Monthly Archives: May 2010

Live from New York, it’s Rachel’s Night!

We recently photographed Rachel’s Bat Mitzvah at the Capitol Event Theatre in Toronto. The theme for the party was “Live from New York, It’s Rachel’s Night!”. In the lobby of The Capital there was a full sized New York taxi in the lobby. Each table was designated to a street in New York and famous places Rachel loves. The Magen Boys kep the party going all night with their dance crew & grooves. During the evening on the projector screens were video scenes of a cars eye view driving down the streets of New York. Party favours were given out as guests left with “I Love Rachel”. Lianne Adelson from the Event Boutique helped with the design & decor & made the party run smoothly.







The Capitol Event Theatre
2492 Yonge Street
Toronto, On M4P 2H7
416-322-3322

The Event Boutique
416-607-5586

The Magen Boys
2600 John Street #104
Markham, On L3R 3W3
905-513-6464

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Jordan’s Party | Artifacts Room Liberty Grand

We recently photographed Jordan’s Bar Mitzvah at The Liberty Grand in the Artifact Room. The theme of the party was art which was beautifully put together by Craig of Designing Trendz. Jordan was on the stage all night with the dancers & as you will see in the following photos he had a blast at the party. The Artifacts room is a great room to have a party with high ceilings, they use this room regularly for fashion shows. Judy Stein Consulting who was awesome to work with, helped pull this whole party together. Richard Saunders from Redstone Pictures did the video along with a brilliant video presentation.








Liberty Grand
25 British Columbia Road
Toronto, On M6K 3C3
416-542-3789
www.libertygrand.com

Judy Stein Consulting
905-764-2728
info@judysteinconsulting.com

Designing Trendz Inc
62 Bartor Road, Unit #6
North York, On M9M 2G5
www.designingtrendz.com

Redstone Pictures
416-256-4666

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Toronto Wedding Photography | Laurenn+Mike’s Wedding |Kehila Centre

We recently did the photography for  Laurenn and Mike’s Wedding at the Kehila Centre in Toronto. Ricky Bessner from Relax Special Events did an amazing  job with the consulting and help make the day/nite run really smoothly. Gita from Creations from Gita did all the decor/flowers for the reception. Martin from MGX Productions did the video for Laurenn and Mike & is always a pleasure to work with.

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Sir Sidney Poitier at Roy Thomson Hall

I had the honor of meeting and photographing Sir Sidney Poitier last night at Roy Thomson Hall who is part of the Unique Lives & Experiences lecture series. Sidney Poitier was introduced & welcomed to a standing ovation to a sold out show. Sidney is best know for his acting in such roles as To Sir With Love, Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner and 50 other major motion films in which he won Academy Award for best actor for Lillies Inn The Field. Sidney Poitier is not only a great actor he was also knighted by H.M. Queen Elizabeth II in 1968 and in 2009 was awarded the Presidential Medal Of Freedom (The United States highest civilian honor) from President Barack Obama. Last night Sidney Poitier gave us a look into his childhood growing up in poverty in Bahamas & then eventually moving to Miami and then New York City where he had a successful audition which landed him a spot with the American Negro Theater which eventually started his acting career.

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Oakdale Golf & Country Club | Julian’s Bar Mitzvah

We recently photographed Julian’s Bar Mitzvah at Oakdale Golf & Country Club. Oakdale is an amazing place to photograph and Julian’s Bar Mitzvah was no exception. We first photographed the family outside, then the rest of our coverage was done inside. The weather was very cool though the family didn’t complain once. Fern Cohen of Relax Special Events helped pull this whole party together and Fern was awesome to work with. We love photographing Bar Mitzvah’s and I hope it shows with the photos below.

Oakdale Golf & Country Club
2388 Jane Street
Toronto, On M4M 1A8
416-245-3500
www.oakdalegolf.com

Relax Special Events
Fern Cohen
416-781-0167
www.partyplanning.ca

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Dramatic Lighting in Atlanta

I love to take photography workshops that will improve my craft. Last week I was in Atlanta working with Zack Arias who is known for his editorial music photography. The workshop interested me because Zack is a master of creating amazing portraits with one light. There were some amazing photographers I met from all over the U.S.  Canada & also all the way from Thailand. Zack is a gifted photographer & exceptional educator & I can’t wait to perfect my new found lighting skills with our client’s this year.We spent the day shooting some studio portraits, then early evening we went outside to perfect our  lighting techniques. Below are some sample photos which I took during the workshop.


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