freedom Photography

Welcome!

Thanks for visiting. Browse around a bit to see what we do, and feel free to contact us at any time. Bottom line is that we love to take pictures, and just about everything we take is available for viewing and purchase here on our web site.

CPMHA & CPGHA 2011 Photos

Photos are now available for all Carleton Place Minor Hockey Association and Carleton Place Girls Hockey Association teams that had their pictures taken. Just click on the logo to see all the team pages.

Community Event Photos

We are busy just about every weekend documenting the exciting activities happening in and around Ottawa and the west-end communities of Carleton Place, Almonte, and Pakenham.

The photos we take are available on-line for viewing and purchase - we might even have a picture of YOU enjoying yourself! Just click on the calendar icon.

Latest Photo Events: December 18 - Christmas Country Concert at St Andrew's in Carleton Place

Carleton Place Canadians
Photos

The 2011-2012 Carleton Place Junior A Canadians hockey season is underway with the Canadians off to their best start yet!

Photos from all home games are available on-line. Just click here to see them.

Latest game photos: January 13th, 4-2 loss to the Nepean Raiders

Ottawa Fat Cats Photos

The 2011 Ottawa Fat Cats Baseball Team play in the Intercounty Baseball League, consisting of eight semi-pro teams

Latest Photos: September 3rd and 4th - finals, Games 3 and 4 vs Brantford

Beckwith Irish Football

Photos for all four teams are now available for sale. Please review some important information on this page before proceeding to the sales site.

Things We Do

Event Photography

We can cover your special event, providing photographs for your own use and for purchase by your participants. We can cover your meeting, awards presentation, party, or any other gathering you would like documented.

Sports / Team Photography

Sports photography has become of of our favorite endeavors - we've done baseball, softball, football, and of course lots of hockey. We can do game photos and formal team and player portraits. Click here for details.

People and Portraits

We love taking pictures of people - either formal portraits or in more relaxed environments where the smiles are real!

Products and Food Photography

We have lots of experience with food, especially cakes and cookies (see EatDessertFirst), and small products requiring special lighting.

In The News...

Oct 1, 2011
Reached agreement with the Carleton Place Minor Hockey Association to be the official photographer for 2011-2012.

Sept 15, 2011
Opened a two month exhibition of my favorite local photos at Bally Giblin's Restaurant in Carleton Place.

July, 2011
Spent a week at the incredible Banff Centre, shooting musicians, opera, theatre, and even some Cirque de Soleil trainees.

August 13, 2010
I've received full accreditation from Demotix.com, a web-based news service which will be selling my photos. You can view the latest ones here.

April 28, 2010
I've been appointed Team Photographer for the Ottawa Fat Cats Baseball Team - details on my blog.

April 23, 2010
The Carleton Place Canadians have produced a brochure to give to prospective players, and it is full of my photos. PDF copy is here.

March 20, 2010
One of my photos of Red Rock Canyon (outside Las Vegas) has been chosen for inclusion in this year's Schmap Las Vegas Guide.

March 15, 2010
One of my photos has been selected for use in advertising for the 2010 Pakenham Fair.

December 12, 2009
One of my photos has been featured on WeSay.com, and won me $25!!

August 16, 2009
I have come to an agreement with the EMC family of newspapers to provide them with free-lance event photography services.

July 27, 2009
I have been appointed Official Team Photographer for the Carleton Place Canadians Junior A Hockey Team.

freedom Photography is the photographic work of Michael Gauthier, located in Carleton Place, ON.

Contact me by email or on my cell phone at
613-293-3437.

You need to know...

...about copyright and ownership issues - they are extremely complicated. For everyone's benefit, we try to explain the rules in simple English (coming soon).

We are blogging...

Check out and subscribe to our blog - we will keep you up-to-date with things we are doing.

Our Favorites...

We have lots of favorite photos - check them out on our flickr account.