OK... More Halloween info... Last year you brought in 4 grocery carts of food for the Salvation Army's food bank. I wonder if we can get 5 this year!! Hope to see you. John BTW... I mentioned in the info that to be careful where you park as my Studio is on a residential Street. No one has ever complained... I am just trying to be a good neighbour.

Autumn is in full swing!!!!

Evening, The fall colours are here. If you would like more information on my sessions I would LOVE to hear from you. Session fees are always complimentary so you just pay for what you order. Check out my business Facebook page under John Knox Photography... all my most recent work is there. Hope all is well. John

Maureen's Grandkids

Afternoon,
You are going to have to bear with me on this one… It sometimes takes me by surprise at the memories that can come up when I am shooting. My friend Mariane's older Bro (Ian) is moving with his family to Australia for 3 years. When she told me this I immediately thought of Maureen, her mum. We had to get her into my studio with her 3 grandkids. I didn't realize at the time why I had such a need to shoot this portrait. As I was shooting it really hit me. When I was 3, I moved from Scotland to Canada with my parents (I can do a wicked Connery/Butler/McAvoy accent). I don't have allot of pictures with my grandparents. It wan't lost on me what was happening to this family. It was the same thing that happened to mine 40 years ago. It is quite an amazing thing what a grandparent can mean to someone. Even when they are not with us anymore. I keep an unopened mickey of Bell's scotch on my desk, just for my Nana Lunan… crazy. I had asked Mariane for a little quote, as I do of my clients, to go with this posting. Actually, I asked her for two. I loved what she sent but for me they just were not fitting. It didn't really come to me until this morning, these pictures aren't really for Mariane (as strange as that sounds). These pictures are for Maureen's three grandkids, my own grandparents and me.
Thanks for having a look… it means allot.
John

Just some info...

Hello,
This Blog has been a bit dormant lately as I have been working on getting some new website galleries ready. I do however update my Facebook page (John Knox Photography) quite often. So please check it out.
If you would like to get some more info about my services I would love to hear from you.
email- johnknoxphotography@rogers.com
Phone- 705-446-2989
Text- 705-888-9590
Hope you are well.
John

What I have been up to... {Collingwood Photographers}

Afternoon,
Shooting Dan Hill and The Montreal Canadiens... I do love my job.
If you would like to see more, please join me on Facebook. You will find me there under John Knox Photography.
Hope all is well.
John

Baby Colin {Collingwood Photographers}

Morning,
I have been thinking lately about my work. Specifically, the style in the way I shoot my portraits. I have been really lucky over the last little while with Families from out West, out East and from around closer to home. I have been asking them about what they think makes a good portrait. The answers have been quite interesting. So I would like to ask all of you… "What do you think makes a good Portrait?" I would love to know your thoughts on this. If I can describe what I am after in the Studio, it is a "quiet" moment (sometimes those quiet moments are kids going crazy). I want to make images that last generations. Looking forward to your view on this.
So… here is Baby Colin with his two big brothers Braden and Evan (and his Mom and Dad). They were a pleasure to shoot. I always ask Clients for a line or two as what it is like here in my Studio. I usually edit the quote to keep it nice and simple. This time however I kept it word for word. A big Thank You to Cassandra!
Hope everyone is well. Check out the discussion on my John Knox Photography Facebook page.
John

Angie, Marlee and Marg {Collingwood Photographers}

Evening,
Time is a funny thing. Sometimes it seems to take forever and sometimes it passes in a blink of an eye. We have all had friends way, way back in primary school. Sometimes… if we are lucky, we get to keep these friends as we get to high school. Life though sometimes gets in the way and we loose touch with these friends. As time passes though, sometimes these old friends come back into our lives. We get to connect again and it seems as no time has passed at all. So with that being said… here is my old and very dear friend Angie, her daughter Marlee and Angie's Mom Marg. As Angie and I caught up over some lunches down at Duncan's (the Mulligatawny soup is killer) I already had this portrait shot in my head. It was more than fantastic to have the three of them in my studio. These portraits are going to be archivally printed and framed so that Marlee's grandchildren will be able to see them.
I hope that everyone is well… thanks for having a look.
John

2 Sisters {Collingwood Photographers}

Morning,
Before the weekend gets a hold of me I wanted to put up a couple of shots from a recent session. Ava and Kaitlyn came in to get their portrait with their Mom to surprise their Dad. They are adorable!
A wedding, portraits and just hanging out in Collingwood planned this weekend.
Hope everyone has a great weekend!
John

The Kerr Family {Collingwood Portrait Photographers}

Good Morning,
So the pressure was on… Julie called and their Family was celebrating their youngest Son's 19th birthday. They wanted a session at home and wanted it to be fun and relaxed. She told me that it was very, very rare that they could all get together at the same time. Like I said the pressure was on. To have a really great session it is a 50/50 partnership. Without everyone on board and relaxed the pictures can look forced. The Kerrs had no problem at all, they were fantastic to work with. Here are my favourite 17 from the 482 proofs they received. If you are interested in a session I would love to hear from you. Session fees are complimentary.
Thanks for having a look.
John

Baby Blake {Collingwood Photographers}

Morning,
Jessica and Mike brought in their new little guy Blake. We had a great time in the studio. We even got some little smirks for the little man. This is the second time they have been in to have a session done (the first was with their little girl). The two of them received a great gift certificate from all their friends. Since I don't charge session fees they were able to spread the gift certificate out over 3 sessions. The third session is going to be an outside one later this Summer with all four of them. I am really looking forward to it.
Hope everyone is well.
John