Running with a View

I was out getting some shots of the Calgary skyline yesterday and while I was there I shot a couple pictures of some girls running. This path they were running on is a great place to run because of the beautiful view of the city. I personally don’t run, but this view is almost enuf …

Wedding Days – Marae & Travis

It’s been a while since I shot a wedding! In fact this is the first wedding I ever shot in Calgary. I just happen to work with Marae at the the real estate company I shoot photos and videos for and ended up shooting her wedding πŸ™‚ I started the day out at the Marae’s …

A Country Landscape

Being a city guy, I rarely find my self in a situation to shoot a proper landscape photo. However, the other day I was out scouting some locations to shoot some photos of particular rural neighbourhood on the edge of the city limits. While on my scouting mission I noticed this old wagon sitting near …

The Birthday Girl

I did a shoot the other day for a lovely woman and her daughter. The little girls second birthday was coming up and her mom wanted to get some photos for the occasion. These are a few of the ones I liked best πŸ™‚ Happy Birthday πŸ˜‰

Self Portrait

The mood to shoot a photo struck me this evening, but I had no one to shoot. So I decided I would shoot a self portrait. For this shot I used a Canon 5D mark iii & 50L with one flash set up to camera left. The flash was a Canon 550EX Speedlite shot through …

Shooting More Real Estate

In my day job I shoot real estate photography and am the Creative Director for a real estate company here in Calgary, Canada. I shoot all their photos, videos and take care of the social media side of things. When I was living in the Pacific North West I was shooting weddings full time and …

Love For The 1st Canon EF 50mm 1.8

Let me start off by saying I own and often use the Canon EF 50mm 1.2 L Series lens. However, I still love my 50mm 1.8 mark 1, it’s a wonderful lens and produces amazing images. The glass used in the mark 1 is exactly the same as the cheaper built “Plastic Fantastic” 50mm 1.8 …

These Calgary Musicians

The other night I went out to a local hip hop night to interview someone for my People of Calgary Blog. I stuck around and shot a few photos after the interview and thought I’d share a few of the pictures here πŸ™‚ If you would like to see a few more stop by here. …

My 5D Mark iii & 1D Mark iiN

A lot of people get hung up on having the latest and greatest of gear in the hopes that the camera will make them a better photographer. This does have a little bit of truth to it, but as far as camera bodies go, I don’t believe that truth carries much weight. Lenses is a …

Baby Gosling Geese

Today I made a little trip down to Prince’s Island Park here in Calgary. There is a nice little path that goes around some ponds and the Bow River. While walking along I came across a big group of baby Canadian geese (goslings). Here is a few pictures I snapped of them πŸ™‚