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Canadian Ultimate Championships 2011

I recently had the good fortune to compete at the 2011 Canadian Ultimate Championships (CUC) in Ottawa, Ontario. I went as a member of Epic, which is one of 2 Alberta Masters teams that competed in the tournament. I've been playing the sport of Ultimate for almost 20 years and this is the 3rd time I've been able to play at the CUC. Although my team and I didn't do so well in the tournament this time around, playing at a National Championship event is truly an amazing experience and I will always be proud that I was able to go. We had a great time and it was definitely worth the effort we put in to get there. Although playing in the tournament kept me very busy, I did manage to photograph some of my teammates in action. I was also able to catch some parts of a few of the other games played by Calgary teams at the tournament. Unfortunately the majority of the Calgary teams were scheduled to play in all the same time slots and therefore I really wasn't able to see as many of their games as I would have liked to watch... Here are a few of my favorite images from the tournament, including players from Epic (Masters), FigJam vs. Glum (Masters), Wild Rose vs. Salty (Women's), and CUJO (Juniors).

2011-08-16T23:32:40-06:00By |Sports Photography|

Canvas Gallery Wrap Mock-Ups

Canvas Print Mockup I have many clients that are interested in Canvas prints but who hesitate because they aren't sure what they final image will look like. I now have a tool that allows me to prepare a mock-up of a canvas print using actual images from your session. So if you're curious about what a Gallery Wrapped Canvas Print of one of your images might look like, please feel free to ask and I will put together a mock-up for you. It's a great way to get a good feel for what the canvas will look like after being installed on your wall! This particular image is of Amy, who was a participant in the recent Calendar sessions that I did for my friend Lor-Ann at Pawsitive Dawgs Training. If you have a friend or family member that might need a little bit of coaching about how to work with their dog I can highly recommend Lori. She is great with the dogs, and teaches their people really well too!

2013-12-21T14:48:25-07:00By |Product|

Derksen Potter Engagement Sessions

I had a beautiful engagement session with Charity and Bruce (and their dog Lola) at the Ranche recently. They are such a beautiful couple and the Ranche is one of my favorite places for photography. The place has so much going on that there ends up being a really wide variety of stuff to use as a backdrop for portraits. My two favorites are the walls of the red barn and the long grasses in the nearby fields. Charity and Bruce were both great sports and they were willing to try anything I asked for, which always makes my job easier! It was great to be able to spend a few minutes with the couple in a more relaxed setting before their upcoming wedding. Even though this event will be relatively small, weddings are always pressure packed and it's much nicer to get to know each other in a different atmosphere before the wedding. Thanks to Charity and Bruce for including me in their big day! I'm really looking forward to it!

2011-08-11T19:49:24-06:00By |Engagement|

Family Portraits at The Ranche

I had a fantastic family portrait session at The Ranche in Fish Creek Park with the Graham family. We had a beautiful day out and there were lots of laughs by everyone in the group! We wandered around the park and found lots of fun spots to use. Everyone had a great attitude and they were all very helpful and willing to try anything. The Ranche is a very popular destination for Calgary Portrait Photographers because of the wide variety of places to shoot. We made use of the gardens and pathways, an old bridge, a park bench, and I even convinced the family to sit in the long grasses in the field. I knew that the glowing green grass would provide a wonderful background in the bright sunlight and I was excited when they agreed to do it! I think the images speak for themselves, but I'd love to hear your thoughts?? The summer portrait season is in full swing and I still have a few openings at the end of August. Call soon to book.... The fall portrait season is coming to Calgary sooner than we'd like to imagine!

2011-12-05T01:28:48-07:00By |Portrait Photography|

Finding David | Bellewether Album Release Party

Readers of my blog may remember that I did a creative photo session with Calgary based Indie Pop and Rock band Bellewether a few months ago... Well the images have finally been put to use! There are photos of the band on their website, Facebook, and MySpace pages, and they also used one of the creative portraits on the cover of the album. I was excited to learn that they basically used the image as-is, without making any major changes to it after I provided it to them! The Album Release Party is this Saturday night: Date: Saturday August 6, 2011 (Doors open at 07:00) Location: Quality Hotel Airport, 4804 Edmonton Trail N.E., Calgary, AB, T2E 3V8 You can buy tickets in advance at the Bellewether website, or try to get lucky and get them at the door on Saturday. You can see more of the images from my portrait session with the band at the following article: Bellewether Album Cover Shoot

2011-08-04T14:57:25-06:00By |Portrait Photography|