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[11:19] <@mink> that would be fun! Has your style progressed to where you want it to be? Or what kind of
other photos do you want to move towards?
[11:20] I found shooting editorial and fashion was
more challenging pushed me to learn and be better. With
photography there is always so much to learn. I don’t think I
have even learned 35% of what I need to call my self a great
photographer.
[11:21] I started out my first commercial type
shoot shooting catalog looks for new graduated designer
from college three or four years ago
[11:24] <@mink> You still keep in touch with any of the
old models/mua/stylists?
[11:24] I actually keep in touch and still shoot
with the models from 2013 onwards
[11:26] With each year that passes by and learning new things I welcome learning new techniques. I still
don’t think I’m even close to where I would like to be. I
would like to be a bit more creative using the strobes.
[11:28] This year would be a slightly different
style of editing more a tweaking. I started to add grain and
noise to the photos. To me this gives it a more film like feel.
The grain and noise also add back some skin texture bringing the photo more to life keeping it real..
[11:28] I’m not a fan of the plastic mannequin skin
edits.
[11:28] <@mink> I see in a lot of shoots, there’s always
beer (Red Stripe, anyone?), and you make trips to the
British Virgin Islands -- what’s there? and what else do
you do for fun?
[11:31] We are all adults and life is so precious so
why not have a little fun when you shoot. On my big commercial shoots its all water that I drink on set. lol Fun I try
and enjoy life thats why I hardly shoot on weekends. I rather
spends with family and friends. Summer bbq but then again
on those bbq dinners there seems to be beer and vodka
coolers around.
[11:32] The British Virgin Islands my sister lives
there with her family and her two girls. Family is important
to me so I vist them once a year even though they also
come and visit during the summer months and over Christmas.
[11:33] I have recently given my niece an old
D90 camera and showed her a few tips. When I visiting my
sister a few times I lent her my Canon with the 70-22 f8 and
the second time I thought it would be too heavy for her so
I switched the lens to the 24-105. About 10mins later she
came back and asked for the bigger lens.
[11:34] My parents have our original home when
we moved to Canada. My brother got married and moved
to Miami. We see each other at least once or twice a year. I
have a lot of first cousins that also lives in Markham. Some
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are in Vancouver too.
[11:37] <@mink> your niece is ambitious, just like you..
quickly upgrading equipment.. haha
[11:37] Yes she is. My sister is moving to Spain
Majorca I’m actually taking her to the airport this evening
and then back to BVI. She is supposed to come back for
Christmas if she does not go back to BVI for xmas. If I see
my niece skills improve I will give her a prime 35mm f1.8
lens to really start playing with the dof and bokeh.
[11:37] <@mink> you do anything else for work other
than photography?
[11:37] <@mink> I’m assuming -- no more insurance :P
[11:38] No more insurance unfortunately. I still
t
A shot from Mark’s first fashion shoo
do a little computer IT work on the side when small companies needs help or friends computer needs servicing.
[11:39] <@mink> most importantly, when are we all
hanging out next?
[11:43] Anytime man I recently had a chat with
Vasco. It was at his little greet and meet at that back
room one winter. This is where I actually saw you but being as shy as I was I kept to bar table as you look like the
big popular photographer so I was not in your league. I
also meet Kris Josef there. This was where I meet Holly