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Baby Malcolm

My really great friend Carol recently came to Calgary to visit with her new nephew Malcolm. She invited me over for a visit and to make some portraits of baby Malcolm and the rest of the family. It was really nice to meet Malcolm and to have such a great visit with great friends. My own family also came along to have a visit with Carol and her family and of course everyone wanted to get involved in the photo shoot. I wouldn't normally have my family around during a session with clients, but this one was a special case! It was one of the craziest sessions I've ever had and it was repeatedly interrupted every few minutes as all the kids trampled through the set. It became and extended photo shoot and I gave all the kids balloons to play with and tried to capture the joy of the moment... Eventually we sent most of the observers away to the park down the street so that I could get some real quality time with Malcolm and his parents. Heather and Trevor were very patient throughout the session and we made some really great images after everything settled down. It was quite peaceful and much more relaxed after the chaos of the kids running around, and Malcolm was a happier baby too. Naturally the session ended shortly after the kids came back from the park... It was great to see everyone and to meet Malcolm too. Thanks to everyone involved for just going with the flow of the changing situation. Sometimes it's just like that with families with kids and I'm glad that everyone handled it so well!

2011-03-18T00:01:37-06:00By |Newborn|

Chinook Outriders Motorcycle Club Photoshoot

Image Collage from a Photoshoot with the Chinook Outriders Recently I had the pleasure of being invited to create individual and group portraits for the members of a Calgary Women's Motorcycle Club. The Chinook Outriders are the Calgary chapter of the Women in the Wind. This group includes a bunch of beautiful and classy ladies and the photo shoot was incredibly fun. I would photograph an event like this again any time! Thanks to all the women that came out and put on their leathers and the other gear (including their wonderful attitudes!) required to help me make some really great portraits! All of the images have been uploaded to our Online Ordering System for Events. Enlargements and reprints can be ordered from that gallery for delivery directly to you. Digital copies of each image are also available for download. Images can be easily sorted and searched by rider name so you can quickly find the ones that are important to you. Please contact me if you need the password for the event site. Schedule a Portrait Session Schedule a Portrait Session

2014-01-19T21:53:55-07:00By |Event Photography|

Shar and Dwayne | Wedding | June 13, 2010

The Wedding of Shar Fontaine & Dwayne Gillies was held in the gazebo in the garden outside of the Ranche restaurant in Fish Creek Park (Calgary, Alberta) on June 13, 2010. Photography by Calgary Wedding Photographer Sean Phillips.

2011-09-16T09:37:38-06:00By |Wedding|

Dog Photography with Pet ViTails

These images are from a fun-filled collaborative session with several dogs that Virginia McCullough from Pet ViTails arranged to have available for me. Pet ViTails is a professional pet care service and they would be happy to help you with dog walking, behavior correction, and medication administration for your pets. Virginia and I got together to create some portfolio images for both of our businesses. We did two sessions the same day. The first session was outside and involved 3 wonderfully happy and excited dogs. They were very excited to be together and did more running and playing than posing for the camera. We did manage to sneak in a few posed shots as well, but most of the images from this session were much more active than my normal sessions! The second session was a studio session with a beautiful yellow lab. He was much calmer than the other dogs and was relatively happy to relax in the studio setting and watch while I worked. Many thanks to Virginia from Pet ViTails for arranging to get the dogs for both of these sessions and for managing the talent while I made the images! Thanks also to the owners of the dogs for allowing us to use the services of their animal friends!

2010-06-17T14:44:19-06:00By |Pet Photography|

Girls Night Out! Calgary | The Women’s Information Network

A really great event called Girls Night Out! came to Calgary on Thursday night and I was very fortunate to be able to take part. "Girl's Night Out! is a fabulous, fun evening event where women learn, laugh, and connect with one another. These (free!) entertaining and educational events are sponsored by The Women’s Information Network (TheWINonline.com). The WIN is a community of women helping women, worldwide." The speakers were engaging and entertaining and the message was extremely powerful. I was asked to attend to photograph the event, both for posterity and to ensure that anyone in attendance who wanted a portrait made would have a chance. The latter part was somewhat difficult as the event was very popular and the room was full. I did manage to make a few great images, but more importantly I met lots of wonderful people and had lots of fun too! Thanks so much to everyone who attended and also to the organizers for allowing me to participate! Online Galleries All of the images from the event have been uploaded to the http://events.riverwoodphotography.com. Prints and Enlargements can be ordered from that gallery for delivery directly to you. Digital copies of each image are also available for download. the images have all been indexed into three categories to simplify your search: Candids, Portraits, and Speakers. Please feel free to contact me if you have any special requests or if there is a particular image you are looking for.

2010-09-15T10:39:00-06:00By |Event Photography|