In July I spent a week in Toronto on business: a 3 day street photography workshop, a photowalk with my friends at Fujifilm Canada, meetings, and a day of private instruction with a student. It was a whirlwind trip, to say the least.
When I teach, I rarely take photos as I am of the belief that my students should be the ones creating the images unless I am demonstrating something specific. Experiential learning is so important to a student’s development, and every photo that I don’t take is one that I can help a student create instead. Still, I did manage to grab an occasional frame during the week, mostly during walks between meetings, after each workshop day, or during quick meal breaks. That last part is so important: never forget to carve out a few minutes here and there with a camera in your hands doing what you love.
Now that the summer rush is over I finally have time to get to these images. This blog post will feature a few photographs taken during the sunny summer weather you’d expect in Toronto. Don’t think of them as a series though, they really are just small snippets of life observed as I walked around the city. We also had a few hours of torrential rain, however, and part two of this series will feature a few photos from that.
All of these images were taken with either the Fujifilm X100F or the X-Pro2 (usually with the 50mm f/2 lens). All processing was done using either the Classic Chrome film simulation (colour images) or Acros+R (black and white images).
Talk soon!
Ian
Hey Ian…I especially liked the one of the woman in the lacy straw hat….Great light and angle, not to mention the determined expression on her face.
Thanks Susie!
Great captures in my home City. Personal fav is the guy with the Beats headphones. Love the framing.
Beautiful series!
Good evening Craig,
Many thanks for your kind words. I love TO and will be back for a street photography workshop, plus one other event still in the planning stages, in 2018. I can’t wait!
Cheers,
Ian
Wonderful Blog Ian!
Many thanks Vincent, I really appreciate your kind words!
Hello Ian. Just did a search on Toronto street photography and wound up here. Really like the images with a sliver of light. Funny thing I ended up here. Just yesterday I listened to an old podcast where you were hosting for Valerie,interviewing Rinzi. I’m excited to visit TO again in a few days ! Great opportunities,and a huge difference from the small city (Syracuse,NY) I live in.
Hey Chris!
Toronto is an amazing city to shoot in. I run a 3 day street workshop there every year and it is always one of the highlights of the year.
Cheers,
Ian