Monthly Archives: October 2009

Toronto Engagement Photos | Karla and Steven – Retro 40′s Style

I love when clients come to me and say “We want to do something different”. This was the case with Karla and Steven.

Karla and Steven approached us to do their engagement photos in Toronto with a different look. The fabulous Nicole of Eclipse helped style this shoot with her hair/makeup style along with clothing suggestions helped pull off this fabulous look. We started downtown Toronto for their engagement photos until the sun set  which gave us some beautiful colours in the sky for the last few shots.

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Toronto Photography Classes | Melissa Rocks it

In our Toronto Photography Class i love to teach our students basic and advanced lighting , so if they want to photograph anyone indoors they will have the background to do this. This was a perfect time to explore lighting with a simple set-up achieving great results as you will see below.

Melissa from the  Fulcher Agency Ltd was our model of choice for the night and she did not disappoint. Everyone from the class had a chance to photograph Melissa one on one and she was amazing!


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Toronto Wedding Photography | On The Park | Marni and Adam

We recently photographed Marni and Adam’s wedding On The Park in Toronto.  Marni and Adam met in an unlikely place Mexico at a bar – Adam’s pick up line for Marni was ” Hey , do i know you from somewhere? ”  He of course did not, alas Marni played along anyway, because she actually believed him. One week later they were dating, and four and a half years later Marni was proposed to at Adam’s favorite restaurant.

Adam had even made sure Marni’s dad wasn’t out of town so he could be around to hear the great news! Marni and Adam had a beautiful wedding On The Park, which is another Toronto wedding venue that photograph’s beautifully.

Judy Stein helped make this huge wedding and party crowd run smoothly. The decor was beautifully done by Creations by Gitta . George St. Kitts kept the dance floor packed all night with their soulful beat and Mario from Avonhill Video who is always amazing to work with put it all together in motion.

Judy Stein Consulting – 905-764-2728  www.judysteinconsulting.com

Avonhill Video -1912A Avenue Road , Suite #2 Toronto, Ontario M5M 4A1 416-256-7744 www.avonhillvideo.com

George St. Kitts – 1359 Wellington Street West  King City, Ontario L7B 1K5 905-841-6489 www.stkittsmusic.ca

Creations by Gitta – 620 Supertest Road #15&16 Toronto, Ontario M3J 2M8 416-665-7947 www.creationsbygitta.ca

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Toronto Photography Classes | Location shoot Architecture in Toronto

Our current 6 week Toronto Photography Class has been making some pretty amazing photos.

We recently photographed some urban scenes downtown starting at Union Station. Once the sun had set we then used the tall buildings as our subject for some dramatic night shots. Toronto is a great city to photograph especially at night. Here are some of the many great shots our group took that night.

Our last 6 week Toronto Photography Class of this year starts on Wednesday October 28 and runs until December 2nd, 2009. We still have a few spots left if you are looking for a photography course to inspire you into the next level of your photography. Please visit our last post on Photography classes to learn more of what this great class has to offer (CLICK HERE TO REGISTER) . Any other questions please call Doug at 416-256-3000 , hope to see you in class soon.

Photo by Nishita Ondhia

Photo by Nishita Ondhia

Photo by Alison Peirce

Photo by Alison Peirce

Photo by Marcia Forsyth-Auvinen

Photo by Marcia Forsyth – Auvinen

Photo by Rui Lopes

Photo by Rui Lopes

Photo by Elena Antonovich

Photo by Elana Antonovich

Photo by Doug Sturgeon of Eclipse Photography

Photo by Doug Sturgeon of Eclipse Photography

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Toronto Wedding Photography | Hunt Club | Andrea and Tim

We recently photographed Andrea & Tim’s wedding in Toronto at The Hunt Club . The Hunt club is a private club located  perched high above Lake Ontario on The Scarborough Bluffs. Just minutes from downtown The Hunt Club is a beautiful venue for a small intimate wedding in Toronto. The rain held off & cleared up for a beautiful outdoor wedding ceremony. Andrea & Tim both looked amazing on

their wedding day.  CONGRATULATIONS ANDREA AND TIM!

The Hunt Club

1355 Kingston Road

Toronto, Ontario

M1N 1R1

416-691-3118

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Toronto Wedding Photography | Vaughan Estates at The Estates of Sunnybrook | Julia and Martin

We recently photographed Julia & Martin’s wedding at the Vaughan Estates in Toronto. We took Julia and Martin downtown to The Esplanade and to Osgoode Hall to take their wedding photographs. We then made our way back to the Vaughan Estates where they had their beautiful wedding ceremony outdoors. If you are planning a wedding in Toronto the Vaughan Estates is a great venue to have your wedding photos, you never run out of places to shoot. Melissa Andre was their event coordinator and was amazing to work with. She is not only a great event coordinator but also an amazing make up artist.

