Photography Spots in Toronto.

Regardless of the type of photography you’re into, from commercial to landscape, Toronto offers some of the best places for photographers to get that perfect shot that they’ll love. With tens of venues all over the city, there are more than enough places for you. A camera is all that’s required to create your own work of art and such beautiful sceneries make editing an easier process. 

For those who enjoy travelling photography some of the best places to shoot in the opinion of many are, The Distillery District, which is perfect if you want a more retro and rustic vibe with over 25 brick buildings that have been revamped to show off trendy art, restaurants, and shops. Kensington Market, which is regarded as one of the best street markets in North America, is perfect for showing off splashes of colour with aspects in-home designs and yards from all over the globe. Finally Yonge-Dundas Square is the perfect place for street photography with neon signs everywhere you look, it's similar to Times Square in New York with the same sort of busy nightlife vibe. Photography like this can be found in both my portfolio and on my Instagram.

Photography Equipment.

Photographing different landscapes and city streets can be a difficult task at times however with the correct equipment it’s simple and stress-free. This will in turn also make the shooting process much more enjoyable for the photographer and those involved. When shooting landscapes, when it comes to other photographers and myself, there isn’t too much equipment required. For the camera, I like to stick with my Nikon D750 and the lens I prefer to use is the Nikon 16-35mm because it offers a beautiful wider range than the Nikon 24-120mm, which is also a very good lens because it’s extremely versatile. When shooting nature and landscapes I prefer not to use speedlights or anything of the sort because I feel like it takes away from the natural look you get from your surroundings.

Arguably the most important part of shooting in these environments is having a good tripod due to some of the uneven surfaces you’ll be shooting on, one of the best tripods I’ve seen is the Peak Design Travel Tripod. Despite being a bit pricey this tripod is light, durable and stable while also being very easy to travel with, with a flexible built-in ball head. Now compared to other tripods it isn’t as tall however it makes up for its lack of height with the other great qualities I listed before. Combine all of these aspects and equipment and you can have yourself a very enjoyable shoot!

Photographing Products

Now despite it being almost completely different from the audience to the editing, the product photography is very similar when it comes to gear. All photography is very similar when it comes to the gear used, in product photography, there is usually only a tripod, the camera and the lights. For the camera body shooting products I like to use the Nikon D750 body and for the lens, I really like the 105mm Macro Lens you sacrifice the ability to zoom in but gain a large range of focus in return which when photographing objects that don't move it really comes in handy and when used correctly gets you really sharp images. Now, the most important part of product photography is the post-production which in my opinion fits into the gear because you can't really shoot without it, you should always shoot tethered when doing commercial shoots and doing so with Capture One is definitely highly recommended by me and most pros that are in this line of work. I also recommend Adobe Photoshop because you can edit all the basics (although not as good as Lightroom) and then immediately be able to edit about all imperfections with the product or lighting and shadows using the various tools with ease.