The snow is mostly gone, here on the prairies, but it will be some weeks before we see greenery and flowers blooming. I can’t wait! It has been a long winter and I sure could use a bit of color. Late spring or early summer images are great for it because all is fresh and green is bright and not dimmed by dust of late summer days.
We are lucky here in Alberta, because some nights are full of light show. We had a couple of gorgeous Aurora showing last fall and I have managed to capture some shots without leaving the city.
I know, I know it is winter and everybody posts winter photography, but I am not ready for it yet. I see it outside my window every day, so I want to see something warm, colorful and pretty. Hope you are in need of this as well.
It has been a while since I’ve posted anything about Elk Island National Park. So, I think, it is time for some lovely sunset from the beginning of summer, when all was green, flowers were blooming and days were warm and long.
There are times where B&W photography is almost a must. Times where the world around us is devoid of color. Like this set. I find that taking images of couples is very rewarding. My approach is very hands off. I find that having a couple be themselves, leads to the best images. I might throw in a word or two, but mostly I just let them be. Enjoy!
This is Artur. Artur is a vet by occupation, and photographer at heart. I've known Artur for quite some time, and we've became very good friends. When we have time we always go out on photo shoots together. One day he asked if I could do some portraits of him and his two pals, Gucio and Lala. I think he wanted to see how the images will turn out with my new Fuji X-Pro1. I was very happy to oblige. I think the Fuji did the job very well, but the main thing was that Artur liked the images. That's the main thing... a satisfied client. Personally I don't think, I would shoot these any differently with any other camera. Here are some of the images I like the most out of the session. Enjoy!
A few weeks ago, me and Randy Pond were asked by Scott to take his photos while he was working out at the gym. Scott was getting ready for the 2010 Bodybuilding National Championships. It was a short photo shoot, but a very successful one. Never shot in a gym before so I knew lighting will be different. Couldn't setup any major lights, because the gym was open and there were normal patrons using it. So we shot with what we had to. I think over all result came out not too bad. By the way, Scott took 3rd place in his class. Impressive.
A few weeks ago, and good friend of mine and a vet went out to Elk Island National Park, to see if we can catch the sunset. We arrived at our favourite spot by Astotin Lake. I've photographed a lot of sunsets on that lake, and they are always different. Every one. One always meets some interesting people either watching the sunsets, or like us trying to capture it. This time we met Brian. Very interesting character. On the first glance you would not say he enjoyed sunsets. It was not the case. Here are some pictures of Brian, and his little puppy. Enjoy!
Here are more photos from the big photo outing from about a month ego. Enjoy.
I decided to post this photo in celebration of spring. It's an old one. This was shot for a challenge called "Grass". I could not think of anything to make grass interesting subject, and then this idea popped into my head. Even though this was taken almost 2 years ago, I still remember it vividly, and not for the reasons you might think :). We were in the public park where we figured the grass would be nicest. The camera was placed on the ground with some rice bags for support. I had my wife lay down, and I set the focus, composition and set the 10sec automatic timer. When I pressed the shutter, I had to run into position with my beautiful yellow jokey shorts around my ankles. Just so you know we were fully clothed, twisted we might be, but we are not exhibitionists :). Still people were giving us confused and dirty looks. Luckily no one called the police. So here it is, the fruit of our labour. A beautiful picture, perfect for celebrating spring.
Here is part 2 from Dan's photo shoot. Enjoy.
Continuing the theme, here is Dan. I have to say Dan was very cool to work with. Laid back attitude, and easy going personality, makes it really easy to get good shots of him. It was a lot of fun working with Dan, and here are some examples. Enjoy.
Dan is the first male model I've ever shot. I heard all kinds of different stories about male models, and Dan was a complete opposite to all of them. Really great to work with, easy going, and just a cool dude.
I gotta get me those aviators!
I love observing people. Specially when they do not know they are being observed. Yes, it's a little voyeuristic of me, but people are fun in their natural environment. No posing, no artificial smiles, just pure humanity at it's best. Most of these shots were done during our outing in Santa Monica, and some at Disneyland. It was fun shooting those. I find that having a long zoom for these works best. One can be pretty far away, to be noticed. Enjoy.
This guy was all over the park by the Santa Monica beach. He was just moving from place to place, and dancing away his little routine. Quite interesting display.
This picture is also from the archives. Yes some may say it's too dark etc., but I like it that way. I like the shadows, and the contrast. I like the mystery behind them. So that is my explanation. It could be that I badly exposed the original and had to do something to save this shot. Either way, I hope you enjoy it.
Here are more summer photos from Kristina and Landon's photo shoot. Enjoy!
During the summer months I had an honour to be part of Kristina and Landon's engagement photo shoot. I have been invited to their wedding next year, which is going to be my second photo wedding. Yes I'm a little scared, and hope that I can pull it off with out a hitch. These shots are a few months old, but what better to brighten up a snowy cold day, than some green, sunshine, and beautiful people. Enjoy!
This is the continuation of the portrait series with Tuff. Next post I will do show some out-takes from the whole photo shoot. One might ask, why are they in black and white. Well the colors were not that great, lots or browns and blacks, and after converting a first couple to black and white they appeared more lively then in color. Thus I figured the whole series should be in black and white. More shots after the break. Enjoy!
I know you are getting tired of seeing Corri on these pages. So now for something a little different. A handsome, rugged, irresistible.... me.Yeah yeah.... I figured that once in a while I should step in front of the camera, then being behind it all the time. I tried a couple of shots with a cigar I bought just for that occasion. The shots and the cigar weren't very good. So I tried, just with the smoke. Here is the result.
To be completely honest, my wife shot this.
