Charity dinners are a great way to raise money.
About a year ago Trish and I were at a charity event for Big Brothers and Sister of Ingersoll and Tillsonburg. Being foodies we were excited that the theme of the night was Battle of the Hors d’oeuvres and I was sure to acquaint myself with the judges, Chefs Jonathan and Cynthia Collins. At that point all I knew of them was that they had cooked for PM Harper, President Obama the President of Mexico, Prince Charles, various other dignitaries and had gone to a great culinary school. What we didn’t know was that some time after we would start on a personal and professional journey with the Collins family that has been exciting and is still growing.
That night I listened to Jonathan talk about going after what you want and getting out of your comfort zone to achieve greatness. Jonathan, we have listened and are getting ready for an interesting year. We look forward to seeing what our journey together brings us.
This was our first project with the Collins family. Jonathan contacted us and needed portraits for his new website before he guest appeared on the Stephen and Chris Show. He wanted to involve the whole family along with some individual portraits. The results are below.
A week later we did Maternity Photos of Cynthia, photographed the birth of their fifth child, Blake, and then soon after, Blake’s newborn in studio session. Those blog posts to follow soon.
Eight days after Blake was born we were at work again together. Jonathan had donated a dinner for eight, to and auction, to be prepared in the lucky bidder’s home. It was to raise funds for the Port Stanley Festival Theatre. Below is a fusion video of the night and how it unfolded. Between Trish shooting photographs and I shooting video and stills with my 5dMkll we managed to try a sampling of some of the courses. It started off with scallops, cauliflower soup, risotto, beef tenderloin main course, cheese tray and then Creme Brulee for dessert. Of course I’m not describing it as amazing as it was and Jonathan is probably rolling his eyes as he reads this with my poor description so I will let the video talk for itself. BUT, the dinner was incredible and if you ever get a chance to hire in a chef for a dinner party, I highly recommend it. It’s decadent!
What do you think of this fusion video? It’s one of the first we have done. I LOVE the glide track shots.
In the future you will be able to see the whole Collins family on Food Network USA after they film their new cooking show around the world.
Check it out! Here is a trailer for their show.
Your foodie photographers,
Trish and Trevor