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I’m featured on Canadian Talent Farm

Johnny Tran — Wed, 06 Oct 2010 17:42:11 +0000

I was asked earlier this year if I would like to be featured on Canadian Talent Farm. Not knowing what it was I went over to there to check out the website to see what it was all about. I was very impressed with the diversity on Canadian Talent Farm. I thought it was going to be another website full of wedding photographers, so I was extremely pleasantly surprised to see talent of all kinds. I am the only wedding photographer from Calgary featured on there, heck I think I may be the only wedding photographer on there period. But there are some other amazing photographers on there who are exceptional at what they do. I also loved watching some of the youtube videos of some of the dancers featured on there, especially the b-boys. So head on over to Canadian Talent Farm and check out all the amazing talent here in Canada. And if you want to see me, I am here. Thanks to Joel for coming to me about being a part of his site. I am truly humbled to be included on such a great website with other amazing talented Canadians.

Jennifer & Paul 05.29.10.| Calgary Wedding Photographers

Johnny Tran — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 00:26:48 +0000

Jenn and Paul have finally seen their wedding photos and I am now ready to share with all of you. But first a little history. Paul and I are very good friends. We first met back in 2001 when we each had our own eBay business. One thing led to another and we ended up merging our businesses to form Custom Auto. We sold sold car parts online out of Paul’s apartment for a good part of the year. We were sending hundreds maybe a thousand orders every month out of his apartment. Business was exploding. We finally decided it was time to move out of his apartment and rent a warehouse after this huge windfall.

Fast forward a few years later, and that when I got hooked on photography. I saved up money to buy some studio lighting so I could play with it and learn some more. Good ol’ Paul was my VERY FIRST subject I ever shot on my camera with my new Alien Bees Lighting system. I had setup a faux studio upstairs in our car shop. I asked Paul to sit and be my model as I tried to figure out how to use my lights. Paul was more than happy to be my model. as I tried to give him a little direction. After my very first shoot with him, he took a look at the photos and really liked them. He liked them so much, he used it as his profile picture on the dating website where he was a member. Now all these girls were looking at a hot stud with a “semi professional” looking profile picture! You are probably wondering where this is all going…. well, Jenn was also a member and she noticed Paul’s profile picture. During Jenn’s speech at the wedding, she said “when I saw Paul’s profile picture, I knew this was the man I am going to marry.” And that’s how they met! And now here they are…. married. I still have no idea how Jenn knew from that one photos we shot for fun that this was her future husband. It’s one of those destiny things.

Words can not express how happy I am for both Paul and Jenn. Knowing what kind of man Paul is, I know for a fact that he is a great catch for Jenn. If there is one person who I could always depend on when I needed a favor, it was Paul, he just never said no. Whether it was to fix my car starter or help me build a fence, he always showed up with his tools ready to go. I can not say that for anyone else that I know in my life. When his best man, Brad, did his speech he echoed the exact same things. I just stood there and nodded in agreement with a huge smile on my face. It wasn’t just me that he was there for all the time, he was always there for his friends and family as well. It’s just the kind of guy he is.

It was a huge honor to photograph Jenn & Paul’s wedding. I even said back then when I first shot photos of him, that I will shoot his wedding one day. And here we are 6 years later, with me posting photos of Paul and his new gorgeous wife, Jenn, on my blog.

Congratulations once again guys. Of all the weddings that I have shot, yours no doubt will always be special to me.

Yours truly interviewed by DWF

Johnny Tran — Sun, 09 May 2010 05:36:36 +0000

I just wanted everyone to know, DWF recently asked to feature me on their blog. I was more than happy to allow them to do that If you wanted to know a little more about me, then go check it out! Digital Wedding Forum Blog

Christina & Lenny’s e-session sneak peek!

Johnny Tran — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 19:59:10 +0000

Rarely do I do a sneak peek of an engagement session, but I had to share this photo right now!! As soon I got home from the session I knew I had to work on it right away. We had our session in the badlands in Drumheller, AB, 75 minutes east of Calgary. There will be more from this hot session later this week. For now here’s one, enjoy!!

JT Images brings home 2 Accolades of Excellence from WPPI.

Johnny Tran — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:20:45 +0000

I am back from WPPI in Las Vegas after 7 long days, which is about 3 days too long for Las Vegas. My body is tired from all the parties we went to, but like last year, it was an awesome experience. This year I met even more photographers and made more friends from all over the world. I am so lucky to be able to do what I do and have the experiences I do. There was quite a large contingent of Calgary Photographers in Vegas this year. At last count I think there were at least 20 of us down there that I know of. I love how our community is so tight knit and we all support each other to the fullest. We may be “competitors”, but we are all friends as well.

I learned even more this year about the art of wedding photography and can’t wait to implement all this for all my couples in Calgary, Edmonton and Banff. My 2010 couples are in for a real treat and I can’t wait to see what this year brings. I will be looking out for opportunities to create some amazing images this year, so be prepared brides and grooms!

As most of you faithful blog readers know, I entered 8 images into the WPPI Annual Awards of Excellence print competition. Of the 8 I entered, 2 of them scored an accolade of excellence. A few other scored only 1 or 2 points from being awarded an accolade. The 2 that did score hung in the gallery next to hundreds of some the most inspiring and most incredible images created in 2009, by some of the best photographers in the world. I was more than honored to be there along side them. Without further ado, here are the 2 images that are now award winning images.

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