Sherry Sabatine Photography - Taking the shots so you don't have to

05/27/2026

Spent the day in Toronto photographing golf enclosures... getting things set up..

05/24/2026

A little honest small business reflection this early AM.

One thing I’m learning as a self-employed photographer is that being accommodating and being taken advantage of are not the same thing, even though the line can sometimes get blurry when you genuinely want to help people.
Over the course of a recent commercial project, I rearranged my schedule multiple times, held dates for weeks, researched studio spaces, helped with logistics, travel planning, setup planning, timing, shot flow, and adjusted quotes as requested. I was happy to do it because I believed in helping the client and making the project successful.
But eventually the conversation shifted from collaboration into reducing the value of my time, travel, preparation, and experience down to only the minutes spent physically taking photos.

That part hit me harder than I expected.

As photographers and creatives, we are not only charging for pressing a shutter button. We are charging for the planning, preparation, problem solving, travel, flexibility, experience, editing, scheduling, equipment, and years it took to know how to make the shoot successful in the first place.

I think many of us in creative industries struggle with this because we are helpers by nature. We want to be kind, flexible, understanding, and easy to work with. Especially as small business owners ourselves. We understand financial pressure.
But accommodation should never become permission to undervalue someone’s profession.

Being kind should not require someone to continually absorb the cost, stress, time, and sacrifices of someone else’s business decisions.

Still learning. Still growing. Still trying to find that balance between compassion and boundaries.

05/23/2026

Beautiful beautiful dresses!!

05/22/2026

Finished a shoot at Copp's Buildall in Lambeth, I'll be sharing photos soon. Now I have an upcoming shoot at Mild Studios next Tuesday in Toronto. Following that I get to turn part of my home into a small spa/relaxation area for another shoot.
Can't wait to share photos from all 3 shoots, 2 of which came from meeting people at my shop at The Market at Western Fair District

Floor Source of Lambeth

05/17/2026

New puzzles all the time
Visit me at The Market at Western Fair District

New puzzle.. on Etsy or at The Market at Western Fair District

https://createwithsherry.etsy.com/listing/4506555543

05/10/2026

The Market at Western Fair District is da bomb!! Show your support not only for the market, but for all the small, local businesses that are there every weekend. Offering you their talent and their outstanding wares!!
See you there and thank YOU!!

05/08/2026

I had a wonderful early morning at the Lambeth Copp's Buildall photographing their lumber yard, their store, and their elegant Floor Source store. Can't wait to edit these photos. From a beautiful early morning sun lighting up the yard to the most elegant interior.

(Images unedited)

04/29/2026

Carney or Harper? I don't count PP cause he's just Harper’s puppet.
Carney all the way

04/28/2026

They have some stunning dresses!! Grad's coming up!!

04/28/2026

Galleries growing all the time

Browse beautiful Canadian photography transformed into custom puzzles, prints, tote bags, clocks, coasters, and framed gifts. Choose from landscapes, wildlife, floral, and nature images by Sherry Sabatine.