The great outdoors - Boudoir Photography

Choosing an outdoor location for your boudoir photography session can be a challenge.  Not only you have to be wary of the general public, who usually like to gawk, but also be wary of mosquitoes and other biting bugs.  Gawkers are a normal thing, since it's hard not to look at a beautiful woman, but the bugs can be a bit problematic, since they leave ugly bite marks on your skin.  Outdoor boudoir sessions are a lot of fun with tons of ideas that are rather difficult to shoot inside.  Since the light is very important, they are best to do in the early morning or in the evening.  During those times the sun light takes on a golden color and it is not as harsh as during the early afternoon hours of the day.  So with a little planning, an outdoor boudoir session can be very successful.  Here are some images from our latest session with Miss N.  Enjoy!

Archives - Nature Walking in the Forest

Yesterday, I decided to dig through some of the old images, that I haven't shared yet on the blog.  These were taken a little over a year ago.  I'm not sure why I haven't posted them yet, I think they got overlooked, forgotten.  I thought it would a good time to dust them off a little and show them on the blog.  Enjoy! Mac

End of Summer - Portraits in the Park... Part 1

At the end of summer me and Randy Pond from Randy Pond Photography, decided to hold an End of Summer shoot.  We gather a few models, and photographers, decide on a spot and go shoot :)  This year we were in a park close to the river valley.  There is not much that can be said really... it was all about light and images.  One thing I found hard was to hold a reflector in one hand, and manually focus a lens... but I think I managed with a couple of nice portraits. :) During photography sessions like these, I worry very little about posing.  I usually just chat with the model and capture images during the chat.  I like to catch the natural smiles and facial expressions, which to me are far more interesting.   Enjoy!

Alberta Storm in B&W

So the other day, I decided to try out my Sony NEX-7 with a canon ef lens adapter and the Canon 8-15 fisheye lens.  There was a nice storm passing on the outskirts of Edmonton, and I figured it would be a great model for the wide angle fisheye.  I like the Sony camera just as much as I like the Fuji X-Pro1.  The view finder in the Sony is absolute necessity, since in normal sunny environment you can't see anything on the back LCD screen, essentially you would be shooting completely blind.  Here are some shots I took that day.  I had to correct them a little in Lightroom, and decided that the storm would look a little better in B&W.  Enjoy! Mac

Jasper in June with Fuji X-Pro1

I think the most exciting thing about the Fuji X-Pro1 camera is the simple ability to mix and match lenses.  Yes Fuji was kind enough to release the camera with three very good lenses, but when switching from my main Canon cameras I started to miss some of the glass I had for my Canon.  Since I already had an old Pentax Me Super 35mm SLR, and a few good Pentax lenses, I decided to try it on the Fuji.  I got the Kippon adapter and went to town.... actually the mountains :)  What better place to test out the longer reaching telephoto lenses, than the beautiful landscapes of Jasper National Park.  I have to say, that I wasn't disappointed.  The electronic view finder is very bright and quite easy to see if the object is in focus.  During that whole trip I think I used the Fuji lens once or twice, as I do not own anything wider than 28mm in the Pentax line.  Here are some examples. Enjoy!

Nature walk with the Fuji X-Pro1

I'm going through my images taken with the Fuji X-Pro1 camera, and there are a few that I just didn't have time to post... and there are a few of those.  So today I'm taking a trip back in time, to one of the first test of that wonderful camera.  I met my good friend at Elk Island National Park, and we just went on shooting.  Just wanted to share the result from that long ago nature walk with a new camera.  Enjoy!

Tilt-Shifting Postcards from Jasper

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Along with my micro 4/3 camera I brought along my Canon 1D and my 90mm tilt-shift lens.  I always like the view through that lens.  It's always something different.  Some will scoff at it's use in landscape photography, but I really like the effects it can produce.  So here is a bit of fall in the Rockies through a tilt-shift.  Enjoy!

Second Postcards from Jasper

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Fall in the Rockies is truly spectacular.  As you can see.  This was the first time we went to Patricia and Pyramid lakes.  Both are quite a sight.  I brought only two cameras with me, a micro 4/3 and my 1D with a tilt-shift.  These are all done with a micro 4/3 camera. Enjoy!

First Postcards from Jasper

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Jasper is a magical place.  I finally had a chance to edit the pictures that I took on our last day excursion to the mountains.  It was a good couple of months, but the wedding, family, boudoir images take precedence over anything personal.  I hope you enjoy these, as they are a perfect example how wonderful fall is in the rockies.  Enjoy!

Sunset on Alberta fields

There was a storm approaching quickly, and the sun was either hiding behind the clouds or was fully visible.  I thought nothing is going to come out of this quick little trip somewhere north of Edmonton.  I was wrong.  Here is the proof.  Enjoy!