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My little guy is getting so big now!

August 10th, 2008

Jonas is growing up so fast.  These moments with him now are so precious, because he’s just going to keep getting bigger.  I wish I could stop him from aging right now and keep him as a 10 month old for the rest of his life.  He finally started to crawl this week.  Michelle and [...]


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Jonas is growing up so fast.  These moments with him now are so precious, because he’s just going to keep getting bigger.  I wish I could stop him from aging right now and keep him as a 10 month old for the rest of his life.  He finally started to crawl this week.  Michelle and I really are spoiled with Jonas.  He’s such an easy going baby and only fusses when a baby should fuss.  The rest of the time he’s just chillin’.   Anyone can hold him and he won’t scream or cry.  He will laugh at you if you play with him.  And he always smiles for pictures!  The camera has been in his face since the day he was born, so he’s really used to it.  Although I am excited to raise this little baby boy into a man one day…. I just wish he could stay like this for just a bit longer.  Sometimes I can’t believe this cute little bundle, is MY boy.

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Time 2 Envy | I can’t stand scammers!!

July 24th, 2008

So, I was pretty close to upgrading to the Nikon D3.  Hell of a camera.  I was looking around eBay and found a seller “time2envy” that was selling it for $3900 buy it now.  That’s over $1000 off retail.  I figured it was too good to be true, so I called their store in NY.  [...]

 

So, I was pretty close to upgrading to the Nikon D3.  Hell of a camera.  I was looking around eBay and found a seller “time2envy” that was selling it for $3900 buy it now.  That’s over $1000 off retail.  I figured it was too good to be true, so I called their store in NY.  After I got some info, I asked them if they could ship it by UPS Saver or expedited to cover the brokerage fees.  UPS does not charge brokerage fees on those services.  He says ground is the only way to go or USPS.  USPS is great too because we all know brokerage is only $8.00 max.  But get this.  The person on the phone tell me that they will cover brokerage so I don’t have to worry about it.  Its only 12%.  Wait a minute…. 12% of $3900???  That’s $468.  I tell him again it’s only $8.00 and he of course tells me I am mistaken.  They ship to Canada all the time and this is how much it is.  This idiot thought I was born yesterday.  Then I said fine, ship it ground UPS and I’ll pay UPS’s brokerage fee of $70.  Nope, they have to pay the brokerage for you.  You can guess where it went after that, but man, how do you run a business like that?  You really think anyone is stupid enough (especially us Canadians who buy online) to pay you the brokerage?  It doesn’t even have anything to do with the seller, it’s a customs thing.  I really hope this post can be found on google when someone searches: time2envy, shady, scam, not legit.  Is there any other key words I might be missing?  I’ll stick with B&H, thank you.

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What a loooong weekend….

July 14th, 2008

I did my first ever back to back wedding this weekend.  I am so exhausted, but it was a fun weekend.  Both weddings were exciting and unique in their own way.  I couldn’t have done it without my friend Ryan, who second shot for me.  Ryan comes from the film days of photography and really [...]

 

I did my first ever back to back wedding this weekend.  I am so exhausted, but it was a fun weekend.  Both weddings were exciting and unique in their own way.  I couldn’t have done it without my friend Ryan, who second shot for me.  Ryan comes from the film days of photography and really wanted to shoot weddings again.  He’s weird like me and actually thinks they are fun to shoot.  With the both if us shooting we were able to deliver another angle, that me alone otherwise wouldn’t be able to achieve.  When it was all said and done, we shot about 3750 images total for both wedding.  I’ve got a lot of work ahead of me!!!  Stay tuned for the images from the weddings.  Thanks for your help, Ryan!

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Happy Anniversary my dear wife

July 11th, 2008

I can’t believe it’s been 4 years already!  Where has the time gone?  It’s gone by so fast, and we now have Jonas too!  Here’s to many more years, Michelle!  Love you baby!


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I can’t believe it’s been 4 years already!  Where has the time gone?  It’s gone by so fast, and we now have Jonas too!  Here’s to many more years, Michelle!  Love you baby!

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When it rains, it pours | Calgary Stampede Storm Photos

July 7th, 2008

When I left my house this afternoon to run some errands, I saw a storm was about to come through the city. I drove home to grab my camera, just in case. I headed to Inglewood driving to scout some cool shooting locations. When I got near downtown I saw the storm was getting closer [...]


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When I left my house this afternoon to run some errands, I saw a storm was about to come through the city. I drove home to grab my camera, just in case. I headed to Inglewood driving to scout some cool shooting locations. When I got near downtown I saw the storm was getting closer and closer. I headed up to Scotsman’s Hill to get a good vantage point of the rodeo and the stampede. They were about to get poured on! Right after I took these shots, it came down hard. I should have had my 12-24mm wide angle, oh well.

