I am happy to introduce you to my winter-semester co-op student, Cassandra! Cassie will be with us, here at the studio until the end of April, during the week from 9:00am - 3:00pm. Cassie is interested in pursuing a career as a professional photographer, and what better way to "test the waters" than to have a co-op with a professional photography studio!

We are very happy to have her join the team, and we're excited to have Cassie working on some fun new projects and ideas here at the studio. We're also hoping to have her as a "guest blogger", every week, to talk about her experiences here at the studio, what she's learning, and so on. Keep your eyes peeled!

I always like to take my co-op students out for a mini-portrait session at the beginning of their co-op so that they can get a feel for how I work, what it's like to be in front of the camera, and, ultimately, to create some really nice portraits of them for the blog!

I hope that you enjoy these winter-wonderland portraits!

Posted February 20, 2010 by Bryan Caporicci  |  Category: It's Fun!

Fonthill is home to many amazing individuals and some very successful businesses. Forestgreen Creations, founded by owner Todd Barber, is one of Fonthill's many success stories.

I met up with Todd last week for a Portraits of Pelham session, and we got some really amazing images. Check out the article that I wrote for him, at http://www.PortraitsOfPelham.com.

Posted February 17, 2010 by Bryan Caporicci  |  Category: It's Fun!

Dale Carnegie spoke, taught, and wrote on the topics of leadership, personal development, interpersonal skills, and living a worry-free life. Two of his most famous books that you have undoubtedly heard of (and maybe even read) are "How to Win Friends and Influence People" and "How to Stop Worrying and Start Living". If you haven't read them - I suggest you definitely check them out. They will literally change your life.

My good friend, Craig Riesebosch, is one of the founders (along with Neil Thornton and Steve Cardy) of the Dale Carnegie training in Niagara Falls. These three guys are doing some amazing things here in Niagara, helping business owners and individuals reach new heights in their businesses, improve their leadership skills and strengthen their relationships. These training projects occur over a 9-week period (meeting once per week) and it really is the only way to fast-track your personal and professional success.

"How do you know, Bryan?", you ask. Well, because I am currently enrolled in the Dale Carnegie training project, and while we are only 4 weeks in, I am already seeing a huge difference in my life and in my business. Craig, Neil and Steve have pushed me beyond my comfort zone and have really allowed me to expand my limits. It's amazing. You NEED to take it. Period.

The next course being offered starts in April, and you can check out more information here.

Craig is also the president of our local BNI chapter (the one that I have mentioned many times before, here, on the blog). He is such an amazing leader and coach, and I am very lucky to know him.

Craig treated his wife, Debby, to a weekend-away, this past weekend, in Niagara-on-the-Lake. It was a weekend full of relaxing, eating, and great connecting. What a fabulous idea for Valentine's Day! Sometimes we get so busy in our lives and in our businesses, that we forget to connect and spend time with those we love.

One of the things that Craig wanted to do as part of his weekend-away with Debby, was have some really nice portraits created of the two of them. I was honoured when Craig asked me to be the photographer to create these portraits for them.

The images that follow are a glimpse into Craig and Debby's amazing relationship and silly antics. What I really wanted to capture in these photographs was the fun that Craig and Debby have together and the amazing bond that they share.

I hope that you enjoy them!

Posted February 16, 2010 by Bryan Caporicci  |  Category: It's Love!

One of my favourite things about being a professional photographer is the people that I get to meet and spend time with. As a portrait and wedding photographer, the limits are pretty much endless as to the types of clients that I have. At the end of the day, everyone for one reason or another needs to have portraits created.

While a good majority of my work focuses around couples (engagement portraits, couple's portraits, and weddings), I do do a fair amount of other portraiture work, whether it be business portraits, family portraits, and so on. I personally just really just enjoy hanging out with amazing people, connecting, chatting, and creating some really nice portraits for them.

I met up with Sherry, Don, and Shari, of the Sherry Campbell Counselling Group, last week, to create some portraits for their upcoming re-branding and marketing material. The Sherry Campbell Counselling Group provides mental health counselling to individuals, couples, families and groups in Niagara, and I met Sherry through my local BNI group that I joined about 6 months ago.

Check out their website, at www.sherrycampbellcounsellinggroup.com. They're working on some really cool promotional products, brochures, and so on, so keep your eyes peeled for those, too!

In the meantime, enjoy some of these portraits that we created for them.

Posted February 16, 2010 by Bryan Caporicci  |  Category: It's Fun!

Happy Valentine's Day to all of our couples, clients, and lovers out there! We are off enjoying our V-Day, and we hope that you are, too!

We wanted to share just one image that we feel really represents Valentine's Day well - love, happiness and togetherness. This is one of our favourite images from Craig and Debby's "It's Love Mini Session" yesterday (Saturday).

Keep your eyes peeled for more from Craig and Debby's session later this week, on the blog, but for now ... you can enjoy this one!

Also - attention to all you lovers out there! We are extending our "It's Love Mini-Session" promotion until the end of February. If you are looking to have some really beautiful, romatnic and (most of all) fun portraits done of you and your sweetheart, this is the best time to have them done! Give me a ring at (289) 897-9523 or fire me an off an e-mail at !

Enjoy your day! Happy lovin'!

Posted February 14, 2010 by Bryan Caporicci  |  Category: It's Love!

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