Subtlevox Photography: www.subtlevox.com

Saturday's Shoot in Waterloo

nobody@vox.com(Travis Jon Allison) — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 09:21:02 -0500

Thanks to Mek (andrewharvey.ca) for the fun day playing and for letting me borrow some toys.
Also thanks to Mauri, Refleckta, Fhyllja, Abrigo and Iscus for coming out with us and freezing their arses off!

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Are You a Fan?

nobody@vox.com(Travis Jon Allison) — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 12:59:24 -0500

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Hi Everybody,

I would like you to become a Fan of Subtlevox Photography on Facebook. I know that a bunch of you follow my blog and I thought I'd offer this additional option for those of you glued to the Facebook. I'm at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Woodstock-ON/Subtlevox-Photography/6704301187

Some Projects I'm Working On:

I'm shooting some portfolio stuff tomorrow on a friend's farm. The pictures will be for Stock Photography and for a proposal I'm submitting on a job for the Ontario Literary Council.
I've been taking lots of pictures of homes and interior design for Brenda Currah's design portfolio
I've got 4 groups of people awaiting spring to shoot their Grad Portraits (pictures of them at graduation). I offered a chance for 2 groups of people to have their pictures taken for free and I ended up taking 4 groups. If you'd like to see how much work folks did to get a free photography shoot you should see what Squire and her friends did - you can find their presentation here: http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=27600080857&oid=6704301187
There are half a dozen Engagement shoots to get on the calendar when the weather turns. For one couple we hope to shoot in an old, converted factory so that should be an amazing opportunity to combine my love of shooting portraits with some great architecture.

Benefits of becoming an official Fan on Facebook:

get to see peeks into the background of what is going on with building my business here in Southern Ontario (behind the scenes videos, how-to's, etc)
a 10% discount on photography work (graduation pictures for High School or College/University, anniversary shots, family pictures, shots for your club or group, etc.)
first chances at getting free pictures taken when I am doing work for my portfolio (if you come and let me take your picture, I'll send you a DVD of the high-rez version of your pictures)

Thanks Everyone!

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SSTS #1 - Answer

nobody@vox.com(Travis Jon Allison) — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 10:30:36 -0500

Thank you to everybody who submitted answers to the first Subtlevox Stumps the Swarm (SSTS) quiz.
The answer (and we sure got a lot closer when I dropped so many clues around) is?

Hoar Frost on my neighbour's dog chain. Our neighbour has a dog line, made out of red clothesline, that he used to use with his old dog Seamus. I wish I had pictures of that dog... he was beautiful.
[In case all of that sounds like Seamus is off to the great fire-hydrant-land in the sky... he's not. His owner did something that I have a lot of respect for... I'm sure it was hard. He gave up the dog because he new that he was working too long and the dog was alone too much.]

Anyway...
This should make it obvious:

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It was shot with my home-made super macro... a jeweller's loupe. You can check out this set of pictures for more samples and a quick tutorial on how to make one for yourself.

The closest to Correct answer provided by:
Pako (2 points out of a possible 5 for saying "hoar frost on a rope". I would have accepted hoar frost on a clothesline but "on a rope" is very close)

Points Update

Ron - 14 (Vox Blog - contest & svp.com, Facebook Notes-both, Posted items on FB, FB status, Email-both, Flickr-both, MySpace - Both, + FB Fan)
Peche - 11 (Vox blog - both, MySpace, Facebook Status-both, FB Notes-both, Flickr - both, +FB Fan)
Palais - 7 (Flickr Recommendation!, FB Notes-both, Vox - 2, personal recommendation to friends since SSTS started -1, + FB Fan) ** If You'll Note: Palais has opened up some new territory here by posting a recommendation on my Flickr Profile and writing to friends who are getting married in 2009 to recommend Subtlevox as a photographer)
Hallah - 5 (Vox Blog, Facebook Status, FB note, +FB Fan)
Pako - 5 (Vox Blog, 1/2 correct answer, + FB Fan
Refleckta - 4 (FB Notes link, FB Fan, Vox blog)
Myrth - 3 (FB Notes + FB Fan)

Rules Update
Because this first (And don't forget Bonus) Quiz was so hard and because the link love isn't as easy for those who aren't spread all over the internet [that sound gross] like me, I have decided to make each correct answer worth 5 points.

Thank You
Thanks to all who played this round: Karri, Lizzie, Ron, Peche, Hallah, Myrth, Pako, Palais, Echidna, Reflecta, Myrth and Ciaran.

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Newspaper Ad

nobody@vox.com(Travis Jon Allison) — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 13:01:02 -0500

I'm taking my first stab at newspaper advertising next week. This is a test just to feel out the waters.

Subtlevox Ad

We have a local "PennySaver" type classified paper that is delivered to every home in the county. It's called the Oxford Shopping News. They are having a Bridal issue.

