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]

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]

Athlete profiles by Finn O’Hara

Finn O'Hara High Jump

In the spirit of the Olympics and the celebration of athletic achievement, I’m very pleased to start this week by sharing a new series of athlete profiles by Toronto photographer and director Finn O’Hara. The images feature a diverse group of amateur athletes that O’Hara photographed for a campaign promoting the athletic city of Toronto.… [full story]

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

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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]

Bill C-11 receives royal assent: Canadian photographers will finally own copyright of commissioned photos

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Bill C-11, the copyright reform bill that will, among other things, finally make Canadian photographers the first owner of copyright on their photographs, passed third reading at the Senate and received royal assent on Friday, June 29th. The bill is now S.C. 2012, c.20. The reforms do not take effect immediately, and the bill must… [full story]

Photographers donate prints to raise funds for colleague battling cancer

Little Girl With The Red Ball Genevieve Caron 2007

Some of Canada’s leading commercial, fashion and fine art photographers — including Chris Nicholls, Genevieve Caron, Geoff Barrenger and Colin Faulkner, to name just a few — have rallied together with Toronto’s Silverline Studios to help raise funds for 29-year-old photographer Gian Carlo Drueco who is battling cancer. The photographers have all donated prints or… [full story]

Guys in suits — Derek Shapton subverts the traditional corporate portrait

Kei Ng of Castor Design photographed by Derek Shapton

Derek Shapton has shot a lot of corporate work, including many formal portraits of employees and executives. However, on a recent shoot for Castor Design he had the opportunity to put a different spin on the traditional business portrait and subvert some the typical corporate clichés. Brian and Kei are not particularly corporate individuals, so… [full story]

Scott Pommier shoots Moto Guzzi 2012 motorcycle advertising campaign

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Watch this video on YouTube Embedded with WP YouTube Lyte. In this behind the scenes video we see Scott Pommier shooting the Moto Guzzi 2012 motorcycle advertising campaign. Pommier grew up in Elliot Lake in Northern Ontario and got his start as a skateboard photographer by borrowing his mom’s camera and shooting his friends. From… [full story]

Learn to light like a pro with Martin Prihoda’s Big Lights Far Away workshop in Toronto

Martin Prihoda Pune Warriors

Watch this video on YouTube Embedded with WP YouTube Lyte. The Canadian Photographers Network is very proud to announce that we are partnering with acclaimed photographer Martin Prihoda to bring his Big Lights Far Away workshop and lecture to Toronto this summer! As a special bonus, we have also negotiated a discount for readers of… [full story]