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Trash the Dress Image Featured on 2 Popular Websites

Trash the Dress Photoshoot at the Summit of Cirque Peak Image Featured on SmartBride and MSN.ca The image above was featured today in an article over at the SmartBride Boutique website about wedding dress "Trash the Dress" photography sessions. (You should go there now to vote for your favorite image!) "Check out our new round of Trash the Dress photos on MSN.ca. From digging graves to crazy food fights, these brides opted to have some serious fun with what will likely be the most expensive dress they'll ever wear." The image was also included in a companion article in the Lifestyle section over at MSN Canada. "With all the engagements over the holiday season, and more coming with Valentine's Day, we're showcasing some brides who decided that great photos and an afternoon of laughs was worth ruining the most expensive dress they'd likely ever wear!" SmartBrideBoutique.com: Trash the Dress Photos: Vote for your Favorite MSN CA: How'd She Get Up There?! - 11 Amazing 'Trash the Dress' Photos The Story Behind the Image You may remember this image (or you should because I show it off all the time!) from a Wedding Dress "Trash the Dress" photography session that I did with my friends Lauren and Eddy a couple of years ago. To make a long story short, we hiked to the top of Cirque Peak in the Canadian Rocky Mountains for a photoshoot. The hike is a 16km round trip to the top of a 10,000 foot peak, and it is extremely difficult! Eddy and I carried lots of photography gear and Lauren carried her wedding dress in her backpack. She changed at the top of the mountain and we had a fantastic photoshoot. [...]

2012-02-08T16:15:07-07:00By |Trash the Dress|

My Year in Review

I prepared the above video as part of a presentation that I did last week for some of the other local small businesses that I work with and I wanted to share it here as well. It is an animated slideshow that shows off some of my favorite photography from the last year. I did so many photography sessions all over Calgary last year and it was really hard to narrow it down to just a few images. I'm close to the end of my second full year as a full-time professional photographer and looking back at all the things I've done and the people I've met is nothing short of amazing. I love the work that I do and I'm so glad that I took the opportunity that life presented me with and ran with it. Thanks to all of you for supporting me and my business! I know I'm not really supposed to quote myself, but this is how I said it last year when I did my first "Year in Pictures" video, and I think it says it all perfectly: "Thank you to all of my clients and friends for allowing me to come into your lives, to participate and to observe. I will cherish every memory, and I look forward to working with all of you again soon!" For more information about the types of photography that I do in the Calgary area, please use the following portfolio links: Lifestyle Portrait Photography Studio Portrait Photography Maternity & Baby’s First Year Pet Photography Wedding & Engagement Photography Headshots & Business Portraits Commercial Photography Sports Photography http://youtu.be/yrvUIUepBWg Book a Portrait Photography Session Book a Family Portrait Session Book a Commercial Photographer Book a [...]

2016-03-24T10:37:04-06:00By |Slideshow|

Fosters | Business Portraits

Meet Chris and Debbie. They are the Fosters. Although they don't actually work together they both needed new business headshots and they scheduled an appointment where they could both come into my studio to have them done at the same time. They plan to use their new headshots on their company websites as well as on their social media accounts. If you need a new professional business headshot in the Calgary area you can learn all about the process and the types of portrait sessions available, and see some portfolio images over at my dedicated Calgary Headshots website. Note that I take clients at my home studio or I can meet you at a location of your choice. On-location shoots can be done using surrounding environment, or I can bring a complete portable studio to setup in your home or office.

2012-01-13T01:19:33-07:00By |Portrait Photography|

Marissa Reckmann | Better Business Portrait

Marissa Reckmann Headshot Marissa recently came into my home studio for a Social Media Mini portrait session. She is the Director of Environmental Operations at AGAT Laboratories and needed a new headshot for use on the company website and her social media accounts. If you only need one image then these are very quick sessions and I try to make them as easy and painless as possible for you. This portrait was created on a rich red backdrop, but I have a wide variety of other backgrounds to choose from. When you book your headshot appointment we will discuss a few details, including the intended use of the image and the clothes you might wear, and I can help you choose the backdrop that you would like to use. I love this red one and I need to remember to use it more often! To learn more about Business Portrait sessions and to see some example images you can check out my dedicated Calgary Headshots website. AGAT Laboratories is a highly specialized, Canadian-based company that provides laboratory services worldwide. The company's operations encompass 12 scientific divisions to offer full-service solutions to multiple industry types within the Environmental, Energy, Mining, Industrial, Transportation, Agri-Food and Life Sciences sectors.

2011-12-02T11:25:35-07:00By |Business|

Movember Finale

Movember Self Portrait It's Not too Late to Donate This is a self-portrait I created to commemorate the final day of Movember 2011. It's been a good run but I'm excited to shave this thing off. Thanks to everyone for the support! We didn't raise as much money as I had hoped this year, but the Movember campaign really went mainstream. It really seemed like everyone was already inundated with information about it, so I didn't advertise my campaign as much I had planned to. That's good news though because I'm certain that a lot more money was raised this year than in any year in the past! If you haven't donated yet you still can! Your donation will support research and awareness of prostate cancer. If you don't like donating online then you can download a Movember donation form to send by mail instead.

2011-12-01T16:33:27-07:00By |Charity, Movember|