Hamilton Ontario Wedding Photographer

Summer 2010, off to a great start

GCP — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 19:24:49 +0000

The summer is finally here with lots of sunny skies. I have been pretty busy leading into these dog days. Three major weddings shot in June. Completed shooting 8 High School seniors grad images and a few family portraits. Lokking forward to a few weeks off. If you want to see some of the images from these sessions click here Landyn and Lori‘s June 5th wedding, Kiran and Kevin’s June 25th Wedding . The Lorne Park senior’s grad images can also be viewed by clicking here.

Looking forward to a busy fall with Brian and Colleens Oct wedding in Guelph.

Interactive shopping

GCP — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 01:40:51 +0000

With the advancement of wireless technology in todays world todays media companies are quickly adapting to using impact-full visual media with consumers. In Ontario, Metro grocery stores have released 45 mobile Recipe kiosks at 15 stores in the GTA. These wireless kiosks are like a interactive recipe book on steroids. Using a large LCD screen as the visual message to the consumer it invites you to use the chest level touch pad for a product knowledge of sponsoring brands. Similar a bank machine, within seconds you maneuver thru a series of screens that provide recipe idea’s. It prints out the selection recipe you have made below the screen with isle identification of where to pick the products up in store. Very cool.

I have worked with both Metro and Pi Media in the roll out by sponsoring one of the brands, Windsor Salt. If you are in the GTA, visit one of these test stores:

250 The East Mall Etobicoke M9B 3Y9 Dundas Cloverdale Mall

656 Eglinton Ave. E Toronto M4P 1P1 Bayview Strip Plaza

Unit 1-16640 Yonge St. Newmarket L3Y 4V8 Savage/Mulock Rio Centre

600 Sheppard Ave. W North York M3H 2S1 Bathurst Sheppard Plaza

1411 Lawrence Ave. W North York M6L 1A4 Keele North Park Place

1A-280 North Service Rd. W Oakville L6M 2S2 Dorval Oakville Town Centre

1070-A Major MacKenzie Dr East Richmond Hill L4S 1P3 Bayview

First Pro Bayview

16 William Kitchen Blvd. Scarborough M1P 2B7 Kennedy & Hwy 401 Kennedy Commons

3003 Danforth Ave. Toronto M4C 1M9 Victoria Park Shoppers World

444 Yonge St. Toronto M5B 2H4 Yonge & College College Park

100 Lynn Williams St. Toronto M6K 3N6 King & Strachan Free Standing

Sweet Paradise Bakery

GCP — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 15:09:12 +0000

Next time you visit Hamilton’s Sweet Paradise Bakery take a look around at the store. They have spent the last 6 months renovating the store. I have had a active roll in the final stages in supplying a digital screen network. Placed above the deli and the bakery these 52 inch screens look great !

They run a continuous loop fed thru the internet providing advertising content to the store and their consumers. Some of my recent photography is included in the advertising. Here is a image of screen above the deli taken with my iphone.

London Devils Hockey Tournament

GCP — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 23:07:48 +0000

Ventured down to London Ontario to attend the 20th annual Devils Hockey Tournament. This all girl event was allot of fun for our group and well organized. I took my camera gear along and was able to shoot a couple of the games behind the bench. I used a Nikon 300mm 2.8 Nikon lens for both games which is a stunning lens. Its so big i had to use a monopod just to keep the weight balanced. If you are watching the Vancouver Olympics you will see those monster lens that the event photographers use. So here are a few frames of the 300+ that were taken with that monster of a lens.

Who said Communion Images Need to be Boring…

GCP — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 16:43:18 +0000

Wow, before you know it spring will be just around the corner. With spring comes the Communion season. Over the past few years I have really grown in the Communion portrait area of my photography business. People seem o want more of a casual look to their images for their children. When setting up for a session I incorporate both traditional and modern portraits. If you have been to the studio at 270 Sherman you will realize that this setting offers both of best options.

Each session starts in the studio against a backdrop that is chosen to compliment the child’s attire. These images are more formal and we compliment the images with the use of keepsakes.

