#sayhelloottawa Street Portraits Book Published!!

The #sayhelloottawa Street Portraits portfolio is now published on the Apple Book store!!!  

The portfolio includes a rationale for the project, development photos, video and text along with other content. The book is a free download of course, click here to get it.

Thanks to all who took the time to stop and be photographed I loved the few fleeting minutes we spent together when photographing these Street Portraits, connecting through photography at 1/200 of a second.  I hope you will enjoy the book and get inspired to say hello to someone you don’t know. 

More Street Portraits are coming soon, I can not wait to get back on the street after putting this together!!

 

Alina Street Portraits - #sayhelloottawa

Alina

This image was on a roll that I shot back in October but did not scan until recently. I passed @alinapants while on my way to buy film and lamented that I did not have any film to take her portrait. But as luck would have it right after I bought some and loaded my camera she walked by again. She has such a cool post-punk style to her which worked so well against the white patch of wall and tags by Sleep Country on Bank. 

I love the few fleeting minutes spent together when photographing these Street Portraits, connecting through photography at 1/200 of a second. I hope you will enjoy these images too and get inspired to say hello to someone you don’t know. 

Jesse Street Portraits - #sayhelloottawa

At my grandparents house they had decorative stand alone ashtrays.  Every time I see one at an antique store I think of my grandparents so when I say a guy walking down Bank St. with one I had to say hello.  Jesse @aviatorsess uses the ashtrays for decorative planters, a very cool reuse.  Asked if I could take his portrait under one of my fav spots the RESERVED signs at the back of the Book Bazaar, thought it just somehow fit.  

I love the few fleeting minutes spent together when photographing these Street Portraits, connecting through photography at 1/200 of a second.  I hope you will enjoy these images too and get inspired to say hello to someone you don’t know.  

Also if you are walking down Bank keeps your eyes open for some #sayhelloottawa signage!!

Cory Street Portraits - #sayhelloottawa

Cory

Walking down Bank St. and who do I see walking down Gladstone a guy with a guitar, just playing away walking. His name is Cory @wornro a musician and an guy just totally into his music, love it. We went to one of my fav pieces of wall art along Bank beside the Staples, he jammed, I photographed, we talked a great experience and it all started with just a hello. 

Check Out Cory’s profile @wornro and his Spotify page.  Awesome street art background by @domlasoul and @thehigherups

I love the few fleeting minutes spent together when photographing these Street Portraits, connecting through photography at 1/200 of a second.  I hope you will enjoy these images too and get inspired to say hello to someone you don’t know. 

Also if you are walking down Bank keeps your eyes open for some #sayhelloottawa signage!!

Jasper Street Portraits - #sayhelloottawa

Jasper

Met Jasper @jasper_bridge while walking down Bank St. he and his band were setting up for a show at The Atomic Rooster. I have always wanted to photograph someone against the graffiti in the back alley, Jasper definitely was a perfect fit for the location and he was up for it so back we went, thanks Jasper love the beard!!

I love the few fleeting minutes spent together when photographing these Street Portraits, connecting through photography at 1/200 of a second.  I hope you will enjoy these images too and get inspired to say hello to someone you don’t know, #sayhelloottawa.

David Street Portraits #sayhelloottawa

I bumped into David @bareke6 while walking down Bank St. in October, he is one of those people you meet who just seems happy. He has a great style and instantly said yes to a portrait. His image is one of my favs from this series so I have been playing around with it, doing some embroidery and playing around with different ways to display it. 

I love the few fleeting minutes spent together when photographing these Street Portraits, connecting through photography at 1/200 of a second.  I hope you will enjoy these images too and get inspired to say hello to someone you don’t know, #sayhelloottawa!!

Jessica Street Portraits - #sayhelloottawa

Jessica

Walking down Somerset St. and what do I see, someone sporting a @nofunpress tee, a pineapple cellphone case, cool bright yellow earrings, and decked out in my fav color black!!. So had to stop @jessie.rabideau and ask to take her portrait, some people just exude their confidence and cool through their style, thanks for the pic Jessie!!  

I love the few fleeting minutes spent together when photographing these Street Portraits, connecting through photography at 1/200 of a second.  I hope you will enjoy these images too and get inspired to say hello to someone you don’t know, #sayhelloottawa!!

Tabani Street Portraits  - #sayhellomontreal

Tabani

Always have you camera ready!! Walking out of a restaurant in LaSalle and Tabani was on his phone, sporting a @bbcicecream, not to sure what he was doing but it looked like he was takin care of business.

I like photographing people with a cool swagger, a interesting style or they just have that look in their eyes and Tabani definitely fit the bill. Wish I had a bit more time as he wanted to head home and get all decked out but we had to head out to OT. So Tabani next time I am in Montréal we need to meet up for another shoot. 

I love the few fleeting minutes spent together when photographing these Street Portraits, connecting through photography at 1/200 of a second.  I hope you will enjoy these images too and get inspired to say hello to someone you don’t know, #sayhellomontreal!!