Montreal is always fun to visit.  Specifically Old Montreal.  I visited in early June along with my 21-month old son, and wife.  We took the VIA Train from Union Station and it was a comfortable 5-hour train ride.  The little guy loved it as he kept looking for “ewopwanes” and “howses” and “cows” through the large window.  The weather was gorgeous and we first visited Montreal’s famous Botanical Gardens via the Montreal Metro which is not very stroller friendly, we found out.  Had to carry the stroller up and down the stairs at the different stops we used.  The Gardens are huge and very nice, although in this blog post only the final two pictures are from that place.  On this trip, I didn’t bring my digital cameras, except for my iPhone5s which is always with me.  Instead I bought some Kodak Ektar 120 film and shot 3 rolls of it with my Pentax 645n medium format camera.  I love cobblestone streets and patios with different flags and the different colours and tones of the old buildings.  Old Montreal, specifically Rue St. Paul, doesn’t dissapoint in that aspect.  It is very different than the rest of the city or even country, you could say.  There are a lot of people there too as it a pretty popular destination.  Here are some photos from this trip.

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  • June 13, 2014 - 10:49 am

    Tim Kamppinen - What a cool city. Really like the little girl with the busker.ReplyCancel

  • June 13, 2014 - 12:05 pm

    Albert Palmer - Nice frames Paul – I need to visit Old Montreal I think!ReplyCancel

  • June 13, 2014 - 1:44 pm

    Marianne - I think I need to go to Montreal now! I love the shots of the busy streets.ReplyCancel

  • June 13, 2014 - 1:46 pm

    small - Awesome! Looks like a really fun trip.ReplyCancel

  • June 15, 2014 - 6:36 pm

    Tim Kelly - Great set of images! This reminds me that I really need to pick up my film camera again.ReplyCancel

  • June 16, 2014 - 5:59 am

    Brett - Looks incredible! On my list of places to visit!ReplyCancel

  • June 16, 2014 - 11:31 am

    Johanna - Beautiful sunny and summery photos. Looks like an awesome place to visit 🙂ReplyCancel

  • June 16, 2014 - 2:16 pm

    Sachin Khona - Loving the colours Paul. Need to get to Montreal! Looks amazing, thanks for sharing bro’ReplyCancel

  • June 16, 2014 - 6:22 pm

    caroline - what a beautiful place!ReplyCancel

  • June 18, 2014 - 9:34 am

    damian burcher - Love the vibrancy of your images.ReplyCancel

  • June 19, 2014 - 4:06 am

    Cole - Top notch. Montreal is a great city and you photographed it beautifully.ReplyCancel

On a beautiful spring day I headed out along with Janeal and Stephen to do their engagement photos.  Stephen’s family owns some land near Oshawa and its very cool walking around the wooded area knowing that we had the place to ourselves.  Nice weather, great/fun couple and beautiful surroundings make for a nice atmosphere to create photos.  I shot both digital, with my Canon 5D Mark II, and a couple rolls of 120 medium format film with my Pentax 645n.  I’m looking forward to shooting the wedding coming up in mid-June in Haliburton.  Here are some photos from the e-session.

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  • June 5, 2014 - 7:14 pm

    Mandy - What a gorgeous couple! I love when girls wear red, it draws my eyes right to them. 🙂ReplyCancel

  • June 5, 2014 - 11:12 pm

    ayesha - gorgeous session! some very beautifully composed/lit images, but i think my favorite is the b&w vertical where they’re both laughing – they look so happy and relaxed! she’s so beautiful btw! love her style 🙂ReplyCancel

  • June 6, 2014 - 12:52 am

    Shyann - Gorgeous session! Love the 8th photo up from the bottom!ReplyCancel

  • June 6, 2014 - 10:20 am

    Taylor Roades - Nice Paul! I bet there wedding will be beautiful.ReplyCancel

  • June 6, 2014 - 11:08 am

    rahul - beautiful work paul! love the frame where she is holding her dress.ReplyCancel

  • June 6, 2014 - 12:02 pm

    TJ Romero - Creative framing! Looks like a fun shoot! Love the couple leaning on the house.ReplyCancel

  • June 6, 2014 - 12:07 pm

    Tim Kamppinen - Love that black and white and the last shot with all the negative space.ReplyCancel

  • June 6, 2014 - 1:17 pm

    Fete Photography - Fabulous work, Paul. The colors you captured are amazing.ReplyCancel

  • June 6, 2014 - 2:14 pm

    small - Such a cool location and especially awesome that it has special meaning to them!ReplyCancel

