showcase toronto issue 389
Feb 2013
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Sequoia Content is a production service company providing production support to foreign companies wanting to film in Canada.
Sequoia loves collaborating with its clients to bring ideas to life. Its culture is built around assembling great people in each department who share a passion for creative problem solving. Canada offers a beautiful range of locations, from contemporary urban art spaces to remote frozen glaciers. The country's long history of mutliculturalism has made a talent pool that is both deep and broad, while there are also many indigenous wild animals who love the camera.
The production group is led by Karen Silver, who has focused on international commercial production for the past 18 years. Karen thrives on constantly being challenged by new ideas and problems. Both Karen and her team are committed to making clients' experiences in Canada the best they can be.
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Sugino Studio: Toronto commercial production
Sugino Studio: Toronto commercial production
Sugino Studio's motto is “Evolve or Die”. Its artists create and capture stills and motion imagery using the very latest technology, while the studio's equipment, facilities and labour infrastructure are second to none in Canada. Sugino's mission is to maintain a business model that allows it to acquire clients' visual assets as cost efficiently as possible while maintaining the best creative quality standards.
The studio's roster is comprised of artists capable of both stills and motion capture, with in-house digital artists, assistants and producers in full support. As a result, there are no borders either in scope or creativity when taking on jobs both big and small.
Visit the website for more information.
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- photo agents
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Suzy Johnston + Associates Inc.: Toronto photo agents
Suzy Johnston + Associates Inc.: Toronto photo agents
Suzy Johnston is a multi-talented rep with over 20 years of industry experience. She holds an impeccable reputation for matching artists with projects and creating seamless teams of talent, creativity, and production. Suzy’s personal, hands-on approach to each project, from start to finish, assures clients that their needs are met with the best quality and attention possible.
She and her team produce still and motion content for local and international advertising, fashion, beauty and lifestyle clients.
Suzy represents the talents of the following award-winning artists: Dan Lim, Natasha V., Zhang Jingna, Koby and Benjamin Von Wong.
See more info on the website.
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Kathie Tutter Artists Representative / KTAR: Toronto photo agents
Kathie Tutter Artists Representative / KTAR: Toronto photo agents
KTAR Production Services' producers have extensive experience pulling together shoots for fashion, editorial, corporate and national advertising campaigns. The company understands the business and respects clients' budgets, following ideas from storyboard and layout to the completed files and edit.
KTAR can help with quoting support, casting, locations, travel, studio rentals, production personnel, state-of-the-art digital capture, editing, post production and CGI. With access to amazing talent, its art-buying services help clients to find the right shooter for their projects at home or abroad.
Toronto-based KTAR is a full service agency working with commercial photographers, digital artists and CGI/3D artists worldwide.
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- photographers
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Colin Faulkner: Toronto advertising photographers
Colin Faulkner: Toronto advertising photographers
Colin Faulkner chose a career in photography over his first love, sculpture. It was a decision that paid off, with his talent for capturing the beauty in everyday objects winning him countless awards and earning him a reputation as one of the country’s best still life photographers.
Visit his website for more information.
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Benjamin Von Wong: Toronto advertising photographers
Benjamin Von Wong: Toronto advertising photographers
Motivated by the desire to be creatively challenged and overcome impossibilities, Benjamin Von Wong has become notorious for his epic photography. His hyper-realistic artistic style captures viewers in a fusion of special effects and innovative concepts.
Benjamin's background in engineering gives him a unique edge for creative problem solving, where technical challenges become friendly competition. Fueled by his passion to connect people, Benjamin has an affinity for finding unique talent to bring his complex stories to life.
He is also highly engaged in the photographic society, sharing his experiences and techniques through blogs, social media, workshops and videos.
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Robin Wong Photography: Toronto portrait photographers
Robin Wong Photography: Toronto portrait photographers
Toronto-based photographer Robin Wong has extensive experience creating distinctive and compelling images in diverse environments. His quick creativity and solution-finding skills result in the innovative use of space in relation to his subjects as he strives to continually develop his style and technique.
Thrilled by the challenges of shooting on location, it has been his privilege to capture the authenticity and spontaneity of his subjects, from corporate executives to entertainment personalities, whom he puts at ease with his warmth, humour, and engaging personality.
Clients include HRPA, Concord Music Group, Ontario Federation of Agriculture, Bell Media, Co-operators, Magellan Aerospace, State Farm Insurance, Shaw Media and Partner Reinsurance, to name just a few.
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Ronald Tsang photo: Toronto advertising photographers
Ronald Tsang photo: Toronto advertising photographers
Ron Tsang really enjoys taking images. He likes to work hard to achieve his goals and frequently surfs TSN to find out about the world of sports. He has three dogs and loves to travel.
Ron participated in his first show in 2011, the Scotia Bank Contact Photography festival. Many of his new works can be seen at the Artist Project from 21st - 24th February. In addition, he has won many awards including Master's of Photography, Snap! Photographic Competition, PDN and Applied Arts.
Ron has also been part of many charities including Meagan's Walk, RMG Exposed and Station Gallery, raising awareness about brain tumours and funding for the arts.
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Kaspi: Toronto aerial & drone photographers
Kaspi: Toronto aerial & drone photographers
Kaspi is a team of creative professionals with a vision of working together to create functional and artistic imagery for the world of advertising and art.
Kaspi has a range of services including aerial videography and photography, advertising and corporate photography.
Kaspi rents each of its five drone helicopters designed to do aerial filming and drone photography. Each helicopter has a different design for a different camera/style while maintaining the steadiest shot in the industry. The team has captured aerial video from the RED Epic, Canon 5D MK3, Sony FS-100, and many more.
