Yeah it has been a while

I have been away from photography for a couple of years now.  And the desire to return is upon me.  Not the Saturday's spent photographing weddings, although I enjoyed every moment of it, but the stock photography aspect is tugging at me once again.  I have images in quite a number of stock agencies and a few of these agencies are doing alright for me but could do better if I supply more images (makes sense) therefore as I direct more energy into creating fresh exciting and most importantly salable images it will be a joy to be behind the camera again.

For those flickrites, or should that be flickrees, my flickr site is here.  If you look through the sets you will see the type of work I do, of course other than photographing my twin boys.

A couple of agencies I am with are: Shutterstock, 123RF, iStockPhoto, Alamy, Dreamstime, and a few others.

I will try and update this blog more often and let you know how things are going.

Sled Dogs & Wolves

The sled dog races were fantastic.  A beautiful weekend and some great images which can be seen here.

This weekend I am heading up to Golden, BC to, hopefully, obtain some great images of wolves.  Updates upon my return.

Bootleg Sled Dog Races

I am gearing up for the third annual Bootleg Sled Dog Races.  Last year was a blast considering the lack of snow we had.  Samples from last year are here and here.  This year along with shooting stills I will also be shooting some video to get used to the new camera.  Samples will be posted.  The races days are February 5 & 6th.

Wedding photography prices - cont.

Professional wedding photography starting at $599.  No hidden costs and the ability to add on time that you want.  Now getting the wedding photography that you want has never been easier.  More details coming soon!

Wedding photography prices

Coming in January

New wedding photography prices and services.

Stay tuned!

360VR Tours now available

View sample here

It's a Grizzly!

Bears in the woods

A few weeks ago myself along with a few fellow photographers got up at an obsene hour and drove off from Kimberley at 5:00am.  The goal was to reach Golden by 8:00am to head off with the hopes of spotting a Grizzly Bear.  And spot we did.  And photograph we did.  For around 2 and a half hours we photographed this bear.  A very enjoyable morning with images to match.  I hope to have the opportunity to do this again in the spring when he comes out of hibernation.

Photos above

 

New Services

Kimberley's Photo West will soon be offering 360VR tours and Video to our long list of services offered.  Watch here for more details as they happen.

Manitoulin Transport

Another year is swiftly going by with only a few more weeks of summer left.  This years Manitoulin Transport shoot went very well with a large number of excellent images to choose from and plans being drawn up for next  years shoot already in the works.  This year saw a day around Calgary then heading off towards Canmore and then Golden only to return for those "Eastbound" images.  A few select images are below for your viewing.  Enjoy!

Saturday

This Saturday I have the honour of sharing in Kathleen and Dennis's special day.  They have found each other and will be sharing their love for each other with friends and family on the Nordic Trails in Kimberley.  The forecast is for sun and heat which will allow us to capture some wonderful memories for the both of them.  I wish them well in their life together and will be posting a few select images here after the event.

Worldwide Photo Walk

I am proud of the fact that I will be leading a Photo Walk in Kimberley on Saturday, July 24, 2010.

The walk will begin at 10:00am sharp at the Travel Info Center.  Full details along with registration information can be found here.

Best of all: It's FREE!

Website Back

After the website was off line for a bit, it is now back.  Hopefully all bugs have been worked out and it is now ready to roll.

Graduation

This weekend is high school graduation weekend here.  It is a very busy weekend for me starting on Friday afternoon with all the grads descending on a local park for all the pretty photos with their prom outfits on.  This year I have been asked to take a group photo of all grads during this mayhem.  It should be interesting to say the least.
Then on Saturday afternoon there is the graduation ceremonies in which I take a handshake photo of all grads receiving their "diploma" and/or scholarship.  It is fast paced and the trick is to get the grad to stay still for a brief moment and look at the camera without their tassel flying in front of their face.
All in all a busy but enjoyable weekend.  Detail to follow.

A great morning

Yesterday morning at 8:20 we headed off in search of Blue Grouse.  Myself and two other photographers were optimistic that we would see one if not more male Blue Grouse strutting his stuff for a hen.  The drive took us north of Wasa, BC to an area where the truck could be parked followed by about a 30 minute hike up to a ridge where Blue Grouse was known to be.  Onsite by shortly after 9:00 the search began.  Surprisingly a hen was spotted first therefore we knew the male must be close by.  After finding a spot to but the backpacks down and hooking the camera gear together the low call of the male was heard and it didn't take long to spot him.  The weather was perfect with high overhead cloud creating the perfect diffuser only to be filled by a bit of flash.  He was in a mood to show off and would just circle around us in order to give us all sorts of angles on him.  Standing solo on a rock or hopping onto a fallen tree this guy was definitely not camera shy.  It was a great few hours and the only other thing I wish we could have captured would have been if he had of completed his task while we were there.
Images from this shoot can be seen on my flickr site.

Photographic Instruction and Workshops

Further details about photographic instruction and workshops are available here.

Weddings

Prices are being slashed for weddings booked for the 2010 season.  All day coverage was $2490.00 now $1990.00.  Ceremony and Group Portraits was $1990.00 now $1490.00.  Group Portraits only was $1290.00 now $990.00.  Includes engagement session, unlimited proofs, proofs posted online, DVD of proofs to print from.

Instruction

Kimberley's Photo West will soon be offering photographic classes.  Some of the classes being offered are: DSLR Refresher, People Photography, Sports Photography, Selling Images, Photoshop Basics, Photoshop Advanced, and Business Basics.  Also there will be field trips offered.  Email your interest and more details will be available shortly.

Easter hangover

Chocolate!  Games! Toys! Five year olds hyped up on sugar!  Sleeping in a strange bed!  Not sleeping! Tired! Exhausted! Driving! Traffic!  Colouring Eggs!  What's not to love about Easter!!

Easter

Easter this year will involve another trip into Calgary so that my boys can visit with their Grandma and Papa.  My sister and husband from Edmonton will also be down which is great as I haven't seen them in a bit.  There will be photos, of course, which will be posted upon our return.

Keep in mind the portrait special of $125 for an hour session at an outdoor location of your choice and that includes a disk to print from.  A screamin deal!!  But a deal that won't last forever!