Toronto Commercial Product Photography -

All Tapped Out – Shooting Faucets for Studio Bathe

Jon — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 19:13:46 +0000

Studio Bathe approached me about photographing a few new lines of decorative faucets that they had received. It must be said that product photography always presents it’s challenges and highly reflective objects such as these chrome faucets top the list of “tuff stuff” to capture. It takes substantial prep time and a fair amount of trial-and-error to get things looking just right for print. Having the proper equipment for the job as well as knowing how to read light and shadow detail were both key in producing these quality images for the client.

All of these images were captured with the mindset that they should be as clean as possible straight out of camera in order to reduce the cost of post production in cleaning them up later. There was still a fair amount that had to be done (knocking out backgrounds and providing transparent files), but it was much easier working with properly captured images.

Boulderz Climbing Gym Shoot

Jon — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 20:05:25 +0000

I had the opportunity to do a quick little shoot for Boulderz Climbing Gym, which I must say, is a pretty fun place. It’s a new bouldering gym, in the Dupont and Lansdowne area of Toronto. Bouldering is a form of climbing which requires no ropes, as the floor is fully cushioned. Pretty cool!

I did a series of photos for the gym, including a few interiors and stylized images to be used on their website and in print materials.
Rock on Boulderz!

Wedding, Engagement & Event Photography

Jon — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 03:03:57 +0000

For wedding, family and event photography, please visit my sister site which features my wedding photography. I shoot multiple weddings per year and offer a full range of creative services. Take a look!

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Now Isn’t That Sweet.

Jon — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 00:10:00 +0000

Bobbette & Belle is a fresh and exciting collaboration between custom cake designer Allyson Meredith and pastry chef Sarah Bell, which showcases the classic French macaron! These little french cookies are to die for!

I love working with other creatives. Cake designers, pastry chef’s, graphic artists… you name it. These girls have a ton of drive and an absolutely delicious product. One of the bonuses of photographing food, is that it is sometimes left behind : )

The Green Scene with Ellen Michelson

Jon — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 23:53:39 +0000

You may not hear this from a lot of photographers – but some of my favorite subjects are actually politicians [really!]. You see, I do a lot of work with the Green Party of Canada come election time by lending my talents to many of the campaigns within the Toronto area and beyond. It just gives me a good feeling, knowing that I am working with people who have a vision of making Canada a more hospitable place for generations to come.

Now I won’t dive any further into politics, as I know it can be a messy subject, but I do have to say that It was an absolute pleasure to be working with Ellen on a spectacular summers day in her Toronto Center campaign riding. Thank you Ellen!

Sample Product Shoot

Jon — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 18:23:00 +0000

I decided that I should maybe brush up with some different lighting and editing techniques to further push what can be done with common objects. Below are two such samples (yes, I know my cell phone is ancient) which show what good lighting design and heavier editing can achieve. The machine to the left is a Selphy Dye-Sub Printer system (used to develop on site photos)

Medical / Technology Photo Shoot

Jon — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 01:44:43 +0000

This week was a very busy one, as I was working on a fairly major project for a branch within the Government. The assignment called for stylized medical and technology imagery which was to be photographed both in studio and also on location within various labs and clean facilities. The challenge of this shoot was to have everything completed by the end of the week with final images ready for print processing *phew!*

Thanks to some last minute planning, ordering of lab supplies and accommodating lab staff, we were able to complete the shoot without a hitch over a three day period. Our project manager was happy to have the digital copies in hand the next day!

Product Photography – Bottles and Boxes

Jon — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 01:17:32 +0000

These are examples from over 50 products that I photographed for a client requiring clean imagery for placement into a catalog. It was extremely important that all the images were as print ready as possible, straight out of camera in order to limit the amount of post production required, thus saving time and money for the client. These images are pretty much straight out of the camera (reflections and all).

Shooting with Statik Mountain Co.

Jon — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 21:33:53 +0000

Adventure clothing designer and manufacturer, Statik Mountain Co. contracted me to work on an advertising campaign for their new line of climbing shorts which were to be hitting the shelves. Because of magazine submission deadlines, we had to develop simple but stand-out imagery that would be ready for print within the week. We set out to create some powerful imagery with a weightless theme by utilizing post-production techniques, we didn’t even have to be in the studio. All work was done on location and then pieced together after to create the seamless imagery.

The shot of Matt pushing off the wall was actually created by having an assistant hold up his ankle/leg while he preformed a one armed handstand on the photo backdrop which was laid on the floor. Climbers are strong folk!

Labatt Blue Photoshoot and Retouching

Jon — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 03:08:47 +0000

The following series of photos were produced and finished for one of Labatt Blue’s online advertising campaigns. They wanted stylized as well as natural looking photos for use on the various pages of the website – and they were to be viewed full screen. The bar shot is actually composite of around 10 different photos that were combined to create the stylish and modern image (the bar was NOT very modern).