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Matthew Piers Photography

Interior designers need great photographs, too.  This is from a set taken for a designer in the Bobcaygeon area, and shows her distinct charm. Lighting is a mix of natural, existing, and strobe.

Shot as a personal project, this still-life scene is deceptively simple.  Consider the choice and placement of the framed photograph.  The colours echo the lamp shade, the direction and warmth of the light in the photograph match that cast by the lamp on the table, and it balances the total composition.  A well-designed photograph will look effortless, but it rarely is.

Hockey games and jewelry share a distinction: they’re two of the hardest subjects to photograph.  Having worked for several years in the watch and jewelry industry, I’ve developed a love of stones and fine design.  I’m still working on hockey.

As a commercial photographer, I have a lot of respect for those who take on the challenge of weddings.  I’ve turned down offers to be the primary photographer, but have enjoyed being a second photographer from time to time.  The f/2.0 70-200 equivalent lens that I use for theatre and the performing arts is perfect for weddings as well.

Even on a night off, I look for new ways to photograph architecture.  Here the Maritime Life building in downtown Toronto shows off the wet-weather capabilities of the ultra-wide angle lens that I usually use indoors.

I rarely find myself on the optics end of a camera, but I needed a portrait for the “Photographer of the Year” book produced by a popular internet photography forum.  Putting a different spin on the photographer holding camera motif, I preferred being photographed with a reflector.