UPDATE: I sent the first photo below to Paul Dunphy at Global TV and they put my photo on the air!

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Houseboating the Shuswap

July 4th, 2008

The last time I went houseboating was before the turn of the millenium in 1999.   I’ve been dying to go again ever since.  Finally in May I just decided to book a boat and hoped to fill it with some family and very close friends.  Needless to say it took only a few days to [...]

 

The last time I went houseboating was before the turn of the millenium in 1999.   I’ve been dying to go again ever since.  Finally in May I just decided to book a boat and hoped to fill it with some family and very close friends.  Needless to say it took only a few days to get people to commit.  It was very hot the whole weekend we were there.  Every day was over 33 degrees.  Jonas has a ton of photos.  He was really enjoying the trip.  One of the nights we sat around the campfire and spelled out our names with a flashlights.  Everyone can’t wait to do it again next year.  Bigger and nicer boat next time for sure!

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houseboating shuswap, waterways houseboats

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Busy Bee!!

July 2nd, 2008

Since I got back from Denver, my main focus was to get my website up. It took way too long to get my site up but it’s finally up!! I am very happy with the design and layout I choose. Since my site went up over the weekend I booked a few more weddings and [...]

 

Since I got back from Denver, my main focus was to get my website up. It took way too long to get my site up but it’s finally up!! I am very happy with the design and layout I choose. Since my site went up over the weekend I booked a few more weddings and got many inquires. 2009 is looking like it’s going to fill up, maybe even before I do Bridal Fantasy in January.

I finally got some time today to go through the rest of my photos from my shoot in Denver. Here are a few more for you to enjoy. Don’t forget to visit the bridal fashion gallery on the site to see the rest of the hot photos we did in Denver.

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I am such a bad blogger.

June 26th, 2008

I’ve been too busy to blog lately. Sorry. I really wanted to get my site up before the long weekend. It’s gonna look great. It’s going to be a crazy long weekend. I bought the D300 today. Shot some high noise pics to compare to the D200. More on that tomorrow.


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I’ve been too busy to blog lately. Sorry. I really wanted to get my site up before the long weekend. It’s gonna look great. It’s going to be a crazy long weekend. I bought the D300 today. Shot some high noise pics to compare to the D200. More on that tomorrow.

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Home again

June 19th, 2008

I was so nervous about going to Denver by myself and doing this workshop. You don’t get many opportunities to meet and shoot with a world renowned photographer, so when you have the chance, you gotta take it. I am glad I took it. I feel like a new man. David has inspired me to [...]

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I was so nervous about going to Denver by myself and doing this workshop. You don’t get many opportunities to meet and shoot with a world renowned photographer, so when you have the chance, you gotta take it. I am glad I took it. I feel like a new man. David has inspired me to take risk and to do the things I have always wanted to do, but didn’t know how. Armed with this knowledge, planet earth better be ready for me. Besides the learning, I met a lot of amazing photographers. I also came away with many friends also. I really hope some of you guys will come to Calgary one day and shoot with me. I can guarantee you I will be back in Denver to shoot with some of you guys in the future. In the meantime we’ll stalk each other’s blogs! Our first day models, Elizabeth and Taylor (that was really their names) were amazing. Every photo taken of them was beautiful and as photographers we couldn’t ask for more. We did not need to direct these girls at all. They did their thang and they did it well. If they want to be models in the future, they just started with a heck of a portfolio. But thanks to them, I also now have a better portfolio. I will post more photos from the shoot later this weekend when I have time. Here’s what it looked like when we were shooting in Georgetown, CO. People on the street were stopping to see all the commotion and though maybe celebrities were in town! Special shout outs to Suzanne and Jason for making me feel welcome in Denver. You guys were awesome hosts, and I love your beautiful home. Dusty the cowboy, who’s blog I am gonna stalk. Khoi, who better get a website and good luck breaking out of the “you know what” scene. Travis, you better get up here and shoot with me and show me your ways! Krista Cooley, if you need help with albums designs or workflow ideas, email me anytime.

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Off to Denver!

June 15th, 2008

Here I go. I am off to Denver to shoot with David Beckstead. I’ve never actually taken a trip by myself before. I’ve met people who have, and I always wondered was it was like. I’m pretty nervous, but very excited. I hope to make new friends with fellow wedding photographers. Check back in a [...]


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Here I go. I am off to Denver to shoot with David Beckstead. I’ve never actually taken a trip by myself before. I’ve met people who have, and I always wondered was it was like. I’m pretty nervous, but very excited. I hope to make new friends with fellow wedding photographers. Check back in a few days for photos from the shoot!

Man, I am gonna miss Michelle and Jonas so much. Bad timing for my first father’s day. :(