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About Sean Phillips

Headshot and Commercial Photographer based in Calgary, Alberta. We work on-location or in-studio and we provide photography services to our clients when, where, and how they need it. We specialize in creating great business portraits for small business owners and corporate executives.

Announcement: Ladies Night of Indulgence

I have been invited to participate in an upcoming special event being organized by the great people over at Dr. Jeffrey Scholten and Associates Chiropractic. Ladies Night of Indulgence Calling all ladies! Join us for a free Ladies Night of Indulgence, an evening of pampering, laughter and indulgence! Over 15 vendors will be there, all dedicated to providing you with an evening of decadence! Saturday, February 26, 2011 from 5-10 PM Sunnyside/Hillhurst Community Centre, 1305 - 5th Avenue NW Free for early registration, or $10 at the door. Vendors to include: Food and Wine Sweetly Speaking Chocolates Riverwood Photography Postural Assessment Massage Hairstyling Eyebrow/Upper Lip Waxing Nails Ionic Foot Bath Tarot Card Reading Spray Tanning Jewelry We're looking forward to seeing you there!

2011-03-18T00:39:49-06:00By |Trade Show|

Results from Pawsitively Dog Park Portrait Day

In my head I thought that I had posted these images already, but while going back through the blog today I realized that I hadn't done so. In fact I discovered a few other sessions that I had intended to post that aren't there either, so I'll have to get around to doing those ones soon too! Anyway, these images are from a special pet photography promotion that I ran in conjunction with the great people over at Pawsitively Natural Dog Daycare & Training Academy. We met at River Park off-leash park for some fun with the dogs and some pet portraits for their humans. It was very cold out that morning but it was a beautiful day and we got some great results! I'm looking forward to doing more of these dog park portrait days in the spring and summer. If you're interested in having some portraits made with your pets then either stay tuned, or feel free to give me a call anytime and we can set something up. If you've been following along on the blog you'll no doubt realize that I've done a couple of events with Pawsitively Natural, and there will definitely be more to come. Stay tuned for details about a really great charity fundraiser coming up!

2011-01-24T17:36:46-07:00By |Pet Photography|

Product Showcase – The 3×3 Children’s Portrait Session

Primary Colors 3x3 Portrait Session & Print Package This is a first look at a brand new Portrait Session Package that I'm rolling out called the 3x3 Portrait Session. These fun and interactive sessions make use of T-Shirts with the three primary colors. Sessions can be booked for 1, 2, or 3 participants. Each member of the group will wear each color of shirt at least once, and they will all be photographed individually and in groups with the other participants. Note that these sessions are studio sessions that are done in my home studio. All of the images will be created on a pure white background. Initially the 3x3 Portrait Sessions are being rolled out as a package deal that includes a choice of the following print products: One (1) 18"x18" Canvas Gallery Wrapped Print, ready for framing. The canvas is wrapped around a 1" stretcher bar and contains a collage of 9 images that are individually bounded by hand drawn doodle frames. Each canvas will typically have 6 individual images and 3 group images. OR Two (2) Leather Bound Folios, each containing three 8"x8" images that are individually bounded by hand drawn doodle frames. The images chosen for each folio will depend entirely on the number of participants. This choice is ideal when 2 people are involved, in which case 2 individual images and 1 group image will be used for each folio. Note that the images selected for each folio may be different. The total price for the 3x3 Portrait session is $399 +gst. This includes the session fee and your choice of One 18" Gallery Wrapped Canvas print (9 images total), or Two 3-panel 8"x8" Leather Folios (6 images total). Additional [...]

2015-01-05T17:11:03-07:00By |Product|

Earl and Bella

I've been doing lots of pet photography lately and I had a great visit with Earl the Pug, and Bella the Staffordshire Terrier, in my studio. These dogs are both beautiful and they were wonderful models! It's been awhile since we've had a dog around the house and my daughter Melanie was very excited when these gentle friends arrived. She appointed herself their caretaker and made she they were comfortable and doing what they were supposed to be doing. She also helped to get each dogs attention and make sure they were looking at the camera when I wanted them too. It was a very fun session and I'm looking forward to doing a lot more dog photography sessions coming up. A few of my favorite images from the session are found below, and more are in the Client Area.

2011-01-05T22:01:56-07:00By |Pet Photography|

Personal – Holidays

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 [...]

2011-02-11T11:09:45-07:00By |Lifestyle, Personal|