A quick summary of what Westside accomplished in 2009:

We worked with top ad agencies: Agency 59, BBDO, Bensimon Byrne, Clean Sheet Communications, Cossette, Cundari, DDB , Dentsu, Draft FCB, Due North, Extreme Group, Grey Canada, Grip, Huxley Quayle, Identica, John St., Juniper Park, JWT, Leo Burnett, Lowe Roche, MacLaren McCann, Medicus, Ogilvy, Optic Nerve, Publicis, Rare Method, Saatchi & Saatchi, Sid Lee, Smith Roberts, Taxi, TBWA, The Hive, Y&R, Youthography, Zig and Zulu Alpha Kilo.

We shot for big clients: 3M, Alexander Keith’s, Bell, BMW, Brock University, Budweiser, CIBC, Cogeco, Coors Light, Enbridge, Energizer, FedEx, Frito-Lay, George Brown, GMC, Harry Rosen, Home Depot, Infiniti, Kellogg’s, Kia, Kraft, Labatt, LCBO, Lexus, Mastercard, McDonalds, Mercedes-Benz, MGD, Molson, Nike, Nissan, Nova Scotia Tourism, PEI Tourism, Pepsi, Petro Canada, P&G, RBC, Reebok, Rogers, SC Johnson, Scotiabank, Smart Car, Subaru, TD Canada Trust, Tim Hortons, Virgin Mobile, Visa, Walmart

We worked in: Alberta, British Columbia, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Saskatchewan, Arizona, California, Florida, Illinois, New York, South Carolina, Chile, Italy and Jamaica.

Two photographers joined the studio: Tyler Gray & Vicky Lam.

We hired a new photo agent: Keiko Twist.

Chris Gordaneer and his team travelled over 60,000 miles and worked on 3 continents.

Matt Barnes participated in Contact, directed Vaude-a-Villians, joined Radke Films and shot for Supercreative.

Frank Hoedl’s photography was well-received at the ADCC awards.

A number of Westside photographers are shooting motion and developing reels.

We redesigned our website and started to blog.

Our blog has received 13,500 visits since May.

We sponsored Portfolio Night and the Applied Arts Winners’ Exhibit.

We held demos for the Red Camera, Red Rock Micro and the 5D Mark II.

We improved our recycling program and started using biodegradable foamcore.

We shot for (or donated prints to): Alzheimer’s Association, Canadian Tire Jumpstart, Children of the Sun, Crimestoppers, Drawn To Develop, Earth Day Canada, Habitat For Humanity, Heart & Stroke Foundation, Looking Glass Foundation for Eating Disorders, Sick Kids, United Way and WWF Earth Hour.

We bought winter clothing and Christmas presents for a family-in-need.

Thanks for visiting Westside’s blog! Posting will resume in 2010. Enjoy the break!

©2009 Jamie Rosenthal