Photolux Studio

Photolux Inspires Others at 'Imaging USA 2012'

2012-01-29T20:37:00.003-05:00

Sorry for the delay in posting, we have been travelling. In early January, our own Anthony Cava returned from Imaging USA 2012 in New Orleans. Imaging USA is the longest running national photographic convention, expo and image exhibition in the United States, drawing tens of thousands of professionals from around the world.
Anthony was one of their guest speakers sharing his 20+ experience as a photographer in the wedding industry with a strong focus on running a successful photography studio & bringing clients exceptional product & service in a competitive marketplace. We work with Anthony so we know how talented and inspiring he is but it is always nice to hear that kind of praise for your colleagues from others outside our office walls (because of course we're biased).

photo credit: Vincent Lawson

Vincent Lawson, from Mobile, Alabama attended Anthony's packed session and sent us the following; "Anthony, it was an honour to meet you and to hear you speak. It was an outstanding class. Thank you again."

Leah Hubbard from Knoxville Tennessee also had kind things to say about Anthony;

"Your class was very beneficial to me and I am changing several things in the next few days due to the knowledge I gained from your lecture. Thanks so much for sharing!"

Keep up the great work Anthony, Ottawa is lucky to have you.

Favourite Wedding Images of 2011

2011-12-19T22:29:00.000-05:00

Now that wedding season is well over, we had some time to slowly go through all our images. It may be 5 months before wedding season starts up again but looking through these photos allows us to remember the wonderful brides and grooms this season who invited us into their special day to capture some of the most intimate of moments. We were honoured to work with all of you and wish you nothing but a lifetime of happiness!

We wanted to share our favourite wedding images of 2011 with all of you.....

Our photos featured in latest edition of Ottawa Magazine

2011-12-10T22:29:00.000-05:00

Our Christian Lalonde has done it again. He has captured some of the most delicious food in our capital city for Ottawa Magazine's November/December edition of "Where to Eat Right Now".

This is not Christian's first time photographing the food section for Ottawa Magazine however, it does provide some challenges: how to accurately convey the taste of something through only a photograph and constantly think of unique ways to present the images in a reoccurring feature.

Christian did not disappoint. The magazine feature even caused us to run out and try some of the restaurants before the rest of the city found out about them and we can say it's some of the best food we've ever had.

Pick up your copy on newsstands today.

Image of the Day

2011-12-10T21:56:00.000-05:00

Our very own Frank Cava was selected by The Professional Photographers of Canada (PPOC) to have one of his images featured as their "Image of the Day" on their blog on December 10. It was taken at a small wedding in Mont Tremblant. No need to describe it as the colours, shapes and lighting speak volume. Absolutely stunning. Keep up the inspiring work Frank.

Read the PPOC's blog post here

Real Wedding: Colleen and Luc

2011-10-03T16:41:00.000-04:00

We worked together with Marry Me Productions to capture the magic from Colleen and Luc's summer wedding. Check out their blog post to see our latest work.....

Congratulations to Colleen and Luc- it was wonderful to share your wedding day with you.

Real Wedding: Jenny & Albert

2011-08-24T10:12:00.000-04:00

Our next real life couple 'feature' focuses on Jenny & Albert who were married on July 23rd at the always luxurious Chateau Laurier. Beautiful venue for a beautiful couple.

Congratulations to our lovebirds !

Real Wedding: Crystal & Matt

2011-08-17T12:29:00.002-04:00

This blog post is featuring one of our sweetest couples: Crystal & Matt. Crystal and Matt were married in late June in Pembroke. We love travelling to other cities to capture weddings because it provides us with a challenge to find new and unique spots to photograph our brides and grooms.

Crystal's parents lived on a long and dusty road across the street from a farm complete with horses and lush, green rolling hills. That started our thought process for the day. We embraced the nature that was all around us in the small town of Pembroke.

Take a look at two of the photos we captured of Crystal and Matt wrapped up in nature itself (and of course.... each other)

Here are some other 'detail' shots of their big day.....

The Photolux Family is Expanding !

2011-08-10T12:56:00.009-04:00

Like a true Italian family, we just keep growing :)

Awhile ago, Amanda Cava worked with our team here in Ottawa until she was called away to Toronto. We're happy to announce that she is back with our Photolux family and with her return, she brings some unique tips and tricks she learned while at a high-end, well respected photography company in Toronto.

Amanda is more than excited to begin meeting all of our amazing Ottawa clients and to incorporate some of the unique architecture and culture that Ottawa has to offer into her photos.

