Doing Our Part To Be Green

This may be somewhat off the general topic of weddings, but I figured that I would share it with you anyways since many have become concerned with the impact that various industries have on the environment – including photography.

Those who have worked with me in the past may have gathered that I am a fairly eco-friendly individual in general and that I make no qualms about it. Richard and Michelle didn’t seem too surprised when I showed up to their summer engagement shoot on my bicycle. Alex, towering in at over 6ft, seemed rather amused as he squeezed into my compact Honda Fit, while I shuttled him and his then fiancée Patty around to different locations in the city (it’s so much easier finding parking in a small car!).

With the advent of the digital age, photography itself has become a fairly green process as well. All but gone are the days of photographers mixing various toxic chemicals into batches for the processing hundreds of wedding photos. Most of the work is now done on computers utilizing ever efficient displays and processor technology. We are even able to provide online selection and delivery of final images to our clients which helps avoid the impacts of commercial shipping altogether.

But one area that consumes a lot of power is data centers, such as the one that this website is hosted on. That is why I am happy to announce that we are now running our server on the wind through REC’s (Renewable Energy Credits) that our hosting company now buys into. Every little bit helps!

Oh, and If you happened to be wondering, the above photos were taken for the Green Party of Ontario which is one of our repeat commercial clients! Love you guys!

Thanks,
Jon Thorpe