Kaspi is able to shoot at a much closer proximity than any traditional aircraft increasing the value of the aerial shot while costing less.
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Nik Milner: Toronto car & transportation photographers
Nik Milner: Toronto car & transportation photographers
Nik Milner has recently been commissioned by a UK client for a four-week shoot in the Masai Mara, Kenya, starting in February 2013. His previous commissions include the Wal-Mart 2012 and 2013 'Dream Car' calendars, The Montreal Jazz Festival for Meyer Sound, and architectural and landscape work for a range of corporate clients.
Nik trained in London for five years and turned professional in 1984. With a background in studio and location work using large format and panoramic cameras, he worked across the UK, Europe and North America for 22 years before bringing his knowledge and experience to Toronto in 2006.
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Dan Lim: Toronto advertising photographers
Dan Lim: Toronto advertising photographers
Dan Lim is an international award-winning photographer who excels at capturing the beauty and spontaneity of the moment. Dan is renowned for shooting celebrities, top beauty, fashion and advertising clients including Sara McLachlan, Catherine O'Hara, Diana Krall, Triumph, Bonnebell Cosmetics, Coppley, Canada's Next Top Model, P&G and Shoppers Drug Mart, to name but a few.
His extensive experience directing talent lets him bring a creatively focused and comfortable atmosphere to his shoots. Having worked in print, digital and motion formats, there are no challenges Dan can't handle.
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Darryl Humphrey: Toronto advertising photographers
Darryl Humphrey: Toronto advertising photographers
Darryl Humphrey creates iconic and stylistic images, reflecting his zeal for impactful style, culture, celebrity, and fashion photography. He studied photography at Central St. Martins in London, UK. He then built his experience with leading advertising agencies and innovative designers there, on projects for Vidal Sassoon, BOY London and Barford Films, before moving his studio to Canada in 2000. He continues to work across Europe, North America & around the Pacific Rim, bringing his distinctive energy to productions.
What do Darryl's images share? A collective desire to tell a story that goes beyond the limits of the frame and border. The sense of walking into a scenario as it plays through. Yet simultaneously, revealing the exposed, vulnerable and even tender side to the subject, leading to an unexpected tension in the work.
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Sterling Studio: Toronto Rental Studios Photo / Film
Sterling Studio: Toronto Rental Studios Photo / Film
276 Sterling Studio is Toronto’s boutique full-service motion picture and stills studio. With full lighting and grip packages, capture and VTR services, and top of the line camera gear (including two RED cameras) available for rent on site, the studio is designed to make shoots turnkey and efficient.
The motto here is “make the production easy!” 2800 sq. ft. of shooting space, a 600 sq. ft. private client lounge, 65 ft. of cyc wall, and a beautiful acoustic space make that motto a reality. Located in downtown Toronto, and with a 20-car off-street parking, production managers will be all smiles!
Full details and equipment list are available at the website.
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Silverline Studios: Toronto rental studios photo & film
Silverline Studios: Toronto rental studios photo & film
Located in the heart of Toronto’s film studio district, Silverline Studios offers three modern, clean, industrial-style spaces available for daily/weekly rentals. With breathtaking natural light, exceptional in-house services and a host of other amenities, Silverline Studios is the ideal choice for photo/film shoots and events.
For bookings and more detailed information call direct on 416.504.7937 or visit the website.
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@ S1 STUDIOS TORONTO: Toronto rental studios photo & film
@ S1 STUDIOS TORONTO: Toronto rental studios photo & film
"@ S1 Studios Toronto: Canada’s finest Studio and Location Services for Still and Motion Photography."
When shooting in Canada, look no further than @S1 - the country’s finest for equipment and studios, with a full suite of still and motion services, whether in studio or on location.
S1’s facilities are conveniently located on Toronto’s downtown east side, while their van services allow for simple deliveries or more complex location packages.
"With S1, it’s simple: you just show up and shoot."
Clients include Rolling Stone, Elle, Vanity Fair, W, GQ, L’Uomo Vogue, Marie Claire, ABC Disney, Alliance Atlantis, Fox Searchlight, NBC Universal and Paramount.
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- post production
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Glenn Honiball: Toronto retouching
Glenn Honiball: Toronto retouching
Retouch.ca is an image retouching company headed by Toronto-based Glenn Honiball. With a long family history in the arts, Honiball has worked in image retouching for over twenty five years. He also has pre-press and colour knowledge, and extensive knowledge in high quality image work for print media.
In his expansive career, Honiball has worked for ad agencies, design houses, photographers, large corporations, small businesses and private individuals worldwide.
Honiball says each creative piece requires a unique artistic treatment, from the raw files to high-quality finished results. His goal is to create outstanding, believable images that exceed my clients’ expectations.
For more information, please visit his website. His work was also featured in a documentary that aired on the Discovery Channel, Bravo Canada and Gallery HD.
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Scout Media: Toronto Production Studio: Stills and Motion
Scout Media: Toronto Production Studio: Stills and Motion
Scout Media is a unique offering of talent, equipment, and production expertise; an integrated production company that brings film and photography artists together to reinvent the content creation process.
Working in unison with agency creatives, producers and directors, Scout produces, shoots and edits content for commercial advertising, print campaigns, broadcast and web video, high-speed motion, green screen, interactive, fashion and beauty, and corporate.
At Scout Media everything is handled in-house, from the pre- to the post production. A fully-equipped studio with all the tools to produce beautiful spots and make it look easy. Editing, VFX and sound design, its all at Scout Headquarters.
Visit the website for full portfolios.
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