I can't get over how lousy a lot of portraits look. Everyone has a camera in their phone so they take photos of their friends anytime, anywhere. And we end up seeing a lot of lousy personal photos with god-awful lighting, crazy shadows, and terrible color. So, to make the world a slightly better…
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Course Photography
We photograph a lot of golf courses. And we love doing it. There's a small window of opportunity in golf course photography - - when the light is right and there's lots of color on the course - - about two weeks every fall. Good course shots demand an understanding of the game. What makes…
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Morning Fog
I love the morning light. The air is cleaner and there's a golden glow on everything. With the cooler morning temperatures, there was a lovely light fog hanging over 12 Mile Creek as the sun rose over the city. Landscape photography is all about being in the right place at the right time. And…
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Cover Photo
When working on a photo shoot many photos are taken. They are reviewed, sorted and prioritized. Often the best photos are separated as "cover photos," meaning they're good and unique enough to be used on the cover of a publication. With a special assignment to shoot a cover photo for a golf course championship we…
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College Photo Shoot
Geddie Advertising has a long history of working with Canada's leading colleges and universities. We have provided marketing, design, photography and public relations assistance to colleges and universities in many of our provinces. We recently were asked to undertake a photo shoot for one of the Toronto community colleges and had a "go-see" visit to learn…
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Spring on the Course
With the grass growing like crazy and the buds popping into blossoms, golf courses are at their spring-time best. This is the #1 green at St. Catharines Golf & Country Club. It's shot at the lovely time of the early morning when the sun peaks over the horizon and turns all the clouds into shards…
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Brock Invitational Bonspiel
We have enjoyed the privilege of photographing the Brock University Badger Curling teams. This includes team photos and individual portraits, along with some game photos. It's always enjoyable to shoot these players – they're athletic, graceful, fearless players, which makes for interesting photos.
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Best of the Best
The end of the year brings plenty of reviews and reflections. I hope you will have time to look at these Best Ads from 2016, taken from a story in the Globe & Mail. Different commercials from different agencies for different clients, but all tied together with a common brilliance. To all of you who…
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Night Lights
With this bridge in our neighbourhood, it's been interesting to watch it grow and develop. Now that it's nearing completion, there is a lot of work being done at night to keep the project on schedule. All those additional work lights make the project look to me like it's being lit for a great photo!…
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Portraits of the Brock Curling Teams
Team and Individual Photos We are again this year commissioned to photograph the Brock University Badger Curling Teams. There are five teams - Men's Varsity and Junior Varsity; and Women's Varsity, Junior Varsity and Development teams. This is always a fun assignment. The teams are energetic and it's fun to try to capture their vitality. The…
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