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2009 05 30

Vintage Romance e-session

When I talked to Natalie and Scott I to find out a bit about their lifestyle and personality, I know that I had to take them out to my favourite little wine bar, The Rotten Grape before the engagement session.  Their summer patio was the perfect start to this fun shoot. 

We then continued on to a vintage baseball diamond that my wife and I fell upon and scouted out a few days beforehand.  I love the patina of the teal and magenta colours and the rustic old buildings close by.

Finishing off with the beauty and scale of the towers of apple boxes, which is definitely part of the Okanagan landscape.  Natalie and Scott were so enjoyable to photograph because of their willingness to be themselves in front of the camera. I am truly looking forward to photographing their wedding on September 5th at their family home on the Kelowna Westside.

2009 05 11

Wine Trails magazine cover shoot

What a great way to celebrate the arrival of Spring and the first signs of Summer!  I gladly accepted the opportunity to shoot the summer 2009 cover for Wine Trails magazine, which features the beauty and enjoyment experienced in outdoor dining.  My wife and I love eating outside as much as possible, so we felt right at home.  Thanks to Wine Trails Editor, Jennifer Schell-Pigott, for hosting such a beautiful get together, thanks to all the joyous guests from all across this great wine filled valley, and I am definitely appreciative that my apprentice Katlyn Pennington and my wife Katherine attended, which helped the shoot go so smoothly. Below are a few of my favourite images from the shoot.
 

Visit www.WineTrails.ca and make sure to pick-up a copy of the magazine when it hits the racks of all our local wineries in June '09.

 

 

... plus my favourite little dachshund friend Wendell & me

2009 04 11

Gala of Hope fundraiser for the Canadian Cancer Society www.galaofhope.ca
This is my fourth year donating my services to the Gala and sadly my wife was not here to attend this year's glamorous night with me since she is finishing her science degree in nutrition at UBC Vancouver.  Instead, I photographed the night away at Kelowna's Delta Grand Okanagan Hotel with my current apprentice, Katlyn Pennington.  We captured the fun and celebrations as funds were being raised for the Canadian Cancer Society.  This year, I also donated a two-hour event and glamour portrait session to be bundled with a very special women's day out that was auctioned off to the highest bidder.


Click here to view and order event images online.

(50% of proceeds from print sales are donated back to the society)

2009 03 25

Urban-Chic Engagement session in Kelowna downtown
Heather & David are from Calgary and are coming to Kelowna in July for a beautiful destination wedding at Summerhill Winery.  They wanted a bit of an urban feel for their engagement session, so I took them down to Kelowna's old fire hall and a back alley garage with a wonderful mix of rustic tones. We then continued down to Waterfront park to change to a scenic environment and enjoy the lake views.



 
 

2009 02 06

 "A World of Hearts" Valentine's Soiree fundraiser for UBCO's Global Nursing Citizens
Their first annual Valentine's Soiree fundraising event was a blast and a success.  This glamorous black tie event took place at my favourite venue, Summerhill Pyramid Winery, and started with a champagne reception and the musical stylings of Robert Fine who continued through the night to everybody's pleasure.  Next arrived the multi-course wine-paired dinner by the great chef Jesse Croy. The 200 or so guests continued the night with Minister Stockwell Day acting as an entertaining auctioneer, a wide selection of silent auctions, dancing, and a full casino.  I sure hope that my contribution as a sponsor of photography coverage for the night and a portrait session for the silent auction will help the society in their goals.

 

Visit the online proof gallery by clicking here

2009 01 10

First engagement session of the Year - a winter romance!
Colleen and Joel are having their wedding at Silverstar Resort this coming August and wanted to have their engagement session set in a snowy environment.  We waited for a suitable time where Kelowna had snow, but wasn't frigid cold.  Along came a perfect Saturday and the three of us trooped out through the snow and found our way into Bertram Beach Park, which was closed for the winter.  We were planning a high energy session with sledding and snow ball fights, but poor Colleen came down with a bout of vertigo.  She was excited enough to do these photos that she still came out and took full part in a little bit more relaxed and romantic winter session. 

Colleen's blue eyes are just stunning and I love Joel's lighthearted humour!  I am excited to shoot their intimate wedding within the nature around Silverstar Resort and the character of the town.

