Westcott Event Stage
See it! Light it! Shoot it! Be sure to join us at the Westcott Event Stage. You will have the exclusive opportunity to walk through photography education step-by-step with some of the most successful photographers in the industry, including Erin Manning, Erik Valind and James Schmelzer.
First, SEE the light as Westcott walks you through various lighting patterns using the award-winning Spiderlite TD6s. Next, LIGHT it using the basics of lighting to fully understand which application is best for which situation (and when and how to break the rules).
Finally, you will SHOOT it with the Pro right by your side assisting you with everything from posing, to camera settings and more!
After this 3-step shooting, you will be able to ask a Westcott Representative any questions you may have about the products you just shot.
The amazing Westcott Event Stage contains a full presentation stage and two additional shooting bays that will be professionally styled by award-winning makeup artist
Candace Corey. Models, sets and costumes will change daily.
View the schedule for the Westcott Event Stage here.
Enter the Westcott Photo Contest to WIN!
Enter any images you take at the event for a chance to win over $2,500 in prizes as well as have your work featured in Westcott's next catalog or full-page advertisement.
Prizes
First Place:
One Spiderlite TD6 Perfect Portrait Kit, an ice light, a background support system, and a backdrop
Second Place:
One Spiderlite TD6 Perfect Portrait Kit, a background support system, and a backdrop
Third Place:
One Spiderlite TD6 Perfect Portrait Kit
For Contest Rules and Regulations, please ask a Westcott Representative at the Show.
"Live" Birds Of Prey Studio Set-up with The Canadian Peregrine Foundation
Join us at this unique Studio Set-Up for your opportunity to photograph the Canadian Peregrine Foundation's Birds of Prey exhibit. Featuring live falcons, owls and hawks, get up close to capture your best image of these magnificent and extremely rare creatures at very close range!
This area will be professionally lit with the very latest in Continuous Studio Lighting gear, all available for sale at Exposure! Learn the tips and tricks of capturing breathtaking images with the correct lighting.
PhotoSensitive
For more than 20 years, PhotoSensitive has been capturing powerful images to achieve social goals. On an afternoon in 1990, former Toronto Star photographer Andrew Stawicki dropped in on his friend, Peter Robertson, to let off some steam, and together they concocted a plan to change the world, one photograph at a time.
They believed an excellent photograph has the potential to effect change, to make a difference, to expand a viewer's field of vision. And they wanted Canadian photographers to have an opportunity to take the time, to get to know their subjects, to reveal stories, together, in a way that might make the world a better place.
Within a week, Andrew had recruited a diverse group of professional photographers, and PhotoSensitive was founded.
The idea was to bring together the talent of the group and harness the power of the camera to achieve social goals, and spur people into action. That desire has been achieved many times over in PhotoSensitive's journey, with the help of every contributing photographer and many people and organizations who believe in the work. By working exclusively in black and white, the photographers have created images that allow viewers to concentrate on the image rather than be distracted by colour. Each photographer brings his or her vision to a subject; the sum of these visions is what provides a compelling social comment.
Drawn by the power of the story and the need to share that story, the photographers capture images that have touched many. It is through the collective that one is able to see beyond the headline and examine the reality that lies beneath the surface.
PhotoSensitive's latest black and white multimedia exhibition explores twelve Easter Seals summer camps, capturing the energy and enthusiasm of Canadian youth with
physical and mental disabilities. Kids Who Can features the compelling work of twenty-five Canadian photographers and videographers across eight provinces.
Easter Seals provides year-round services to individuals living with a wide range of mental and physical disabilities. Every summer, Easter Seals camps give thousands of children an opportunity to challenge themselves while having the time of their lives. Kids can play and laugh as they sail, fish and sing by the fire.
Michelle Shephard 'Decade Of Fear' Book Signing
Author and one of Canada's leading journalists Michelle Shephard will be signing copies of her latest book Decade of Fear: Reporting from Terrorism's Grey Zone. Stop by the Arab Awakening booth Saturday, May 26th between
3:45pm and 6:00pm and meet Michelle.
From the back cover of the book:
'One of Canada's leading journalists takes readers on a rollicking ten-year journey around the globe to uncover the tragic mistakes made in a post-9/11 world.'
Find out more about Michelle Shephard on the Speakers page.
Arab Awakening
Henry's and the Toronto Star are proud to present Arab Awakening: A Revolutionary Snapshot, an exhibition featuring the work of Toronto Star photographers and photojournalists, Jim Rankin, Lucas Oleniuk, Rick Madonik and Michelle Shephard.
When revolution spread throughout the Middle East and North Africa, images of the protest, triumph and peace brought it home. A flood of photos from Tunisia, Yemen, Bahrain and Libya, shared via social media, made it impossible for stalwart autocrats to deny the brutal force they were using to fight back.
Tunisia
Toronto Star photojournalist Jim Rankin was in Tunisia on Feb. 11, 2011, when Egypt's president , Hosni Mubarak, stepped down. Rankin captured the jubilation among the people who had started it all. He was back in Tunis to cover the country's first free election on Oct. 23.
Bahrain
Lucas Oleniuk, a Toronto Star photographer, often found himself too close to the action in Bahrain. In this photo, taken Feb. 18, 2011, a protestor gestures to supporters after helping an injured man to safety. Shiite anti-regime demonstrators marching from Budaiya to Pearl Square were fired on by security forces near Manama.
Yemen
Michelle Shephard was one of only a few foreign journalists in Sana'a during the revolution's early days, capturing images of a people delirious with their newfound voice. But calls for President Saleh to step down have gone unheeded, and to date hundreds of demonstrators have died.
Libya
Rick Madonik braved gunfire to track Libyan rebel's path through Ras Lanuf until Gadhafi's regime started air strikes, forcing a retreat. In this image, taken at an anti-Gadhafi rally in March 2011, a woman makes the victory sign behind Libya's new flag. Gadhafi would be ousted in August, he died after a firefight with government forces in October.
