John Canning Fine Art Photography

Happy New Year!!!!!!

2011-12-31T22:47:00.003-05:00

This will officially be my final post on blogger. My new web site and blog is now up and running. Web site address is the same the blog site is incorporated into the web site so enjoy the new year

John Canning Fine Art Photography

blog and web site moving

2011-10-16T21:08:00.001-04:00

My blog and web is moving soon so have stopped updating...temporary link is here for new content

new blog

Carol & Richards wedding The Addison Boca Raton

2011-09-03T14:02:00.002-04:00

Since I am behind schedule on my new blog and web site I decided to do a little catch up and post some recent events. First up is the wedding of Richard and Carol. We started off the day at the Boca Raton Resort with the bride getting ready and finished off with some quick portraits with the bride and groom and their children before heading off to the outdoor ceremony at the Addison. Just a beautiful wedding put together by Vanessa Portnoy of Amaze Events who happens to be the sister of the groom.

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New web site and blog

2011-08-24T08:40:00.000-04:00

I stopped posting to my blog and updating my web site over the summer since I am rolling out an all new integrated blog and site over the next few weeks. I am moving away from my flash based website to a WordPress site which is fully compatible on handhelds of all shapes, sizes and make. When the new site is up will send an email blast.

Kayla's portrait session Boca Raton Resort

2011-08-24T08:33:00.000-04:00

Had a very nice portrait session with Kayla and her family for her upcoming Bat Mitzvah. We photographed at the Boca Raton Resort and the Boca beach Club.

Max & Sydney's B'nai Mitzvah - B'nai Torah Boca Raton

2011-06-05T16:32:00.000-04:00

Sydney and Max became Bat and Bar Mitzvah's at a beautiful ceremony held at B'nai Torah in Boca Raton attended by many friends and family. Mazel Tov to Max, Sydney brother Chase, Kim and Andrew!!

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Aaron's Bar Mitzvah portrait session The Shul Bal Harbor

2011-05-31T08:53:00.000-04:00

We held Aaron's Bar Mitzvah portrait session at The Shul in Bal Habor...if you have never been to The Shul it is a beautiful synagogue, very old world and we were able to create some beautiful images.

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Hannah's Head Shot Portrait Session

2011-05-30T22:16:00.000-04:00

I just had to post a few of my favorite images from my portrait session with Hannah for her musical theater head shot. We had the session scheduled and a few days before I was at my daughters piano recital and there was Hannah...what a surprise to get to hear her sing before our session she has an awesome voice and loads of confidence for someone so young, I am sure she will have alot of success.

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Carly and Dan's destination wedding Newport Beachside Hotel Miami Beach

2011-05-28T13:47:00.000-04:00

Carly and Dan held their destination wedding at the Newport Beachside Resort in Miami Beach recently and I was lucky enough to be able to create the images for what wil be a beautiful wedding album. It was along but fun day thanks to their friends and family who kept up the energy late into the night.

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Lauren's Bat Mitzvah Temple Emeth Boca Raton

2011-05-18T11:12:00.000-04:00

Lauren became a Bat mitzvah recently at Temple Emeth in Boca Raton and I was lucky enough to capture the weekend celebration. From the ceremony at Temple Emeth we then had an extended family session at the Boca Raton Marriott and later that night a race filled party at xtreme indoor carting in Fort Lauderdale. Mazel Tov to lauren and her family and thanks for letting me be a part of your celebration

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Sydney and Max Pre-Mitzvah Portrait session Deerfield Beach

2011-05-11T08:34:00.000-04:00

had a great time photographing Sydney, Max and their family at Deerfield Beach on a windy day for their upcoming B'nai Mitzvah.

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Aaron's Pre-Mitzvah Portrait Session Deerfeild Beach

2011-05-01T22:36:00.000-04:00

Had a very nice portrait session at Deerfield Beach with Aaron and his family for his upcoming Bar Mitzvah. Almost a perfect day except for the wind...and the best part of the beach is now buried under a ton of sand that was trucked in to stop the erosion. Love these shots though and wanted to post a sneek peek.

