Category Archives: Ottawa Portraits

Studio Portrait

I am told on a regular basis when a  client walks into my Ottawa studio that I have my work cut out because they don’t think they’re photogenic. I usually smile and ask when was the last time they were in a professional studio? The answer is usually never (except for the typical department store...

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Ottawa Portrait – Studio Portraits

This lovely young lady came to my studio last week for a portrait shoot. She was quite happy with the results and complimented me on my lighting techniques and colours. She does have a good point, I do put a lot of emphasis on lighting when I shoot studio portraits. I like to put a...

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Ottawa Portrait Studio – Professional Portraits Always Bring Smiles To The Recipient!

Professional portraits are ideal gifts for Christmas. It will always bring a smile of your loved ones who receive it.  This is one of the several portraits we’ve done in the past couple weeks. We cannot post the others just yet because we may ruin the surprise intended. Many of our clients are repeat customers...

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Remembrance Day Portrait in Ottawa

On remembrance day I had the privilege to create a portrait of Ronald, a Korean war veteran. I have an enormous amount of respect for our veterans who have served and defended this great country of ours. I find it very unfortunate that our school system don’t seem to be teaching our children enough about...

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Ottawa Portrait Studio – Classic Portraiture

Another fine portrait I shot this week in my studio. This client had beautiful eyes which I wanted to accentuate. As I’ve often stated before, we’re in the business of making people look beautiful! We deliver on this promise!

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