Totum Life Science Fitness Portrait Session: Ashley

Over a month ago I've got to experience what it feels like and how much work goes into fitness photography. On May 24, 2015, I was surrounded by beautiful faces and strong bodies at Totoum Life Science fitness centre that generously provided us with some seriously gorgeous spaces for the shoot. My fabulous model was Ashley, simply beautiful girl & a vegetarian fitness competitor. We had been planning the shoot for many months and our thorough prep really paid off. It was especially awesome to get to work with my all time favourite Toronto-based certified makeup artist Anett from Ara Beauty, it's definitely not our last collaboration! (The results of our first fantastic shoot together can be found here: Cherry & Magnolia Blossoms @ High Park). 

I usually try not to overuse black & white presets, but for this particular shoot, it has felt right to go mildly nuts with all shades of grey :). 

Love,

-Eva.

Model: Ashley Bursey (Instagram: @ashbursey)
Make up: Ara Beauty (Instagram: @datsass)
Venue: Totum Life Science 

Pine Point Park Apple Blossoms Model Portfolio: Asha, Naima

Right after my 'crowded' experience with cherry blossoms in High Park, Toronto, I decided to take advantage of some of the gorgeous blossoming apple trees in my beloved Pine Point Park, Toronto. I was lucky enough to get the opportunity to work with two beautiful models, Asha Carty and Naima Sheikh, and an amazing makeup artist - Alina Faye. I wanted this session to result in very feminine, subtle and slightly soft images, but could not help it but add a little bit of a kick to it with my longtime companion - Westcott Rapid Box 26'' with Canon 600EX-RT in it. The set up really helped me fight some of the tricky patchy shadows and highlights on the models' faces. Additionally, I got to try out an in-camera multiple exposure: really fun 'tool' to work with but surely requires a lot of practice to get a decent result :).

Hope you enjoy the blooms! 

Love,

-Eva.