Art in Isolation: Being Creative During the Pandemic

Art in Isolation: Being Creative During the Pandemic

Trinity Design Photography is pairing up remotely with the Station Gallery in Whitby to show how creativity at home can add to the quality of time spent home with loved ones. This mural project requires the following:

– a window pane

– acrylic or tempra paint

– a few drops of dish soap (in the paint)

– paint brushes

– painter’s tape

– optional but handy, an exacto knife and ruler (to make the painters tape strips smaller

Step One – Clean your window panes so there is no debris or dirt.

Step Two – Mask off the window into sections. We chose a traditional geometric design.

Step Three – Mix paint with a few drops of dish soap in each colour, this will help removal at a later date.

Step Four – Paint one colour per section ensuring that the colours are evenly spaced so as to make a pleasing pattern. There is no wrong way to do this so have some fun.

TIP: Make patterns in the wet paint to add visual interest such as circles, waves and diamonds with the edge of the brush, you could even finger paint.

Step Five – Once dry remove the painters tape – this will give you mullions of clear glass to finish of the window.

Step Six – Enjoy the fruits of your labours from both inside and outside the window pane. Outside will be much more opaque than the inside and give you a different POV on the artwork.

To join the Station Gallery as a member visit their website: https://www.stationgallery.ca/

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Kirsten McGoey | Visual Storyteller | www.trinitydesign.ca

 

 

 

Sprout Galleries – Download 101

Sprout Galleries – Download 101

Step 1

The link from your email will bring you to a gallery cover page.

NOTE: Images should never be saved to a phone – download only to a desktop and then cloud the images as hard drives fail. Storage options such as Dropbox and Google Drive offer free cloud options up to a specific size of storage.

 

Step 2

In the top right hand corner is a circle icon with a person inside. This will allow you to move from viewing the gallery to entering as a client. Click that icon to access the sign in panel which will slide out from the right.

 

Step 3

Enter the user name and password cited in your email. (if applicable) 

Step 4

Now that you are signed in you will have access to download in two ways. Click on a single image’s download cloud icon to initiate the download of one image or click on the DOWNLOAD icon at the top right to initiate the enter gallery download.

 

Step 5

The next screen tells you your images will be emailed to you. Note the preparation of that email typically takes 10-15 minutes and there are still steps ahead to complete the process so you are not finished yet.

Step 6

The next step is to click the link in the email the gallery sends you to download the images to your desktop.

NOTE: Again, do not complete this on your phone, use your desktop.

Step 7

The link will bring you back to a page where the download of a .zip file will commence after clicking the button below named in this case Download Part 1 of 1. The zip file will download to the specified area you have decided for downloads so be aware of that location.

Step 8

Load all your content to a server that is NOT your hard drive or an external hard drive. One copy should be on a cloud such as iCloud, Dropbox or Google Drive for safe keeping.

Enjoy your files and thanks for using this tutorial blog to learn about our new system!

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Kirsten McGoey | Visual Storyteller | Trinity Design Photography

The Visual Story of PR Professional: Kelsey Muir

The Visual Story of PR Professional: Kelsey Muir

During the summer months, with more outside portraits, it is always lovely to come home to some studio work. Kelsey has been working in the Public Relations field for 5 years. She wanted to add some strong portraits to her social media touch points (Facebook, Linked In, etc).

We worked in the studio to create this sleek look for Kelsey. The grey has just a touch of Navy from her outfit and add contrast to her hair and eyes. We used a medium grey paper to create the foundation before adding in some navy in post.

For this experience Kelsey booked a professional stylist and makeup artist. The effects speak for themselves and when you feel your best our job is always easier. 

 Kesley nailed this image first frame she was so relaxed in front of the camera. We created the other shots by working through a series poses and outfits to get the look and style that works for this Public Relations professional.

Kirsten McGoey | Visual Storyteller | Trinity Design Photography

Under the Water

Under the Water

Water is a crazy place to try and take photos. As a photographer every fibre of your being tells you to keep your gear as far away from the wet stuff as you possibly can. In our professional water is death to my day to day gear.

Much like above the water – gear can give you an edge but the true magic is the artist using the gear. Under water requires a series of variables to create magical stories and portraits – clarity of the water, light, distance from subject – just to name a few.

KiRSTEN MCGOEY | VISUAL STORYTELLER
Clear path ahead.

Under water photography gear ranges from inexpensive $100 kid proof, water proof point up to skies the limit budgets for cases for professional bodies and lenses. We own a couple $100 versions, a GO PRO Hero 5 and of course my professional gear (but no cases – so they live above on the land).

Much like above the water – gear can give you an edge but the true magic is the artist using the gear. Under water requires a series of variables to create magical stories and portraits – clarity of the water, light, distance from subject – just to name a few.

Pool reality is messy, churning, bubbly water.

So as the summer progresses we will continue to play above and below the water. We have a busy fall coming with the Downtown Whitby Beerfest and much more.


Kirsten McGoey | Visual Storyteller

The Visual Story of a CAO : Matthew Gaskell

The Visual Story of a CAO : Matthew Gaskell

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A headshot session is an opportunity to create a portrait that connect clients, colleagues and more with the subject. Matthew is an “accomplished municipal leader who possesses the ability to envision and implement strategic changes to service delivery and deliver mission-critical results.” His portrait needed to align with his career.

For Matthew’s portrait we used a familiar location and paired it with key wardrobe choices to create a strong, professional and approachable look.

LOcation – Brock St Espresso, Whitby
The soft light of the windows at Brock St Espresso are amazing for strong natural light, headshots with catch lights in the eyes.

For Matthew’s portrait we used a familiar location and paired it with key wardrobe choices to create a strong, professional and approachable look. Using both a suit and a more casual jacket/vest combination to create variety in his options (our The Professional Experience sessions give you three headshot images).

We love it when the client shows up in Trinity Design purple accessories.

Looking to create a fresh new headshot for your profile? We can help.

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Kirsten McGoey | Visual Storyteller | Trinity Design Photography

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