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Eden Roc Hotel Wedding of Melissa & Kevin "The Video"

2011-04-25T22:08:00.000-04:00

Melissa and Kevin's destination wedding Eden Roc Hotel Miami Beach

2011-04-11T13:30:00.015-04:00

I was so lucky to be a part of Melissa and Kevin's wedding held at the Eden Roc Hotel in Miami Beach, since shooting their engagement session I had been looking forward to the wedding as much as them. Kevin and Melissa make such a great couple and now a great Husband and Wife. The ceremony was held on the beach at sunset and when we left the hotel to walk to the chuppa were surprised to see not only the few hundred invited guest but a few hundred uninvited guest all lined up dressed in their finest bathing suits waiting for the Bride. It was a beautiful ceremony and a moment they will never forget..

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Jason's Bar Mitzvah Temple Beth El Boca Raton

2011-03-25T12:11:00.007-04:00

Mazel Tov to Jason and his family on him recently becoming a Bar Mitzvah at Temple Beth El in Boca Raton. Thank you for letting me be a part of this very special occasion.

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Spencer's Bar Mitzvah Celebration Broken Sound CC

2011-03-15T21:12:00.013-04:00

I am back from the Bahama's and as promised here are a few of the many images captured at Spencer's Bar Mitzvah celebration held at Broken Sound CC in Boca Raton. There are times that it is so hard to choose what to post..this is one of those times, the party was non-stop action thanks to the entire Segal family who are not shy.... and Spencer your little brother Ian has some moves on the dance floor. The usual suspects were there to make it all work... Julie Cohen of ITEVENTS party planner extraordinaire, Chad of Timeline video productions and Dalsimer Florist created another beautiful room. Mazel Tov Spencer and the entire Segal family

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Spencer's Bar mitzvah Temple Beth El Boca Raton

2011-03-03T22:05:00.016-05:00

Well I am off to spend the week lounging in the Bahama's but before I go I wanted to post some images of Spencer and his family as he became a Bar Mitzvah at Temple Beth El in Boca Raton. Awesome job Spencer will be posting the reception when I return it was spectacular....

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Tani's Bar Mitzvah Celebration B'nai Torah Boca Raton

2011-02-27T15:40:00.008-05:00

Well as promised here are some of the images from Tani's Bar Mitzvah Celebration held at B'nai Torah in Boca Raton...as you can see it was a fun affair held together by Vanessa Portnoy owner of Amaze Events. Everyone had such a great time especially Tani who had a non stop smile all night long. The highlight of the evening was a special guest appearance by the Maccabeats and now I can't stop singing "I throw my latkas in the air sometimes saying ayoo spin the dreidle". Tani was called up to sing a song with the band and then all his friends got into the act . A great party.

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Tani's Bar Mitzvah Boca Raton Synagogue

2011-02-25T09:29:00.009-05:00

Tani become a Bar Mitzvah at Boca Raton Synagogue recently and with a beautiful voice wowed his many family and friends...the celebration held at B'nai Torah in Boca Raton was also a beautiful affair and again Tani's voice was on display along with special guest the Maccabeats..will be posting some images later

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Melissa & Kevin's engagement sesssion Deerfield Beach

2011-02-23T11:24:00.007-05:00

I had such a great time photographing Melissa and Kevin's recent engagement session in Deerfield Beach. The weather was almost perfect with just a bit of wind but Melissa and Kevin are so laid back and fun that there could have been a tropical storm and they still would have enjoyed themselves. Can't wait to photograph their destination wedding at the Eden Roc Hotel in Miami Beach in April.

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Donna Klien Jewish Academy annual ball

2011-02-22T10:12:00.005-05:00

It is that time of year for the DKJA annual ball and once again I am donating a family portrait session for one lucky family. Here are a few of the many images from last years winning family the Nathanson's session at the beach.

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Slide Shows

2011-02-12T18:35:00.018-05:00

I have finally found a company that creates beautiful slide shows quickly and in multiple formats. Not only do you get a DVD to played on a television you also receive an mp4 file and a link to embed in your own web site, facebook, utube, twitter, just about anywhere. To view a few sample I had created just check these out.
Pre-mitzvah Portrait sessions

Anna & Aaron's Wedding The Alexander Hotel Miami Beach

John Canning Photography Mobile device web site

2011-02-11T18:41:00.006-05:00

My mobile device site is now up for Bar Mitzvahs and Bat Mitzvahs. For those with out flash like the iPod and iPhone when you go to my web site it will recognize your device and automatically redirect you to a 100% html site sized to your device. The wedding and Portraits sites will be online soon. I also updated my home page and am in the process of updating my wedding site
Enjoy and as always feel free to comment.