 

2008 12 20

A Winter Wonderland Wedding
Wendy and Andy have been a great couple to work with from the beginning.  They brought me down to their hometown of Squamish BC to produce their engagement portraits in their favourite outdoor locations.  They are the most affectionate and endearing couple I have yet to photograph.  On December 20th my assistant and I photographed their small and intimate family wedding held at Benvoulin Heritage Church in Kelowna.  Almost a foot of snow had just fallen in the previous few days, which definitely completed the Christmas theme.  It was bitterly cold, so the majority of their portraits were produced indoors both at the church and the beautiful heritage beach house where I made use of the stunning window light.

 

View all of my favourite images of Wendy & Andy in their online wedding dvd slideshow by clicking here
 

2008 12 01

Recent editorial portraits published in Smart Business and Oil and Gas Product News
In early October, I produced some stunning editorial portraits from a quick editorial shoot of Wayne Love, a local truck driver, for Siefkes-Petit to promote high-efficiency Teleflex Heaters.  We had great fun with his bright yellow rig, the Okanagan landscape and Wayne himself.  I welcome the opportunity to be able to produce portraits of our wiser generations because their faces often show so much character and draw the interest of the viewer in. Below are a couple of my favorite images!

View editorial in Dec,08/Jan,09 edition of Smart Business

View editorial in Oct08 edition of Oil and Gas Product News

2008 11 08

Homes for the Holidays - Rotary Centre for the Arts fundraiser
This is the first year that I have been involved in sponsoring Homes for the Holidays.  It is an annual event that raises funds for children's' programs at Rotary Center for the Arts by selling tickets to tour a group of Kelowna most beautiful show homes decorated by Kelowna's top designers.  Click here to view an online gallery of proofs which have been made available to co-sponsors for a discounted price.

  

  

  

  

  

  

   

2008 09 15

Canadian Living editorial on Alaina Podmorrow
I was so happy to be able to have the opportunity to photograph Alaina for the "Me to We" awards editorial in Canadian Living magazine.  Her work in fundraising with the charity LW4LW (Little Women for Little Women in Afghanistan) that she started at only eight years old raises funds for teachers' salaries in Afghanistan who will provide equal learning experiences for Afghani girls. Alaina was a joy to photograph with her easy going nature and vibrant personality. I encourage you to support one of the youngest and most genuine philanthropists in our country
. Please visit www.littlewomenforlittlewomen.com


   

2008 09 13

Awesome wedding slideshow
Check out the most recent wedding slideshow that I produced from Christine and Ryan's intimate Kelowna wedding at Elysium gardens.  P.S. - a rainy day can make for gorgeous pictures.

 


Christine & Ryan
view wedding slideshow DVD

2008 08 15

Wedding Season
It has been a busy wedding season and I have neglected the blog, but I just wanted get on here to share some of my favourite photos from one of our most recent weddings.


Congratulations Jacquie & Anthony!  That was the most fun I have ever had photographing a reception.


 

 

2008 06 30

Gracom Masonry architecture in Kelowna
I recently started working with Gracom Masonry producing architectural exteriors of the local buildings that they have worked on.  Below are the first few images; there will be many more to come.


 

2008 06 22

Our country romance
We were traveling in the Lower Mainland and took an afternoon to enjoy Campbell Valley Park, the place where my wife and I spent most of our time courting each other with walks in the park over 8 years ago.  Like always, I took the opportunity to shoot some glamorous photos of Katherine, Bella and even let the camera be turned on me.

 

2008 06 15

Ryan & Christine's engagement session
I had a great time working with this couple. They were fun, outgoing and willing to do anything I ask; a photographer's dream! 
I really look forward to shooting their wedding on August 29th.

 

View all Ryan and Christine's proofs online.


 

2008 06 07

Vedanta Academy Grad Portraits
For the third year in a row now, I have had the opportunity to work with a small group of outstanding grads from Vedanta Academy in Kelowna.  This year, seven unique and vibrant seniors rocked the camera with me to produce some ultra-glam Okanagan style portraits.

 

Click here to view the online gallery and order prints.


2008 06 06

Wild Festival for Youth
Once again, I have offered my services to support this great event, which educates school kids on their wildlife neighbors, as well as promoting the fine arts and poetry of children through Robert Bateman's "Get To Know" program.  The children actively built bird boxes, learned to catch and release trout, and met many bird-of-prey species. What an exciting event for all attending; it was a joy to photograph!
   Click here to view the online gallery.   (50% of any print sales will be donated back to the event)
 

2008 05 15

Marketing for Center Stage Speaker Bracket
Lately, I have been doing so much branding for my clients. It's strange; when I went into art school it was my goal to become an art director.  I worked my way into a job at one of the biggest ad agencies in Canada; however, decided after graduating that I would pursue photography.  Somehow this path had taken me full cycle.

