I want to consume less and create more...

It made my day when I got an email from photographer Clay Enos that said simply: I dig your mantra.

I'm Travis Jon Allison. I'm a photographer from Southern Ontario, Canada and making art has always been my passion. Getting to be a photographer was one of my goals since I first borrowed my mom's Pentax Spotmatic camera and took it with me to camp for the weekend.

I thank you and my clients who have allowed me to share that passion and keep creating. It makes me very happy.

This blog is all part of my creating bug. I use it to keep a record of what's going on with me so that my clients can get to know me better and so my friends and family can keep up with what is going on in our world. One part photo album, one part journal and all me. Thanks for reading!

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Mona Lisa Curse

I’ve been a bad blogger… thankfully, it is because I have been so busy. I’ve got at least a half a dozen blog posts in a folder on my desk called “BlogThis”.

It has been a great August, after a slow June and July (I had back surgery) with some amazing couples and a few photo shoots at camps. As I worked on sorting pictures this morning for a magazine shoot I watched/listened to this awesome documentary on YouTube: Mona Lisa Curse (watch the first section below).

I have loved art for my whole life. This movie was awesome.


Hannah – beautiful newborn portrait

Hannah with her mom and dad – newborn baby portraits in London, Ontario.

A child's mobile over a crib in London, OntarioBaby Hannah reaches out to touch her mother's nose.A photograph of a newborn baby cradled in the arms of her fatherA mother and newborn baby nuzzle noses in this baby portrait photographHannah in the arms of her father highlighted by a beautiful window lighta portrait of newborn baby sucking on her dad's nosea London, Ontario portrait of newborn baby Hannah with her mother and father's handsa London, Ontario portrait of newborn baby Hannah, lying on a bed with her mom's hand on her bellya London, Ontario portrait of newborn baby Hannah cradled in her mother's armsa London, Ontario portrait of newborn baby Hannah sucking on a bottle with the focus on her mother's handa London, Ontario portrait of newborn baby Hannah lying on a yellow blanket looking at her moma London, Ontario portrait of newborn baby Hannah lying in her mom's arms highlighted by window lightHannah in the arms of her father highlighted by a beautiful window light

Colleen & Dave’s Wedding – Idlewyld Inn

Our good friend (and former summer camp nurse), Colleen, got married at the Idlewyld Inn on the first of May.   It was really nice to get to meet Dave after hearing about him for so long!

It was a great spring day (not too hot) and everything was VERY green – a great backdrop for wedding photos.

What do you think?   Let me know your favourite picture in the comments.

I must say, I really enjoyed the Idlewyld and the back courtyard was a great place for a small wedding.  Thanks for having us over, Christine!

Rural Woodstock Engagement Photoshoot – Meagan & Scott

Meagan & Scott invited me out to Meagan’s family farm outside of Woodstock for fall engagement photo shoot.  It was a beautiful day and I always love a change to get back to a farm – such an important influence on my life.

Meagan’s dad is a long-time family friend (although I didn’t meet her until last year) so that added another really nice element to the shoot.   I hope you enjoy them!

If you have an idea for a non-traditional photoshoot for your wedding, engagement or family photo, please contact me.  That is the stuff that I LOVE to do.  Travis: 519.532.7366 travis@subtlevox.com. Enjoy the pictures!a couple walks through a cornfield outside of Woodstock, Ontario.

a young couple kissing on a country lane outside of Woodstock,  Ontario. This is their engagement photoshoot.

A young couple having their picture taken for their wedding engagement. Walking through a cornfield outside of Woodstock, Ontario. Pictures by Subtlevox Photography by Travis Allison

A young couple having their picture taken for their wedding engagement. Walking through a cornfield outside of Woodstock, Ontario. Pictures by Subtlevox Photography by Travis Allison

A young couple having their picture taken for their wedding engagement, inside an old barn, outside of Woodstock, Ontario. Pictures by Subtlevox Photography by Travis Allison

A silhouette of a young couple kissing in an old barn for their wedding engagement, outside of Woodstock, Ontario. Pictures by Subtlevox Photography by Travis Allison

Macro – Frozen Dew

Shot with a home-made macro lens in our back yard.

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