Mayavee Photography

Aarthy + Jenan: Married

Athavan — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 18:59:56 +0000

The following couple was the first wedding of the year. It was the perfect wedding to start the year of with. Fun, exciting and a very nice couple to work with. Attached to this post at the bottom is also the slideshow I did for them to be played at their reception. Enjoy both the pictures and the slideshow.

Makeup by: Dimple Shah

Video by: P-your Vision

[See post to watch QuickTime movie]

Uma + Vijey: Married

Athavan — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 01:00:37 +0000

Well its been quiet on the blog for a while and now I finally have some time to get things rolling again. The following is the last wedding I did for 2009. Uma & Vijey were a wonderful and caring couple that I was delighted to shoot. It was the perfect wedding to end the year 2009 with. I would like to say thank you to the couple for having the patience with me in receiving their pictures. Enjoy the following pictures.

Uma & Vijey: Lifestyle

Athavan — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 02:52:11 +0000

This following post has been due for a while now. I did a special engagement lifestyle session for Uma & Vijey that spanned over 2 days. They were such a nice couple and we had a blast working with them. We did the lifestyle session last fall that took us from Harbourfront, Downtown Toronto to the Brickworks. Also keep an eye out for their wedding pictures coming soon within the next week or so. In the mean time enjoy these pictures.

Model Shoot

Athavan — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 02:53:31 +0000

Well the new wedding season has began and things are getting busy again. I have been quiet on the blog due to all the finishing up I have been doing on all of last years weddings. Almost done

During the off wedding season I had the opportunity to do some model shoots for a hair stylist (Melissa Bentham – Nirmalan) and makeup artist (Flawless Touch – Makeup Artistry by Saumea). They are both extremely talented artists and if you have the opportunity definitely book them. They are going to get busy with the new wedding season coming up. Enjoy the following pictures of their work.

Hair style: (Melissa Bentham – Nirmalan)

Makeup: (Flawless Touch – Makeup Artistry by Saumea)

Kavitha & Chen: Engaged

Athavan — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 03:26:21 +0000

I am currently editing away all the work from the end of last year. Looking back all I can say is, wow! What an exciting and fun year it has been. I would have to thank all the wonderful brides I had a pleasure working with. The following is an eSession I shot in the fall. The couple Kavitha & Chen are getting married this summer and I had the pleasure of taking some great pictures. They are truly an exciting and happy couple. We decided to shoot in graffiti alley in Toronto and then move onto their favorite restaurant, “Brassai“. After Brassai, we headed to a park to get the wonderful fall colors and sunset. Enjoy…

Heather & Richard: Engaged

Athavan — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 04:26:58 +0000

Its been a while but I finally got around to finishing up some work from the fall. The following couple Heather & Richard recently got engaged and asked me to do some engagement pictures. Richard is a good friend of mine and I am glad they both trusted me to photograph this special moment in their life. We decided to take some pictures in the fall and what a perfect day it turned out to be. The colors on the trees were just right. I had a lot of fun taking pictures of this great couple. Heather is a glass artist and I would like to thank Heather for the wonderful glass she gave me, which sits in my studio. I have got so many compliments on the piece. If anyone is interested in gift ideas or unique pieces of glass art by Heather, please check out her website. www.konschuh.com

New Website Launched!

Athavan — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 03:30:31 +0000

Finally the new and improved website has been launched. I had been working on the new site for quite sometime now and am very happy to finally release it. I am sure everyone will like this new site. Also some might have noticed there isn’t any Hugs & Kisses pics on the main blog page. They have actually been moved to better organize the blog. On the top menu you can click “Pages” and then choose “Hugs & kisses” to see them. I will post new ones on the main page and then move them to their dedicated page once another new one is posted. In the meantime enjoy the new website and photos. www.mayavee.com

Shailaja + Ramana: Married

Athavan — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:56:07 +0000

With all the Hugs & Kisses posts some of you might have wondered where the weddings went. Do not fear there is more wedding & eShoot posts coming in the future.

Shailaja and Ramana were a very energetic and fun couple from the first day they came by to see me. Just from talking to them you can tell their passion for life and each other. Over the past year we have become good friends and its nice to be able to build these relationships with clients. When Mayavee Photography opened up I wanted it to be a boutique studio where friendships are formed and I am very happy to see this happening. Shailaja & Ramana’s wedding was at the beautiful Shri Swaminarayan Hindu Temple and the following day was their reception. Shai always wanted to wear a gown, so for the reception she made her dreams come true. Enjoy the pics…

The adventures of Hugs & Kisses begin…

Athavan — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:32:24 +0000

Well, I am excited to reveal to everyone what I have been working on at the studio lately. Its my pleasure to introduce to everyone “Hugs” & “Kisses”. All the hints and pictures will make sense now that you have seen the reveal.

So what is this all about? Well, this gives me an opportunity to explore other areas of photography while keeping the blog fun and lively. The blog will be updated more often maybe everyday or every other day with pictures of Hugs & Kisses. Everyone will get to follow them in their adventures as they explore the beauty of this world. They might even be visiting the weddings. If you are wondering who is who. Hugs is the big one and Kisses is the small one with the decals.

What’s so special about Hugs & Kisses you may ask. They’re a simply designed very popular figure from Japan. Even though the design and movements are simple, somehow they seem to evoke emotion and express feelings when photographed. The other reason for choosing them is that, they are boxes. Mayavee photography is all about thinking outside the box and being creative while taking great pictures. Since everyone will be seeing them quite often on the blog they needed to have appeal. Which I think they have a lot of. So these character’s seem best to represent Mayavee Photography.

As a treat to the blog readers every post from their adventure will be accompanied by a high resolution wallpaper which you can download and use on your computer. Share them among your friends and family. It will be downloadable in two flavors. Normal and Widescreen versions. So no matter what monitor you have it will work.

UPDATE: All hugs and kisses posts have been moved to a new page just dedicated to them. In the menu click on “Pages” and choose “Hugs & Kisses“.

Wallpaper: (Right click the link and select “Save Link As..”)
Normal Version (1600 x 1200) ~ Widescreen Version (1920 x 1200)

>> Hugs & Kisses finally wake-up from their arrival and are a little confused.

>> Hugs tries to help kisses out of all this packaging mess. Poor little guy is trapped in there.

>> Free at last and ready to begin their adventures…

Tease ~ XOXO…

Athavan — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 04:06:47 +0000

Here is the final tease before the reveal this Thursday. Any last guesses?