All About Pets Show 2008- Toronto International Centre

This is a little late coming, but I figured I’ll post it because it was such a good time. I had to pleasure of working with Terrie deMarchi of Lakeview Productions at the All About Pets Show this past March in Toronto. What a success! It seemed like all of Toronto was present at the show. I would like to thank everyone who came to the show and stopped at my booth.
here are some wide angle shots of all the actions in the isles:

O.K... I was kidding. All of Toronto wasn't there, but all of Toronto could see it on the television. CITY TV was present, as was the Pet Network. Exhibitors got to expose their products to a greater audience than just the show.

What would the pet show be without all the animals! Everything from dogs to cats, to even reptiles, amphibians and birds were present. All these animals presents unique challenges to a photographer, especially with the low lighting in the International Centre.

These wonderful animals provided unique photo opportunities with their owners! I was shooting on full manual mode with manual lenses, so those white balances were tricky. Shooting RAW format was definitely something I would recommend in this situation.

Below is the Winterhaven Kennels booth. The kids loved their show-winning Pomeranians.

Sometimes people got to dress up like animals. Thanks to the Pet Network's exhibit, kids got to strut their stuff with their face painted like their favourite animal.

I even got to meet a celebrity! Maggie, the spokesdog for Cesar gourmet dog and cat foods was present and giving autographs.

World famous dog behaviour specialist, Dr. Stanley Coren was present also, and gave everyone in the stands a lesson in humility. He was an engaging and energetic speaker that kept the crowd on the edge of their seat.

By the end of the third day, everyone was exhausted. Its hard work putting on such a successful show!!! They should try being the photographer (kidding). My feet had blisters on them (not kidding). Near the end of the day all the key sponsors and Terrie deMarchi from Lakeview Productions got together for a "family" photo.