We started our morning off right with a highly nutritious Breakfast of Bacon & Eggs at a local greasy spoon. We meet up with some photographers Tif, Alex and Jaymz to chat about whats happening in the world of photography, catch up and bounce ideas of each other. It’s great hearing what everyone’s up to these days and finding an excuse to eat Bacon!!! I know this isn’t the best shot of us, but hey… Sorry guys! haha.

After Breakfast we headed out to the live taping of “daytime”…I was running around (while Dave sat in the audience…supervising lol) shooting the show, guests, crew and the rockin’ audience. We met some awesome people on the show like the Hosts of daytime Kim McCleary and Gurdeep Ahluwalia and Producer Marissa Corrigan. Oh, and we can’t forget Michael Craig of Barefoot Wines had a pretty awesome set up too…(In case you’re wondering Michael, yes, we will shoot for wine. haha)

Since we started our day at the ungodly hour of 7am we ran to Starbucks and downed 2 Grande Lattes, picked up Fritzi the weiner dog and headed out to Sutton, Ontario. We were on the way to meet Jen and Brent our super sweet couple that we’re shooting this Summer. On the way we took a detour and nature hike with little Fritty (as Dave calls him) He’s sooo happy that Winter is over, his little legs are so short he can’t do much in the snow. We got so many shots of all of the beautiful budding plants and flowers, but my faves by far were the gorgeous sprouting Fiddle Heads.

While hiking in the forest Fritzi discovered a little pond and dove straight in. He learned how to swim last Summer he’s really become a little water rat!! We had to bribe him with Hagen Daas to get him out of the water.

We met Jen and Brent at their beautiful little stone chapel by the lake. I was blown away by it’s charm and the location on the water is so amazing. Needless to say we were totally stoked!! We caught this little “church mouse” peaking at us so I had to snap a shot! We headed down the little winding road led us to “The Briars” a gorgeous country club with tons of old world charm and lots of beautiful shooting ops for the big day!!! Look at these two… Jen and Brent are so cute together, we can’t wait to capture their love for each other on June 28th. 

We finally rolled into Toronto/home at 10pm. This is an interpretation of how it looked to us after our crazy day!!!

Hey Everyone!!!

Starting this month, DaveBiesse.com Blog Subscribers will have the chance to win wicked-awesome prizes including $100 Gift Certificates from Fitness One, Dave Biesse Workshops and maybe even a Photo Session with Dave and I…woo hoo. So dust off your digitals, get out into the beautiful Spring sunshine and start shooting. Each month the theme will change so you’ll just e-mail us your super-cool travel, people, nature or pet shots to blog[at]davebiesse.com.

Photos will be posted on our Blog and winners will be chosen based on reader votes… Deadline for this months entry is midnight May 31, 2008. "The Champ" will be posted on the Blog June 7, 2008 so you will have a week to get your votes in.

This months theme is… "Spring is in the Air! "

So get out there and start shooting!!

Dave and I had another great day shooting with our buddy Jaymz! We had a photo shoot set up with Tiffany who’s been a good friend of mine for years. Tiffany is super beautiful and she knows how to pose lol, which made my job a lot easier… Look out Canada’s Next Top Model!! We were going for a sexy and modern look which I think we achieved, I just wanted to get some beautiful shots of my amazingly gorgeous friend. I’ve known Tiffany since I was 15and I really really wanted to capture her outgoing,fun-loving personality as well as her beauty! Tiffany and I had an awesome time shooting together and I’m so happy that Tiffany was absolutely thrilled with her shots!

Here’s Charlotte rocking the ring flash mounted right onto her camera. It’s a seriously heavy rig, so it’s lucky Charlotte hits the gym regularly!

At the end of the shoot, James grabbed this great snap of the two of us I friggin love the ring flash.

I got a call from Tif on Tuesday asking us to cover a class for a workshop they run at Mooredale (in Rosedale, Toronto). Since we love teaching our own Photography Workshops , of course we were happy to help out. We had a great time with the class and it was a lot of fun teaching the ladies some lighting, exposure and posing tricks.

Teaching the class prompted me to share some of the very basics of photography with you that a couple of ladies seemed to really appreciate.

