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Niagara Wine Touring

Posted on May 15, 2012 by Tony Cicero

If you ever find yourself driving down the Queen Elizabeth Expressway on your way to Niagara Falls, and you have a few hours to spare, it’s not the worst idea to get off at Exit 57, Victoria Avenue, Vineland. Here you will find yourself in the heart of Niagara’s Twenty Valley wine country. This picturesque area offers rustic nature trails to signature wine touring alongside many prestigious inns, enticing bed and breakfasts, and campgrounds that offer fabulous getaways. Plus you get to try a lot of great wine!

Twenty Mile Creek, Jordan Village

Cherry orchards blossoming

Cherry orchards

Cherry blossoms

Stoney Ridge Estate Winery

Me trying to get a fresh taste!

Vineyards

Torchio (winepress)

Great legs!

Kacaba barrels

Kacaba Vineyards cellar

Posted in 2012 | Tagged Exit 57, Jordan Village, Kacaba Vineyards, Niagara Falls, Ontario VQA wine, Ontario wine tours, Ontario Wines, photographer, photography, Queen Elizabeth Expressway, Stoney Ridge Estate Winery, Toronto, Toronto Area, Twenty Mile Creek, Twenty Valley, Victoria Avenue, Vineland, VQA, Wine touring | Leave a comment

Triple A: Art Auction for Autism

Posted on April 23, 2012 by Tony Cicero

For the past few months I have been volunteering my time and services to the Geneva Centre for Autism on the steering committee for The 3rd Annual AUTISTS Gala. It will be a great night filled with food, fun and fundraising to help youth with autism access job training, summer employment and post-secondary pathways. I will be shooting the event and also donating a framed print of my Colosseo photograph to the art auction, which will be offerring worthy collector pieces.

To get your tickets visit www.theautistsgala.com. It is a night not to be missed!

Posted in 2012 | Tagged art photography, autism, Colosseum, CorusQuay, Downtown Toronto, event photographer, event photography, Geneva Centre for Autism, photographer, photography, Rome, The 3rd Annual AUTISTS Gala, Tony Cicero Photography, Toronto, Toronto Area | Leave a comment

Bob + Paige gets a new home

Posted on April 16, 2012 by Tony Cicero

Bob + Paige Salon 239 Danforth Avenue Toronto, Ontario

My good friend Violet and her business parter Frank have done it again! Fours years ago, they called me to photograph the interiors of their brand new Bob + Paige Salon on the Danforth. They submitted the photos to Salon Magazine’s Contessa Awards and won first place for Salon Interior Design. The business has now grown so much that they had to expand to a new location. I was called in once again to shoot the new salon and I must say it looks great; there may be another award coming their way!

Violet in the new digs!

Posted in 2011 | Tagged Bob + Paige Salon, Contessa Awards, Danforth, Downtown Toronto, Greektown, Hair salon, interior design, interiors, photography, Salon Magazine Canada, The Danforth, Toronto, Toronto Area | Leave a comment

A Project Named Desire

Posted on April 13, 2012 by Tony Cicero

Elisabeth Lagerlof as Willie from This Property Is Condemned

This week I caught up with three of the nine theatre companies that are participating in The Tennessee Project Toronto. Rehearsals are in full swing and you can tell that the project will be full of spectacular performances from some special talent. Here are some shots from the rehearsals of This Property Is Condemned, And Tell Sad Stories of the Deaths of Queens, and Something Unspoken. The companies responsible are Theatre Caravel, Afterglow Theatre, and Written On Water Theatre respectively. Check out the links for more information.

Steve Bolentu as Tom with Elisabeth Lagerlof as Willie

Elisabeth Lagerlof as Willie

Steve Bolentu as Tom

Elisabeth Lagerlof as Willie

Eric Double - Artistic Producer/co-director with Julia Nis-Lapidus - Artistic Producer/co-director Theatre Caravel

Director Aaron Rothermund and Stage Manager Reut Shilton - Afterglow Theatre

Geoff Stevens as Alvin with Seth Drabinsky as Candy and Adam Norrad as Jerry

Seth Drabinsky as Candy

Geoff Stevens as Alvin

Adam Norrad as Jerry

Sheelagh Darling as Grace Lancaster with Suzette McCanny as Cornelia Scott

Suzette McCanny as Cornelia Scott

Sheelagh Darling as Grace Lancaster

Darwin Lyons - Director Written on Water Theatre

Sarah Barton - Stage Manager Written On Water Theatre

Posted in 2011 | Tagged Afterglow Theatre, Black Tea Productions, Cabbagetown, Greektown, head shots, Leslieville, North York, one-act play, photographer, photography, Roncesvalles, St. Clair West, Tennessee Williams, The Annex, The Tennessee Project Toronto, The Unsatisfactory Supper, Theatre Caravel, Toronto, Written On Water Theatre | 1 Comment