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Reina & Elie's Wedding Miami

2011-02-10T13:10:00.013-05:00

Continuing with Reina & Elie's wedding in Miami, the ceremony is over and as with 90% of orthodox Jewish weddings the guest immediately enter the reception, the cocktail hour took place during the Tish. At this point the bride and groom are spending some alone time no more than 15 minutes, while you are waiting to create the images of the two of them alone there are at least two people (the wedding coordinator and the caterer) asking you if you are done yet. On a good day you have 20-30 minutes with the bride and groom on most days you don't. I had 14 minutes with Reina and Elie so you have to work fast in one location, usually at the Chuppa, no moving around to different locations no run out to the beach or park. Next up the reception...so far you have been shooting 7.5 hours and the reception hasn't started yet and the reception is where all the fun happens....

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Reina & Elie's wedding Miami - The Chuppa

2011-02-08T11:31:00.007-05:00

It is Chuppa time which usually takes from 30-45 minutes, like most weddings there is the processional with the grooms family entering first. Under the chuppa the groom puts on his kittel though I have seen it done before the processional, and then the brides family enters..once under the chuppa the bride walks around the groom 7 times followed by kiddushin and then the ring exchange, ketuba reading, 7 blessings and finally the breaking of the glass. Unlike other wedding ceremony's the recessional is a big boisterous affair with the bride and groom being danced down the aisle by friends.

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Reina & Elie's wedding the Tish - B'deken

2011-02-07T13:26:00.013-05:00

Next up is the Tish and B'deken a joyous fun filled hour with the male family and friends in one room pumping up the groom with lots of table pounding, singing and dancing also during this time the ketuba is signed. The bride is in another room with all her female friends and family being greeted by all the guest and while its true the women always have the best food the men always have the best scotch.....and then in a very fast 5 minutes the men dance the groom to the bride where he greets her for the first time and covers her with the viel.

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Reina & Elie's wedding Miami

2011-02-06T22:28:00.008-05:00

After a much needed break I am back to work. Lots of things going on, I will be debuting my new site exclusively for ipod, ipad, and iphone, well I will just say it apple users, it should be up and running by the end of the week and can be accessed from my home page, all html no flash needed. Though iusers only make up about 5% of my site visitors I am all about 100% inclusion.

And now to Reina and Elie's wedding held at the doubletree hotel in Miami. I thought it would be a great way to show what happens during a typical modern orthodox Jewish wedding. I get lots of emails from new photographers not sure what images to capture with the many small but important moments that happen throughout the most times long wedding day.

First up 11:20 am the bride getting ready in the bridal suite. As with most weddings the dress, flowers, jewelery, shoes etc...and of course the bride, I never photograph the brides face until she is made up I then photograph during the touch up. Last shot 12:16 pm.

Next up I will skip to the Tish-bedekin which is 3.5 hours later after many, many family portraits.

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Jacob's Bar Mitzvah Boca Beach Club

2011-02-01T10:54:00.010-05:00

Jacob's Bar Mitzvah celebration held at the Boca Raton Beach Club was all about fun and food, just an awesome display of epicurean delight. Jeffrey and his crew from Platinum Gold as usual kept everyone partying non-stop....

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Sami's Reception B'nai Torah Boca Raton

2011-01-26T11:54:00.008-05:00

As promised here is the sneek peek at Sami's Bat Mitzvah Celebration held at B'nai Torah in Boca Raton...much thanks to Sami for being such a great subject i couldn't take a bad photograph of her if I tried.

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Sami's Bat Mitzvah B'nai Torah Boca Raton

2011-01-21T22:05:00.006-05:00

I was so happy to have the opportunity to photograph Sami's Bat Mitzvah at B'nai Torah last week....She is just the best!!! never without that big smile even in between shots. and yes I do photograph at Temple's other than B'nai Torah it just seems that they come in waves this is my third Mitzvah there in a s many weeks. Lots of fun at the reception which will post next week so stay tuned.

Romy's Bat Mitzvah Celebration

2011-01-17T11:26:00.006-05:00

As promised here are some of the images from Romy's 50's themed party at Ellies Diner in Delray Beach. Awesome party!!!!!!

