Wednesday, November 24, 2010
Black Friday Sale
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
A Peek at the Lighter Side of a Session
Monday, October 25, 2010
Three Generation Family Session
Sunday, October 24, 2010
Saturday, October 23, 2010
Catching up on Family Session Images
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Holiday Gift Guide 2010 is Here! | The Intrepid Lens
Image gifts start at under $50 with a few splurge ideas too. Traditional prints, gallery canvas wraps, photo jewelry, photo bags and more.
This Gift Guide is only available to past and booked clients - drop me a quick note at sandy@theintrepidlens.com and I'll send it along to you promptly by email.
Holiday Gift orders of $200 or more placed before Friday, October 8th will receive a complimentary set of ten Fine Art Notecards valued at $40.
Friday, September 24, 2010
"That's the Face!" Storyboards
Saturday, September 18, 2010
Just too cute for words...
Thursday, September 16, 2010
One Really Fun Street Party!
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Catching up with the adorable Miss C!
Starting with this lovely family, we spent a really fun morning at Bronte Creek Provincial Park playing, feeding the peacocks and running around. And I do mean run, the lovely Miss C. is a track star in the making!
More to come, I'm limited to five photos per blog entry and there are just so many sweet images of this lovely family.
Monday, September 13, 2010
Need a Very Young Victim (Um, Subject!!!!)
I'm looking for a young child age 2 - 3 yrs old who takes direction well, and when caught at the right time of day has a fair bit of patience (gummy bear bribes notwithstanding!)
My volunteer should be able to sit easily on a low stool without assistance, be quite expressive (I promise that I'm willing to do anything myself that I'm asking this little one to do!) and isn't shy once having had a chance to get to know someone new (past clients who already know my fondness for photographing this age range are welcome to contact me too).
I ask that other children in the family are cared for at home to avoid distractions during the photo shoot. The session would take place on a weekday (flexible timing) and take about an hour in my northeast Burlington studio.
Mom & Dad will get a 12" x 12" print within four weeks, with a discount rate on duplicates if desired.
For more information (or to let me know that your little one is a perfect fit for this session!) please email me at sandy@theintrepidlens.com.
I can't wait, this will be lots of fun!
Saturday, September 11, 2010
Reflections on Motherhood
Sunday, September 5, 2010
Why I Do What I Do
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Another Gallery Canvas Sale
In the meantime, my wonderful canvas company is holding yet another sale. 30% off all sizes!
Applies to:
- Images from past sessions
- Images from upcoming sessions (you'll just need to decide on a size, and I can assist you with that. One of my new layout software programs is designed just for canvases!)
- Fine Art images (from the right side of my website when you get the welcome splash page at http://www.theintrepidlens.com)
Sale ends this Saturday, August 29th. Please call me at 416.888.4230 or email me at sandy@theintrepidlens.com to receive pricing info.
Wednesday, July 7, 2010
Gallery Canvas Sale - ends Saturday July 10th
30% off all sizes (from 8x10 all the way to 30x40). Even if you're not yet sure which images you want to have wrapped onto these gorgeous canvases you can still take advantage of this sale.
You can pre-purchase a size and I can send in the images to be printed at a later date (that's where my new design templates mentioned in the July newsletter can help out!)
Contact me (sandy@theintrepidlens.com or 416.888.4230) if you're interested, sale ends Saturday. Oh - and this sale applies to fine art images as well!
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
Worldwide Photo Walk - Oakville, will you join me?
For the third year, Scott Kelby (a renowned photographer and Photoshop trainer extraordinaire!) has organized the Worldwide Photo Walk for photographers of all levels of expertise. Point and shoot camera enthusiasts are just as welcome as those with pro level cameras.
This year the Walk will be held on Saturday July 24th, I've signed up for the Oakville, ON trek starting at 2 pm in downtown.
If you'd like to join in, please visit http://worldwidephotowalk.com/walk/oakville-on-canada/.
It's free, and there are chances to win prizes too.
I'll be photographing in the area (hopefully finding some great new portrait session locations as I explore downtown Oakville), and I certainly don't mind giving out a few pointers along the way if you're looking to improve your camera and composition skills.
It would be great to see you on the 24th (and to catch up on a patio with cold refreshments afterwards!)
