by Kirsten McGoey | Dec 17, 2024 | Ajax, Bowmanville, Brooklin, Christmas Photos, Copyright, Durham Region, Events, Holiday Photographer, Local Business, Magic, Modern, Oshawa, photographer, Photography, Port Perry, Scarborough, Storytelling, Trinity Design, Uxbridge, Whitby
The Whitby Santa Claus Parade is a project near and dear to my heart not just as a resident, a parent of three boys and not just as a Rotarian in charge of making the float shine for the big Santa Claus himself (and Mrs. Claus).
Here are some memories we captured from the 2024 parade which we shot from the four corners as my knee is causing some issues with long walks/runs backwards for 10 km! I am pretty sure these are not in order so enjoy the community spirit regardless.
(Shown above our Rotarian crew and volunteers from Father Leo J Austin Catholic Secondary School)
Above (L) Whitby Fire – through the window of Aerial 35 | Above (R) And Elf and her grownup
Above (L) Comets Baton crew at the four corners | Above (R) A wee Vickery Electric Truck participant
Above (1) Dashing along the parade route | (2) Marine Rescue | (3) Dance crew piggyback
Above (ALL) By far the cutest dog in the parade supporting Durham Muay Thai & Kickboxing
Above (L) Air Cadets Band | Above (R) Girls Inc bringing the Girl Power Spirit
Above (L) Rotary Reindeer | Above (R) Deidre Newman is a tireless Rotarian and community volunteer, she will also be our 2025-2026 Club President
Above (L) Reindeer Energy | Above (R) Carrying on the tradition of marching and weilding the sucker props (which I love)
Doing double duty as Mrs Claus has a family emergency to cover – the one and only Santa Claus with an audio set this year so his HO HO HO energy can be heard loud and clear
Above (L) The joy of finally seeing Santa | Above (R) More Rotarian reindeer spirit.
Interested in joining our Rotary Club of Whitby? Visit here to learn more: https://www.rotarywhitby.org/
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Kirsten McGoey | Visusal Storyteller (and sometimes reindeer)
by Kirsten McGoey | Nov 10, 2024 | Ajax, Bowmanville, Brock University Sports Photography, Brooklin, Copyright, Cross Country Photography, Durham Region, Gaels, Guelph Sports Photography, Laurentian Sports Photography, Laurentian Sports Photography, Laurier Sports Photography, Laurier Sports Photography, Local Business, Magic, Markham, McGill Sports Photography, McMaster Mauraders, McMaster Mauraders Photography, Modern, Nippising University Sports Photography, Ontario Tech Sports Photography, Oshawa, photographer, Photography, Queens Sports Photography, Queens Sports Photography, Sports Photography, Storytelling, Trinity Design, UNB Reds, University of New Brunswick Sport Photography, University of Toronto Sports Photography, Uxbridge, Western Sports Photography, Whitby, Windsor Sports Photography, York University Sports Photography
- Queen’s Gaels
- Guelph Gryphons
- Western Mustangs
- McMaster Marauders
- Windsor Lancers
- Waterloo Warriors
- Toronto Varsity Blues
- Laurentian University
- Laurier Golden Hawks
- Brock Badgers
- York Lions
- Nipissing Lakers
- TMU Bold
- Durham Dragons Athletics
- Newmarket Huskies
- Edge Sport Track Club
- South Simcoe Dufferin Track and Field Club
- Dundas Valley Track Club
- Toronto West Athletics
- Boardwalk RC
- Blue Devils Athletics
- Track North Athletics
by Kirsten McGoey | Nov 5, 2024 | Ajax Food Photographer, Ajax headshot photographer, Bowmanville, Brooklin, Business Content, Durham Region, Durham Region Food Photographer, Food Photographer, Headshot, Local Business, Magic, Markham, Oshawa, Oshawa Food Photographer, photographer, Photography, Pickering headshot photographer, Political Photography, Port Perry, Portraits, Scarborough, Storytelling, Trinity Design, Uxbridge, Whitby
Business Photography: Where do you start?
The art of business photography is work with a client to create a series of images that will represent their personal brand or business brand.
Quality over Quantity
This is a quality over quantity proposition by where the quality matters in each image much more in the long run. A client once said to me I hired you for this event because last year I received 1000 photos of which I only felt 50 worked, when I hire you I know if you give me 250 I will be able to use them all.
What do we explore before we even take a photo?
Just like a traditional headshot for business packages we explore the following:
- what is your immediate budget?
- what is the long term plan for images of your brand?
- how the images will be used?
- what location works best for your brand?
- will the images be cut out and used on different sorts of media?
