Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Cliff and Gabriela's Reception








Three weeks ago I had the honor to photograph Cliff and Gabby's pre-wedding ceremony. As Gabby's family is from Romania, they are planning to have the wedding there. Still wanting to celebrate with friends and family here in Canada, they had a small "teaser party" at the Pioneer Club in Calgary.

It's not the first time Cliff has been in front of my lens. Cliff use to be one of my ski models that I would use when I shot photos for Sunshine Village Ski Resort. Cliff is an excellent skier and I often struggled to keep up with him. I have dozens of photos of Cliff skiing drop-offs that the average skier would avoid.

Gabriela or 'Gabby' is a catch. She is easy to shoot and has a beautiful smile. It's nice when you reunite with an old buddy to find he's hooked up with a wife that compliments him.

Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Baby Ayden







So my friends, Paul and Jo just had a baby girl named Ayden.
I got the honor of photographing her at only a couple of weeks old.

Newborns are great... they mostly sleep. You can scrunch them up, move them around, put bright lights on them, make lots of noise, not to mention...they are cute. I'm a sucker for babies... raising two of my own.

For this shoot I used my strobes but just as 'hot lights' (no flash). The term 'hot lights' was derived because they are active the entire time therefore they get hot! For the average model, it can get uncomfortable, however, for a naked baby who just spent 9 months in a warm safe place, hot lights are a comfort.

Paul and Jo are avid climbers, so when my wife, Robyn, came up with the idea of placing Ayden in a shelf amongst my climbing gear, Paul and Jo were all for it.

Paul, Ayden's proud papa, shot a few photos of me at work. Thanks Paul.