P.S. Gallery Canvas Sale coming this Thursday, thanks to my Canvas printer for the heads up. Let me know if you have any portrait session images that are whispering to you that they want to go BIG and BEAUTIFUL on your wall!
Saturday, June 19, 2010
Boys will be boys!
Friday, June 18, 2010
Purses, Bags and Wallets are here!
Thursday, June 17, 2010
Catching up on session sneak peeks!
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
Canvas Sale until Thursday June 3rd!
This is a sale of short duration though, so you'll need to move quickly - I'll need to receive your order by midnight tomorrow (Thursday June 3rd).
The sale applies to both portrait and fine art images.
PLUS - for clients with bookings coming up in the next few months, you can pre-purchase a canvas in a particular size, and we'll fill the order after your session. Let me know if I can help with size selection for your available wall space.
Email me at sandy@theintrepidlens.com with any questions.
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
There must be something in the water!
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Ah, Summer! A Random Neighbourhood Shot
Thursday, May 20, 2010
Getting down and dirty!
(to watch in Canada, http://www.citytv.com/toronto/show/micro/episode/76707 )
I'm not keen on everyone wearing white for a portrait session, but if you want to finish up by smearing mud over each other (at the very, very end of the session of course) I'm all for it!
On a serious note, if your family loves to get messy (anything from a tackling each other on the sports field to finger painting each others' faces) feel free to ask to make your fun family activities part of a photo session. Again, I'll note - the END of a photo session! :-)
As you can well imagine I have plenty of photos of my own daughter, but I'd have to say that one of my very favourites is one where she drew all over her face with marker when I turned my back for a few moments. 'Cause it was just so her at two years old... :-)
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Cleaning House...
And yes, there a few photography items that will be on sale including books, a tripod, camera case, filters, a film SLR (no lenses, I've sold the ones I'm no longer using through Kijiji) and whatever else I find over the next few days.
If you're interested in checking out what I have for sale, please email me at sandy@theintrepidlens.com for details. The sale is this Saturday, May 15th - you can reserve an item ahead of time if you don't want it to get away from you!
Thursday, May 6, 2010
Representation from the Men! Teen/Grad Sessions
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
50% off Canvas Sale! Ends Friday, Portrait and Fine Art Images
Thursday, February 18, 2010
This Sunday - Burlington Women's Show
It'll be a fun event - food, wine, shopping (I'm just one of over 50 vendors) and prizes.
Click here for more info, or contact me directly at sandy@theintrepidlens.com. I'll be in the main foyer!
Sunday, February 7, 2010
Retouching - A "Before" and "After"
I thought I'd show you an example of the type of retouching that I apply to a typical image. My lovely daughter Suzanna agreed to let me post this before & after comparison. This image was taken in my studio, using strobe lights, reflectors and a background.
Suzanna was looking forward to showing off her new dress (let's call it aubergine colour), but in order to get her face nicely lit it was necessary to bounce some light with reflectors. Unfortunately this also reflected the colour of her dress onto her face - so removing the colour cast was the first step.
There were a few shiny spots (on her shoulder for example) that I wanted to minimize. These hotspots can draw the viewer's attention away, so away those went.
A few minor blemishes and stray hairs across her forehead disappeared as well. Besides removing the purple colour cast, I toned down a bit of redness in her skin. The green background was enhanced a bit to compliment the colour of her dress and hair.
Being a studio shot, I also did a bit of complexion smoothing. But not too much, I still like the texture of the skin to show through (not like those "glamour" shots where the skin appears to be unnaturally smooth, that wasn't the look we were going for on this image!)
Thursday, January 28, 2010
Readers Choice Awards Nominations - May I Have Your Vote?
I've been nominated in two categories:
1) Best Business/Service - Photography Service
1) Best People - Photographer
It's easy to submit your vote.
Step 1: Go to the website at http://www.burlingtonreaderschoice.ca/
Step 2: Register your email address
Step 3: Activate your account from the email sent to you
Step 4: Log-in and vote for your favourites!
Voting commences Friday Jan. 29th at noon, and closes Friday, Feb. 5th at noon.
I'd really appreciate your support!
Thanks,
Sandy
Sunday, January 24, 2010
New SlideShow Posted with 2009 Images
Some great locations, I'm looking forward to going back for sessions this year.
Watch for the February newsletter coming out next week, are you on my distribution list?