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Monthly Archives: February 2012

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Leap Year Contest ENDS Tonight

Enter to win a Free Portrait Session Leap Year Portrait Session Giveaway Ends Tonight For the last few weeks we've been running a contest to give away a free Lifestyle Portrait Session including a gift print package and a bonus framed 8x10 print. The contest ends tonight, so be sure to get your entry in right away! Click to Enter the Leap Year Photography Giveaway Contest Note that you can enter as many times as you like, and if you share your link with your friends and family (or on Facebook, Twitter, etc.) you will get an additional entry every time someone else clicks the link! Contest Details The prize includes a Free Lifestyle Portrait Session including a small print package with (1) 8x10, (2) 5x7's, and (8) Wallets. Also includes a free BONUS Framed 8x10 Print. There is no obligation to purchase anything else, but retouched images will be available in an online gallery for your review and purchase within 7 days of your session. The session may be done anywhere in Calgary. You can choose a location, or I can suggest a few great options. The winner will be asked to sign a model release and watermarked images from the session will be posted on the Riverwood Photography Page on Facebook and on the Riverwood Photography Website. You will be welcome to share these images with your friends or use them for your profile picture. Click to Enter the Leap Year Photography Giveaway Contest

2012-02-29T16:15:13-07:00By |Contest|

Free Desktop Wallpaper for March 2012

Snowshoeing in Kananaskis Free Desktop Wallpaper As a little bonus for my friends and followers every month I provide a free image for use as your desktop background wallpaper on your computer. Each beautiful photo is a picture that I have created and it always includes a calendar overlay for the month. I know that I’m always looking for a calendar and having one on my desktop is very convenient! This months wallpaper image is from a day trip to Peter Lougheed Provincial Park in Kananaskis Country. There are plenty of designated snowshoe routes in Kananaskis and this picture is from a family trip around the Penstock loop. The Penstock loop is relatively easy with very little elevation change, so it was an ideal choice for getting the kids used to their new snowshoes. It is also very well traveled, so unless you are in the first group out after a big snowfall there isn't much trail-breaking required in deep snow. So other than the fact that you are wearing snowshoes, doing this trip is very similar to going for a hike in the woods. But as I learned when my snowshoe broke, the snowshoes really do make a massive difference and walking on this trail without them is very hard! Fortunately we were most of the way around and I only had to slog it out for a little while to get back to the car! NEW - Facebook Timeline Cover Image New this month is a version of the wallpaper that is perfectly sized for use on your Facebook Timeline. Download To install the image as your desktop background, simply click on the link below that corresponds to the file resolution you would [...]

2012-03-01T16:18:57-07:00By |Wallpaper|

Picture Day at 5 Elements Martial Arts

Photoshoot with the Students at 5 Elements Martial Arts Picture days for sports teams and clubs have been a fun part of my business over the last couple of years and I recently added another great club to the roster of teams that I have worked with. 5 Elements Martial Arts is a Karate Dojo in South Calgary and I had the pleasure of working with a number of their athletes to create individual and team portraits. They posed in their favorite forms and I also had most of them doing jumps, kicks, and punches to create some cool action shots. Here are a few of my favorite images from the session, including a number of the custom products that I created for them. Magazine Covers, Trader Cards, 2012 Calendars, and Fridge Magnets are just a few of the products available to the team.

2012-02-21T00:25:28-07:00By |Sports Photography|

Trash the Dress Image Featured on 2 Popular Websites

Trash the Dress Photoshoot at the Summit of Cirque Peak Image Featured on SmartBride and MSN.ca The image above was featured today in an article over at the SmartBride Boutique website about wedding dress "Trash the Dress" photography sessions. (You should go there now to vote for your favorite image!) "Check out our new round of Trash the Dress photos on MSN.ca. From digging graves to crazy food fights, these brides opted to have some serious fun with what will likely be the most expensive dress they'll ever wear." The image was also included in a companion article in the Lifestyle section over at MSN Canada. "With all the engagements over the holiday season, and more coming with Valentine's Day, we're showcasing some brides who decided that great photos and an afternoon of laughs was worth ruining the most expensive dress they'd likely ever wear!" SmartBrideBoutique.com: Trash the Dress Photos: Vote for your Favorite MSN CA: How'd She Get Up There?! - 11 Amazing 'Trash the Dress' Photos The Story Behind the Image You may remember this image (or you should because I show it off all the time!) from a Wedding Dress "Trash the Dress" photography session that I did with my friends Lauren and Eddy a couple of years ago. To make a long story short, we hiked to the top of Cirque Peak in the Canadian Rocky Mountains for a photoshoot. The hike is a 16km round trip to the top of a 10,000 foot peak, and it is extremely difficult! Eddy and I carried lots of photography gear and Lauren carried her wedding dress in her backpack. She changed at the top of the mountain and we had a fantastic photoshoot. [...]

2012-02-08T16:15:07-07:00By |Trash the Dress|