Amanda, welcome back !!

We also thought this would be a good time to reintroduce you to our current team (just click on 'team' near the bottom of page after 'destination weddings')..... Gotta admit, it was strange to be on the other side of the camera lens for the photo shoot.

Real Wedding: Crystal and Matt

2011-08-10T12:44:00.003-04:00

Our good friends and neighbours at Marry Me Productions have put together a great blog post about a recent 'real wedding' we did with Crystal and Matt. Read their blog post to see some of the shots we captured that afternoon with this wonderful couple.

Congratulations Crystal and Matt !

The 2011 Wedding Season Begins...

2011-06-01T20:53:00.004-04:00

The sudden change in weather this week may make it seem like wedding season is about to begin, but believe it or not the team at Photolux have been snapping newly married couples for the last month and a half now.

We're going to be using this blog to feature some of our 'real life' couples from the weddings we've shot. It's much easier to share them with you here than updating our website every few months.

So stay tuned for great photos from the 2011 wedding season... and to all our couples; we are very excited and honoured to capture your wedding memories for you this season.

Here is a sneak peek at what is to come.....

Photolux Wins Best Wedding Album in Ontario and Canada

2011-05-17T20:32:00.007-04:00

It’s always fantastic to be recognized for your work but it’s even more rewarding when you are recognized by your peers in the industry. Photolux Studio is happy to announce that we were recently awarded two “best of” awards for one of our wedding albums.

The Professional Photographers of Canada recognized ‘Stefano and Eva’s wedding album as the best wedding album in Canada. According to the PPoC website, the winning album is selected by a panel of judges that bases its decision on overall impact, technical merit, composition and presentation.
The same album was also voted best wedding album in Ontario by the Professional Photographers of Ontario.
Both associations are regarded as the largest and most recognized in Canada and Ontario respectively so we’re honoured they were impressed with our work.

Enough legal mumbo jumbo right? I’m sure you are excited to see this album and we’re happy to share it with you....

Photolux is heading to New Orleans

2011-05-02T20:43:00.010-04:00

One of our favourite activities is to travel to conferences around the world to interact with fellow photographers and learn the new trends in the photography industry. It's even better when we're selected as featured speakers at these conferences to share what we've learned with others.

One of our senior photographers, Anthony Cava has been asked to speak at Imaging USA 2012 January 14th and 17th in New Orleans hosted by the Professional Photographers of America .

According to its website, Imaging USA's mission is "to be the first major photographic event of the year that brings together the forward-thinking photographers and business leaders whose ideas spark innovation and change in the industry." The website goes on to explain the conference as "the longest running national photographic convention, expo and image exhibition in the United States, drawing thousands of professionals from around the world. Major components of Imaging USA are the Imaging EXPO trade show, several all-inclusive parties and presentations by some of the biggest names in the photographic industry."

Photolux is honoured to have been chosen as a presenter for this conference. We'll be sure to take some photos of beautiful New Orleans and post them when Ottawa is buried in snow and ice ;)

Rideau Center has put some 'spring' into our step

2011-04-27T21:30:00.007-04:00

Have you seen the marketing for Rideau Centre’s new Spring 2011 look ? Chris Lalonde, Photolux’s commercial photographer was the man behind the lens for that campaign.

Chris has been working with Rideau Centre for the last 5 seasons on their big Spring campaign. With campaigns as large as The Rideau Centre’s, the work is planned half a year in advance. In fact, Chris did this shoot in mid December. Which makes it hard to get into the Spring spirit when Christmas is a week away. But as you can see, the shots turned out beautifully. Whatever we don’t post here, can be seen at the Rideau Centre, on buses, on bus shelters and in magazines and newspapers across our city. Photolux is honoured to have this partnership with Rideau Centre.

Ever wonder what it's like to get behind the scenes at one of these massive shoots? Take a peek at this 'behind the scenes video' of the photo shoot from Rideau Centre’s website:

Welcome Back- Our Blog 2.0

2011-04-25T22:16:00.001-04:00

Although it didn’t feel like it this past weekend, Spring is in the air ! Rebirth, fresh start, new beginnings. We feel it’s a perfect time for Photolux Studio to re-start this blog. We have to admit its fallen by the wayside in the last few months. It’s not that we don’t like interacting with you all, it’s just we all got so busy and before we knew it, a few weeks turned into months with no posts.

