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Monthly Archives: May 2011

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Free Desktop Wallpaper for June 2011

This months background wallpaper image is a pair of Baby Gophers playing together in a grassy field outside of Calgary on a beautiful spring day. Baby gophers don't look all that different from the adults (especially in pictures) but they really are much smaller. In fact they are less than half the size of a full-grown animal, and they are very cute! Although everyone calls these cute little critters gophers, they are officially known as Richardson’s Ground Squirrels. They are often confused with Prairie Dogs, but that is a completely different species (much more rare, and not found in the Calgary area). No matter what they are called they are very fun to watch and extremely photogenic. I really look forward to spring every year and I always take some time out to play with the gophers. Hopefully the rain will stop soon and we'll all have a chance to get outside to enjoy it! Additional Images - Baby Gopher Gallery Download To install the image as your desktop background, simply click on the link below that corresponds to the file resolution you would like to use. When the larger image appears in your browser window right-click on the picture and select “Set as Desktop Background...”. For some browsers (Google Chrome for sure) you may have to choose "Save As..." to copy the image to your desktop first. You can then right-click on the file on your desktop and choose “Set as Desktop Background...”.

2011-05-26T22:55:53-06:00By |Wallpaper|

WRC Soccer Picture Day WEATHER Update

This is another update to the schedule for WRC Soccer Picture Days... As you all know the weather has been pretty nasty for the last few days. It's supposed to clear up over the weekend with Sunday looking like it's going to be a beautiful day! Unfortunately the forecast for Saturday morning is not so good with possible rain and thunderstorms. Because of the weather forecast for Saturday we have decided to move the WR teams scheduled to have their pictures taken on Saturday morning to the WillowRidge Community Center (instead of Willow Park School). We will still be outside if the weather permits, but if not then we will use a studio setting in the skate room in the basement of the community center. The schedule for the Carburn teams on Sunday has not changed and we are still planning to be outside at Sherwood School Note that the latest and greatest updated schedule can always be found on our WRC Soccer Picture Day page. That page will be kept up to date with all the information about the soccer pictures, including links to the image galleries as they are posted. http://www.riverwoodphotography.com/wrc-soccer-2011 Feel free to ask if you have any questions about the process?

2011-05-27T11:36:08-06:00By |Sports Photography|

David West | Better Business Portraits

I had the honor of photographing a Calgary businessman recently to create business headshots for use on his website and marketing materials. David West is a Social Media Consultant and Professional Speaker, and the owner of Ekzact Solutions. Ekzact is a leading Calgary website design and search engine optimization company. They specialize in creating custom websites for small to medium-sized businesses and help them to get ranked higher on Google and ultimately convert leads to sales. If you're in business and your website is not performing to your expectations then you really need to see Ekzact for a free consultation. David needed updated headshots to use on a rebuild of his personal website and he wanted to be able to cut out the background so that the images would blend into the existing colors on the site. I have a selection of backdrops available and I would normally recommend something more attractive than pure white for business portraits, but when the background is going to be removed anyway then the best choice is to use something clean and simple without any patterns. We decided that a pure white seamless paper backdrop would be a great choice for this session so that extraction of the backdrop in Photoshop would be easy. I can create custom photography solutions to make your life easier. If you have a specific use for your final images please let me know and I can work with you to determine the best approach. No job is too big or small...

2011-05-26T14:32:00-06:00By |Business|

Images in Use: Framed Fine Art Prints

Framed Fine Art Print I'm always proud and excited to see my work on display. These images are from my Fine Art Print Collection and they are two of my personal favorites. These images were both printed at 16x20 and mounted on foamcore. They were matted with a two-inch black mat and then framed in a very simple contemporary black frame. I personally prefer simple displays for my images, and I love these exactly as they are, but larger mats also work very well for wall portraits. A good framer can help recommend mat and frame options that would work best for a particular image. I do have a couple of custom frame options available through my partnership with Time Frames Custom Picture Framing, or you could contact Karen directly if you want to see some other choices.

2013-11-18T00:00:31-07:00By |Product|

WRC Soccer Picture Day Schedule Updates

My crazy season of picture days for sports teams and clubs (including pictures for Youth Soccer, two Dance Schools, and a Women's Motorcycle Club) started this week. Everything has gone well so far, but as expected there are already a few updates to the schedules for the WRC Soccer Picture Days. If you're looking for the latest and greatest updated schedule you can find it on the WRC Soccer Picture Day page. That page will be kept up to date with all the information about the soccer pictures, including links to the image galleries as they are posted. http://www.riverwoodphotography.com/wrc-soccer-2011 Feel free to ask if you have any questions about the process?

2011-05-17T23:43:08-06:00By |Sports Photography|