Célia and Léo

Canon 20D - 17-40L - 38mm - f5.6 - 1/125s


Canon 20D - 17-40L - 35mm - f6.3 - 1/250s

My favorites 2 models :) Note that my studio is not complete yet, so these shots were taken with natural light.


Canon 20D - 17-40L - 33mm - f10 - 1/250s

This one was Léo practicing for his Karate Class.

2nd Place Winner again!

Canon Powershot SD800 IS - 28mm - 1/400s - f/2.8

For the second time this year I won the second place at the Stockxpert monthly contest! This time the 2nd prize was $350 and being featured in their newsletter. The theme was "thankful", and the winning image was about a family thankful to spend their first vacation together. I submitted numerous shots of my wife, daughter and son as well.

Stockxpert has been doing extremely well for past 2 months. The growth in sales was really significant. Unfortunately they recently launched a new subscription service, comparable to the one offered by Shutterstock, and since then their website seem to have many issues.

I personally opted out of the subscription model because I don't believe that a microstock can be successful at doing both at the same time.

Let's hope that all the little glitches will be fixed soon and that sales will pick up again. Stockxpert is a microstock with a tremendous potential and I'd really like to see them continue to grow in the industry.

Most Popular Image of the Week - Strawberries

My Organic Strawberries isolated on white background is this week most popular picture with Shutterstock



Canon 100mm 2.8 macro - f6.3 - 0.8s - natural light

Smile of the Week - Léo 29 Months

Canon 17-40mm L - 40mm - f4 - 1/125s - natural light

Portrait of my son Léo taken last weekend in a parc.

Best Isolation of the Week - Snail

I had quite some fun trying to capture the perfect "escargot" image. This one was taken outside, an hour or so before sunset, with very minimal photoshop work. I used the 17-40mm; this lens is incredibly versatile.

Canon 17-40mm L - 40mm - f16 - 1/160s