About Us

There is something magical about taking a photograph, and being able to experience a moment in time over again. But as a photographer the feeling goes deeper than that, looking through the lenses at the subject, be it a person or a lone tree in a field. Right before the shutter snaps there is a moment where the photographer feels for that moment in time, that there is nothing else in the world except them and the subject. Photographs speak louder and more often than words. They are a ticket into the past, they are the feeling that touches your heart and a moment recorded forever.
    
We are the Erika & Ryan a team. we both find beauty and order in chaos, watching for the delicate interplay of light and contrast and -SNAP- there is that moment. That moment of shear natural beauty in everyday things. We approach our calling with an openness of spirit, an openness of mind that allows us to become caught in a moment of time, however minute to find the perfection that exists in everyday moments. Perfectionists at heart, we are driven to improve, learn, and to find the connections between technology and artistry, nature and mathematics; there is a mathematical equation within every image. We experiment with new media, lighting techniques, proportion, layering. We are driven to develop constant mastery of technical skill which we realize is the unattainable goal and therefore will provide us with a lifetime of learning opportunities.

We don't like to use chemicals for development, nor do we want to waste paper, so we view our images on the computer and print only the very best. We enjoy photographing a variety of subjects, be them people, or inanimate objects, landscapes or interiors. Delving into different worlds keeps us fresh and creative. Each different area of photography we tackle helps to compliment another and only helps us to fulfill our ongoing quest for knowledge.

But at the end of the day the purpose of our photography like all art is to share the beauty of the world and to evoke emotion. To tell a story through the image, to create a believable subject and to deliver a message of truth. Our art is 50% heart and 50% soul, its speaks to us on so many levels with so many layers. It is every ounce of who we were at that moment in time, it is a reflection of our life, our family, and our community. It reminds us of our past, and is helping to pave the road for our future.

Monthly Archives: August 2007

*Update: Possessed Camera!

We took the camera into Henry’s and all the sales people looked at it and had absolutely no idea what was going on, diagnosis from the Henry’s staff was “Your camera is possessed!” Luckily the warranty was still good and we sent it back that night and had to buy another camera to get...

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Matt & Brie Engagement Shoot

We had the pleasure of photographing Matt and Brie, we have known Matt for a few years now because he work with us on Barrie’s Next Top Model as the hair stylist, and he just happens to be the best stylist in Canada right now, and he just happens to cut my hair too.
Matt and...

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Foti Modeling Shoot

Our friend Wanda from Potentials Model and Talent Agency likes to send us her fresh new faces to get their portfolios started. Today she sent us Foti, this was his first photo shoot ever, and he did amazing. Even though I had to delete half of his shots because we wouldn’t stop talking while we...

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Somerton Wedding

We end up photographing a lot of wedding at Barrie’s famous Sunnidale Park, here are so many places to explore and photograph. With Melissa and Derek we decided to take them down to the back end of Sunnidale where our local Georgian College art students had built a very interesting hut out of sticks....

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Trash The Dress with Nicole

We are so excited to share with you the photos from our first trash the dress session. Shot at Wasaga Beach .Our bride Nicole, decided to trash the dress instead of keeping it in a box packed away for the rest of her life. Lucky for us it was beachfest at Wasaga, there were live...

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Orlando McLeish Law firm Toronto

I was searching craigslist one day for photography jobs, yes I know there is never anything good on craigslist. Well this time there was, a few weeks ago I knew we had a slow week someone up and I wanted to make sure we were out shooting so I searched craigslist and came across an...

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Speaking of Babies…. Here is Ryan’s godson Cole!

We are documenting every month of this child’s life for his first year. He decided to open his eyes for this shoot, and he growing like a weed.

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Pike Baby Alyssia & Samson Baby Tyler

We were so excited to take photos of these 2 babies. Last summer we photographed the Pike wedding at Blue Mountain Resort in Collingwood, Ontario of Anneke & Andrew and their engagement shoot as well, and 2 summers ago we photographed the Samson wedding of Josee & Antoine, they were actually our 3rd wedding ever....

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our monthly photo session August

Here is the first of our new tradition. Ryan and I are going to have a couples photo session every month to practice getting better “IN FRONT” of the camera.
This shoot took us longer than we thought it would, I didn’t realize how weird it is to get my photo taken.
We went to Minesing,...

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Gerbino Wedding

Tony & Amanda’s wedding took place at Tangle Creek Golf Course, they were our 2 of 3 weddings there this year for us. An amazing course with an awesome view. Tony & Amanda have tons of personality, it was so easy to photograph them. Here are some great shots of the 2 of them just...

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