Adoption: something to really consider

We were hired to visit these 4 families and capture their adoption stories of the children with special placement needs. This is a short on their combined stories. Our client, Bethany Christian Services is seeking families for 400 children waiting for their forever family. These children come from different countries, speak different languages, have different needs and different stories, yet they have one thing in common...the desire to be a part of a loving family! Visit them at https://www.bethany.org/these-400 to learn more.

Filmed with Sony A7ii, Sony 24-70mm f4, Sony 55mm f1.8
Edited in FCPX, graded with Magic Bullet
Directed and edited by Shoubert David

Sony Diaries #839: favourite colour

July 30th.

Sony Diaries #838: shades of blue

It took me awhile to realize that blues dominated the palatte of the very tiny patch of greenery at the front.

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young buds of Delphinium

spiderwort

 

lavender

Sony Diaries #837: Scenes from the Guelph Arboretum...

... on a spectacular Sunday.

 

 

July 26th.

Sony Diaries #836: Bees in the lavender patch, etc

who knew that this bee would have a red tongue?

 

 

It's going to be a scorcher of a day but in the cool of the morning, the bees(t) are busy. July 25th.

Sony Diaries #835: Red (and Yellow too)

Elm Street, July 24th.

Sony Diaries #834: Ridgeback whorls

the unique whorls on a Rhodesian ridgeback. July 24th.

OBAMA: this man is really good and the USA will really miss him when...

… he is gone from his presidential office, but I hope Hillary Clinton will use him in some capacity, and more importantly, keep the Obama spirit alive.

Sony Diaries #833: Jazzed

July 23rd.

Amy Schumer: she's the best!

Sony Diaries #832: female cardinal

espied on the walk home yesterday. I seem to see more of nature when I am with Mary. July 23rd.

Sony Diaries #831: where are the Aboriginal Artists?

Nathan Phillips Square, Toronto. July 22nd.

Sony Diaries #830: not for Hakim Optical

July 22nd

Sony Diaries #829: Delphinium

 

in the late afternoon sun, July 21st.

Sony Diaries #828: ancient, timeless, beautiful: Poppies

with the late afternoon sun, July 21st.

Sony Diaries #827: Pretty in Blue

Queen Street West, Toronto. July 21st.

Sony Diaries #826: from the garden yesterday, at sundown

 July 21st.

Sony Diaries #825: in mint condition

mint in the garden. July 21st.

Sony Diaries #824: rhodie (in the shadows of the Gryphon)

Rhodie last night, in the shadow of the Gryphon. July 17th.

Sony Diaries #823: waiting for the bus

at the bus terminal on Bay and Dundas. July 16th.

Sony Diaries #822: the trouble with us

This is a totally unnecessary import into Canada from drought-stricken California. Also from Cali sold alongside: strawberries, raspberries, etc, all of it still in season in southwestern Ontario. And the transport cost, yechh. July 16th.

Sony Diaries #821: woman with white shoes

July 17th.

Sony Diaries #820: selfie time

July 16th

Sony Diaries #819: grave digger and kids

July 15th.

Sony Diaries #818: doing the 2-step

Nathan Phillips Square. July 14th.

We Are All Greeks Now (from @Truthdig)

We Are All Greeks Now (from @Truthdig)

Sony Diaries #817: portrait session

Kyle. July 12th.

Sony Diaries #816: apples

on the grounds of Shouldice Hospital, Bayview Avenue. July11, 2015.

Sony Diaries #815: stained glass details

Armour Heights Presbyterian Church. July 11th.

Sony Diaries #814: homemade biscotti

a treat for the photographer at a wedding rehearsal dinner F'Amelia. July 10th.

Sony Diaries #813: PAN AM Games Torch Relay at SickKids

Myles, the torch bearer, has had a double-lung transplant. Remarkable!

Sony Diaries #812: wunderkind camera for portraits

Traditionally, when shooting portraits, I would haul out my full-frame Sony a99 with a Tamron 70-200f2.8. Well, not anymore!! The Sony RX10 with its built-in 24-200f2.8 lens, powered by a tiny 1" sensor, does the job just as well, at a fraction of the size and weight of the a99.
(portraits from a series on young surgeons in residency in Toronto)

left-right: Sony RX10, Sony a99 with Tamron 70-200f2.8