Smith...John Smith

Saturday, August 1, 2015

Alexandra Bridge, Ottawa/Gatineau

2 July, 2015

Anthonia, Pascale, Lillian Gish, Railways and Burnt Buildings

On Thursday, 30th July, 2015, I photographed my good friend

Anthonia Bejide. Anthonia is a virtuoso make up artist, but she

claims that she has never modeled before. Well, she is a natural

at modeling as well. Last week we did a shoot with the ever

enchanting model Pascale Boudreau, who looks sensational

with or without make up.

This is what Anthonia can do in no time...

Pascale was made up to look like a ghoul in a shoot done in an abandoned

rooming house. Since Pascale's beauty is anachronistic (honestly, she is

timeless), she cam across as a Mary Shelley herione by way of Lillian Gish.

The picture above was inspired by Viktor Sjostrom's 1928 film

The Wind, with Lillian Gish...

...and D.W. Griffith's 1912 film An Unseen Enemy, with Lillian (in

the background, below) and sister Dorothy Gish (foreground).

Pascale bravely faced the elements of this burnt out edifice.

Here is Pascale and Anthonia in conversation during the shoot.

Anthonia and I wanted to shoot Pascale in Gatineau/Hull on the 30th of July,

but Pascale was off to southern France. So Anthonia became my model. She

proved herself to be highly photogenic, jaw droppingly beautiful as she is in

real life.

I urge you to check out Anthonia's webpage. http://www.anthoniabejide.com/

You will not be disappointed, especially if you are looking for a first class

make up artist.

Saturday, June 20, 2015

Moscow Tea Room

Maria Al-Masani at the Moscow Tea Room, Ottawa, 17th June, 2015.

Thursday, June 11, 2015

On Saturday, 6th of June, 2015, I went to the Agricultural Museum in Ottawa with my X-Pro1 and the Lomography 85mm Petzval lens. The yin...I managed to get some great outdoor results. The yang...I had a really bad asthma attack that resulted in convulsions. And I lost the f4 aperture plate as a result. Lomography is replacing it and I wish to thank them for that. Great people to deal and share with. Please visit Lomography. You will be delighted with what they have to offer.