I decided to take a risk and let the picture speak for it's self.

What do you think?

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Subtlevox Stumps the Swarm

nobody@vox.com(Travis Jon Allison) — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 10:01:50 -0500

Why throw out those fuzzy experimental pictures? Why not start a Challenge?

Subtlevox Stumps the Swarm #1

What Is It?

What is it?

The Rules:

I will post a picture or part of a picture.
I will post 10 in the month of February (+ this bonus picture posted on the 2nd last day in Jan).
People will be given 3 days (36 hours from posting) to post their best guess in the Comments below the picture.
Everyone is allowed 3 total guesses per picture.
All answers will be tallied and the on-going Top 3 Scores will accompany each new picture.
Each correct guess will add 5 to your score.
If no one has guessed correctly in 48 hours I will post a 2nd picture in which the object is a little more obvious.
Winner will receive a $25 Gift Certificate to the restaurant of their choice. The only limit is that I must be able to purchase a gift certificate online.
Contest open to everyone except Beth, whom I look forward to taking out for a special dinner anyway and whom I am hoping will help me judge the answers.
Anyone who is a Fan or becomes a Fan of Subtlevox Photography on Facebook ( http://www.facebook.com/pages/Woodstock-ON/Subtlevox-Photography/6704301187 ) will have 2 points added to their score.
Anyone who posts a link to Subtlevox Stumps the Swarm [permalink: http://subtle.vox.com/library/post/subtlevox-stumps-the-swarm.html ] and/or Subtlevox Photography [www.subtlevox.com] (on their blog, Facebook, Myspace, Flickr, etc) and includes the link in their guess... will have 1 point added to their score. That's 1-point-per-web-service-per-link.
HINT: you may wish to hold off on your 3rd and final guess to see if I post a picture that makes things more obvious.

UPDATE:

Just in case rules aren't clear... and, who's kidding who - they're not clear... You can get 1 credit for every link you make to this contest... AND one for everylink you make to www.subtlevox.com. Some people are doubling up on the bonus points here and taking a significant lead.
Thanks to those who are just putting up the links because they're great people. We want to show you some love! Let us know in the comments where your links are. Please?

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Currah - Stock Family Portraits

nobody@vox.com(Travis Jon Allison) — Sat, 15 Dec 2007 11:42:54 -0500

I have just posted some pictures I shot last weekend with Chad, Mary Rea and Isaac.

Currah-Stock Family XV

Currah-Stock Family XIV

Currah-Stock Family XIII

Currah-Stock Family IV

Currah-Stock Family

Isaac is such a funny kid!

You can find more pictures on my Flickr account [click here].

If you are interested in having some family pictures taken either before Christmas or some other time this winter please email me (travis@subtlevox.com) for a consultation.

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CPR Holiday Train

nobody@vox.com(Travis Jon Allison) — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 11:45:33 -0500

Sarah Jane, Beth & Mom

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We got a funny call last night from my sister, Sarah Jane. "Would you like to come with Mom and me to see the Holiday Train. You'll have to hurry and get dressed" **Note to non-Canadian readers: Getting dressed at this time of the year means long-johns, ski-pants, layers of fleece, 2 kinds of gloves and a double layer of hats - a toque and a fleece hood - getting "dressed" for winter.

We went to the bridge on Hwy 59 and saw the train come in, then drove down to the old CPR station down by the Tube to join in with the crowd. One of the box cars opened up and there was a full stage with lights inside. I didn't catch the name of the group of women singing (they said they were from Newfoundland, a little research tells me it was probably Ennis) but Colin Linden was one of the guitar players.

The Holiday Train has been going across Canada and the northern United States, stopping in communities to help bring in food and money for local foodbanks since 1999.

I think that's a brilliant idea.

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The Lapointes

nobody@vox.com(Travis Jon Allison) — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 13:36:55 -0500

I have only had time to work on a few of these pictures but I thought I would share what I have got done so far.

Ron, Jen and Thompson came with me to Southside Park in Woodstock on Saturday where we played in the leaves, sat around a cedar grove and dodged goose poop down by the pond. That boy can do "Hurray!" better than anyone else his age, I'm certain.

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Angela & James' Engagement

nobody@vox.com(Travis Jon Allison) — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 13:31:15 -0500

I just sent a batch of pictures off to Angela and James from their engagement session a couple of weeks ago.
They were great to shoot and easy to photography as you can see from the pictures. We were down by Pittock Lake in Woodstock for these shots. You can tell from the middle picture how windy it was down by the water.

Thanks for a great day you two!

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Ian & Allison

nobody@vox.com(Travis Jon Allison) — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 20:36:27 -0400

Beth & I had a great afternoon on Sunday with Ian and Allison in Brantford. We ran out of light on their wedding day and planned this day to take pictures of the two of them. What an awesome afternoon.

Thanks folks.

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