [full story]

Modern Pirate: A new series of self-promotion pieces by Calgary photographer Dan Bannister

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Today’s feature photos are brought to us by Calgary photographer Dan Bannister. Bannister had been thinking about creating a series of pirate themed images for some time to use as promotional pieces, but he didn’t want to just shoot portraits of someone dressed up as a pirate. [full story]

Behind the scenes with Kristian Bogner, Kirk Neff and the Nikon D800

D800 Kirk Neff Kristian Bogner

Go behind the scenes with professional photographer Kristian Bogner and cinematographer Kirk Neff for the making of “Nikon D800 HD-SLR – One Camera: Two Perspectives”. The two-part video was produced by Nikon Canada and was shot entirely with the D800 over two days in Canmore, Alberta. In part one of the behind the scenes video… [full story]

Behind the scenes with Toronto street style photographer Nigel Hamid

Nigel Hamid

Nigel Hamid is a street style photographer and editor of the fashion blog Toronto Verve. In this behind the scenes video, Hamid talks about his inspiration to become a style photographer and we see him out on the streets of Toronto taking pictures of fashionable people who represent the diverse and eclectic spirit of the city. [full story]

Gettin’ kitschy with Matt Barnes and Tek Savvy

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Toronto photographer Matt Barnes is well known for his personal projects that showcase his love of vintage, camp, and kitsch, but it’s a rare client who lets Matt loose to indulge his passions on a commercial gig. Tek Savvy is one of those rare clients, and they teamed up with Matt and the advertising agency… [full story]

Behind the scenes on a food photography shoot for Reader’s Digest Canada

Readers Digest Great Canadian Burgers

In this video we see photographer Hans Laurendeau of Montreal’s Shootstudio on a food photography shoot for the “Great Canadian Burgers” issue of Reader’s Digest Canada. The video is honestly pretty light on photography info (Han’s is only shown briefly and doesn’t even get credit), but it does provide a good look behind the scenes on a professional food photography shoot while focusing on the stylist and creative director. [full story]

Behind the scenes with Martin Prihoda and cricket star Virat Kohli for OK! India

Martin Prihoda

In this behind the scenes video we see Martin Prihoda photographing Indian cricket star Virat Kohli for OK! India magazine. Prihoda is an advertising, fashion and editorial photographer from Vancouver who is currently living and working in Mumbai. [full story]

Hashtag #armyants: Epic tale of a photo shoot in the wild lands of Toronto

stephen caissie tallgrass

Today’s feature photos are brought to us by Toronto photographer Stephen Caissie. Stephen shot the images “pro-bono” for local musician Steven Taetz and the styling was done by Caffery Van Horne. There’s a rather epic tale behind the creation of the photos and when Stephen shared the images online this morning he sent out a… [full story]

Matt Barnes, Zombie Boy, and dead flowers combine to create unreal image

Matt Barnes Zombie Boy

The Canadian artist and tattooed model Rick Genest, best known by the moniker Zombie Boy, was in Matt Barne’s studio today for a shoot for The Sharp Book For Men. Supplied with a headdress created by Kristi of Sweet Pea’s Flowers, consisting of amaranthus flowers, feathers, dried flower pods, nails, fishhooks & razor blades, Matt… [full story]