Here are some photos from Julia and Martin’s wedding and i am sure you would agree they are beautiful. Congratulations Julia and Martin!

The Estates of Sunnybrook

Toronto Wedding & Event Venue

2075 Bayview Avenue

Toronto, Ontario

M4N 3M5

416-487-3841

Melissa Andre

Event Design + Beauty

416-816-6197

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Toronto Engagement Photography | Glendon College | Melissa and David

A chance meeting on the beach on a trip with friends has turned into a life long relationship.

They met while on vacation in Cancun, Mexico and NO they don’t live around the corner from each other in fact they live 6016 KM ( David is from Paris and Melissa from Toronto) from each other. This relationship was one they were both willing to make work, fast forward 2 1/2 years later and they are engaged.

While David is finishing off his plastic surgery residency in Paris & Melissa is making her mark in New York with her Dental residency we got together to photograph their engagement photos here in Toronto.

We did some really nice engagement photos in a park setting then we went to Glendon College.

I look forward to photographing your wedding next year in July at The Windsor Arms Hotel in Toronto.

Congratulations Melissa and David!

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Toronto Photography Classes | October & November & December

We are announcing 2 fantastic photography classes starting  in October 2009.

6 week Photography 101 course starting Wednesday October 28 – Wednesday December 2nd 2009 $395.00 + Taxes - 15 Hours of instruction

1 Day Bootcamp – Saturday October 17, 2009 $165.00 + Taxes- 6 Hours of instruction

The Photography courses are a introduction to the basics & principles in photography.

Instructor – Doug Sturgeon , a Fine-art , Wedding and Portrait photographer with  more than 20 years of experience. Doug is well known in the Toronto Photography industry by his peers & clients. Doug has also traveled world wide on assignments & thus has collections of photographs of over 30 country’s. This is Doug’s 14th year of running Eclipse Photography in Toronto.

The 1 Day & 6 week course will cover topics:

  • Exposure Modes
  • Metering Modes
  • ISO
  • JPG vs RAW
  • Composition
  • Camera Technique
  • Understanding Light
  • Flash
  • Hard Drive Storage
  • Digital Image Processing
  • Our 6 week program is a start from scratch workshop which takes beginning photographers from the basics of exposure, manipulation of depth of field, and shutter speed to the ultimate goal of creating more dynamic photographs with their digital SLR camera. Over the course of 6 weeks, we will build a solid technical foundation that will enable us to take the photographs we’ve always dreamed of.
  • Participants will go on location with Doug & apply techniques to become more comfortable with your camera. We will then go into the studio & learn from our images taken.October 28, 2009 Week #1 Eclipse Studio- Introduction- Exposure Modes, Metering Modes, ISO, JPG versus RAW
  • October 28, 2009 Week #1 Introduction -Exposure Modes, Metering Modes, ISO, JPG versus RAW
  • November 4, 2009 Week #2 Location shoot- Location shoot
  • November 11, 2009 Week #3 Eclipse Studio- Critique + Composition, Camera Technique,Understanding Light
  • November 18, 2009 Week #4 Location shoot
  • November 25, 2009 Week #5 Eclipse Studio -Critique + Flash, Hard Drive Storage,Digital Image Processing
  • December 2, 2009 Week # 6 Eclipse Studio shoot w/model
  • All in class instruction will take place at 1001 Roselawn Avenue #433 Toronto, On M6B 4M4 416-256-3000Directions will be given for the location shoot’s & if transportation is needed we will try to accommodate you.1 Day Photography Introduction Course – 6 Hours of Instruction $165.00 + Taxes

    Requirements

    No experience is necessary as these are all introductory courses.

    All students should bring their DSLR cameras to class & location workshops.

    Registration

    Registration is based on a 1st come 1st serve policy. We do not hold spaces for anyone as the class sizes are a maximum 6 students. Please note that full payment is required upon registration.

    The registration amount is non-refundable as we hold the spot for you while others may have been turned away for the specific course. If you need to cancel we will use your registration for a future class. All classes begin at the times sppecified.

    Eclipse Photography Inc. reserves the right to cancel, postpone the courses or change the location of shoots. If Eclipse Photography Inc. has to cancel or change the dates(s) we will return the registration fee, if we cannot accommodate you in any future courses. We will give notice of any changes been made.

    Please note you will be sent an email confirmation upon receipt of registration fee.

    ONLINE PAYMENTS CAN BE MADE THUR OUR SECURE SITE. PLEASE GO TO WEBSITE>CLIENTS>CLICK PHOTOGRAPHY COURSE OR CLICK HERE

    Any questions to the above courses can be made at 416-256-3000 ask for Doug Sturgeon or doug@eclipsephotography.com

    Payment can be made online or by cheque or credit card over the phone.


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