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.

Portraits: Cherry Blossoms & Magnolia, High Park, Toronto

The cherry & magnolia trees were blossoming all over the place on Mother's Day weekend, but I happened to start my Friday in High Park, Toronto, Ontario. Despite the fact that it's a very busy and extremely popular park, I'd say it's still one of my favourite. High Park has such a great variety of backgrounds & textures that would spark imagination of any kind of photographer: portraitist, landscape, macro, you name it. However, if you're a photographer, please keep in mind that any type of formal (read ''commissioned') photography is prohibited in High Park (permits are not available).  

It was a gorgeous day filled with lots of sunlight and beautiful faces. Our amazing model, Michaela, was such a delight to work with! A Toronto-based certified make up artist, Anett, did an absolutely wonderful job by highlighting Michaela's natural beauty. Hope you enjoy the images as much as we loved making them.

Love,

-Eva.