UofA Mixed Chorus Banquet + Dance
A great night photographing the banquet event and hosting a photo booth for the University of Alberta Mixed Chorus group last night at the Faculty Club! These people sure knows how to party! Great DJ and music, and great photographers (including myself ;) ) The organizers were super amazing people with amazing food! The funny paper plate award and speeches set the tone for what they were all about. It almost felt as if they were one big family full of laughters and passion. [caption id="attachment_2211" align="aligncenter" width="1000"] Faculty...
Calgary Trip Fashion Photography
I've had the opportunity to travel down to Calgary with a buddy a while ago, and I met up with an old friend who happens to be super talented and had some modeling experiences. for more info on CoCo you can visit her page here. This shoot was totally unplanned and uncalled for! We drove down with all the equipment I own simply because we don't know what location and how everything will be! I almost always plan my shoots, but this time I decided to let the shoot take...
Studio Fashion Headshot Portrait Photography
In the studio for some head shots and fashion oriented photography! I had a chance to set up a backdrop and get into some indoor studio action!We've had sooo much fun! There is much to learn in the studio. When your subject is confined in an area there is no stories to convey, suggest, nor can they give "life" to your story. They act differently and rarely natural. So the photographer needs to do most of the leading in her emotions, what poses and facial expressions they give you. [caption...
University Dance Club Starlight Ball
Had a chance to photograph the annual Starlight Ball presented by Edmonton's UADC (University of Alberta Dance Club). This club is probably Edmonton's next best secret to learn ball room dancing in. It offers an extensive range of classes and activities. Regardless of your dancing ability. The instructors are volunteer based but all trained by competitive dancers in the scene. These guys worked very hard to get this night going, and i'm definitely bringing my game up a notch when it comes to these events! I got to meet some super cool...
New milestone and YouTube Chanel for mpStudio
whoa! 200+ likes on my facebook page! To celebrate, I decided to make a speed edit video of my favorite light painting photography on Photoshop. This couple of weeks have been crazy! First a road trip down Calgary and living in a hostel, then meeting Renee Robyn from Renee Robyn Photography, and getting a chance to eat dinner beside her and talk to her for hours about photography and life! Not only that my mpStudio Photography YouTube channel was finally born a few days ago! There are so much I'd...
Fall Portrait Session at St-Albert Ravine
Another Fall photo shoot and this time at the beautiful ravine of St-Albert just 20 minutes outside of Edmonton. The leaves are fresh and the weather is great, got myself a very hard to handle 85mm lens from Vistek rental, and Dani and I are ready for some photo fun! St-Albert is a small town known for their huge green house store called Hole's but very little people know that St-Albert is fall of beautiful ravines and parks! I was lucky to know a friend who I play music...
Tanning Studio Promotion Photo Shoot
Got an assignment from a Sherwood Park based Tanning Studio to shoot a before and after spray tanning photo shoot for model! Ashley the model actually contacted me herself after seeing some of my work, and i'm totally glad to take on the challenge! Baja Bronze Custom Spray Tan is a very homie studio owned by an extremely nice lady Dani who is also a loving mother. She gave my assistant and I great hospitality during her stay at the studio during our shoot, and in such a short time we...
Sugar Skull Makeup Photo Session
Halloween is coming! Had an on-location Sugar Skull Makeup photography session last Sunday with the talented model Clarissa as a belly dancer! Clarissa is a young lady who is striving to achieve her dream as a make up artist / hair stylist and gaining experience modelling on the side. I don't usually work with models so when we were acquainted, I presented her with an idea of my own and a location for the shoot like I do with everyone else. Clarissa not only had her own ideas but...
Light Painting Photography in Edmonton
A light painting photography day (night to be exact) like no others! If you've followed the last post I messaged the good people down at University of Alberta Photography Club for a shoot focusing on light painting photography, and managed to grab whole bunch of people along with a few of my friends to this shoot! The whether was definitely not as cold as the last day, and it was around 10pm when we started, and we played around and chatted till really late before we really got...
Edmonton Rolling Car Shots
Had SUCH a blast taking rolling car shots that I'm still looking at the photos at 3:45am...
Fall mini session
Alright she's no client of mine but a very good friend of mine. I was out looking for a location to shoot my upcoming portraits so needed company. So here is a few snaps from my rental lens from Vistek. The wonderful Nikkor 85mm f/1.4 ! =D ...
Portrait Session & Posing
Had a great portrait photography session right in downtown Edmonton! Lindsey was my last scheduled friend this summer who was kind enough to let me try out poses and play around with lights (which by the way I have just purchased) to gain more shooting experience shooting portraits. I'm also going to tap my experience into one of the greatest portrait photographer debate: To pose or not to pose your subjects? I have scouted this spot since the first day I began scouting for portrait locations, and it's at a really...
Bridesmaid Photo Fun
Went down to Sherwood Park for a photo session with these ladies. I was contacted by one of the bridesmaid and was asked to do a photo session with just the girls a week before Oli's actual wedding. What an honor! In my opinion, I think the key to a successful relationship/marriage lies largely on the married couple's friends and family as well. These bridesmaid are definitely just as important to this session as the bride to be! So I sort of decided to leave Oli the bride out as the...
F & C’s Wedding Photo Booth and Reception
I was asked to help out for a photo booth at F & C's wedding, and I got to sneak in a few photos during the reception partyas well! It was truly an amazing night at F & C's wedding!I think it was obvious how much fun was there at the wedding, it was virtually effortless to get people to smile for me in front of the camera or pose for a "let's go crazy" and "hurray" shot, because people were simply doing that, and they were proud...
Autumn Family Portrait Session
The summer warmth is still around and it's PERFECT for the a young family to go for a family portrait here in Edmonton. These shots were taken just right after the light painting session. Love this family! Which one is your favourite? ...