- wardrobe discussions to align the clothing with your brand and ensure it looks amazing on camera
Why we recommend booking out the day.
To create images that tell your story it is never just one photo. It’s very normal for a client to be a little nervous and need a simple thing – time. It is key we work poses, outfits and use the time to get comfortable.
We have packages that start at 20 images through to 50 images. Anything more results in filler images* that will not be used. We want to showcase you, your staff, your office, your services and the vital storylines that make your business unique.
* Exception would be product photography but in those cases we do not cover those in business packages but instead in commercial photography quotes for each individual company.
Success Stories of Business Packages in Action
Below we are showing some business packages in action that are supporting local businesses in Durham Region today:
The dental team at Birch Dental wanted images to launch their new business and they had a wonderful, modern new office that was bathed in natural light. We prepared for the images we wanted, needed and the nice to haves. In the end the final results align with their modern brand and showcase these two entreprenuers for potential clients and existing ones.
The owner of Parents Therapeutic Massage wanted to showcase her treatment room and her brand. We brought in models to shoot treatments in the room you would be in and showcased Melissa the owner at work. A blend of the warmth and skills she provides to keep parents going with her treatments is in the images.
As our MP for Whitby Ryan Turnbull wanted to showcase the partnerships he has with various people and organizations across Whitby. His website shows him in action to meet with constituents and also included some headshots. Images are bright and colourful to match the enthusiasm he brings to the table as a member of parliament.
How do I choose which package works best?
Choosing a package for your business photography should align with your budget for the year. We never want to sell you more images than you need, again quality is our first goal and aligning with your growth strategy is a close second.
Want to learn more?
Send us a connect form and we will call to walk you through our process, your business and make recommendations.
Kirsten McGoey | Trinity Design | Visual Storyteller
by Kirsten McGoey | Aug 20, 2024 | Ajax, Ajax Family Photographer, Art, Bowmanville, Bowmanville Family Photographer, Brooklin, Brooklin Family Photographer, Christmas Photos, Courtice Family Photographer, Durham Region, Durham Region Family Photographer, Family Photographer, Family Photos, Holiday Photographer, Local Business, Magic, Markham, Modern, Oshawa, Oshawa Family Photographer, photographer, Photography, Pickering Family Photographer, Port Perry, Port Perry Family Photographer, Portraits, Print the Experience, Scarborough, Storytelling, The White Box Experience, Trinity Design, Uxbridge, Uxbridge Family Photographer, Whitby, Whitby Family Photographer
So you booked your Holiday White Box Experience 2024 and you are wondering how to prepare this is the article for you!
Get ready for FUN with your humans.
The White Box is fun, we have done over 100 sessions and by far it is the favourite session of most of our family clientele. They are a chance to get a reluctant partner or child excited because they are quick, allow for creativity and are full of laughter. Yes, you actually sit inside a 4x4x4 box.
What to wear and what not to wear.
The White Box is “white” so it is what we call an alternative universe to regular family photos. The white means leave your dark and black clothing at home and embrace colour. A lot of families like to do christmas pjs – we only ask not to all match, because you all get mixed up. Instead pick coordinating outfits, so we know who is who by clothing as well as the “story” in each box.
These images show you how they all look the same until you focus on the face.
Many of our studio items are shown in this version from faux snow balls, head pieces like antlers and so many Santa hats, too many to mention!
How to plan your boxes.
We encourage you to bring items from your own Christmas celebrations to use in the box. While we do have a HUGE choice of items here for you from books, signs and other holiday items – your own adds that personalized storytelling.
See images for a sample of items we have in the studio for holiday sessions, the collection has grown so you are welcome to have use of anything we have in the studio.
We did this amazing card for the ladies of Elm Law group – each session includes a 6 image collage 5×7 .jpg to create Christmas cards (actual cards are not included).
During the session.
Here are some more handy tips:
+ Arrive 5 minutes ahead, no sooner please as we have back to back sessions all morning/early afternoon.
+ A session is 15 minutes with 5 minutes buffer between sessions.
+ Come dressed – there is not room for changing when we do this many experiences in a row – there is however a bathroom and in studio mirror.
+ Work with us to plan the 6 images for your card and then we also shoot as many other options for larger items which you can order at your in person review.
+ We cannot go past your 15 minutes, if one of your humans is not cooperating we can sort out another option at a later date.
+ If you are a glasses wearer put in contacts or remove them, our light set up will show light reflections and impact the image. If you are okay with that then we will do our best to reduce the impact glare.
+ Let us get your littles to look at us, I will have an assistant on that day and we know how to get a child’s attention.