Firstly, understanding what the variable’s are which you control with your camera to create an exposure…

These are:

1. Aperture (the width of the diaphragm inside the lens - see diagram of f1 and f22 to the right)
2. Shutter Speed (the length that the camera is open to allow light to hit the sensor or film
3. ISO / ASA (the sensitivity of the sensor or film to light)

It’s official - this has to be by far the coolest invitation I’ve ever received for a wedding!

We are shooting Natasha & Kester’s destination wedding in Barbados this September - and we can’t wait!

Since meeting these guys last Summer, we’ve become not only great friends but we’re working on some ideas for products that will blow you away when they’re released in October. The wedding invitations were hand delivered, which made it even more exciting to receive! Check out the photos!!

Amazing work guys! Can’t wait to Meet you in Paradise!

After wrapping on Sunday, Charlotte and I jumped in front of the ring flash and Kevin Chan grabbed these 6 frames in a record breaking 12 seconds…. I think it’s such a cute story telling! We’re going to have it stretched on a canvas for the studio!

Hi guys,

I’ve had a few blog readers already asking how I managed to produce the bus image of Marathon Man, so I thought I’d show you the three images I used to produce it. It was one serendipitous timing that the bus full of kids was parked right there by the CN tower, because Trent (aka Marathon Man) had wanted to try the idea. We set him up holding my camera bag (so there would be shadows on his hands and he’d get a realistic pose).

I shot him from a low point of view with a 16mm lens, making sure there was enough room to put a bus in the image. I exposed so the sky would be white for easy dropping in of the bus and new sky. I then shot the bus lying on the road - the kids of course were screaming because they wanted Marathon Man’s attention! Finally I dropped in the image from my trip to Australia… very ominous!

Yesterday, Charlotte attended a workshop run By James Van Hees at his amazing photography studio in Waterdown, Ontario. I was on board as a guest speaker/photographer for what turned out to be a very successful day!

We had a fantastic day - I had a great time doing some of the teaching to assist James. Meanwhile Charlotte was participating with the class and doing some behind the scenes photography. She styled and photographed some of the shots… the following are her images… check out the Holt’s setup!

We wrapped up shooting with a ring flash and had a great time playing around with Jen. She’s a blast to have as a model and was really into doing the wackier stuff. Check out this shot of me, James and a few of the other photographers!

Here’s a quick shot of the gang who attended…

Trent Morrow is a 34 year old from Australia’s beachside suburb of Bondi Beach. He looks like a regular guy, but he has a secret identity…Marathon Man! Marathon Man has many super powers, one of which is the ability to face the most harsh extremes on the planet the Sahara Desert. The Marathon des Sables is a 243km event held over 6 days through the Sahara in temperatures up to 50 degrees and is considered as the "toughest footrace on earth". These unbearable extremes are no match for Marathon Man who also uses his super powers fund raising to rescue children in Africa suffering from the devastating disease known as ‘Noma’. We meet up with Marathon Man as he was saving a falling school bus full of children in Toronto. Luckily Dave had his camera so we could capture this courageous real life super hero in action!! If you’d like to help Trent support his noble cause the Facing Africa Charity you can be hero too!

Extra!! Extra!! Marathon Man saves the day as a school bus of children falls from the sky!

This hero is changing the lives of children one marathon at a time…

Today we took the day off and decided to head out for lunch and a walk through Toronto’s beautiful High Park with Fritzi!! Fritzi’s Charlotte’s two year old Dachshund (Wiener Dog). He had an awesome time playing fetch as well as exploring the walking trails of virtually the whole park. Charlotte had some fun taking photos of him for the grandparents

Fritzi’s such a little social butterfly constantly running up to other dogs (both giant and pint sized) and is always ready to make new friends. Since he has such little legs it’s hilarious watching him try to navigate through the long grass! We try to make it easier on him and mainly stay on the open ground.

Even with such short legs, this little guy can move! I think Charlotte is considering him for the Wiener Dog Races in Buda, Texas next year. Oh yes Wiener Dog Races exist…and here’s a video to prove it…but first a word from our sponser

Here are some more cute shots Charlotte took for Fritzi…

At the end of our walk, Charlotte and I grabbed icecream… Needless to say, Fritzi knew that good things would come to those who waited, so sure enough he did finish off mine at the end!