Empirical Photographic Arts

D’Arcy and I had the pleasure of photographing Brad (aka ‘Janet’) and Twila’s wedding on May 29, 2010 and enjoyed a fun filled day with a great bunch of friends. Brad is a member of the Paris Port Dover Pipeband, a local pipeband ranked number 3 in the world! They are an amazing group of people and you are guaranteed a good time when you’re with them. Much of Twila’s family made the trip from Calgary which just added to the emotions of the day….her father practically had the whole assembly in tears as he sang butterfly kisses during the ceremony in Selkirk, Ontario. We finished off the night at the Courtyard Marriott in Hamilton. Talk about a little hidden gem on the mountain. Beautiful venue, nice gardens, and great food!
Thanks for allowing us to be part of your wonderful wedding, hope you’re enjoying the cottage!

Brad and Twila are getting ready for their wedding which takes place May 29, 2010. We went back to Brad’s roots for the engagement shoot and took a drive down to Selkirk. Those that live in Selkirk probably think we’re crazy for doing an engagement shoot there. But for those of us that rarely drive through there, it is a little oasis. A quaint little village that leads you to cool beaches and rocky terrain on the shores of Lake Erie. We finished off with a little visit to their old neighborhood in Dunville, we still don’t understand the reason for leaving when you had the lake as your private back yard! Looking forward to the wedding guys, cheers.

Bride.ca has made their list of favorite engagement shots from 2009  and this image of Joni & Mike made the picks! We had an amazing day with Joni & Mike doing their engagement shoot. After hearing that Joni is a farmgirl at heart and loves tractors, we took a stroll down to her uncles place. I grew up on a farm and must say, I’ve never seen so many John Deer tractors in one place! To her uncles dismay, one of our favorite shots was this one with an old red massey!

A friend told us about the KISSFM contest and we decided to submit this little diddy! Completely NOT what they expect but what the hey! Let’r rip!  This image is from Bre and Daves engagement shoot at the Brantford Train Station. We traveled to South Carolina to photograph their wedding.

We’ve been working away at album production lately. Each album is custom designed, this takes more time but is definitely worth it. Below are a few images from a few recent album designs.

We photographed this guys wedding a while back, before the fallout  of coarse. Now, it’s taking what you can get and dealing with it. I will keep his identity secret for know…the living dead seem to have memories. I’m not taking any chances.

Had a lot of fun with these two. Have fun in Hawaii!

Just a little something I picked-up at the super market!

The Celeriac was photographed by D’Arcy  with a Hasselblad on ilford film…D’Arcys’ flickr  photostream can be viewed here!

The best damn Chef around and a personal friend! We work together this weekend at the same wedding. You will see more! And Hopefully Ang and I come back with a lot of toothpicks in our Pockets!  Visit his Website here!

Ang and I had a great time with some very cool people this past Saturday! Joni and Mike got themselves hitched at the Caledonia Presbyterian church. We had a wee bit of rain(it’s only rain if the cameras have to come in) Everyone was a trooper! We did a little work at the Caledonia train station and later on at the abandoned mill. We did have one more stop that was a first for us. Miller Funeral Chapel Ltd‎  in Caledonia is apparently the new “in” spot for discerning Brides and Grooms. Just for you hunters out there, they do have a camouflage casket available…now you know! We rounded off the night with the stellar service of Carmens, always a good time there!

We go out sometimes and find some rather interesting places. All in a good Sundays drive.

This is don and Tara…they are cool! We had so much fun at this wedding it would be rude to tell you about it! Thanks guys for being patient with us.  You will see more of these guys soon.

We met up with Nicole and Sean at their new house to start off their engagement shoot. An amazing, beautiful old house with lots of character and love put into it. It even comes with a cute Italian neighbour that gives out flowers! Our session ventured into downtown Hamilton, Dundas Conservation Area, and finished off at Nicoles family farm where the wedding will take place on August 29, 2009. Thanks for the panini guys! Looking forward to the wedding.

Click Play below to view a slideshow of Nicole and Sean’s engagement shoot. Be patient…it’s worth it!

This is part of a new project…the g10art project!  You see, I bought me a new camera and this is the story!  We traveled to Buffalo a week ago for a little  “urban infiltration” and I shot the whole day on the “small camera”  A  Canon powershot g10. I love it and with it’s help have spawned a new blog dedicated to this “small camera”. www.g10art.wordpress.com  Feel free to leeave any comments and the updates will be frequent! I want to touch it now!