Toronto Street Fashion: Portra 400 CN

Tiffany & Kevin

Camera: Hasselblad 503CX + Carl Zeiss 80mm f2.8

Film: Kodak Portra 400 NC

@ Downtown Camera

This is where I get my film developed!

Tiffany works there, and I've always wanted to take a picture of her but never dared to ask. That was back in the days when I didn't have my blog and thought approaching strangers to ask for their pictures might come off as slightly.... creepy? But now I can, hah!

Kevin's a photographer as well, obviously a customer there.

Occupation: Photographer/writer (Kevin), Seamstress & staff @ Downtown camera (Tiffany)

Favorite item: Dress from the Clothing show

My personal fav: Her glasses from Henry's Optical

Girl @ the intersection

Camera: Canon TL & Hasselblad

Film: Solaris 400 & Portra 400 CN

@ Queen St. West

Up until now, I've always been complaining about how the lights are way too short on University and Queen.

But you know what, it turns out to be the best spot to trap people half way through the crossing.

5 seconds left, 4, 3, 2, 1 .... and there we were, the two of us in the middle of the intersection.

Such a sweet heart! Really liked her yellow/green pairing.

Phillip & Andy

Camera: Canon TL & Hasselblad

Film: Solaris 400 & Portra 400 CN

@ Queen St. West

So pleased to have found these two! They totally stood out among the crowd.

Despite the fact that I always promise the people I approach that "it'll only take 5min", I think I must have spent 15min with them, trying to get as many shots as possible.

(My favorite part in these shots --> Andy's reflection in the window ~)

Occupation: Student in advertising & Fashion intern at Flare (Phillip, left); Visual @ Harry Rossen (Andy, right)

Favorite items: Prada shoes from Harry Rossen (Phillip); Rag & bone jacket from Holt Renfrew (Andy).

Asia Clarke & Ify Ekoh

Camera: Canon TL & Hasselblad

Film: Solaris 400 & Portra 400 CN

@ Queen St. West
I first saw Asia, waiting by herself near the streetcar stop. I was so worried she's hop into a streetcar that I kept turning back and making sure that I'd have enough time to approach her and snap a few shots before the streetcar came. Luckily for me, she was just waiting for a friend. Really talented girl who's made all her jewels (rose earrings a necklace). You can find them on her website http://wildmoonjewelry.com/

You can imagine my excitement when her friend arrived and also turned out to be great photo material!

Occupation: Jewelry designer (Asia), Student (Ify)

Favorite items: Army jacket that happens to have her name sowed on! Got it from Pretty Freedom in Kensington market, where you can also find her jewelry.

Vintage pants (Ify).

Bag: Zara (Ify)

Necklace: BCBG (Ify)

Vera Voss & Wolf Spitzerr

Camera: Canon TL & Hasselblad

Film: Solaris 400 & Portra 400 CN

@ Ruins ~ Queen St. West

Absolutely loved shooting these two. I can't put my hands on it, but there's just something really unique about them. I gotta say the last shot is one of my favorite.

Occupation: Insurance investigator (Vera), Chemist/tennis blogger/designed clothes from the store Ruins

Favorite items: Pizza wallet (Vera) and by the way, she's the one who decided to put it in the bicycle basket for the shot. Great idea! Tibetan pendant (Wolf) that he got from... not Tibet but Mexico; and his jacket that he designed.

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