ArtSocket Photos & Prints

Snow

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 08:23:13 -0700

These photos were taken during the bitter-cold winter of 2011. As we set up to take the trip up north to start preliminary photography for an upcoming short feature film (at around 4am in the morning) the weather showed us no mercy. Dropping down to freezing -20C, we had icicles forming on our eyebrows after half hour standing outside. The day before we did our online location scouting, but the fa...

Saudade Portugal by Andrea Cojocaru

Wed, 21 Dec 2011 00:19:14 -0700

Andreea Cojocaru is an old high school friend who expresses her passion for travel and art through photography. Her work is interesting, captivating, unique and well composed. The following photographs are taken from her trip to Portugal, highlighting what I found to be the most interesting moments...

Scoring the sun

Thu, 15 Dec 2011 12:41:32 -0700

Had the idea for this shot almost a year before I got to take it. I wanted to take several shots of a vacant pond hockey rink at sunset. The trick I have in Canada is that they are rarely vacant. One night last year the tempeture dropped and I had a free evening. I packed up the gear, bundled up and spent one and a half hours in sub -30C taking a number of shots until my 3 batteries drained and...

First Snow

Thu, 01 Dec 2011 10:22:08 -0700

Tiny snowflakes shyly make their way to the ground, carefully feeling it - as if to see if it's safe or not to make a landing. As the ground is still way too warm for them to survive, they turn to water. Even less than water - just wetness. But after some time everything is cool enough to keep the snow intact as it makes it's way to the ground. City colours, sounds and life transforms - switching ...

Lightning hits Toronto CN Tower

Wed, 24 Aug 2011 21:32:12 -0600

Lightning is difficult to capture, especially when it rains. Even getting one usable shot is exciting. But once it is frozen in time on a photograph, it looks damn neat. In this photo I almost thought the city went up in smoke because of the huge cloud that hung on top of the city as millions of volts buzzed through. The flip side to this whole experience is the waiting in rain and wind. In fac...

Blue Lights, Bright Night

Thu, 18 Aug 2011 01:00:07 -0600

At night things don't seem the same. In some places it's pitch black, while others are illuminated by unbelievably bright city lights. This particular night the color palette was very blue, adding to the mystique of midnight viewings. This photo has been featured in an article at Toronto's online magazine Photoist. -d....

August Rain

Tue, 09 Aug 2011 17:51:57 -0600

When I stepped out of my house today, it was raining heavy. The rain drops smacked into the ground like in a Skittle commercials. I generally don't like rain. But as the dust and grime washed off, flowers regained their brilliant colors and everything seemed to spring back to life. As the water added glistening coat of sparkle to everything that it touched the colours have changed and took on a...

Lake Tourists

Tue, 26 Jul 2011 20:05:38 -0600

Water is a wonderful thing. It's a necessity and a source of endless pleasure and discoveries. Take a spin in a small yacht, a kayak, canoe or go for a full-pledged Atlantic cruiser and feel the life fill your lungs again. This wonderful photo was taken by Betty Dai -d....

Geometry

Sun, 24 Jul 2011 22:47:06 -0600

Lomography is all about unexpected results. It is also about combining, mixing, matching and enhancing what might seem mundane. These two photos are the result of such manipulation. But more than that, they bring out the spirit of summer in Toronto. The crowd buzz amid the concrete jungle and city seems to inhale ...

Pink roses

Tue, 19 Jul 2011 10:00:00 -0600

This is a living proof that you don't need an expensive pro gear to compose an amazing shots. This photograph, taken with BlackBerry 9700 built-in camera is unedited and not colour-corrected. It is true, some pictures could never be taken with a low-tech gear. But if you are like me, and you see, hear or imagine something beautiful -you have to get it. Now! - with whatever is in the hand. Way b...