Don Smith Musician | Guitar Portraits Red Deer Sylvan Lake

I was recently approached by a local musician, Don Smith, who needed some shots of him and his guitar. Don was playing here in Sylvan and needed some new posters to advertise the performance.

Bower Ponds Fall Family Photos Red Deer

I met the Huseby family at Bower Ponds this fall to get a few family photos before all the leaves had blown away.  We were fortunate with the best of both worlds having awesome color in the trees and a lot of leaves on the ground.  The late afternoon was perfect weather with a strong warm sunset.

Downtown Urban Portrait Photography | Red Deer

I met with Taylor and her BFF and we headed to downtown Red Deer to take some creative, fun, casual, and modern style photos.  We had no real agenda or list of specific shots so we just walked the streets and shot whatever came to mind.  This is one of my favorite shooting styles.  I love shooting in the urban setting and having freedom to shoot anything and everything!  Here are a few shots that were my favorite from that evening.

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Family Group Outdoor Photography | Sylvan Lake Red Deer

Another successfull family photo session at Heritage Ranch!  I love Heritage Ranch and all of its great places to shoot during the fall.  This time I met up with a large family that was together for Thanksgiving.  First we took some large group shots then broke up into smaller families and took a few more.  Here are a few of my favorites;)

If you are interested in getting family photos, please send me an email or give me a call and we can chat about what you have in mind.

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Portrait Photography | Sylvan Lake Red Deer

#1- A close crop on this photograph.  See the "original" below and two other crops of the same photo.

Portrait Photography doesn't have to be like your kids school photos.  You can create simpler photographs that look better and have more creativity as long as you keep your mind open.  Being in a creative mood when editing will help you to see a photo within a photo.  Tight cropping, rotation, and duplicating of good photos can help you capture something different after the photo has already been shot.

Destination Hawaii Beach Casual Photography

Hawaii is a great place to shoot photographs.  Hawaii is actually a great place for almost anything except skiing and hockey.  I shot a quick casual beach session while I was there and have these photos to share with you.

It was a beautiful day for photos this fall at Gull Lake Alberta.  The Andrew family have a cabin along the lake which was a perfect backdrop for family photos.  We didn't have to walk far to find an abundance of great spots where the family could interact, have fun, and feel comfortable in front of the camera.

The leaves were an awesome array of golden yellow and the sky just began to mist over with some thin cloud as we began.  The clouds helped to soften the light improving the pictures even further.  I chose to edit in vibrant warm colors to represent fall as well as monochrome and an aged / desaturated "cabin" look.  As usual there were too many to pic from so here are a few ;)

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Golf Tournament Sylvan Lake | Sports Photography

Group shot at the 1st tee.  The group looking into the sun can be challenging since people squint and there can be a lot of shadows in the eyes.  In this case it worked great because everyone had sunglasses and the shoot was for fun anyways and was not formal.  The sun directly on the subjects allows for proper exposure of the bright sky in balance with the rest of the scene.  Hence the beautiful color and exposure.

Hey!  Here are a few quick pics from a recent golf tournament in Sylvan Lake at Meadowlands Golf Course.  It was the 10th annual golf tournament organized by Joel G.  The event raised money for charity and proves to be a great time ;)  Costumes are almost mandatory!  Enjoy

A Panorama self portrait!  Can you see me?  I was dressed up as the photographer.