Photography is the documentation of life, once that shutter has clicked, the moment has passed and history is made. Some may be familiar with project 365, a simple concept, take a photograph everyday for 365 days. This blog is an extension of the project; the goal is to keep photographing every day, who knows how long? It is an excellent archive to look back on, see how things change. Change can be subtle, such as different coloured flowers being planted each year to a changing landscape with buildings being demolished and new ones built. This blog archives life’s diversity and my encounters.

Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Working Food Relationship


The Healthy Side of Working for the Paper

By Corey Lablans Photography



Photographing for a newspaper full time is thrilling. The anticipation of what you are about to cover is enjoyable. Feature hunting is one of my favourite activies, when I have no assignments and I am unleashed to my freewill. Although the thrill of photographing is fun that is not what this post is about. Spending so much time working and never knowing what you’ll be coving next means that food or healthy food takes a back burner. I would say my diet is about 30/70 when it comes to healthy food vs quick fast cheap food. Planning in advance is key to ensuring a healthy diet when working for the paper. These past few days I have not been so proactive in this area!!!!!!


Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Calm Weather

Kingston Avoids Sever Thunderstorm
By Corey Lablans Photography




Kingston residents had nice clear calm weather Tuesday evening. Sever thunderstorms were forecasted for Kingston, which ended up veering just north of the city and south towards Watertown.




Strawberry Season

Strawberry Season Soon to Finish, Raspberry Season Soon to Begin.
Corey Lablans For The Whig-Standard

Rain and recent sunny weather has made for nice red plump strawberries. Sunny weather allows the berries to ripen quicker, while rainy weather means they will take longer says Christine Paul owner of Fruition Berry Farm, along with her husband Ken Paul. “Everything has been out of whack due to this year’s spring,” mentioned Paul. Strawberries are expected to carry on through the week but everything is reliant upon the weather. The raspberry season is forecasted to start within the next week to two weeks, again relying on the weather. Currently sugar snap peas and regular shelling peas are available with beans arriving in a few weeks. More information on exact availability and events can be found at www.fruition.ca.

Top Right: A half full basket of strawberries sit in an isle at Fruition Berry Farm as Claire Choiniere and Nicole Lanzo pick in the background Monday afternoon.
Bottom Left: Nicole Lanzo picks her way through strawberry bushes filling up her basket while at Fruition Berry Farm Monday afternoon.
Right: Nathan Cordeiro, 6, holds a full basket of strawberries while his parents Dan and Lisa Cordeiro fill their baskets while at Fruition Berry Farm Monday afternoon.
Bottom Left: Annie Qin, 10 months, sits amongst the strawberry bushes at Fruition Berry Farm enjoying the ripe red strawberries.




Thursday, June 23, 2011

Thursday Lightning


Confederation Lightning
by Corey Lablans Photography


Lightning strikes on Wolf Island behind Shoal Tower at Confederation Basin Thursday evening while a storm rolls through Kingston. Heavy rain came with the storm leaving many large pools of water on the city roads.





Cataraqui Lightning

by Corey Lablans Photography




Lightning strikes somewhere west of the Cataraqui Golf and Country Club in Kingston, Ontario during a thunderstorm that rolled through later Thursday evening.

Cumulus Clouds - Wolf Island

Cumulus Clouds Prior to Storm

by Corey Lablans Photography


Some cumulus clouds linger over Wolf Island prior to Thursday evening’s thunderstorm that brought lightning and heavy rain. The rain came down extremely hard at certain point, leaving large pools of water on city streets.

Basketball - Leger

Learning Experience - Mitch Leger Plaid Pro Basketball in Germany

Photo by Corey Lablans
For The Kingston Whig-Standard

Mitch Leger is currently working for the Landings Golf Course and Teaching Centre near Norman Rogers Airport. Last year he played for the Rist-Wedel German Bundesliga professional basketball league.


Read more on the story at: http://bit.ly/l8SHO0

NPAC lightning


June 8 2011-Lightning lights up the sky above Fort Henry, a UNESCO world heritage site, during the second thunderstorm to go through the area that day.

