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Talk to strangers.
If you leave me alone, I'll get into a conversation with a stranger. It's pretty subconscious.. I just do it. Last Friday - my assistant Tish, left me alone while she grabbed a coffee... of course, I...
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Wine Three Ways
There's really no limit to the ways we can photograph your wine - but here, I'll present the three most common requests, and their benefits, and show you a few recent examples. One, is the simple...
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Sr. Lazaro Batista Miranda - Live cigar rolling demonstration.
Along with the final products that I typically photograph, it's worth mentioning that another thing I lust over is "How it's made". Most definitely when the subject is a fine skill. Most definitely...
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Nakwakto Rapids Tours
At the narrowest point at the mouth of Seymour Inlet are the Nakwakto Rapids, and more famously "Tremble Island" - a place where you can actually experience the true power of a tide change. It's...
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Locations & Light, with Leif
Leif joined me on a shoot for Hester Creek Winery, where we pre-scouted locations and created 18 portraits over the course of two days. On reviewing some shots on the iPad, we noted how many...
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Cascadia Bakery - keeping it light and fresh.
After completing an awesome project with Rebar Modern Food in the last year (blog post here) - it was a pleasure to come shoot Cascadia Bakery... what's the connection? Rebar's owner's son, Shamus, is...
View ArticleRevealing Texture, and generally looking more awesome.
This was the demonstration I did today teaching at North Island College - the difference in the two pictures is all in the lighting. Try flicking them back and forth below, and check how the details...
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A fresh approach, every time.
I've been told one of my strengths is in creating a unique 'look' for each client. Because you are all special little snowflakes, you know. read more
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Vigneti Zanatta
Over a few days of shooting, I created the collateral for Zanatta Winery's new website. Zanatta is Vancouver Island's oldest estate winery, and produces some fantastic sparkling wine, made in the...
View ArticleBefore/After Lighting Metal - Shun Knife
Last week at North Island College, I began teaching the 'lighting metal' portion of our course. The demonstration reveals that with intentional and careful light placement, we can reveal a lot more in...
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