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Romy's Bat Mitzvah B'nai Torah Boca Raton

2011-01-13T10:02:00.007-05:00

Romy became a Bat Mitzvah recently at B'nai Torah in Boca Raton, she did a beautiful job reading from the Torah.....but we expect nothing less from a DKJA student. Friends and family celebrated with a rockin 50's party images to be posted soon so stay tned

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Mini portrait session with Jacob

2011-01-11T22:13:00.007-05:00

Held a mini portrait session with Jacob for his upcoming Bar Mitzvah. Mini portrait sessions are great way to get individual portraits in a short amount of time the shoot last only 20 minutes and are held at your home Monday through Thursday only. During this sessions the light was perfect and all the images were shot in one spot the only thing that changed was the camera placement.

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Daniel's Bar Mitzvah Celebration B'nai Torah Boca Raton

2011-01-10T11:45:00.011-05:00

As promised here are some of the images from Daniel's party following his Bar Mitzvah at B'nai Torah in Boca Raton. An awesome party!!!! thanks to Julie from iteventsbyjulie for making it all run so smoothly and of course Jimmy Dalsimer for creating the beautiful room to photograph

Danny's Bar Mitzvah B'nai Torah Boca Raton

2011-01-05T19:08:00.006-05:00

my first post of the New Year is Danny becoming a Bar Mitzvah at B'nai Torah in Boca Raton.
Mazel Tov to Danny, Leslie, Ira and of course little brother Drew. Sometimes things are just so easy this was one of those times....such a happy family.

I will be starting my monthly email newsletter again with lots of exciting new products and special promotions so stay tuned

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Sami's portrait session Deerfield Beach

2010-12-28T14:39:00.007-05:00

Sami's Bat Mitzvah is coming up in early 2011 so we went to the beach with her family to capture some images for her signature album... It has been a very busy December so thanks to everyone for being patient while waiting to view your images.

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Julia's Bat Mitzvah B'nai Israel Boca Rato

2010-12-10T09:55:00.007-05:00

Julia became a Bat Mitzvah at B'nai Israel in Boca Raton this past week and what a pleasure it was photographing her and her family, I photographed her sisters Bat Mitzvah 2 years ago and am already looking forward to her brothers Bar Mitzvah in a few more years

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Family beach portraits Deerfield Beach

2010-12-08T08:55:00.007-05:00

Winter is definitely here which makes for excellent weather for portrait sessions at the beach. I spent some time this week creating these images of Romy and her family for her upcoming Bat Mitzvah

Emily's Bat Mitzvah at Kabbalah Center Boca Raton

2010-12-02T21:05:00.006-05:00

The Kabbalah Learning Center in Boca Raton was transformed into Club EM last week to celebrate Emily becoming a Bat Mitzvah. It was an exciting party with non-stop dancing led by Nikko and his crew. Emily and the entire family of course looked fabulous

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Meyer Family Portrait Session Deerfield Beach

2010-11-30T10:17:00.007-05:00

Had a great session with the Meyer family at Deerfield beach for Bryants upcoming Bar Mitzvah.
It was a wild day with the waves crashing on the rocks which made for some great shots

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Julia's Portrait Session Deerfield Beach

2010-11-10T22:25:00.009-05:00

I always set out to post 4 or 5 images from my sessions but somehow end up going overboard and posting 3 times as many....It is sessions like this one for Julia's upcoming Bat Mitzvah that I had to say enough is enough, so many great images. Jenny I had to see the shot of the kids on the rocks from Lyndsay's Bat Mitzvah in 08, what a difference a few years make I posted the 08 image before the current one. Have fun choosing for the signature album.

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Sam's Bar Mitzvah Boca Raton Synagogue

2010-11-08T11:00:00.007-05:00

The second of the three amigo's Sam had his Bar Mitzvah at Boca Raton Synagogue in of course Boca Raton. Two down one to go......and then the party

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Marisa's Bat Mitzvah Temple beth El

2010-11-07T10:53:00.005-05:00

I had the pleasure of photographing Marisa's Bat Mitzvah at Temple Beth El in Boca Raton this week. Marisa did a beautiful job reading her Torah portion and as always just loves the camera. There was a fashionista celebration following the service so stay tuned for more images of the celebration....