 

Tyler Gerace is an inspiring individual who has developed a product that he is putting to market and has hired me to produce some artistic product photos of his speaker bracket.  That has developed into a relationship where we developed a logo, packaging label, and website.  Please visit his newly launched website www.centerstagebracket.com and pass the word around to any home theatre aficionado.

 


 

2008 03 06

Gala of Hope fundraiser for the Canadian Cancer Society www.galaofhope.ca
This is my third year donating my services to the Gala & what a fun event!  My wife loves getting dolled up for these big galas.  It is so important to us to be able to offer our services to help the society in any way we can.  Two and a half years ago we lost our brother in law and best friend Dr. Jeff Gawron to tongue cancer, so this is where everyone else's stories really touch our heart.

Click here to view this years online gallery
(50% of proceeds from print sales are donated back to the society)



   

   

   
 

2008 03 06

Long time coming
My wife Katherine & I have been traveling on the east coast and caught up in life's whirlwind.  It has now been a couple months since my last blog entry, so my belated new years resolution is to definitely keep the blog images coming.  Here is some of the great architecture in St. John & Charlottetown & a few travel snapshots too.


 

2008 02 15

Editorial for Canadian Health Care Manager magazine
I had a cool opportunity to shoot a new magazine cover and editorial featuring Hal Griffin from our local Interior Health and all the high tech systems implemented to manage the data in our local hospitals.

 

           

2008 01 04

Eveline Charles Salon Spa interiors
We just completed a commercial photo shoot for this gorgeous modern salon & spa.  I had Becky Lloyd, a job shadowing student from Langara College, assisting me throughout the project. Visit the spa website by clicking here.

 

        
       

2008 01 04

The Welsh Family
Being able to capture the transition of little Ewan Welsh from pregnancy to just after birth was an amazing experience. Here are the final designs for the Welsh family wall portraits that will be displayed up to 44" wide in their home. Ewan and big sister Sydney will grow up seeing how much they are adored!







   

2007 12 23

Gregov family
I love fitting in last minute family portraits during Christmas gatherings because there is so much cheer and good humour. Thanks for all the fun!
Click here to view the complete gallery.

 




 

2007 12 23

Mother + Daughter
Tina & Zoe love the camera and the camera loves them.  What beautiful girls!

Click here to view the full gallery.

2007 12 13

Viking Chic
My wonderful wife Katherine asked me to do a quick shoot to show off her new haircut. She calls it “Viking Chic.” Here are some the images that I came up with:

 

2007 11 25

Ice Climbing!
Just on this last Sunday I went ice climbing with my friend Aaron on his birthday for the first time.  What a Blast!  We first took a hike up Bear Creek and checked out to see if the ice falls there were ready to climb.  The ice was not ready to climb, but my dog Bella had an awesome time playing with Steve's dog, Yukon...
        
Next on the list was the ice tower at Apex Ski Resort, just outside of Penticton. 
Click here to check out the pictures in this gallery I made for my friends.
P.S.- I only brought along a 50mm f1.4 lens; it's a bit limiting, but always my favorite lens to use
        
          
 

2007 11 23

Mission Hill Winery "End of Harvest" photo galleries
Today I just posted the online galleries for Mission Hill Estate Winery's "End of Harvest" staff event on November 17th.  Please contact myself  or Laurette Kropp if you would like access to the pictures.

       

 

            

         
 

2007 11 10

facebook or blog - today's big question
I have had the desire to share my current imagery and life experiences in a blog for a while now and have been holding back from taking the plunge because Facebook has been calling me.  I have withheld my urges and have finally decided that facebook is evil. Not for its great ability to connect old friends, but for the all consuming nature of it. Katherine, my wife, is an eager facebooker, but I have promised myself that I cannot allow the facebook plague to consume my few spare minutes that I have for play.

So my goal is that whenever I have exciting new images to share or something great in my life that I just want to blurt out I will voice it here. Let me know what you think.

 

To the right is a recent image that I shot of Katherine in the light of facebook. >>
 

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