Christmas Time is Coming!

We have been doing some Christmas pictures lately, and have quite a few more to do in the upcoming month. I know some people were wondering if we could have "Christmas backdrops" or why we didn't have any already and what not. Well, to tell you the truth....I'm "anti" those kind of things. I take pride in the fact that I am a very contemporary photographer, and as such I try to be as modern as possible. I always say that being a photographer is the same as being a hairdresser. If you are still cutting hair in the same way as people did in the 80s, then you won't have much success in the present. Well the same thing is true for photography....if you still take pictures like people did in the 80s (and even most of the 90s) then you really won't(shouldn't) have much success. We decided to go with neutral colour backdrops and accent them with colourful (but tasteful) Christmas props. This gave our customers the option of setting their own stage so to speak, and enabled us to have very natural shots that aren't cliche or outdated.

Below are a few samples of some Christmas styles we offer.

New Lens!

My new lens finally arrived. It is a Canon EF 70-200 2.8 L USM.....basically that means it is great....one of the best in the world actually. The thing retails for $1500, but I landed a great deal and got it for much less.

Here is a quick snapshot showing the difference between the two lens. The black lens is my old telephoto lens..the white one is my new one!

Green and Black

Here is one of my favourites from a full day of portrait sessions. She came in to get school pictures done but I think she left as a potential model for our company for future contracts.

The Dorey Family

Ahh the Boston Bruins.....how I loathe thee. The child in this family is a big Bruins fan and he thought it would be funny to show up to a Habs fan's (moi) studio session. Well, despite having to look at that Bruins jersey, the photo shoot went really well and I think the shots with the jersey in it were some of the best of the bunch. If he comes back with a Habs jersey on maybe I'll give them the deal for half off ;)

The Crews Family

Another laid back and fun family. These guys were really relaxed and were eager to go have casual shots taken. Their dog was very excited to get her picture taken, and did a great job of looking at the camera when she needed to. Thanks for having us for your first family portrait guys!

Rogers Family

A very nice family full of fun! The kids were very easy to get to pose and the rest is history!

The start of the studio sessions!

Well on November 4th we began our studio sessions for the remainder of the year. We will be doing studio pictures on December 2nd as well as December 9th to close out the year. Our first session in 2008 will probably be late January/early February.

Our first family to get their "snaps took" was the Forsey family. They were great to work with and their dog was very cute and obedient (even though it urinated on our backdrop. But in all honesty, being placed in the middle of a large white backdrop with two big umbrellas over her and a stranger up in her face with a camera...I would have probably peed as well!). We thought these guys were a great start to our series of studio shots, and we would love to work with them in the future!