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Noah's Bar Mitzvah Boca Raton Synagogue

2010-11-01T19:12:00.007-04:00

Noah was the first of 3 friends to become Bar Mitzvah's in the past few weeks at Boca Raton Synagogue. The reception was held at Temple Beth Israel in Deerfield beach, images to follow so check back

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Alex's portrait session Deerfield Beach

2010-10-29T19:53:00.009-04:00

One of those perfect days at the beach, no rain, no wind and low tide with a very nice east coast sunset at the end of the session....just one more reason to not rush a portrait session. Portrait session was for Alex who is becoming a Bar Mitzvah soon.

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Portrait session with Emily, Deerfield Beach

2010-10-26T20:30:00.011-04:00

We had a beautiful but windy day for a portrait session with Emily for her upcoming Bat Mitzvah. This is a great time of year for beach portraits it is cooling down and the rainy season has just about passed. The sessions are a bit earlier than the summer though, after November 6th start time for beach portrait sessions is 4:oo sunset is 5:30.

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Eric's Bar Mitzvah B'nai Torah

2010-10-18T09:30:00.006-04:00

Eric, Eric Bond.....Eric became a Bar Mitzvah at B'nai Torah in Boca Raton last week with a fun filled James Bond Themed party at Woodfield Country Club.

Casey's Bat Mitzvah Temple Beth El

2010-10-07T17:55:00.006-04:00

Casey became a Bat Mitzvah this past weekend at Temple Beth El in Boca Raton, it was 2 years ago I photographed her brother Josh so was very excited to photograph the family again. Casey's theme for her party, held at Boca Grove Country Club in Boca Raton, was summer camp her favorite thing. Emilie of 5 STARS EVENTS did a fantastic job of creating a camp theme and making it all girl......

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Jake's Bar Mitzvah, Temple Kol Tikva Parkland

2010-10-05T21:20:00.006-04:00

Jake became a Bar Mitzvah this past week at Temple Kol Tikva in Parkland, I was thrilled to be able to Photograph Jake and his family whom I photographed at his cousins Bar Mitzvah back in 2005. A great Torah reading from Jake and a fun party after the service.

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Casy's portrait session Boca Raton

2010-09-13T09:42:00.008-04:00

Finally a short break from the rain...the past 2 weeks have been awful for shooting outdoors, rain and humidity and more of the same. not wanting to to take a chance I shot Casey and her family for her upcoming Bat Mitzvah at their home so we could duck indoors in case of rain.

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Cayla's Bat Mitzvah Temple Beth El Boca Raton

2010-09-07T22:14:00.005-04:00

Cayla her family and friends celebrated her becoming a Bat Mitzvah at Temple Beth El in Boca Raton last weekend. The reception was held at Boca Pointe Country Club, images to follow...

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Portrait session with Noah and his family

2010-09-04T20:57:00.009-04:00

So I have given up on ever trying to catch up with all the events from the past 4 months, it just is not going to happen...I am starting fresh with Noah's portrait session for his upcoming Bar Mitzvah, we had the session only four days ago a record for me on posting....looking forward to the Bar Mitzvah

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Gavin's Bar Mitzvah

2010-09-03T15:02:00.015-04:00

Mazel Tov to Gavin and his family on celebrating his becoming a Bar Mitzvah. The service was held at Temple Beth Am in Margate and a fun, fun party followed at heron bay. The theme was a tailgate party and everyone dressed with their favorite team jersey on...great idea for a party.
Thanks to Julie of "it events by julie' for making it all run smoothly. To see her new web site look under my favorite vendors at bottom of page.

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Sneak peek at my new web site

2010-08-25T23:28:00.003-04:00

my new web site is almost finished and will be fully operational very soon...in the mean time I do have the bat_bar mitzvah section of the site up so take a look and tell me what you think

click the link below to view

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Marisa's Portrait Session

2010-08-14T21:38:00.007-04:00

Another great model so relaxed in front of the camera. We did these shots for marisa's upcoming fashion themed Bat Mitzvah. I love shooting on white backgrounds, with a liitle tweaking they can be a pure white or a very nice gray. looking forward to the Bat Mitzvah will post some images from the celebration

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Cayla's Deerfield Beach Portrait session

2010-08-13T22:59:00.009-04:00

Well summer is officially over and thanks to my fantastic clients it was my busiest summer ever, just non-stop shooting......My new web site should be making its debut next week, so be sure to check it out, cleaner, sleeker and bigger....

so I wanted to kick off what will be a torrent of post over the next few weeks from sessions going back to May with something special so had to show some images from a beach portrait session I had with Cayla, lousy weather, overcast, hot, and windy... I was sure it was going to start raining, I know it looks like a beautiful day but that has everything to do with having a great subject and knowing what to do with them

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reason number 10 to have John Canning photograph your wedding, bar mitzvah or bat mitzvah

2010-06-24T21:04:00.016-04:00

I thought since I was working on a few albums for a wedding I photographed at the Alexander hotel in Miami beach for Anna and Aaron that I would give everyone another reason to choose me to photograph your wedding, bar mitzvah or bat mitzvah. So here it is.....reason number 10,
Albums!!!!

