Barbados Day In Ottawa

Hello Everyone,

I know it has been a while since I have been active on my blog page, but today I am very happy to share with you all some of the latest and interesting projects that I’ve been part of. Let me start by saying a Happy New Year 2018 to everyone, I wish you all success, prosperity, health, love and happiness. I was very fortunate to be part of  Barbados Day as part of Ottawa 2017, Ottawa Welcomes The World. I know that some of you might have missed it so I am pleased to share the experience to you so that you don’t feel left out anymore.

To view all the Images taken during the event click here:

www.sdcapture.com/barbados-day-2017

To view the video summary of the event click here:

www.sdcapture.com/barbados-day-in-ottawa

 

 

Westboro Fuse Fashion

on September 23, 2017 I had the opportunity to be part of the biggest fashion party of the season, Westboro Fuse Fashion, a premiere event in support of Cornerstone Housing for Women. The event took place in a luxurious 11,000sq ft space at QWest on Richmond Road, Ottawa. Hosted by CTV Ottawa News, Sarah Freemark, the event Included multiple fashion shows which focused on the latest Fall/Winter trends from many well- known Westboro retailers such as:  Three Wild Women, Westboro Closet Candy, Fashion United, Manhattan West, Select, and many more. Runway models provided by our very own Queen of the city, Angie Sakla Seymour of Angie’s AMTI, It is a show that everyone had talked about for weeks and I feel very humble to have had the chance to photograph it. To view the Fashion Images captured during the event please click here: 

http://www.sdcapture.com/westboro-fusion-fashion/

 

Barbados 50th Anniversary Gala

It was such an honour to be part of the Barbados 50th Anniversary Gala last weekend at Centurion located at 170 Colonnade Rd, Nepean, ON. It was a full house, an evening filled with vivid colours of the Caribbean, delicious food, great cultural performances and amazing company. The appearance of the Iconic calypsonian Grynner completed the evening with his great talent that brought everyone out onto the dance floor as the night unfolded.  

To view the entire Images captured during the event, please click here:

http://www.sdcapture.com/barbados-50th-anniversary-gala-1/

First Nations/Regalia Photoshoot

Yesterday, I had the privilege to photograph Frazer Lee Whiteduck from Sheguiandah First Nations of Ojibwe and Onondaga. He is a father of 2 boys and a men's traditional dancer, The Warrior and Storyteller Dance. It was very pleasant to have Frazer in studio fully dressed in his Regalia which is to him a great representation of who he is. Most of the pieces worn for the shoot are made by him and some are gifted. Not only didthe photoshoot go well, but also I had a chance to be educated a bit about the First Nations’ cultural background and Regalia meanings. Frazer wore his bead dress that is a Roach made of synthetic porcupine hair and dyed deer tail hair. He also wore the war paint for intimidation and accentuation of his facial expressions. The pieces carried are his eagle fan, gun stock and redtail hawk dance staff. His chest piece is made of bone and braided sinew and is called a breastplate. His back piece is known as a bustle that usually made of eagle, goose or turkey and/or hawk feathers. Frazer is a young entrepreneur of the culinary art with his catering company 1st Nations Creations Caterig Co. He also works full time as a line cook at Riverside Pub. He dances traditionally and he is mostly at every Pow Wow dance competition. It was very enjoyable to listen to his cultural music during the shoot and was certainly breathtaking to watch him dance. Frazer can be found on Facebook as Frazer Lee Whiteduck if anyone would like to see more of his work. I am very pleased to share some of the Images captured during the shoot and more will be posted soon.

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Crazy Fashion Photoshoot

Yesterday, I had such a great time working with some amazing people. It was such a productive crew and everyone had a blast. The crew description is as follow: 

Designers-Faduma Sidow, Jessica Sylva Barthelemy, and Elizabeth Hope

Models: Audrey Bowes, Liya Huang, Lacey Lee, and Shade Schonne

Bloggers: Lacey Lee and Sara Ammoun

Makeup Artist: Zab Iqbal

And a big thanks to Kymrie Ewart and Alex Sarna for all the behind the scenes video footages

Everyone can be found on Facebook as the name listed above. It was most definitely a full house of talented people as you can and I certainly enjoyed working with every single one of them. It was such an Incredible experience to merge everyone into the studio at Algonquin College and I cannot wait to share the final results. For now, here is a tease of what went down in the studio, more will be posted on my website sdcapture.com and facebook page facebook.com/sdcapture soon.

Food Lovers

For the past couple of nights, I have been in studio photographing mainly food (Food Photography). I find it very relaxing and a better way to master this skills. I will be creating a folder for food on my website so please stay tuned for some amazing food photography. 

About SD

Although I am a fashion and portrait photographer, it does not stop at just that. Photography is something that I enjoy and I tend to touch every aspect of it. I enjoy shooting in studio and on location, and my models are not always subjects; every now and then some objects make their way up to my studio. here are a sample of what I do, please check it out, more to come soon on my website and facebook page

Yoga Fitness Shoot

Last week I had the privilege to work with this amazing yoga instructor, Ade Nastiti. Not only did the photoshoot go well, but also the energy and passion of her work reflected on the final results. The photoshoot was a blast and I was very pleased with the session captured, I cannot wait to share the final result of the series.

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