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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.

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.

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….

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.

Ancaster Fair|Hamilton Photographer Geoff Carruthers

GCP — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:30:42 +0000

This past weekend we ventured out to the Ancaster Fair. It was the first time for us @ the new location. The weather was not the best but we were able to squeeze in a few hours. Here are some images from my iphone. The best camera is always the one you have with you. So make the best of what you have..

Nurse Family Birthday|Hamilton Photographer Geoff Carruthers

GCP — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 17:03:09 +0000

I had the pleasure of shooting a fantastic family function last night at Liuna Station. It was the 80th birthday of Areil Nurse. His family put on the event at one of Hamilton’s most beautiful facilities. Alot of family flew in from the United States for this special event.
Mr.Nurse’s event was a surprise party but he handled the surprise like a pro. A few speaches, some great singers paying tribute to Mr Nurse. Here are a few of the images from the night.

West Hamilton Soccer Club|Hamilton Photographer Geoff Carruthers

GCP — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 21:06:04 +0000

Shot the final game of the season for the West Hamilton Soccer Club this afternoon. It was a very good game by both teams.

TIFF Images-Looking for George Clooney|Hamilton Photographer Geoff Carruthers

GCP — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 05:39:03 +0000

We ventured down the highway on Saturday to walk around Yorkville to during a very busy Saturday night. The streets were packed with people looking for their favourite stars. We hung around the main section of Yorkville and we were able to get a quick shot of a Michael Moore coming out of Hazelton Lanes. The girls also caught an image with Miss Canada 2010. The last stop was SOTO SOTO on Avenue Road, we heard Oprah was in the restaurant and as you can see the crowd started to grow. We had confirmation that she was inside and was going to come out. The ladies in front of us had a few images of Mary J Blidge who had just left. The paparazzi were starting to gather around us and the cops were controlling traffic. Well we waited….and waited….then we decided to leave as it seemed to be all for nothing as she might of slipped out the back.

Hamilton’s Most Modern Photography Site|Hamilton Ontario Photographer Geoff Carruthers

GCP — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 01:39:07 +0000

I have made some major changes to my site over the past 2 months. I moved away from the flash based site and into a BLOG format. It is easy to read and allows for posting of information vs just images. I have the ability to also link to various sites including YOUTUBE. The other area which I invested in is in a web store. The store is linked to my site under the main menu section called “Geoff’s Online Store”. This is a very cool site that I believe is offered by only me in the Greater Hamilton market. I have done my research and I have not found one yet that has gone to this extent in developing this platform. The majority are still under the old school way of processing shoots. This new platform provides many options for my clients via the online store.

-private online gallery/proofing of images.
-selection of images as “favorites”.
-print size selection via the gallery for small to HUGE prints in both Canvas and Premium Papers.
-Cropping of the prefered images.
-Colour Tone selection of the selected images.
-Online gift registry for weddings.
-Online deposites for all services.
-Online payments for all services.
-Automatic email confirmation for selected images to be printed.
-Fast turn around,direct to lab interface.
-Full client control of the selection of the images.

Based on the interface this is the most modern customer friendly site for Photography in the Hamilton area.

Click here for a tour of the site.