Ever since I’ve bought the DJI Mini 3 Pro, I’ve been checking the weather for the perfect flight conditions.
Being a dad to 2 young boys, golden hour is out unfortunately - that’s daycare pickup / dinner prep hour. (I’ll make an exception for paid gigs!)
Lucked out yesterday with clear blue skies and a little bit of wind - on a February day!
Here’s the edit:
I was asked to capture some images for this up and coming condo development in the City Centre of Mississauga.
These are called M City Condos, and the ones that are near completion are called M1 and M2. The zigzag shape is on the west 'gate' of the City Centre, which is a direct contrast to the curved shape of the now famous "Marilyn Monroe" towers on the eastern gate of downtown. When you drive down Burnhamthrope, you'll see both sets of towers on the horizon, and it is quite a breathtaking sight - considering how it was a blank slate where cows would roam freely, back in the mid 60's.
A real estate / architectural shoot wouldn’t be complete without the use of a drone, so I got a DJI Mini 3 Pro to get a different perspective! Here is the capture from its maiden voyage.
It was the week before my son River was born.
I was on assignment to shoot the Tim Hortons activation in “Jurassic Park”, the area in front of the ScotiaBank Arena.
The Raptors just won a big game (semi-finals). It was a buzzer beater.
Everyone was out. This bus was in front of the Fairmont Royal York Hotel on Front Street. Couldn't budge. Some proceeded to roof the bus. #RideTheRocket
I was shooting with my Nikon Z6, and immediately sent it via bluetooth to my iPhone.
I posted this shot on Instagram as soon as it happened, tagged BlogTO and CuriocityTO.
They both re-posted the shot! And when I woke up the next day, I had 30,000+ likes!
Here’s my edited version, next to the screen shots of the posts from the two publications.
Fun fact: Reuters actually reached out via Instagram that same night asking to use the photo. I thought it was a scammer and said no. Oh well! Next time.
This May 2018 photo was featured by Unsplash (LINK). Look at the stats, ma!
Some photos here from our last (pre-covid) trip back in December 2019. River was 6 months so it made it easy to move around!
Some client work during COVID feat. Rakuten Kobo and Moneris.
Jays lost, but this backyard visit was a nice consolation prize.
70-200mm F2.8 Lens! $3800 well spent.
