Tis the season!

Tis the season to spend time with the little ones. Although I have been disconnected from blogging for the past couple months, due to a home renovation and other priorities. I look very forward to adding more image content for 2010. Thanks to those who continue visiting, I'm still overwhelmed at the number of global visits I still receive!

joey!

Caleb

This little guy looked real cute wearing his vintage hat!

Sisters

Fire Safety Week!

Hundreds of kids participated in fire safety activities that took place today at Fire Station #5 Oshawa, and Sparky the fire dog was also there to hand out some high-fives! Fire safety week runs October 4th - 10th. Remember to check your smoke detectors!

10 weeks to go!

Congratulations to Mario & Jacqueline who are about to be new parents, may you both have a successful delivery ;)

Balancing an active lifestyle...

Stars Fitness & Gymnastics is the place to go if you want your child to live an active lifestyle. The atmosphere is absolutely a fun filled environment with great coaches who are very patient with young children!

Christina turns 2

She's the sweetest little princess who was the center of attention for her 2nd birthday!

Gone fishing!

It seems like I've been a little behind on my blog posts...summer holiday's in the Muskoka's...no cell phones and no internet...a pact I made with my family ;)

30 something stories high...

I wanted to share my photography from a different perspective...the infamous 'birds eye view'...keep shooting!

Strawberry picking at Pingles...

Jacob leads his little sister Alexandria through the strawberry patch at Pingles.

Joey Love

A little boy kissing an orphaned kangaroo joey at a kangaroo orphanage in Australia. It's unfortunate that I can't find the name of the actual photographer that took this shot? I liked the image so much that I had to post it on my blog!

Father's Day!

A special thank you card from Eden and her family was added to my card collection ;)

Inspiration!

Visual Masterpiece from Chris McClain Productions on Vimeo.

Going Avant Garde...

I've been trying to experiment with an avant garde and surreal style of imagery lately. I love what Annie Leibovitz does with her portraiture and I've studied her work for many years. I think a good understanding of mood, lighting and composition make tremendous facets to such portraiture, however getting involved with the styling, make-up and wardrobes is the other half of the battle!

Eden plays for Mr. Joey!

She's a cute little doll and I got to photograph her today, while she called me Mr. Joey...I will post some more photos soon!

Oshawa Train Derailment

Well there has been a lot of buzz on the Canadian Pacific train derailment here in Oshawa, over the past couple days. I was able to take some photographs and I will post them up on Joey Media when I get a chance, so check back soon!

Surprisingly, I didn't hear about this derailment until Saturday? I was so busy with the Brooklin Fair, that everything else was forgotten. From what I understand, the incident took place on Friday, around 2:15pm, involving some 27 cars and Oshawa residents were nervous about the chemical tankers associated with this derailment, which occured North of the 401, in the Park Road and Gibb Street area.

I took a ton of photographs, but this park photo did it for me, I thought of innocent people...children playing in that park, 20-30 feet away from such a brutal force of evil!

Ironically, I had photographed a minor train derailment in Whitby about a couple weeks ago. And I have to admit...this raises a lot of public safety concerns.

Brooklin Fair has officially opened!

I got a chance to catch the Brooklin Fair again, as it comes to town every year! The quality family time was a great opportunity for me to grab some interesting shots. I even ran into some old school friends...everyone has gotten hitched with kids ;)

The Brooklin Fair started yesterday and runs until this Sunday.

GO!

Parks are a great outlet for kids, they feel free!

Lil' Mower

Creativity begins when we use our imagination and pretend...just like kids do!

this guy thinks he's moving in?

Over $300 in pest control....OUCH!

Clarke family

I don't get much of an opportunity to shoot a family cluster, but I'm working on it...perhaps we can call this a Tim Horton's shot...Sam's missing ;(

an old school favorite...thanks Chuck!

I listened to a nice song on the Converse web site. The song is called 'Prom Song' and sang by Elizaveta just make sure to disable her site music, before playing this popular track! It amazes me how many generations are behind the Chuck Taylor's...they add a smooth style to any child's wardrobe.

Mmm...a giant birthday cookie...cake is boring!

Thanks Catrina, the cookie was amazing...perfectly done-WOW!

Stepping up with Hailey

I got a chance to spend time with Hailey, as she was showing off her crawling skills.

Three's a crowd!

Little JJ turned 3 last week, we celebrated with a birthday party this past long weekend ;)

Determined...

Just like this little guy, I was determined to play with lines and symmetry...so I tilted my camera to the left until I liked what I saw!

Weeee....Hailey turns 1

Happy birthday Hailey...your officially one year old!

Colour there world!

A splash of paint with the right colour can stimulate any kid's creative imagination!

Happy Earth Day

If you can't do it for yourself, do it for them...think green!

Noah's train!

I got to photograph this adorable little boy today. His name is Noah and he operates the train at the local park...AHHHHALL ABOARD!