We’re excited to restart this blog and keep you guys informed about what we’re up to; latest trends, conferences we’re attending, weddings and commercial shoots we’re involved with and one of the best parts of our job- mingling at some of the city’s best social events.

We’re also starting up a Facebook page in the near future so please become a ‘fan’, comment on our updates and message us with any questions or comments you have.

Enough chit chat, we have some great things to catch you up on. Let’s go.....

Wedding Bells-Real Weddings

2010-12-04T10:46:00.003-05:00

The Wedding of Michele Megson & Rob Carter recently Featured in Wedding Bells

Rideau Centre - Spring & Summer 2010

2010-08-03T20:00:00.006-04:00

I've wanted to put this up for a while now, but just couldn't seem to find the time to do so... So before Fall & Winter is upon us all... Here is the "Behind the scenes" video for the 2010 Rideau Centre Spring & Summer Campaign.

RideauCentre - Spring & Summer 2010 from christian lalonde on Vimeo.

2010 Applied Arts Award

2010-07-26T09:24:00.004-04:00

As a challenge to ourselves and to see how we stand with our fellow photographers, we enjoy sending some of our best images into print competitions. We were honoured this year by being chosen to appear in the 2010 Applied Arts Photography Awards Annual. We submitted a series of images from "101 Flavours to Try Before You Die" that appeared in Ottawa Magazine's Food Issue last October. Ever since they have done really well in various contest. They were also selected to appear in the 2010 National Xposed show put on by Capic as well as being selected as a finalist in this year's National Magazine Awards in the Still Life Category. Stop by food page on our website Photoluxstudio.com/commercial to see these and many other images.

New Work Posted!

2010-04-28T16:42:00.005-04:00

It took a while but it's finally done.... Our Commercial webpage has been update and refreshed.

Take a look at some our latest work and some work that we just couldn't get rid of cause we still like it so much!

photoluxstudio.com/commercial

Give us some of your feedback and don't be afraid to let us about your upcoming projects. We're always open to new challenges!

WPPI and PPOC wins for photographers at Photolux

2010-03-30T10:13:00.004-04:00

Well the year has started off on the right foot again. Every year we submit some of our work in various print competitions just to see how our work stands up again others in our industry. It looks like we're not doing so bad since Frank was awarded 1st place in the "Album Category" at PPOC (Professional Photographers of Canada) and Christian was awarded 2nd place in the "Single Photographer - Album Category" at WPPI 2010. WPPI is held in Las Vegas each year, this years convention attracted over 14000 photographers.

Short video slideshows of the 2 albums have been posted on Vimeo. We hope you enjoy these!

WPPI 2010 - 2nd Place Album - Single Photographer - Christian Lalonde from christian lalonde on Vimeo.

PPOC 2010 - 1st Place - Album Category - Frank Cava from christian lalonde on Vimeo.

Next to his 2nd place Album, Christian also picked up a 1st place in the Industrial/Scientific Category for the following image.

2010-03-30T10:06:00.005-04:00

Another great WPPI, we just got back from WPPI in Las Vegas, and what a great time we had. It was a hectic schedule with print judging, portfolio reviews and Masterclasses but it was all worth it! We wanted to give a huge thanks to everyone who registered for our Masterclasses. It was a great turn out and we really enjoyed meeting all of you! Thanks to all of our friends, it's unfortunate that we only get to see each other once a year... but we always have a great time!
All the best and we can't wait to see you all again next year in Vegas.

Happy Holidays! / Joyeuses Fêtes!

2009-12-22T13:03:00.006-05:00

We would like to wish you all Happy Holidays and a Great New Year!! See you 2010...

Nous aimerions vous souhaitez de Joyeuses Fêtes et une Bonne Année!! On vous revoit en 2010..

Thank you / Merci!

Photolux Studio

Recently Featured in Wedding Bells Magazine

2009-07-31T12:24:00.001-04:00

This was recently published in the Ottawa's Wedding Bells Magazine.

Great little blurb on Destination Weddings!

Portugal-Erin & Miguel

2009-03-18T12:34:00.001-04:00

Destination Weddings- Erin & Miguel-Portugal

Recently returned from photographing a beautiful wedding in Portugal for Erin and Miguel Cardoso.

What a blast!

They met with me about a year ago and asked if I was interested in going to Portugal to photograph the wedding.

Of course, I thought it was a brilliant idea ... especially after they told me what was planned.