As I said in reason number 1, I do it all. There is no team either real or imagined completing different aspects of your event. I photograph it, edit the images and design the album to your specifications.

COVERS: First of all I offer the finest hand made albums which are guaranteed for life. You have the choice of over 75 different cover options from metal, linen, alligator, ostrich and cow hide leathers to hard cover, acrylic and cameos of any size and quantity.

SIZES: I offer standard size albums from 5x5 to 12x18; however if a client wants a custom size my album manufacturer will produce any size I want.

IMAGES: You choose the images for your album, I know this sounds simple enough, but there are places where the photographer picks the images they think should go in your album...huh?
I do have clients that have me choose the images but only because I have completed albums in the past for them and know exactly what they want.

APPROVAL: once the album is designed it is posted on a password protected site for you to view and approve. The album does not go to print until you are completely happy with the way it looks.

DESIGN: That brings me to the design process. I offer three levels of design that you can view below and see the differences in style and layout.

Classic Collection:
the first level is from the classic collection, think of it as a scoop of vanilla ice cream, classic, timeless, clean and simple, almost everyone loves a scoop of vanilla.
The first four images are a good example of that scoop of vanilla; clean layouts, no text, graphics, background images or overlays. Classic!!!

FUSION COLLECTION:
The second level is from the fusion collection, I take that scoop of vanilla ice cream and add a few sprinkles and maybe a touch of hot fudge and a cherry. The three images below will show you what I mean.
I add some background images and overlays, no graphics or text, scoop of vanilla with a punch!!!

ULTIMATE COLLECTION:
The third level is from the ultimate collection. Now we have gone to coldstone creamery, we ordered the vanilla ice cream but we also ordered 10 sides to fold into the ice cream and smothered it in hot fudge.
As you can see lots of graphics, backgrounds, overlays, text and color..... not for everyone but if you are looking for wow here it is.

So there you have it. Reason number 10 why I should be photographing your next event.

If you would like to see Anna and Aaron's full wedding album designed from the white collection click the link below and feel free to leave a comment

Wedding Album

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Elana's Bat Mitzvah, Temple Torah Boynton Beach

2010-06-21T12:39:00.005-04:00

I had the pleasure of photographing Elana's Bat Mitzvah held at Temple Torah in Boynton Beach and the reception held at Quail Ridge Country Club. Elana was a super star!!! making her family and fiends extremely proud, and as you can see by the great room decor courtesy of Jill from fringe & company being a super star is her plan.

Kaitlin Portrait Session, Deerfield Beach, Florida

2010-05-11T18:39:00.008-04:00

As any parent knows, one of the hardest things to do is photograph your own child, Photographers have the same problem and many hire other photographers to save themselves the stress. I like a challenge so always photograph Kaitlin myself. Like all children she wants to do what she wants to do when she wants to do it and shooting at the beach in deerfield makes it even harder, so many distractions for a young girl..... Also, she thinks she always has the better pose.

So if you want portraits of your child and plan on doing them yourself here are a few tips:
1. Don't. Instead hire a professional to do them.
2. Do not try to cram too much into one session, you have about 45 minutes with young ones, make it count.
3. Make the effort to schedule at the best time of day a 1pm beach session just does not look as good as an hour before sunset.
4. Do not stand off to the side yelling at your child to say cheese, no one looks good saying cheese
5. If your child is getting cranky let them play for a few minutes...that's all they want
6. Trust the pro you hire or do not hire them
6. Did I mention hire a pro

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Maxx's Bar Mitzvah, B'nai Torah Boca Raton

2010-05-09T00:34:00.009-04:00

Maxx celebrated his Bar Mitzvah this past week at B'nai Torah in Boca Raton with his fantastic family and many, many close friends from Boca Raton and of course New Jersey!!! as you can see they know how to party..... Mazel Tov Maxx

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Kaplan Family Beach Portraits, Spanish River Beach Boca Raton

2010-05-03T21:37:00.007-04:00

I found some time during this very busy B'nai Mitzvah season to photograph some of one of my favorite New Jersey families on their yearly trip to Boca Raton. It was especially great to be able to photograph a very happy baby on her first trip to the beach....