+ Worried about your weight? We have poses that work well for all body types and sizes.
+ We have fit four grown men in the Box at one time, it is strong and can hold a lot more than you think. It is also reinforced with two by fours and raised off the ground – which all our knees will be thankful for.
Shown above is a styrene mounted print on a wood block (blocks are no longer sold) – but we have lots of great products for you to choose from to gift to family this holiday season.
Reveal and ordering session.
We host all sessions in the studio for an in person reveal to accomplish a few things:
+ We review your images in proof form and make your collage for your card – 6 images in total. This is included in your session – a 5×7 .jpg (no physical cards are included).
+ Then we determine if there are any other products you wish to order from prints backed with styrene, to mounts and a few specific items that work well with this type of session.
Note – ordering additional products is not mandatory. We do need to order them before mid November in order to get them by the holidays as our provider gets very busy.
Have to book yet?
We would love to have you at the studio – click here to book:
Join us for the return of a day of limited edition Holiday White Box experiences.
+ Shot in our home studio in an actual box.
+ 15 minute time slots.
+ Up to 6 persons (due to time constraints).*
+ 1 collage included – 6 images in a 5×7 card format
+ In studio reveal to build card images AND order additional items such as larger collages, mounts and more.
* If you have a larger group we can book a solo session for you.
Kirsten McGoey | Visual Storyteller
by Kirsten McGoey | Jul 3, 2024 | Ajax, Ajaz Food Photographer, Bowmanville, Bowmanville Food Photographer, Brooklin, Brooklin Food Photographer, Courtice Food Photographer, Durham Region, Durham Region Food Photographer, Editorial, Food Photographer, GTA Food Photographer, Local Business, Magic, Markham, Modern, Oshawa, Oshawa Food Photographer, Peterborough Food Photographer, photographer, Photography, Pickering Food Photographer, Port Perry, Port Perry Food Photographer, Portraits, Scarborough, Storytelling, Trinity Design, Uxbridge, Uxbridge Food Photographer, Whitby, Whitby Food Photographer
Amazing food (in part through our photography) in the Durham Region is a story we have been telling locals and visitors to Whitby about for many years. For 2024 we have continued this alongside our client partners at the Town of Whitby Tourism team with ten new pages and a refreshed look to the entire guide.
The guide is an award winning piece that was awarded the EDAC’s the top Marketing Canada Award for a Single Publication – 5 or more pages from the Economic Developers Association of Canada in 2023. The design by Amanda Jones and the entire team is alive with the amazing food scene options we have to offer in Whitby.
Please note all content is made for the Town of Whitby tourism and they hold exclusive rights to this content for 6 months from launch. Afterwhich all content can be purchased for use by the respective businesses showcased.
As you might imagine a refresh means content from the 2022 and 2023 issues remain and we have added new content each year. I am only going to showcase the pages with our images from the 2024 refresh but invite you to spend time with the full guide which we will cite at the end of the blog post.
Page 5: We took only the images from Namak Handi.
Please note all content is made for the Town of Whitby tourism and they hold exclusive rights to this content for 6 months from launch. Afterwhich all content can be purchased for use by the respective businesses showcased.
Kirsten McGoey | Visual Storyteller
by Kirsten McGoey | Jun 12, 2024 | Ajax, Ajax Family Photographer, Bowmanville, Bowmanville Family Photographer, Brooklin, Brooklin Family Photographer, Courtice Family Photographer, Durham Region, Family Photographer, Family Photos, Magic, Modern, Oshawa, Oshawa Family Photographer, photographer, Photography, Pickering Family Photographer, Port Perry, Port Perry Family Photographer, Scarborough, Storytelling, Trinity Design, Uxbridge, Uxbridge Family Photographer, Whitby, Whitby Family Photographer
It’s always a win to hit golden hour for family photos on the beach in Whitby. Parents often come to me after not having done family photos for years because the kids – teens and young adults – were just not into it.
As the acceptance letters for University come in and they move into their new residences we love to help capture the family as it is before that big milestone. This session was mainly for the three girls, but as you will see Mom and Cubbie also got into it and as you can see Cubbie stole the show
Each family is different but I do warn people that I am a hug, hand holding, large laughter and emotion based photographer. I want to see your hands, your dogs, the relationship you have with your siblings.
These three sisters are close and you can feel their energy in the session. The emotions as your sister and mom tease you. The smiles as Cubbie runs me over for his treat. It is a joy to capture this family of which two are runners who we know through Durham Dragons.
Connect with us for your family session this summer, we would love to capture the experience for your and your family.
Kirsten McGoey | Visual Storyteller
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