Frank (my brother) and Chris ( my adopted brother LOL) were already booked here in Ottawa. I asked my good friend Frank Fillicetti from Through The Lens Photography, based in Toronto, to give me a hand. We've worked together before and we thoroughly enjoyed the whole experience.

They were going to be married in a small town called Bussaco in a castle. Bussaco is 2 hrs. North of Lisbon.

It was unbelievable....words can't describe it....it has to be experienced. The people, the culture, the food and wine...

The ceremony took place in a small country church that dates back to the 1100's. Miguel was able to trace back baptisms and weddings as far as four generations in his family line.

After the ceremony, it was back to Bussaco for the formal reception. There were 26 guests in attendance. The intimate reception was exquisite and the party was very special in many ways.

The next day, the couple wanted to get dressed again and take pictures in downtown Lisbon. I thought this was a great idea....we could focus on more of a photojournalistic approach on the day itself, and then deal with breathtaking formals the next day.

It was very nice to be able to hang out with the couple for the days before and after the wedding as well....it gave us a chance to really get to know each other.

Frank and I got enjoy the culture, regional dishes and of course to porto with people who knew the lay of the land.

A big thanks to Erin and Miguel for letting me be part of such a special celebration!

Thanks to their families for their gracious hospitality.

Thanks Frank Filicetti for shooting some amazing images with me!

Cant wait to visit Portugal again!!

Ciao

Anthony

CanCun / Mayan Riviera Workshop

2009-02-23T12:36:00.000-05:00

Rev it Up in The Riviera!

Frank and I recently returned from putting on a three day workshop in Mexico for PPOC-Alberta. Their Convention was called "Rev it up in The Riviera" Great group of friendly photographers.....saw some old friends and made some new ones....lots of laughs and good times.

Picked up a few tips from the other wedding speakers, Matt Adcock and his lovely wife Sol.

They photograph a lot of weddings in Mexico.

Many thanks to our friends Lynne Streeter and Kim Ruff who did a great job of organizing the convention and to Edmonton Photographer Jeff from Trident Studio who helped out by providing equipment for us to use.

I have attached some photos to have a look at....a short video will follow.

Peace

Anthony

Happy Holidays! / Joyeuses Fêtes!

2008-12-23T12:52:00.000-05:00

For the Holidays we've prepared a special electronic card to send to all of our friends. We wish you all the best during the Holiday Season and look forward to seeing you in 2009.

Don't forget to check out the recipe!!

Pour le Temps des Fêtes, nous avons préparé une carte electronique pour envoyer à tout nos amis. Nous vous souhaitons de Joyeuses Fêtes, au plaisir vous revoir en 2009.

N'oubliez pas de regarder la recette!!

How Sweet it is....

2008-12-23T12:35:00.000-05:00

Well it's finally here...

We started the project in Oct. 2007 and finished it in Feb. 2008... and now just in time for the holidays, Larousse is launching the newest "Le petit Larousse du Chocolat". It has been published in 5 languages and is being sold all across the world. The project was done in conjunction with Le Cordon Bleu Culinary Institute, 3 of it's chefs and our team at Photolux Studio. The "Le petit Larousse du Chocolat" contains 170 chocolat recipes to suit all tastes. Each recipe is accompanied by a colour photograph and each chapter contains several step by step descriptive images to help you in the preparation.

It's a great honour for Photolux to have been involved in the visual production of this book and we are quite please with the printed results!

Although you may have a hard time getting your hands on a copy, they were sold out at Chapters & Amazon when I last checked... it's well worth the wait.

Featured Studio YSI Newsletter

2008-12-19T09:13:00.000-05:00

We were recently featured in the YSI newsletter. YSI (You Select It) is an Australian based Company that creates Wedding Album Design Templates and sells them Worldwide. They are one of the most recognized names in the Industry.

YSI's founder, Martin Schembri, along with his son Ryan, are also two of the World's Finest Wedding Photographers whose work has been recognized Worldwide. They have become great friends of ours over the years. We always look forward to seeing them at WPPI, the International Photography Convention held annually in Las Vegas.

Double Click on the attachment to have a look.

OLD SAN JUAN PUERTO RICO

2008-11-03T14:30:00.000-05:00

Well....back from Puerto Rico.
Old San Juan was just spectacular and the people were wonderful. Lots of beautiful buildings, scenery and culture to enjoy!
I was invited to Speak at The Caribbean Photography Associations Annual Conference and to put on a full day lighting workshop. It was very well received.
I have included a few pics from the workshop and of Old San Juan. Definitely one of those "must see" spots in the world.
To all of the great people I met there....THANK YOU for inviting me and for making it such a great experience!

