“Bookends” – Two young commuters reading actual books

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“Expecting?”

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“Winter’s Cone” – Peculiarly shaped snowbank, Victoria Park, Toronto

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“Standing Room Only” – Toronto Fashion Week as seen from the outside looking in

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Spring Flair

As the snow outside begins to recede magazine racks, print ads and the web start revealing the jobs we shot in the depths of winter.

This spring has been a particularly bountiful season for me with Max Abadian’s Flare cover featuring Charlotte Free, John van der Schilden’s beauty campaign for Quo Cosmetics and Malina Corpadean’s work on Tip Top Tailors all making an appearance.

Tech Tip

Arrow Tool: The Forgotten Cursor

Capture One is a huge complex program that often has multiple ways to achieve the same result. Most of us (myself included) usually figure out one way to do what we want to do and then stop looking for others. A perfect example of this is the Arrow Tool.

I had never given the Arrow Tool much attention. I always thought it was less useful version of the Hand Tool. That was before I saw a photographer use it to edit selects.

When using the Arrow Tool you can Command (⌘)-Click on an image to deselect and remove it from Multi View directly in the Viewer Window. If you are using the Hand Tool you can only do this by locating and Command (⌘)-Clicking the image’s corresponding thumbnail in the Browser Window.

This greatly speeds up the editing process by enabling non-selects to be dropped from view much more quickly.

The keyboard shortcut to activate the Arrow Tool is “v”.

BEFORE Command (⌘)-Click with Arrow Tool
AFTER Command (⌘)-Click with Arrow Tool

“Hurry-Up Nana, My Arms Getting Tired” – Little boy holds restaurant door for his Grandmother

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“Studio” – Condo sales-centre, Entertainment District, Toronto

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“Rollin’ ” – Brewer’s Retail (@mybeerstore) at Danforth & Greenwood undergoing renovations

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“Stones” – Rooftop in rain, Riverside, Toronto

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“The Maple Leaf Forever” – Ice sculpture at Crown Royal Maple launch party, Toronto

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“Layers” – Red vs Blue building, Dundas East, Toronto

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“Leopard Print Door” – Broadview Ave, Toronto

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“Ebenezer” – Crumbling church cornerstone

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“Booty” – Tagged onion van, Chinatown East, Toronto

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“What’chu Lookin’ At?” – Passer-by gives mannequin the cut-eye, Gerrard East, Toronto

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“Passin’ ” – My Bar & Restaurant, Gerrard St East, Toronto

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“Canine Computing” – The telephone pole is where all the dogs stop to check their pee-mail

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“Like A Sore Thumb” – Fire hydrant in snow, Toronto

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“Eclipsed” – New @FSToronto hotel overshadows the clock-tower of @Toronto_Fire Station 312

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“Mickey Mouse Ass-Print” – The outline of Walt Disney’s classic character makes an appearance on a stool @DarkHorseCafe, Toronto

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“Tools of the Trade” – Central Canadian Barista Competition (@ccbctoronto) branded tamper @DarkHorseCafe, Toronto

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“Urban Camoflage” – Galoshes by @SWIMSNorway seen on the streetcar, Toronto

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“Across The Park” – Many tracks, Greenwood Park, Toronto

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“Sliverwalk” – Sidewalk snow-clearing FAIL at Queen & Leslie, Toronto

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“Gadabout Lookout” – Dog guards the sidewalk outside Gadabout, Leslieville, Toronto

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“A Family Affair” – Family tobogganing, Greenwood Park, Leslieville, Toronto

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“A Long Way Up and a Short Ride Down” – Boy reaches the top of the toboggan hill at Greenwood Park, Leslieville, Toronto

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“Trudge” – Girl climbs the toboggan hill in Greenwood Park, Leslieville, Toronto

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“Before & After” – This is how a REAL Canadian cooks food during a snowstorm

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“Windswept” – Wind-sculpted snow covers parked car, Toronto

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“Frankenstein’s Bus Stop” — Scarborough

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