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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
 
 
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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
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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.
 
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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 |
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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.
 
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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.
 
 
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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.
 
 
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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.
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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.
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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)
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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.
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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)
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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.
 
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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.
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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.
 
 
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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!
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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.
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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.
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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:
 
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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
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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.
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 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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