I was doing some prep work for a couple of upcoming events and thought I would share some of the new and popular props that we have in the box. Every event that we do is different and we always try to match the props and the backdrop for the event. We are also constantly adding new stuff and replacing old and worn out props with new and better gear.
This image from a studio portrait session that I did on Sunday for a pair of great friends. They were in Calgary over the weekend and had planned a fun day
I had an amazing business portrait session recently with George Campbell of Fall Line Systems Inc. Fall Line is a Calgary based management consulting firm that works "with ambitious organizations and their leaders, helping build the vision, capabilities and action required to achieve remarkable results." George came looking for business portraits for use in his corporate marketing materials, on the company website, and in social media promotions. He mentioned that he wanted something that he would be able to use for promotional materials where the background might get need to be removed from image first, so we shot a lot of images on a white background. But he also wanted some more traditional headshots for use in other media, so we also did quite a number of photos using my rich blue studio backdrop. George indicated that he could probably use several images, so we did a few different outfit combinations and a wide variety of poses. I wanted to make sure that he had a good selection of more traditionally posed images to choose from (for use as an avatar on LinkedIn and on the website), but I also wanted to give him a variety of other interesting choices so that he could choose the right photo for any particular need. We managed to create some really great images and we took advantage of the fact that George has a very happy and expressive face. I really enjoy this kind of session where we get the "safe images" out of the way first, and then we can work together to make something a little more creative. Fun, fun, fun! You can learn more about our Business Portrait packages or book your own session at [...]
My friends at Pawsitively Natural Dog Daycare hosted the "North Calgary Puppy and Small Breed Doggie Play Group" for some indoor play time on Sunday, March 6th and I was invited to photograph the pets at play. It was quite chaotic with the large number of dogs and people all there at the same time, but the dogs had lots of fun. I tried create some great candid images of all of the dogs, and during some of the quieter moments I also had some of the owners help by posing their pet friends. It's always very challenging to try to create great images when it's so chaotic, but I managed to get some pictures that I'm very happy with. The dogs were all very cute, friendly, and happy, and I even had a couple that decided I made a pretty good chair! It was a great way to spend a Sunday afternoon! A few of my favorite images from the session can be found at the end of this post, and all of the processed images are available for viewing in the Client Area. Special Prices for Participants I am making these images available to the participants for purchase at dramatically discounted pricing vs. our normal studio rates. Prices for the most popular sizes and options can be found in a special price list that you can download using the following link: » Puppy Meetup Group Price List « Additional sizes and options are available upon request.
It's been pretty quiet around these parts for the last few weeks... I was extremely busy from mid November through mid December trying to make sure that all my existing Calgary clients had all the gift prints and portraits that they needed ready to go in plenty of time for Christmas. And then I went on holidays myself. I've been very fortunate to be able to take a nice long break through the holiday period to spend lots of time with my family, and I've hardly even thought about photography in that time. Of course I've made plenty of images of my kids enjoying Christmas and spending lots of time with their cousins, aunts, uncles, grandparents, etc., but for me that hardly counts at all since I do that all the time anyway. It has been a really nice break and I'm feeling energized and ready to start the new year. I've got a few fun photography projects that are already in the works and plenty of other ideas for new and exciting things to offer in the coming weeks and months. I'm really looking forward to the coming year and I hope that you will be there with me! I thought I would share a few images that I made on a recent trip to the park with my kids (mostly to try to keep the crickets and moths away from this site). These images are very typical of a lifestyle portrait session that I do with children and families. One major difference is that I forgot to bring a comb to clean up my daughter's hair. Oh well, she's still beautiful even with messy hair! The park is in Winfield that and adjacent [...]