Iconic Toronto (including the Prince's Gate)
My first ‘official’ paid job, as a photographer (chief camera operator at Paul Boudreau Photography).
Remember this? The Princes' Gate
Ha! Ha! Of course you don’t. On the off chance you do, you my friend, need to get a real life!
Anyway, I had posted that shot up here on the ol’ Flickr a while back. It was winter and after dropping my son Joseph off in the Big Smoke (Toronto), I stopped off at the former CNE site, which is close by to where he lives. I froze my whatsits off whilst capturing the image on a cold night. Well, lo and behold, a number of months later, I get a Flickrmail from a media company in the city, requesting my permission to use the image in a mural that was to be created on the premises of the former CITY-TV building on Queen St. West (now Bell Media). Additionally, they were offering financial compensation. Well, I consulted my team of lawyers (”…all Harvard men”), checked with the accountants to see if this would push me over into a higher tax bracket (two movie references, if you’re counting) and finally asked the CFO for her opinion… “Hell ya man! Go for it! (…or something like that)” So, we fired off invoice number #1385 and waited.
A few weeks later the mural was done. So, gathering the clan for a viewing, we loaded up the Studebaker, headed off for the city with a hoop ‘n a holler, even enjoying a meal on the lavish stipend that was forked out. I snapped a couple of photos for posterity.
My fame in perpetuity… well, at least until they paint it over for a new mural, or rip the building down for expensive condos, or some punks come along with their spray cans and…
Iconic Toronto (including the Prince's Gate)
My first ‘official’ paid job, as a photographer (chief camera operator at Paul Boudreau Photography).
Remember this? The Princes' Gate
Ha! Ha! Of course you don’t. On the off chance you do, you my friend, need to get a real life!
Anyway, I had posted that shot up here on the ol’ Flickr a while back. It was winter and after dropping my son Joseph off in the Big Smoke (Toronto), I stopped off at the former CNE site, which is close by to where he lives. I froze my whatsits off whilst capturing the image on a cold night. Well, lo and behold, a number of months later, I get a Flickrmail from a media company in the city, requesting my permission to use the image in a mural that was to be created on the premises of the former CITY-TV building on Queen St. West (now Bell Media). Additionally, they were offering financial compensation. Well, I consulted my team of lawyers (”…all Harvard men”), checked with the accountants to see if this would push me over into a higher tax bracket (two movie references, if you’re counting) and finally asked the CFO for her opinion… “Hell ya man! Go for it! (…or something like that)” So, we fired off invoice number #1385 and waited.
A few weeks later the mural was done. So, gathering the clan for a viewing, we loaded up the Studebaker, headed off for the city with a hoop ‘n a holler, even enjoying a meal on the lavish stipend that was forked out. I snapped a couple of photos for posterity.
My fame in perpetuity… well, at least until they paint it over for a new mural, or rip the building down for expensive condos, or some punks come along with their spray cans and…