Events

French River Canoe Trip

On September 15-17, 2015, my buddies Celso Mollo and Marty Tannahill (of www.PaddleIn.com) and I, took a canoe trip down the French River about half way between Georgian Bay and Lake Nipissing. We launched from Pine Cove Lodge and paddled down past Little Pine Rapids, Big Pine Rapids and Double Rapids, ending up at The Ladder.

What an amazing campsite! We spent some time setting up (mostly Marty 'cause he knows what he's doing) and then hiked around the area to see what there was to photograph - and there was plenty.  Breath-taking sunrises each morning, right outside our tent door. And each evening we scouted a spot to photograph the Milky Way.  I was amazed, away from all the city lights, how easily it was to see the Milky Way, but also how bright it still was in the dead of night.

We had three perfect days of weather, great food, dips in the crystal clear river (more like a lake), great company and many great new images to work on. I'm hoping to have one or two ready for The Bay Studio Tour in a couple of weeks (October 3/4, 2015).

Enjoy the Gallery... click on an image to view the entire image and see it larger. It may take a second to load the full resolution image depending on your internet speed, but they're worth the wait. I'll be posting some of the images I've made over the next few weeks as well. 

IT'S ALIVE!

Hey everyone... I am very pleased and proud to announce that my newly designed from the ground up Portrait Photography website is now live and online!  I've switched to a cleaner, Black & White themed look to make reading the content easier. Brand new Gallery designs to showcase the many samples, both old and new, sharper and BIGGER than ever!

The new site is also "Responsive", meaning that it will automatically format itself to the size of screen, such as iPhones and other SmartPhones, iPads and Tablets, in either the vertical or horizontal positions. Go ahead, try it out!

With the new design also comes a refocus on my photography (pun intended!). You'll find a menu item titled "Genres" which highlight the areas I'm pursuing. The one of note is the Fine Art Black & White Portraiture. Black & White Portraiture has been a long time favourite, but with the advances in digital B&W printing, I am now confident I can produce a better B&W than I ever could in the darkroom. The work is simply stunning!

The Black & White Fine Art Portraits are available only on our Heirloom, Fine Art Textured Matte papers or Archival, Museum Grade canvas, and rated to last not just years, but Generations.

Of course we still do outdoor or at home Environmental Portraits as well as our Studio Classics in colour. The three Genres, or styles, may be applied to any category of portrait we offer including Family, Children, Couples, and yes, Dogs (or any pet for that matter). Our Boudoir portraits are still popular and are in a category all it's own.

This Blog will also become a regular feature where we'll highlight what we're doing, information on having a portrait made, and other tips and such you may find useful. You can subscribe with confidence knowing we're not going to spam you with ads or become a nuisance.

Please take the time to explore our new site. You may leave comments below, and if there's something you'd like to see on our site, please let us know. We're always looking for ways to better inform our clients on what's possible in portraiture today.

Thank you,

Mike Guilbault, MPF

Helping Scouts prepare for World Jamboree in Japan 2015

Had a great time last night giving a group of Scouts a quick lesson on photography for their upcoming trip to the World Jamboree in Japan this summer! That'll be a trip of a lifetime for these kids.

I received this nice email from Dirk Seis (I've know Dirk for many years and photographed his wedding among other things):

"Mike... I just wanted to pass along some sincere appreciation for you helping our youth out with their photography skills! Your presentation was well received and I know their experience (and memories) will be better as a result!"

Dirk Seis ǀ Scouts Canada
1st Stroud Scout Group
Communications Team Lead, World Jamboree Contingent Management Team