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Beautiful Ballerina

2010-04-26T11:43:00.004-04:00

It's that time of year again, the end of year performances for my princess....here she is getting ready for her ballet recital and I can say without a doubt in my mind that she is the most beautiful ballerina ever

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Danny's Bar Mitzvah, Temple Beth El, Boca Raton

2010-04-18T12:47:00.010-04:00

Danny, his family and friends celebrated a long, long weekend in honor of him becoming a Bar Mitzvah. We started on Thursday at Temple Beth El in Boca Raton and continued on Friday evening at the Boca Grove country club for a sumptuous dinner for the many out of town guest. Saturday morning after services the party continued at the Marriott Hotel for a luncheon and party. They finished off the evening with a fun filled reception with a little magic and Karaoke. I hope everyone has recovered.....and it was all held together by Julie Cohen of "It Events" who always does a fantastic job.

John Canning Fine Art Photography

Sheri and Didi Portrait session Deerfield beach

2010-04-11T22:45:00.006-04:00

Sheri and Didi were in town from New York for a few days and wanted a portrait session, we all had very tight schedules so they were brave enough to get up for a sunrise portrait session at Deerfield beach. It was well worth it. We starting shooting a few minutes before the sun came up and during the next 45 minutes the light was absolutely beautiful. If you are looking for a portrait session during the next month my evening sessions are all booked so consider a sunrise session..........

John Canning Fine Art Photography

Brown Family Portrait Session Deerfield Beach

2010-04-11T13:32:00.009-04:00

Matthew his wife and two adorable boys were visiting Florida from Cyprus and needed a last minute portrait session before flying home. I was so happy I was able to accommodate them during the always busy spring break period. These are just a few of my favorites....

John Canning Fine Art Photography

Child Fantasy Portraits

2010-04-08T21:53:00.006-04:00

I am spending the next week highlighting some products and services many of you may not be aware of. My favorite is the child fantasy portrait. Below is one of my favorite babies, Lily, I have been photographing her since she was 2 weeks old. I recently shot her one year portrait session and she had the wand and crown from her birthday party. The original is nice but I wanted more of a fairytale look. I like the tiara instead of the crown, Mom stayed with the crown she liked it better. The final painting can be anything you can imagine.

John Canning Fine Art Photography

Retouching Services

2010-04-07T23:04:00.004-04:00

Many of you may not be aware that we offer retouching services for those old, faded and torn images that are such an important part of your life. The first image below is a high resolution scan of the original print which has alot of damage as well as having faded to the point of losing detail in parts of the head. The second image is fully restored and better than the original. Reprinted on archival paper it will now last for generations to come.

John Canning Fine Art Photography

Baby Collage

2010-04-05T22:00:00.003-04:00

Another adorable baby collage thanks to the always adorable camera loving Talya

Sydney's Bat Mitzvah Reception Woodfield County Club

2010-04-04T21:47:00.005-04:00

Sydney's Bat Mitzvah updated from post on April 3rd. Awesome reception held at the Woodfield Country Club in Boca Raton

Sydney's Bat Mitzvah B'nai Torah Boca Raton

2010-04-03T11:08:00.005-04:00

Sydney celebrated her Bat Mitzvah at B'nai Torah in Boca Raton last last week with her family and friends. She did a fantastic job with her reading and Mom and Dad could not have been prouder. The reception was held at Woodfield Country Club and pictures of all the fun will soon follow so keep checking back.

John Canning Fine Art Photography

Elana's portraits session, deerfield beach florida

2010-03-24T13:06:00.009-04:00

Elana's Bat Mitzvah is coming up so we went to the beach and got some great images for her signature album you can't tell by looking but it was very windy, overcast and humid a typical day at the beach.....

Sydney's portrait session Deerfield Beach, Florida

2010-03-03T11:14:00.008-05:00

Sydney is becoming a bat Mitzvah this month so we went to the beach with her family for her pre-mitzvah portrait session. A gorgeous day..... and Sydney is such a natural in front of the camera.

John Canning Fine Art Photography