Once the traditional images are complete, we work our way around the facility and create more modern images of your child. The use of the building as a backdrop opens endless options for creating stunning images. Large open windows with natural light, 100 year old brick walls that show their age. Moving the session outdoors allows for additional creativity with the use of staircases,fire escapes and loading docks meant for horse and buggies. Its like stepping back two centuries.

Due to the shortness of the communion season, booking your session is key. Dates are available but they will fill up very quickly. Please feel free to visit my galleries to see some of the images created over the past few years specific to Communions. Below are a few images taken for a early 2010 Communion session.

Session details and pricing can be reviewed here

First Post of 2010…

GCP — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 22:28:44 +0000

Well a new year and a new decade. If you look back at the start of 2000 and compare it to the end of 2009 alot of things changed. Had a baby girl in 2000…. the world did not end in 2000… then 9/11….and a couple of wars broke out. We lost a few family members in the past decade which is never good… Sold tens of milllions of dollars worth of frozen dinners german pizzas and fish in a blue box across Canada. Still not sure where it all ends up…
Took some excellent trips across the world and saw some awesome places around the world…Italy,France,Southern Ireland,Northern Ireland,Cuba,D.Republic, San Diego, L.A, Palm Springs, San Fran , New York City , Miami, Vegas , Montreal , Vancouver , Calgary, Halifax and even Knoxville and Atlanta for business. I went to the Masters and stood 10 feet from Tiger and Golfed Pebble Beach on two separate trips…and for the majority of these trips I had my camera !

I also got back into photography in the middle part of the decade as new technology was released. I am also guessing that technology will be completely different by the end of decade vs the start. Todays iPhones will be a thing of the past and youtube will be something different and social media will be different too. Its going to be a different decade then the past…So whats in store for the next ten..who knows. But I plan on having a camera with me and will continue to push myself to create images better then the last….

Catch Up

GCP — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 21:59:57 +0000

Have been quite busy over the last few weeks so here are some things that have been going on around the studio.
-organized and completed a 40 family one day shoot on Dec 12th. It was a great success and we raised over $1200 with net proceeds being $750 to a local charity. You can see all of the images on section on the site called Geoff’s store.
-in November two other photographers joined using the space @ 270. Marta and Julie moved in November. They are a great addition to the facility and have a ton of experience in the Hamilton market.
-signed two weddings for 2010 in December which will be alot of fun.

So, if you have not done so yet, take a look thru the Geoff’s store section to see some of the images created in December.

Help Portrait|Hamilton Photographer Geoff Carruthers

GCP — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:11:10 +0000

The smartest $30 you’ll spend this holiday season, as announced on my facebook page , I am organizing a fundraising event in the community on Dec 12th.

The concept is simple:
A group of photographers are donating their time to shoot you, in return we are requesting a donation of $30 which will go to a local charity. You will receive one print from the your shoot (8×10). Booking your time for your shoot is simple:

1. send me an email with your requested time on Dec 12th, on the half hour. ie: 10am ,10:30, 11am….
2. you will receive an email with your booking conformation.
3. as a “bonus” you will also walk away with a awesome gift bag that is crammed with free products for your to try at home from Canada’s leading grocery companies.

So, the next step,
-share this post with your facebook buddies via the “share buttons” on the bottom of this post.
-book your time as we will fill up.
-watch the video for more details on what is happening around the globe.

For more details on the program visit Help Portrait here

Smarties go along way|Hamilton Photographer Geoff Carruthers

GCP — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:01:32 +0000

Well today was a perfect day, the sun was out and the trees were loosing their leaves. Not sure how much longer the weather and fall will be. So we go together with Vinnie and his mom and dad and headed to an area where we could grab some frames of the family rolling in the leaves…to motivate Vinnie a pocket full of Smarties paid dividends.

Family Portraits|Hamilton Photographer Geoff Carruthers

GCP — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 16:06:39 +0000

I have shot Vinnie and his mom and dad a few times over the past few years. In fact his mom’s maternity shoot was one of my first a few years ago . Today we met @ 270 Sherman for a quick session for a few family images.