May 2010

Derek Shapton Featured In PDN & Toronto Life

by Jamie Rosenthal on May 31, 2010

An interview with Derek Shapton, as well as several of his images, are prominently featured in the current issue of PDN as part of their “City Guide: Toronto” article.

Scarlett Johansson

Niagara Falls

New work from Derek can also be seen in this month’s issue of Toronto Life:

John Doyle
Images © Derek Shapton

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    Tyler Gray Goes Blonde for Play Advertising

    by Jamie Rosenthal on May 17, 2010

    Tyler Gray recently worked with the creative team at Play Advertising to create a new advertisement for Red Baron.

    You wouldn’t know it, but this image was actually shot on a cold, dreary April day in Westside Studio‘s parking lot.

    Red Baron Billboard
    Images © Tyler Gray

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      Checkout Shanghoon’s work for Gay Lea in Toronto

      by Jamie Rosenthal on May 14, 2010

      Last year Shanghoon worked with Ibraheem Youssef at John St. on a campaign for Gay Lea. The series was recognized by Archive Magazine.  And now the work is running on billboards across Toronto:

      Gay Lea Billboard – Dundas St. West @ Dupont Street
      Snapshot © Jamie Rosenthal

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        Westside Welcomes Nikki Ormerod!

        by Jamie Rosenthal on May 12, 2010

        We’re excited to announce photographer Nikki Ormerod has joined Westside Studio! Checkout her full portfolio on westsidestudio.com.

        Images © Nikki Ormerod

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          Derek Shapton Shoots Canadian Tire For TAXI

          by Jamie Rosenthal on May 12, 2010

          Derek Shapton worked with Kathryn Brown (Art Buyer) and Michael Seigers (Art Director) at TAXI on a new advertisement for Canadian Tire.

          Image © Derek Shapton

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            Checkout Matt Barnes’ ad for Bikes on Wheels in the latest issue of Dandyhorse.

            Dandyhorse is a Toronto-based cycling magazine that’s published quarterly.

            Image © Matt Barnes

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              Ryan Enn Hughes – New Motion Project – Ballet!

              by Jamie Rosenthal on May 11, 2010

              “Ballet!” is the latest motion project from filmmaker and photographer Ryan Enn Hughes.

              Here’s what Ryan had to say about the project:

              Below is my newest project – “Ballet!”. This project was made possible by the support of the Ontario Arts Council’s Chalmers Arts Fellowship – which is presently funding my longterm project to ‘explore the structural elements of the moving image’. The on-screen subject is Dancer Rebecca Connor of Canada’s National Ballet School. Huge thanks to The National Ballet School for working with me on this project. I really enjoyed learning about the artform and the NBS was very accommodating in allowing me to sit in on senior classes. Ballet! was created in a similar manner to my project RGB MOVE – it is comprised entirely of still images and lit exclusively with photographic strobes. The camera used was Canon’s EOS 1D Mark IV. The lighting was Broncolor’s Scoro A4S packs. Thanks to Photographer Arash Moallemi who was instrumental during the testing and production stages of this project. I collaborated closely with Editor Kyle Wilson during post-production. The Music was scored by James Crosby. As with all of my work I handled the colour grading personally. In addition to the actual project, below is also a short behind the scenes video that shows a little bit about the process of creating “Ballet!”.

              Here’s a behind-the-scenes look at the production of Ballet!


              Videos © Ryan Enn Hughes

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                Matt Barnes – New Work!

                by Jamie Rosenthal on May 10, 2010

                New work by Westside Studio photographer Matt Barnes:

                Jon © Matt Barnes

                Economist & author Jeff Rubin for Harry Rosen © Matt Barnes
                Harry’s Blog: Behind-the-scenes video

                SHARP Magazine © Matt Barnes

                Tara © Matt Barnes

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                  George Simhoni Shoots Enbridge For Karo Group Calgary

                  by Jamie Rosenthal on May 10, 2010

                  George Simhoni recently collaborated with creatives at Karo Group Calgary on a new ad campaign for Enbridge.

                  Images © George Simhoni

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                    Derek Shapton and Cottage Life have been nominated for a National Magazine Award in the “Profiles/Portraits” category for their article on Kevin Hockley, a taxidermist in Northern Ontario.

                    The 33rd annual National Magazine Awards take place in Toronto on June 4th.

                    Kevin Hockley © Derek Shapton

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