Icy

It's pretty cold this morning, but I couldn't help taking advantage of my first day of mini-vacation with some icy, beach shots.

Chicago

The Set:

The Cast:

The Rest:

Virginia Beach

Was in VA for a wedding this weekend.

Skate!

I finally worked up the courage to "chill" at the skate park by my house.

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A Quiet Walk On the Beach
There is something so beautiful about an almost-empty beach on a cold day.

L.I.F.E. Moves

On Saturday night I had the privilege of photographing Celebration of Life, a Dinner and Dance Gala for the L.I.F.E. for Health organization, and sponsored by Rogers Communications. The organization recognizes the importance of Livelihood, Infrastructure, Food and Education for the well-being of all people, and implements their initiatives through simple, straightforward methods. To learn more, check out: http://www.lifeforhealth.org/Welcome.html

These are just the outtakes, some artsy fun. More of the actual people to come!

Penny Black

Business Card. This is a new company for which I am doing the full identity including logos, business cards, website design, etc. More to come!

Sundance Promo

The Sundance Channel was recently launched in Canada. I was on the team that developed all of the motion graphics for broadcast. I also helped direct the online effort. This is a promo beginning that I designed and animated.

Tees

More Rejection!
Here's another campaign concept left on the cutting-room floor.

Rejection!
Here are some recent ideas that ended up on the cutting room floor... more to come!

Old Dog, New Tricks
Have been thinking about a friend this week, so I thought I would re-visit a photo I took of her dog a while back. It's always nice to go back and try something new - in this case, a treatment that I thought reflected the age of the photo...

Commute
I take the trail to work every day on my bike. This morning I thought I would bring my camera along to capture some of the scenery. One of these days I am going to strap a camera on my head and record the entire 10-k...

Designing to Decorate
An idle designer is a dangerous thing. On one hand, you have tons of time to think of amazing creative endeavours. On the other hand, your imagination can quickly get out of hand. I have had the past week off of work and in an attempt to avoid cleaning my apartment, I have decided that it is time to invent new and exciting decorating solutions. One such project are these letter prints for a friends house. The idea is to personalize a space like the bedroom, without having pictures of a couple up everywhere.

Identity
I am always super flattered when a friend asks me to design them something. So I was thrilled when one of my best friends Lauren invited me to pitch some ideas for her BFs business card. The coolest part? He's a percussionist. Braeden knew what he wanted (and what he wanted was cool!) so it was fairly simple, but allowed me to stretch my photography, illustration and design skills all at once. And I even got a private concert for inspiration! He is AWESOME so if you are interested in live performance or lessons, drop me a line and I'll put you in touch (I replaced his real info with fake info here).