Maria Prezyna (owner, photographer and designer)
Always into making me spread my wings, my mother bought me a used Pentax camera in my early twenties, challenging me to learn something new and capture the essence of a special Moment in Time. At the time I was riding and showing my horse Too Many Morningsand I expanded my learning experience to photographing horses.
A progression to other sport photography came thanks to the Ottawa Tennis Club where I played tennis and the National Tennis Tournaments were held there.
Next, the Ottawa Athletic Club became a client and I photographed special events held there including “World Squash” and “Tennis Exhibitions” featuring top players of the time.
The Minto Skating Club, “Skate Canada” and the “World Figure Skating Championships” also became clients for events held in Ottawa.
One of my passions was fashion and that connection first brought me the Rita Mansfield
Agency, at the time one of Ottawa’s top Agencies, which wanted a complete rebranding of its commercial image. I worked with an advertising group and produced her material. This opened the door for the Modeling and fashion industry for me.
Next came work with other top Ottawa agencies International Top Models, and Barrette Palmer.
Commercial work for advertising for many stores in Ottawa including Holt Renfrew, L’Original, Justines, O’shea Market Ireland, and Dworkin Furs were just to name a few. Product photography came with Nelms Opticians, and Euroamber Jewellery.
I continue to photograph Equestrian shows, which include dressage and jumping, Fashion and Model Portfolios, as well as personal bookings for custom photography that will capture your memories.
PHILOSOPHY
Constants in my photography are my vision and passion for fashion, style and elegance, and for the excitement, energy and passion of a performance or competition, and how I can capture that for clients, whether the objective is private or commercial use.
I love finding that very special moment - that second that captures the essence of beauty that I see.
Maria Prezyna (owner, photographer and designer)
Always into making me spread my wings, my mother bought me a used Pentax camera in my early twenties, challenging me to learn something new and capture the essence of a special Moment in Time. At the time I was riding and showing my horse Too Many Morningsand I expanded my learning experience to photographing horses.
A progression to other sport photography came thanks to the Ottawa Tennis Club where I played tennis and the National Tennis Tournaments were held there.Next, the Ottawa Athletic Club became a client and I photographed special events held there including “World Squash”and “Tennis Exhibitions”featuring top players of the time.
The Minto Skating Club, “Skate Canada” and the “World Figure Skating Championships” also became clients for events held in Ottawa.
One of my passions was fashion and that connection first brought me the Rita Mansfield Agency, at the time it was one of Ottawa’s top Agencies. This Agency wanted a complete rebranding of its commercial image. I worked with an advertising group and produced Rita Manfield’s material. This opened the door for the Modeling and fashion industry for me.
Next came work with other top Ottawa agencies International Top Models, and Barrette Palmer. Doing model Portfolio sessions as well as commercial bookings for my clients.
This commercial work for advertising for many stores in Ottawa including Holt Renfrew, L’Original, Justines, O’shea Market Ireland, and Dworkin Furs were just to name a few.
Product photography came with Nelms Opticians, and Euroamber Jewellery just to name a few.
I continue to photograph Equestrian shows, which include dressage and jumping, Fashion and Model Portfolios, as well as personal bookings for custom photography that will capture your memories.
Philosophy
Constants in my photography are my vision and passion for fashion, style and elegance, and for the excitement, energy and passion of a performance or competition, and how I can capture that for clients, whether the objective is private or commercial use.
I love finding that very special moment - that second that captures the essence of beauty that I see.
William Been defines this beautifully:
A photographic moment captures the essence of the experience. Our photos are just a slice of time... That's a lot to take out of the equation when you're trying to capture the essence of an experience, but good photographers do it all the time.
The great photographic moment does not come from a camera or lighting setup: - it comes from an expression or gesture of the subject of the photograph.
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