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Fights are back
Dec-12-2021
Fights are back in Ontario. Lee Baxter promotions was back at it to finish the year with a bang at the epically beautiful Rebel Night club. I was a bit rusty with my timing, its been a minute but the venue made up for my rust. Congrats to all fighter who stepped in the square circle. Fingers crossed for a solid 2022 of fights.
United Boxing Promotions
Nov-14-2021
Poster designed by the talented Jason Toufexis It was a dope project to be a part of and see the end results. Always fun to create images with athletes. All these fighters will display there talents on Feb, 26 2022 hosted by Tyler Buxton's United Boxing Promotions
Reeve William Doherty
June-11-2021
Welcoming Reeve William Doherty to the world by the beautiful couple Paige and Rob Doherty. This is their first of many and my first newborn shoot and it went as smooth as a baby's bottom. Always enjoyable when i get to spend some time with Rob and Paige.
Swagger
May-31-2021
Did a fun promo shoot with Leslie Ehm, who wrote a book called SWAGGER. Your first thought when you hear the word swagger is far from what this book about. This is the new definition of SWAGGER. She added her own unique spin to it and its definitely worth a read. You can check out the book and more on Leslie at www.leslieehm.com
Ricardo Brown
May-15-2021
Jamaican Heavyweight came in for some fight portraits for the 2021 Olympics. Ricardo is so big and tall i need a small stool to get my camera at the same eye level to take these shots. Excited to see big man compete in the Olympics and bring home the Gold.
Beauty Shoot
March-28-2021
Had a fun collaboration with makeup artist T.J and two fresh faces. Simple one light clamshell setup with reflector and a few different backdrops to compliment the skin tones.
G and Brooke
March-14-2021
I missed there wedding with a "bad back", i had both of them for the ftec shop shoot so i planned on capturing a few images of the couple.
Ftec Shop
March-14-2021
Fight to end Cancer brand shoot. We had some of our favourite people and managed to pull of some shots during these covid times.
Nikki
Feb-10-2021
Fun Shoot with Nikki, who was looking for some images to potentially use for acting gigs. Crazy good shape and the camera loved her.
J-Hugs - Better Threads
Jan-22-2021
Better threads has some dope clothing all Canadian made. Jen joined there ambassador program, so we did a small shoot.
Portrait of a Dancer - Bella
Nov-14-2020
Coming from a sport background I've always wanted to shoot a dancer and capture the beauty and effortless motion. Bella was awesome and extremely talented. We played around with some different looks and different light setups.
Josh Wagner - Portraits of a Fighter
Oct-20-2020
Josh Wagner needed some fighter portraits for a upcoming pro boxing fight in Quebec. He was ready, in shape and confident. Check him out on November 21st as he steps in the ring.
Mel
Aug-30-2020
Big thank you to Mel, for being so open to the Fade to Black project. I did a few portraits for her as a thank you and they turned out awesome. She her self is crazy talented and brought a nice creative part to the shoot. You can check out the images of Mel from my Fade to Black Project.
Marvin
Aug-23-2020
I wanted to thank Marvin by giving him some Portraits. I proposed my Fade to Black concept to Marvin and he was down without a second thought. Check out Marvin's images and story here Fade to Black
Sima Kamyabi
Aug-21-2020
Portrait Session with the beautiful Sima in a home she staged. Check her out if you need Staging done, you won't be disappointed. Agents Choice Staging
Macro 2.0
June-11-2020
Another Macro project courtesy of my boredom during these Covid times. Used a Pluto trigger and Valve for the water drop coalitions. Definitely a fun project to try out, got lost with time and spent a good 6 hours playing around with different backdrops. (all images for sale)
Macro
May-11-2020
Tried out some Macro photography during the pandemic. By far the most challenging work I've done. Lots of experimental and a lot a lot of failed attempts but so rewarding once you get the hang of it. (all images for sale)
J-Hugz Portraits
April-18-2020
Jhugz needed some new portraits. I always like to have a bit fun at the end of a shoot, so i strapped on the wide angle lens and had some fun.
