Category archives: Random News

  • Some Favourites From 2015

  •   It's January 1st 2016, the beginning of a new year, new adventures, new stories, new moments to capture through my lens, and new memories to be made.  I'm ready!! Looking back at my photography in 2015, I can't help but feel a sense of accomplishment.  I seized many opportunities to challenge myself, made [...]
  • Apple Picking and A Corn Maze

  • Earlier this month I spent a beautiful warm Fall morning with family while apple picking at the lovely Applewood Farm in Stouffville.  I can't begin to describe how deliciousously fresh a honey crisp apple is when picked right off the tree with the morning dew to wash it off.  I even experienced my first corn maze!!  I[...]
  • I've Graduated! Let's Celebrate!

  • It's official!  I'm a graduate of "The Complete Course in Professional Photography" through the New York Institute of Photography!  I received a beautiful diploma in the mail, I won't share it online but you are welcome to see it in my studio.  Here is a screen grab from the NYIP's Recent Graduates page on their websit[...]
  • An Incredible Mountain Bike Race For All Ages

  • Last week I had the oppourtunity to photograph the Spoke O'Motion Weekly Race Series.  It is a weekly mountain bike race located at Coulson Hill, just outside of Bradford, ON and runs throughout the summer.  This is a family friendly race series with riders of all ages participating.  There are multiple categories to r[...]
  • A Little Sweet Friday Treat

  • It's a beautiful sunny Spring day, but it feels so much like Summer already.  Something that reminds me of summer is cookies and an ice cold glass of milk.  It's the perfect treat after a day of working, playing in the park, lounging by the pool, or reading a book in the garden. Oh lookie here!  I have some cookies [...]
  • Melanoma and Art

  • What is Melanoma?  Melanoma is a type of skin cancer.  It is less common than other skin cancers, however it is much more dangerous than the others if it's not caught in it's early stages.  Melanoma causes 75% of cancer related deaths.  What a frightening statistic! Last night was the "Under the Canopy: An MNC Fundr[...]
  • The loss of a loved one

  • On Monday March 31st  2014 my Uncle, Craig Dickson, passed away from a short battle with an aggressive type of cancer.  As I turn to the many incredible memories of him that I have and use them to stitch up my broken heart, I am so thankful to our friends and family for their support and am overjoyed to hear how much h[...]
  • Happy Valentine's Day!

  • What is Valentine's Day?  According to Wikipedia Valentine's Day was first associated with romantic love, which evolved into an occasion in which lovers expressed their love for each other by presenting flowers, offering confectionery, and sending greeting cards (known as "valentines"). I'd like to take this moment [...]
  • Ice Beauty - {2013 Ice Storm}

  • Over the past few days my hometown and city have been covered in many layers of ice.  As a photographer the ice has created an absolutely beautiful and magical looking environment.  As a human being my heart aches for the 300,000 people without heat or electricity and it's just two days before Christmas.  While our cit[...]
  • This is Halloween...

  • Happy Halloween and welcome to my favourite day of the year!  There are so many fun activities to celebrate this wonderful haunted day.  You can take the kids trick-or-treating, attend costume parties, carve pumpkins into jack-o'-lanterns, light a bonfire, apple bobbing, visit haunted attractions, play pranks, telling [...]
  • Sunshine and Toys

  • I am a big kid at heart and love novelty / vintage toys.  I had fun practicing outdoor lighting techniques using sunlight by photographing these two toys at different times of the day.   I thought these two images looked summery and thought it would be fun to share.  One has a much brighter and harsher light on it, the[...]
  • Shiny New Look!

  • Just in time for Summer I'd like to introduce you to my Spring 2013 baby... the newly redesigned and refreshed Bonnie Penny Photography website and logo!   Here is a little bit of back story about the new look: Photographers are always being challenged to keep their images fresh and to stay up to spee[...]