Artist Series
Posted by 3Oaks in Artsy Stuff on December 8, 2011
I’m always looking into programs that help me get an image into the shape that I imangined it to be and recently came across a technique that helps me do that. Here are some images that I have reprocessed into artsy images more closer to what I was thinking about. I printed Jemma out and framed the images, they look really good. If you do anything, yoga, ballet, gymnastics or like the technique and would like a similar style photograph, give me a call and we can arrange a session.
Here’s a new take on Jemma
Jemma
Jemma 2
Jemma in the spotlight
Took this image a while back and was playing around with it.
Lakeshore Lamp Post
Toronto Wedding Show – November 2011
Finally gettting around to posting images from the Toronto Wedding Show at the West Toronto Congress Centre. These are from the runway on the Sunday.
Met a number of great people. These shots were taken using existing lighting and on camera flash.
For lots more images, open the link to the wedding show
Toronto Wedding Show Bridal Runway Gown 1
Christopher Paunil Gown
A favourite image
Wonderful creation
- Tip Top meets Entourage
Mississauga Wedding
They did not want to see it, hear about it or smell it. Cheese that is. Cheesy wedding images to be specific. Tara returned from England with her fiancee, Gareth to get married and the last thing they told me they wanted were cheesy photographs of their wedding here. I explained to them that I probably couldn’t shoot cheese anyway, so there was nothing to worry about. Theirs was a small service at the Mississauga City Centre with close family and friends. They were very excited when I showed them their images, yes, they were going “Love it”, “Yes”, and “Wow”. 
I asked them if it was cheesy and they said the images where exactly what they were looking for. These are just a few of their favorites.
You can see a few more images at 3Oaks Tara’s Wedding
Toronto Downtown shoot
Posted by 3Oaks in Location Shoots on August 16, 2011
Went on a walk about with Katrina in Toronto Downtown stoppng here and there to takes some images. The weather cooperated and the rain held off until we got back to the parking lot. A long the way Katrina managed to stop some traffic literally, got the attention of a few construction workers and livend up lunches for those outside.
Lunch Specials in studio only
I’ve added a Lunch Time Special menu for those times when I am in the office. Specials run from Tuesday to Friday, 11:30 to 1:30 and are for a single image, my choice of image and background. There is no session fee so you can get a single image 8×10 or 2 5x7s for $55, one 8×10 and two 5x7s for $99, or one 11×14, one 8×10 and two 5x7s for $149 all of the same image. It’s best to call ahead to see if I will be in.
3 Oaks in studio Lunch Specials
Isabella
Posted by 3Oaks in Studio Sessions on May 2, 2011
With all her tattoos covering her, Isabella has been a bit type cast. This time, we decided that we wanted to show the more girly-girl side which is a total change from her usual look. This was all shot in-studio. Originally I was going to shoot this in low key, but high-key worked out better to show off the more feminine side. To see more of Isabella, go to the flash show on my web site.
Typecast again
We started off with some warm up shots, then got into the swing of things.
Isabella shows off
What can we say?
We just had to do this.
Eagle’s Nest Golf Course – Engagement
Here are some of my proof images from a session April 9 at Eagle’s Nest Golf Club. The evening turned out to be sunny with very little cloud when these were taken so I was using the Sun to provide natural highlights and sparkle on the lake. You may notice a little lens flare and sun streamers and this is okay, the couple ASKED for the effects to be included in their shots. Their wedding will be a little later in the Summer so we should have some great greenery in the background by then. Sherman also wanted some shots by the GO Station with Juliett so he brought along the suitcase.
We had a great time and it didn’t take too long before they were very comfortable in front of the camera. Their favourite quote: “Can you shot this way for us? How about this?”
To see more images I have a Flash show at the following link
3 Oaks Eagle’s Nest Engagement
If you would like to see what I can do for you, feel free to contact me for a free consultation.
Richard Koroll
Eagle's Nest Golf Club
Walk by the Pond
Sherman and Juliet
Waiting at the Go Station
Ballerina Sessions
Posted by 3Oaks in Studio Sessions on March 26, 2011
I took these images of Jemma and Joy, two professional ballerinas. I took images of Jemma earlier and you can see her in “Harbourfront Ballerina” in my Gallery. These are all taken in studio with my 5D MKII.
Jemma leans over backwards for this shot.
This shot was done with the single main light from camera right.
To see more images, visit the site here
Joy was more edgy and you can see more images here
Joy, just a bit on the edgy side.
Toronto waterfront photographs
Posted by 3Oaks in Artsy Stuff on March 20, 2011
Here are a few images while I was walking around the lakeshore. 
This image is of a leaking oil jug that floated into the bird sanctuary along the Toronto lakeshore. There were a few geese in the back ground that were unaware of the situation.
Toronto's own Pipeline
Okay, so it’s not California or Australia, but it is a pipeline. Okay, maybe a small pipeline big enough for a waterskiing squirrel!
Surf's Up at Toronto beach.
Can’t get enough waves? Here’s another one breaking over the beach.
About My Website
I work on and update my website more than I actually blog. I make the changes using the Netobjects development tool as I’ve done a bit of web development before, and just enough to become dangerous. I know my way around HTML, objects and coding but never picked up enough Java to really get into CSS coding. And I really do mean coding, I use to do coding in C, C++, perl, etc, so I get into the nitty gritty, just like I’ve been in the nitty gritty with photography for many years.
So why have I not embraced Flash style web sites? Well, at the moment Search Engines have a hard time with Flash, so I code according to SEO, using HTML mainly with a bit of Flash thrown in. Which is why my Galleries have single images fronting a Flash layout. And I have lots of text with many keywords. Seems to work, I had a client over who looked at one of my images and recognized one from a Google search she did. So things must be working.
Another reason is that not everyone’s smart phone, computer or what-have-you can read Flash. Apparently Apple does not like Adobe, so some Apple O/S people are out of luck, but I code for them anyway.
Here’s an avatar I’ve been using lately.
Some comments have been that I need a hat and a bull whip to complete the image. Maybe next time….
If you would like to see something on my site, feel free to send me a message. I definately respond.
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