These 3 are the most beautiful, most wonderful people I know! Annie, Mahwaish and Hassan are my 3 siblings…haha well my 2nd set of 3 siblings I love them a lot!! 

We got together last weekend to do their Portraits - but it was too cold outside, so we got a few shots and had to end the session early.

For now have a look at these pictures!!  Simply lovely! 

I had the opportunity to go for the Photography Show in ottawa over the weekend. It was simply fantastic! I went with a few other photographer friends and we had a great time! We attended workshops all day and I thought it would only be fair to rave about them on my site - just to get the word out.

The show was heavily sponsored by ‘Henry’s’ therefore all the workshops were 45min. condensed versions of the 3 hours courses they offer.  This is how my day went:

10:50am - Arrived at the hotel - Parking is free - YAYY!

11:00 - Registered our Cameras & Gear at the entrance

11:05 - A man approached us and asked if we wanted free tickets to the show - YAYYY #2

11:10 - We were inside! Everything went pretty smoothly.  Once inside, we roamed the various stalls they had. Pretty good representation. My friends had a few questions and are nikon users, so we spent the next few minutes there and then decided to head to the workshops.

11:45 - Workshop # 1 - RAW Workflow

Rating: ***** (5 Stars)

The guy who taught this class was great, He was interacting with the audience and just had a whole lot of information to share. Definitely worth the 45 minutes!!

12:45 - Workshop #2 - Working with One Light Source

Rating: ***** (5 Stars)

Again the instructor was great - He involved the audience by getting them to volunteer as ‘The Model,’ ‘The Photographer,’ and ‘The Assistant.’  This was great as it gave the volunteers a chance to learn hands-on and also was a good way to explain the full setup to the audience. I definitely learned a lot in that class.

1:45 - Workshop #3 - Flash Fundamentals

Rating: ***** (5 Stars)

We had the same instructor as we had for ‘Working with One light Source.’  Once again  he was great. He showed us how to use the flash most efficiently - On the camera and off the camera! Fantastic Workshop!

2:45 - Workshop #4 - Posing Techniques

Rating: -***** (-5 Stars)

This was a complete waste of an hour! It was mostly a sales gimic. I learned nothing and the Instructors spent 5 mintues demonstrating posing and 40 minutes talking about how they got into photography and where they have worked (NO WE DONT CARE THAT YOU PHOTOGRAPHED FOR THE SEARS CATALOGUE 50 YEARS AGO).  This was the worst workshop I have ever attended. Very poorly presented!

3:45 - Workshop #5 - Travel Photography

Rating: *** (3 Stars)

This workshop was alright. Nothing phenomenal - but I still learned a few tips and tricks!

4:30 - We are done with the workshops for the day, so we head back into the Display area and I head over to the Canon Counter to try on some lenses -YAYYY #3.  The guys at Canon were great! Answered all my questions! 

5:00 - The Show is over!

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Overall I had a fantastic time! Except for that damper of a course ‘Posing Techniques’ - The day was great. I was really looking forward to ‘Posing Techniques’ but oh well! I definitely went home with a lot more knowledge than I came in with, and that’s what counts!

Happy Shooting Everyone!

First of all - I would like to thank everyone who came out to show their support!  The Art Exhibition was absolutely fabulous!!!  It was great seeing everyone!! I would also like to take this opportunity to thank all the new faces I saw and met - Your appreciation and well wishes mean so much to me! Thank You!

I send out my heartiest congrats to all the other Artists and the Organizers of this wonderful show which was attended by over 250 people!!! 

Hope to see you all there next year!

Love,

Amna

Hi Guys! 

I’ve been getting a lot of inquiries about Collages. So I thought it would be best I post some of the collages I’ve done here! These are just a few of the layouts I have.  I have a couple dozen more layouts! Different themes, backgrounds and so.

Hi Everyone!
 
With the holidays quickly approaching, I want to announce that I will  be taking a limited number of relaxed, informal, family & friends sessions.  This is a great opportunity for clients who want a fresh, fun image to send out to their friends and family this holiday season! 

Here’s the deal, and this is a November promotion ONLY: 

Sessions are about 30-45 minutes in Ottawa and Toronto (Other Locations are available on request for an additional fee) 

I will capture you guys doing something fun together or being cute together, in a pretty/cool/cute area, and get some great images 

Here is the best Part:  There is No Sitting Fee! 
 

Sessions:
 
Ottawa:
 
Saturday, November 22nd  9am - 3pm
Sunday, November 23rd   9am - 3pm
 
Toronto:
 
Saturday, November 29th 9am-3pm
 

I will post the pictures online for you to review privately (The albums will be password protected).  Once you go through the pictures, you can choose the following items to order:

 - Prints
 - Greeting Cards
 - Collages
 - Proof & Hi-Res CDs

There is LIMITED availability, so shoot an email over to amnahakim@hotmail.com to set up your session now!  

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