Toronto at Night
April-3-2020
Tdot at night. During these Covid-19 days I got a bit bored and decided to go shooting at 3am. But I wanted RAIN RAIN RAIN to get some shine of the city lights on the streets. (all images for sale)
Paige and Rob
March-21-2020
"love is patient"words from Paige herself, check out her blog. I was fortunate and honoured to be there to capture this beautiful couple.
A Frame Inside a Frame
Feb-23-2020
Fight to End Cancer 2020 Fighters. Built a set from scratch with my boy TJ. Lighting; 2 strobes on the backdrop which created a spill on the subject. Key light over the subject with 2 vflats to cut a bit of the spill. Camera; ISO 100, F/5.6, 1/125. Check out Fight To End Cancer to help support these fighters.
Broadway Boxing Series
Jan-27-2020
Lee Baxter and DiBella Entertainment debuted acclaimed Broadway Boxing series North of the border on Tuesday, January 28 at the Danforth Music Hall in Toronto, Canada. The 113 edition of Broadway Boxing will be live streamed exclusively on UFC FIGHT PASS®
* Steve Rolls (19-1, 10 KOs), of Toronto, will battle Shady Gamhour (12-0, 9 KOs), of Pensacola, FL, over 10 rounds for the vacant IBF-USBA and WBA-NABA super middleweight titles
* Co-featured in a scheduled 10-rounder, Custio Clayton (17-0, 11 KOs), of Montreal, Canada, will defend his WBA-NABA welterweight title against Diego “El Chacarero” Ramirez (21-3, 6 KOs), of Santa Fe, Argentina. (all images for sale)
Florida
Dec-27-2019 to Jan-04-2020
Enjoying a little downtime to reset for a new year, while in Florida we went looking for some Gators in the everglades of Florida. (all images for sale)
WLF - East vs West Battle Series
Dec-14-2019
Wulinfeng Presents Canada vs China Kickboxing series. (all images for sale)
Mandy Bujold - Portraits of a Fighter
Aug-18-2019
Portrait/Training Session with the one and only Mandy Bujold. She is sponsored by Under Armour so we tried to get as many wardrobe changes as we could. Her goal is to make a second appearance in the Olympics 2020-1 Tokyo.
Newfoundland
July-29-2019 to Aug-6-2019
Landed in St. John we drove the Irish loop; Petty harbour, Ferryland, Bay of bulls, Witless Bay also known as bird island to see the puffins and whales. Travelled to Bonavista; Trinity loop for an awesome abandoned amusement park, hiked the Dungeon National Park and the Skerwink trail. After, we drove to Grose Morne National Park; Lobster Cove, Western Brook Pond, hiked the Tablelands. On our way back we drove off the beaten path to LaScie; Shoe Cove, Tilt Cove and Round Harbour to name a few. Our final 2 days we spent back in St. John; Quidi Vidi, Signal Hill, Cape Spear and George Street. Definitely a memorable trip. (all images for sale)
CHAMPS!!!
June-14-2019
Raptors are the 2019 NBA Champions. Crowds on top of crowds head downtown to celebrate. EPICNESS!!! (all images for sale)
FTEC 2019 Photoshoot
Feb-28-2019
Ftec 2019 photoshoot with our 10 fighters. I wanted to show motion in the images, so I used rear curtain sync and got the fighters to throw a punch. Challenge was timing the punch. F/10, 1/4sec, ISO 100.
Check out Fight To End Cancer to help support these fighters.
Fight To End Cancer 2019 Headshots
Dec-07-2018
Headshots for the ftec team. Wanted to focus on close up portraits with a bit of attitude.
Check out Fight To End Cancer to help support these fighters.
Sara Haghighat-Joo - Portraits of a Fighter
Nov-18-2018
Portrait and training shoot with future Olympian Sara H. One hell of a fighter accompanied by her coach/partner Stevie Bailey, definitely a power couple in our sport.