Next Workshop- January 25th-February 1st. Frank and I are doing a 4 Day Workshop in the Myan Riviera in Mexico for PPOC Alberta.

Our Ottawa workshop will likely be held again in August....we may even add an April date.

Please email us for info.

"Buddha" Stephen Leafloor

2008-09-30T18:51:00.000-04:00

Back in August, I had the opportunity to photograph "Buddha" aka Stephen Leafloor for the October issue of Readers Digest. Buddha is one of the longest-practicing B-boy in Canada. Still a big part of the Canadian Floor Masters, he now does social work with the youth in the arctic through blueprintforlife.ca. The staff at Readers Digest loved the images so much that they decided to do a telephone interview about the shoot and put together an audio slideshow for some of their favorite takes from the shoot... You can view this video at rd.ca/dance

Big thanks to "Buddha" for making this a memorable assignment!

Ottawa Workshop A Success!

2008-08-27T10:33:00.000-04:00

We are pleased to say that our Ottawa workshop was a success. The numbers were down a little from our usual sold out 20 spots. Nevertheless, good times were had by all. We had photographers join us from Canada and the US and some great laughs and information were shared.

If you are interested in one of our workshops, please contact us at info@photoluxstudio.com. We are planning a Spring Tune Up in April and our Summer Workshop in August.

Our next wedding workshops are in Puerto Rico October 17th & 18th and in the Mayan Riviera January 2009. Chris will also be hosting a Master Class in Vegas at the WPPI Convention.

Here are some images form the workshop.

A Tale of Two Cities...

2008-06-16T14:54:00.001-04:00

A Tale of Two Cities…

Hated the novel in high school….
Finally got some images together from the two Londons. London England in January and London Ontario in May.
Here are some images from the workshops I lead.
The images are shot on location in the hotel and facilities that hosted the programs.
They were both full day programs.
The images were created showing various posing and lighting techniques. They are basically camera files with Chris Lalonde’s Camera RAW presets applied to them.

Next programs are a 3 day workshop in Ottawa here at PHOTOLUX and then again October 18th in Puerto Rico.

Check out our website for availability.

Both should be a blast….and good learning experiences of course.

Enjoy!!
Anthony

Bill Kong, Rangefinder WPPI wrap up issue

2008-05-15T13:13:00.000-04:00

We'll the 2008 WPPI convention was great this year and in the latest issue of Rangefinder Magazine, the WPPI wrap up issue, I was asked to write an article on the image I did of Bill Hurter. Here is what I had to say... Christian Lalonde's "BILL KONG"

Photolux Commercial Promo Video

2008-04-14T11:56:00.000-04:00

Here is the first of many to come...

This is a compilation of images that have been create for a variety of clients as well as for personal projects. This is our first attempt at putting video onto this blog... hopefully this will work.

Destination Weddings

2008-04-09T12:02:00.001-04:00

Looks like 2009 is the year for destination weddings!

If you are planning a destination wedding, take advantage of the Flight & Hotel savings if we are already there!

This is where we will be in 2008-2009.

Dominican Republic June 5-14-2008 (confirmed)

Puerto Rico Oct. 15-19-2008 (confirmed)

Mexico-Mayan Riviera- Jan. 25-Feb. 1st 2009 (confirmed)

Mexico-Puerto Vaillarta- Feb. 7-14 and Feb. 14-21 2009 (confirmed)

Portugal March 2009-Confirmed

Spain September 2009 (tentative)

Let us know....our bags are packed!!!

We will post pictures as they become available!

New Arrival!!

2008-04-08T15:28:00.000-04:00

For all our commercial clients (yes we'll also use it for portraits!!)

We now have our hands on a sweet, sweet Hasselblad H system camera with a full range of lenses complete with all the bells & whistles. 39 Megapixels of RAW power combined with the world's best optics... Our clients have been blown away by the results... and so have we.

Ask for it on your next shoot.

Back from Vegas...

2008-04-08T15:02:00.000-04:00

WPPI was a great time as always, it was fun to catch up with all our friends from around the world. We always look forward to this convention to relax and get inspired by others. It was another great year for awards... We picked up 4 trophies (very sweet).

Here are the winning images

Bahhh...Whatever! -1st Place Bridal Party
Grunge -1st Place Portrait
Quarry #5 -3rd Place Industrial/Scientific
Moving Day -2nd Place Illustration