The Tennessee Project Toronto

Posted on April 1, 2012 by Tony Cicero

If you are a fan of Tennessee Williams and his plays then The Tennessee Project Toronto is something you must experience. I am currently working with some friends on this astounding theatre project which will bring seven Tennessee Williams one-act plays to venues throughout the city of Toronto. Featuring the talents of nine theatre companies, it is one of the largest co-productions Toronto has seen in years. The performances will hit Toronto in May 2012, with plays opening in Cabbagetown, Greektown, Roncesvalles, The Annex, North York, Leslieville, and St. Clair West. The productions will rotate to a different neighborhood each evening for a week, giving each community seven different nights of Williams. For more information click the image below:

I recently caught up with Black Tea Productions, one of the troupes who will be performing The Unsatisfactory Supper. Their rehearsals are in full swing and the actors were definitely getting into their characters!

Neil Brown as Archie Lee with Sarah Grange as Baby Doll

Erin Hamilton as Aunt Rose with Neil Brown as Archie Lee and Sarah Grange as Baby Doll

Erin Hamilton as Aunt Rose with Neil Brown as Archie Lee

Neil Brown as Archie Lee with Sarah Grange as Baby Doll with Erin Hamilton as Aunt Rose

Director Rebecca Young Hart

Jump on and ride the Tennessee Project Toronto by getting your tickets here:

Posted in 2011 | Tagged Black Tea Productions, Cabbagetown, Greektown, Leslieville, North York, one-act play, photographer, photography, Roncesvalles, St. Clair West, Tennessee Williams, The Annex, The Tennessee Project Toronto, The Unsatisfactory Supper, Toronto | Leave a comment

Picture Perfect

Posted on March 18, 2012 by Tony Cicero

Photographing some friends this month, they were almost too easy!

Elisa

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Anna

Jack

Posted in 2011 | Tagged baby photogpraher, baby photos, Downtown Toronto, fashion, head shots, make-up artist, photographer, portraits, tattoos, Toronto, Toronto Area | Leave a comment

Annual Birthday Ski Week

Posted on February 24, 2012 by Tony Cicero

Every year for my birthday in February I take the week off and go skiing. It started five years ago at Mammoth Mountain in California. Come to think of it, that was the start of one era and the end of another. It was the last trip I shot on film; I do miss the full rebate borders!

Mammoth Mountain 2007

This year I skied at Mt. Tremblant in Quebec. I didn’t actually shoot any stills but did shoot a lot of video with my new ContourROAM HD point of view camera. Using it hand-held or with the common helmet mount is extremely easy. I also strapped it to my arms, legs and knees for some pretty spectacular views. These are some stills from the footage.

Knee mounted camera

Me going for some air in the park

Larry carving some sweet lines

Hand-held

I used an application called Ski Tracks on my iPhone 4 to track my runs. It uses the phone’s GPS and collects all this data, most of which can be totally useless, but still fun to review your day over a few beers! Here are some screen shots of my runs.

Here are the videos I edited to some really cool music:

Here is a time lapse video of the end of the trip. One photo shot every 30 seconds, produced 110 photos in 55 minutes which equalled 3 seconds!

Posted in 2011 | Tagged Calibro35, California, ContourROAM, HD POV camera, iPhone, Mammoth Mountain, Mt. Tremblant, Ski Tracks, skiing | 2 Comments

Pancakes and Portraits

Posted on February 22, 2012 by Tony Cicero

Last month some friends dropped by early one Sunday morning for some portraits; so I made some pancakes. Not sure about the connection, but I think it helps put a natural smile on their faces! Rebecca is in a theatre group so she needed some actors’ head shots, while Emma is in banking and required some corporate head shots. It seems the key to good results is to use some good natural lighting and real maple syrup!

Rebecca and Emma

Emma

Rebecca

Emma

Yummy!

Posted in 2011 | Tagged Actor, corporate, head shots, portraits | Leave a comment

UpTempo Magazine

Posted on January 16, 2012 by Tony Cicero

The newly launched UpTempo Magazine recently published some of my photos from the Tosca Delfino Swim Fashion Week Show back in October. They are part of the UpTempo Magazine November Sping/Summer 2012 Runway Look Book:

Click the photo above for the main page or the link below to view it online:

http://issuu.com/uptempomagazine/docs/novemberrunwaysmall/42?mode=window&backgroundColor=%23222222

Posted in 2011 | Tagged bikinis, LG Fashion Week 2012, swimwear, Toronto Fashion Week, Toronto Skyline, Tosca Delfino Swim, Uptempo Magazine | 1 Comment

Year End Post

Posted on December 31, 2011 by Tony Cicero

This month I wrapped up the year by shooting some portraits for various clients. These included a couple of gorgeous kids, a great DJ, and a fun family. Some natural lighting on the kids really added a nice look. It can’t always be bikinis and racing!