Portraits in the Park
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This summer I started a new project called “Portraits in the Park”. Every week I will set up shop at one of our local parks armed with a tripod and my Yashica Mat 124G. The goal is to shoot as many portraits as possible. What I will end up doing with them, who knows. At the beginning of each week, I will announce a location and time where I will be shooting.
I will take photos of any and all willing participants. One possibly two shots per person. Come in costume, come dressed up, come as you are, just come to the park. I will do this as a free service to all who participate, but I will accept a suggested 5 dollar donations for each portrait [for film and processing]. Each participant will recieve a copy of their photo and a scan.
Previous Locations
Grange Park
Beverley Street, between Dundas and Queen.
Thursday July 21st.
5:30 to 7:30pm
(followed by a Toronto photoblogger get together)
The Sculpture Garden
King Street, just east of Church Street, south side
Wednesday July 27th.
5:30 to 7:30pm
Bellevue Park in Kensington Market.
Tuesday August 2nd. 5:30 to 7:30pm.
Thursday, August 4th.
5:30 to 7:30pm
Ashbridge’s Bay Park.
Sunday August 7th.
4pm to 6pm
Cherry Beach
east of the Lifegaurd house.
Thursday August 11th.
6:30pm to 9:00pm.
(followed by the Toronto Flickr Meetup)
High Park
Near the Sculpture Symposium
Between C and picnic area #10 on this map
Wednesday August 17th.
6pm to 8pm.
The Cloud Gardens
Richmond just west of Yonge Street.
Tuesday, August 23th.
5:30pm to 7:30 pm.
Cawathra Park
behind 519 Community Centre off Church Street.
Thursday, August 25th. To be rescheduled
5:30pm to 7:30pm.
Queens Park
North of the Provincial Parliament Buildings.
Wednesday, August 31st.
5:30pm to 7:30pm.
St James Park
King St. between Church and Jarvis
Thursday, September 1st, 2005.
5:30pm to 7:30pm.
Yorkville Park
The park is located on Cumberland between Bay and Avenue Rd.
Right in the heart of Yorkville Village.
Tuesday September 13th 2005
5:15pm to 7:15 pm
Current Locations
Metro Hall
Located south of King Street between Metro Hall and Roy Thompson Hall
Wednesday, September 14th, 2005
5:15 to 7:15 pm
Future Locations
* Trinity Bellwoods Park just off Queen Street.
* Kew Gardens in the Beach.
* Allan Gardens.
I have also decided to include more remote parks, by reservation only. If you don’t see a location near you, please feel free to leave a comment and I can make arrangements to meet you at a park near you. I will announce these locations online when they are confirmed, but these will be shorter 30 minute slots.
* View the Portraits that have been taken so far on Flickr
* There is a flickr group where you can add and share your own photos from your portrait in the park experience.
* I also set up a category in the blog, for reminders and updates.
A list of participants thus far.
Liz | John | Eva | Dave | Edward | Kendall | Michael and Sara | Jose | Pramesh | Miles | Carrie | Jon | Maria | Sam | Dusty | Andrea | Allan | Sean and Heather | Nadia | Stefan | Jay | Amanda
I’d like to suggest Cedarvale park which is just slightly north of Bathurst & St.Clair.
Take the subway to St.Clair west stop and go out the “Heath Street” exit. The park entrance is right there.
I’d like to come on August 31st. I’m looking forward to it. I love B&W!
Hi Rannie,
Are you doing one this week (Sept 6th)?
This sounds and looks like a fantastic idea! So, thinking of doing something like this for me now
Thanks 
hi,
what is the rollfilm use for these great photos ?
Thanks,
jérôme
hi, im doing a project on cloud garden and came upon your site… Id love to participate… tell me how i can.
ARGH! I wish I had discovered your website earlier as well as your Portraits in the Park project! I would love to particpate!! I guess you have suspended the project for the winter months. Please let me know if you haven’t. I think the gardens at Osgoode Hall would be a nice location as well as the availability of numerous little enclosed courtyards on University of Toronto St. George campus.
Take care.