  • June 9, 2014 - 4:56 am

    Justin R - Beautiful couple! All the shots look so well composed, love your style!ReplyCancel

  • June 9, 2014 - 9:46 am

    Darin Collison - Killer silhouettes. Nicely done.ReplyCancel

  • July 1, 2014 - 5:35 am

    Lana P. - Paul,you are a very talented photographer. If I ever get engaged, I’ll definitely call you because this is precisely what I like. I’ve been looking through some websites and there were a couple of good photographers ( Bea Labikova for instance), but none of them were good as you are! 🙂
    This couple is just beautiful and happy-looking and my most favourite shots are by the lake (breathtaking!) and the BW one. Amazing work 🙂ReplyCancel

Three or four days before this wedding we had a bit of a  snowstorm in Toronto.  However, as Hilary and Adam ordered the ‘decent weather’ package, we did get just that.  A high of about 12° degrees with hardly any wind.  I shot most of the wedding on digital but I did photograph a couple of rolls of medium format film for the portraits we took in a nearby park.  I shot Kodak Portra 400 and 800 on my Pentax 645n.  Scanned by Caribou Film Lab in Toronto.  Here are the photos from that day.

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This was my first time photographing a Baptism at Sts. Constance & Helen Greek Orthodox Church, located in West Toronto. As always it was an honour to document such an important event for Chrysa and her parents.  Here are some photos:

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  • May 20, 2014 - 12:02 pm

    Christian - Great stuff, Paul! I love the one of the baby coming out of the water…haven’t seen one yet who enjoys the dunk!ReplyCancel

  • May 20, 2014 - 12:13 pm

    Avelaine S - ^^Agreed! I love that shot – I never knew they actually dunked babies in the water. I hope it was warm 🙂 This set of photos is a wonderful keepsake for the family. Great job.ReplyCancel

  • May 20, 2014 - 2:32 pm

    Paul Fuller - Ha love the baby emerging from the water : ) great job PaulReplyCancel

  • May 20, 2014 - 4:26 pm

    damian burcher - Wow what great memories captured.ReplyCancel

  • May 20, 2014 - 8:45 pm

    Elissa - I’ve never seen a baptism so it was like I was there! Thanks for sharing the photos 🙂ReplyCancel

  • May 21, 2014 - 6:31 am

    ed peers - Great job Paul.ReplyCancel

  • May 21, 2014 - 12:32 pm

    Julianne - Love the shot of the baby coming out of the water!ReplyCancel

  • May 21, 2014 - 3:08 pm

    Adonye Jaja - awe, so cute. great shoot man.ReplyCancel

On a mild spring day in downtown Toronto, twin boys Aleksandar and Asterios were baptized.  We were at the beautiful St. George Greek Othodox Church located inside the Ryerson University campus area.  It continues to be an amazing experience no matter how many baptisms I photograph – especially as it usually is a unique experience for the parents.  Here are some of the photos from that day.

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  • May 13, 2014 - 10:11 am

    Elissa - This is amazing! I’ve actually never been to a baptism so this is a peek into a world I’ve never seen 🙂 It was like I was there! Also, I love your B&Ws.ReplyCancel

  • May 13, 2014 - 3:27 pm

    small - Those are some cute kids! Great work!ReplyCancel

  • May 13, 2014 - 3:44 pm

    caroline - love all the different angles and reactions you got. that is the cutest child!!ReplyCancel

  • May 13, 2014 - 4:30 pm

    Ross Harvey - I love all of these! Amazing B&W conversions.ReplyCancel

  • May 13, 2014 - 8:03 pm

    Sachin Khona - Awesome Paul!
    Love the black and white portrait of the child after the ceremony. Beautiful!ReplyCancel

  • May 14, 2014 - 2:10 am

    heather nan - Great documentation. That sweet shot of the babe looking directly at the camera, wonderful capture.ReplyCancel

  • May 14, 2014 - 7:05 am

    Douglas Pettway - wonderfully captured! and priceless baby faces. 😀ReplyCancel

  • May 14, 2014 - 2:04 pm

    Teresa K - I LOVE this session so much. The details, the moments, the emotions, the light, composition, ALL OF IT. SOOOOOOO well done Paul!! Bravo!ReplyCancel

  • May 20, 2014 - 4:48 pm

    damian burcher - Love the processing on your black and whites.ReplyCancel

  • August 8, 2014 - 1:52 am

    Derek - Beautiful work Paul!ReplyCancel