by Kevin Thom | Jul 19, 2010 | Tips, Travel
Laura Hollick is the MacGyver of art. While we were in California, we wanted to do a photo shoot on the beach. She found a couple of sticks on the ground, and with a few scraps of fabric from a local textile store, she fashioned a brilliant flying rainbow bird...
by Kevin Thom | Jul 1, 2010 | General
Today is Canada Day, the day on which we celebrate the beginnings of our great country. Like most Canadians, Laura Hollick and I are proud to be Canadian. We decided to create a photo to celebrate Canada. We worked with the versatile hair and makeup artist Sue Upton,...
by Kevin Thom | Jun 27, 2010 | Beginner, General, Intermediate, Tips
I had a shoot with Shan the other day at one of Hamilton’s many waterfalls. Shan wanted to have photos of himself doing yoga at Albion Falls. Albion Falls is a great place to shoot because it’s big and has plenty of dramatic platforms at different levels....
by Kevin Thom | Jun 17, 2010 | Philosophy, Tips, Travel
I did a shoot with Shirley on Aliso Beach in South Laguna, California. We set up the shoot by email, and initially, Shirley was a bit nervous about how it was going to go, but I assured her that it would be fun. After all, how could it not be? We’d be hanging...
by Kevin Thom | May 23, 2010 | Advanced, Beginner, Intermediate, Tips
When I work with Laura Hollick, my job is as the photographer is to be the visual editor. A lot of photographers talk about editing as the process that happens after the shoot, with choosing and touching up photos. While I agree that’s something that needs to...