It is nice to try and get your work in as many locations as possible. As an internship student with The Kingston Whig-Standard and a storm enthusiast it provided a unique front page photo that not many would have taken. Eventually I was able to get it on to the Weather Network and now it is up on NPAC's website as the spotlight photo.
Lightning is an amazing thing to photograph. It took me the longest time to realize why I love photographing lightning, I have come to the conclusion, much like photographing all other weather phenomenon, it is one of the only things on the planet we have no control over.

Saturday, June 18, 2011

Growing Community

Community Growing Turns to Gardens to Benefit Future Generations
Corey Lablans For The Whig-Standard

J.G. Simcoe Public School grade-four-student, Sampson Scott places soil around the stem of a tomato plant Wednesday afternoon, as grade four and five students planted Cherry Tomato and Paste Tomato plants in the school’s front garden.
"We teach how the garden can allow and encourage interaction between the community and the school community," says Catherine Styles, Grow Project co-ordinator.


Nice Weather

Queen's Students Studying, Enjoying Sunny Weather
Corey Lablans Photography


Queen’s University student Margaret Frith in Life Science studies for her Medical College Admission Test, while Alexandra Denis taking Biology and French enjoys the nice weather Thursday morning while reading a book on University Ave.

Ontario Tornado Possibility


Sever Storm Causes Damage Across Ontario
Corey Lablans For The Whig-Standard

Larry Showler, owner of Frontenac Outfitters Canoe and Kayak Centre stands in a hole created by the uplifting of a tree during last weeks storm. Showler has a strong feeling that it was a tornado that went through the property, many signs indicate so. A line of trees throughout the forest is snapped like twigs, one after another. This massive tree was just one of a hundred that litters Showler’s property. Dented canoes will be on sale to those interested in getting a good deal.


Pasta Shelf New Location

Marco Venditti, owner of Past Shelf stands at the front counter at their new location at 195 Ontario Street, beside Confederation Park. Pasta Shelf is a restaurant that specializes in Italian food, making fresh pasta and sauces. Past Shelf has been in operation for the past 13 years in the west end, with their new location recently opening.
Corey Lablans For The Whig-Standard

Thursday, June 16, 2011

Raccoon Downtown

A young raccoon relaxes in a tree on Princess Street outside Vandervoort General Store Tuesday afternoon before City of Kingston Animal Control officers came to take it away. The raccoon was taken down safely and was released later on that night. Lianne Ruttan, Animal Service Officer said that legally they must release the animal within one kilometer of where they caught it.
Corey Lablans For The Whig-Standard
An unhappy and curious young raccoon chews on the snare pole wire as City of Kingston Animal Control try to catch the raccoon.

Wednesday, June 15, 2011

Road to Learning - The Whig-Standard

Writing and photographing for the newspaper is a fun experience, as one actively experiences everything that is going on in a community. Although as a relatively new photojournalist I am still learning. Today was no exception and a perfect example of how much I still have to learn.

Around noon, I was assigned to attend a barbeque that the students of LCVI were holding for students of First Avenue Public School. The barbeque was for a conjoint effort between the schools, with the elementary school growing vegetables and the LCVI students enrolled in the Cook’s Internship program.

Heading to the barbeque I was assigned to cover the release of a new cookbook the students of the Cook’s Internship created. As a person, interested in many things and very passionate I was side tracked by everyone’s comments on how both programs built a sense of community.

Well back in the office later that day, I told my editor what I observed and what I thought was fascinating, turns out I side tracked away from the key element of working for a paper. WHAT IS NEW!!!!

Working for a newspaper, it is always paramount to angle the story to a news worthy topic. Just because you’re focusing on a new topic doesn’t mean that you can’t bring in the social issue that seemed fascinating. After getting on the phone talking to my sources once again, I found out more information. Thankfully as an intern student my editor is flexible and was able to move the story till tomorrow.

Hopefully I shall learn from this experience!!!!!!

Spring babies - water fowl

Baby Mallard Ducks follow along with their mothers as they swim in Elevator Bay June, 10th.
Corey Lablans For The Kingston Whig-Standard


Baby Canadian Geese follow along with their mothers as they swim in Elevator Bay June, 10th.
Corey Lablans For The Kingston Whig-Standard

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