From the runway…. LOVAS AW 2011 Sisters @ LG Fashion week in Toronto.

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LG Fashion Week is just around the corner!!!  LOVAS is set to hit the runway with Sisters on the 30th and I can’t wait to get some runway shots.  These images were shot on location at Studio Cycle Group where I had the opportunity for more creative shots during the shoot and with such a great team, I will even say they look wicked.  After finishing up the post and getting the books printed, I noticed that lots of folks have used an app for their mobiles to get a similar look…maybe if I waited, I could have saved me some time! See ya at the show.

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Styling – Kirsten Reader from Judy Inc.
Hair/Make-Up – Alexandra Mackovski from Pure Mer
Jewellery – Rita Tesolin
Footwear – Nine West
Models – Frances (ELITE) and Madison (FORD)

If you haven’t had a chance to hear their music yet, I like to direct you to their web site and have a listen while browsing the photos I had the pleasure of taking.  Better still – just go see them live and make your own amazing memories of a legendary band.

Many thanks to the members of Slavonske Lole for entertaining my idea for the portrait below and to HNNK Zagreb  for the opportunity to be part of your celebrations; puno hvala!

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Christian Badanjak Photography’s logo!

Created by the minds at LESSUHCHUCK.com, the design is based on the focal plane symbol you might find on your camera.  The symbol designates the place where light is recorded; a surface where when shutter opens – a tiny slice of life is saved.

The designer (whom I can’t thank enough!) put forth so many great ideas that it was a challenge to choose.  As I opened the draft of what was to become the final, it wasn’t even a question.  Loves it.

…you kinda have to oblige.  My buddy fully grew out the Wolverine-whiskers for a Halloween party last fall so before the whiskers went, we had some fun.  Maybe not too fun considering it was 8 degrees outside, not accounting for the wind-tunnel of a location.  Next year we’ll get the whole X-Men cast and then we’ll take it to L.A. or Florida…Cancun maybe?  _MG_0890 _MG_0893 _MG_0899 _MG_0920 _MG_0927 _MG_0935 _MG_0973 _MG_0974 _MG_0991 _MG_0997 _MG_1001 _MG_1020 _MG_1029

Shot down by the ocean lake, Y & R (yup…like the soap!) wanted to incorporate water into their engagement photos.  I had shot there not long before this day (as you can probably tell by the header image above…until it gets updated!) and thought it would be a great place to have the couple looking out across the waters of a Great Lake. Can’t wait till the wedding!

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