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Dani & Jon |Silvertip Canmore, AB | Sneak Peek

May 28th, 2010

Ryan and I shot a fabulous wedding at Canmore’s stunning Silvertip Golf and Resort.  As soon as the ceremony started,  the white stuff started falling and it was quite magical!  You just never know what you will get when it comes to weather in the mountains.  Here’s are 2 teaser images to kick off the [...]
 

Ryan and I shot a fabulous wedding at Canmore’s stunning Silvertip Golf and Resort.  As soon as the ceremony started,  the white stuff started falling and it was quite magical!  You just never know what you will get when it comes to weather in the mountains.  Here’s are 2 teaser images to kick off the 2010 wedding season!

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Introducing Jen & Jason – Calgary Engagement Photos

May 28th, 2010

Meet Jen and Jason!  Jen and Jason are a super cool couple and are totally down to earth.  We had some fun at a Flames game earlier this year, so it was nice to finally see them again. We had an awesome time doing their engagement photos down by the Elbow River near downtown Calgary.  [...]
 

Meet Jen and Jason!  Jen and Jason are a super cool couple and are totally down to earth.  We had some fun at a Flames game earlier this year, so it was nice to finally see them again.

We had an awesome time doing their engagement photos down by the Elbow River near downtown Calgary.  We found some interesting places to stop and shoot some photos.  Afterwards we ventured over to warehouse district to shoot some more and ended up at the Arriva building as the weather started to turn on us.  The security guard there graciously allowed us to shoot inside the building.

Their wedding is at the end of June and from the sounds of it, it’s going to be one heck of a celebration!

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Introducing Amber & Aaron | Calgary Engagement Photography

May 24th, 2010

Introducing Amber and Aaron!  Aaron found me hanging out on my favorite Flames forum called Calgarypuck.  At first Amber wasn’t sure if a hockey forum was the right place to be looking for a wedding photographer in Calgary.  Good thing for me, Amber liked my work.  A&A both really wanted have a few photos taken [...]
 

Introducing Amber and Aaron!  Aaron found me hanging out on my favorite Flames forum called Calgarypuck.  At first Amber wasn’t sure if a hockey forum was the right place to be looking for a wedding photographer in Calgary.  Good thing for me, Amber liked my work.  A&A both really wanted have a few photos taken on the carousel at Chinook Mall.  We eventually ended our shoot at a Tim Horton’s, the company Amber is a lawyer for.  She figured her fellow co-workers would get a kick out of seeing a few photos of her in front of a Tim Horton’s.

Amber and Aaron will probably have one of the more extravagant weddings this year that I will have the honor of covering.  They are getting married at the Palliser with a Cirque du Soleil themed wedding.  Yes, you can let your imagination run wild with this one.  There will be performers!  Did I ever mention, I love my job?  I am so excited about their wedding and I can’t wait for June 12th!

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Christina and Lenny in the Badlands | Calgary Engagement Photography

April 23rd, 2010

Christina and Lenny came to me in September about photography for their wedding that was going to be held in Toronto.  Unfortunately for them, I was already booked for their date.  They both are Torontonian transplants who haven’t been in Calgary for very long.  Their first impressions of Calgarians was that we are super friendly.  [...]
 

Christina and Lenny came to me in September about photography for their wedding that was going to be held in Toronto.  Unfortunately for them, I was already booked for their date.  They both are Torontonian transplants who haven’t been in Calgary for very long.  Their first impressions of Calgarians was that we are super friendly.  Too friendly to the point they weren’t sure if people were just faking it not.  After a 1 and a half years here, they now know that we are truly super friendly.  It’s just the way it is here out west.

Because I couldn’t do their wedding photography, Christina came back to me and asked if we could do an engagement session around Calgary.  I was more than happy to do something for them.  They mostly loved of my fashion inspired work, so I told them we could shoot somewhere unique instead of inside Calgary.  At first they wanted to head west towards the mountains, but I suggested we head east to the badlands instead.  Of course they were both up for that.  Christina asked me what they should wear and I said “just look pimp”.   Needless to say, they showed up really pimped out and I couldn’t wait to get started.

I wish you both an awesome wedding in Toronto.  I really wished I could have been a part of it, but I am still glad you wanted to do a session with me, otherwise we never would have met.  You both are an awesome couple and I know your big day is going to be amazing.  Congrats on your upcoming wedding.  I hope you love your photos as much as I loved making them for you!  Don’t be a stranger!

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Michelle and Shaun 02.06.10. | St. Mary’s Cathedral & Calgary Petroleum Club

March 16th, 2010

Michelle and Shaun decided to stay in the Bahamas for their honeymoon for 3 weeks!!  Lucky ducks!  I don’t blame them at all for not wanting to be in Calgary in the middle of winter.  When they did come back, we were finally able to get together to see their wedding photos.  Michelle told me [...]
 

Michelle and Shaun decided to stay in the Bahamas for their honeymoon for 3 weeks!!  Lucky ducks!  I don’t blame them at all for not wanting to be in Calgary in the middle of winter.  When they did come back, we were finally able to get together to see their wedding photos.  Michelle told me she had not seen any photos from their wedding yet, even from their guests.  I was more than thrilled that my photos were the first ones they would see.  I had to get some tissue ready for Michelle.  Love it when that happens.

Michelle and Shaun had their ceremony in the amazing St. Mary’s Cathedral close to downtown Calgary.  I have never shot inside this church before but heard so many good things about it.  As soon as I walked in, I looked over at Alicia and said “right on”.  There was tons of natural light flooding in from everywhere and the ceiling was just plain awesome.  It’s definitely one of the nicer churches in Calgary.  The ceremony was a wonderful ceremony attended by many family and close friends.

Once the ceremony was over, Alicia and I decided we would shoot some of our creative portraits right inside the church.  It was a setting that had to be taken advantage of.  Afterwards, we headed to the Calgary Petroleum Club in downtown Calgary.  We shot as many photos as we could without freezing.  The windchill on this day was just bitter cold.  The Petroleum Club was also a great setting for me to finish of our portraits as Alicia went off and shot wicked details photos of the club.

Alicia Price assisted me on this wedding as Ryan was away on a destination wedding of his own in Mexico.

Thanks, Michelle and Shaun, for trusting us with your special day.  I am very lucky to have met such a beautiful couple like yourselves.  You both are the reason why I love my job so much.  You were so easy to work with because it’s obvious how much you both love and respect each other.  I would love to go to another Flames game with you guys before the little one arrives and takes up all your time.  What an huge year 2010 is going to be for you both.  I am so blessed to have been the one chosen to photograph and create these memories for you for the rest of your lives.  I can’t wait to meet the little “mini me”.  Congrats again!!

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JT Images brings home 2 Accolades of Excellence from WPPI.

March 12th, 2010

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 [...]
 

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.

Title: Back of the Bus

Title: Escalator

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JT Images Best of 2009 | Calgary, Edmonton, Red Deer and Banff Wedding Photography

February 17th, 2010

2009 was an amazing year personally for me and for JT Images.  We had the honour of photographing 21 weddings and also did 2 trash the dress and a day after wedding session.  We shot weddings in Calgary, Edmonton, Banff and Red Deer.  Somewhere in there I also did 15 engagement sessions.  On top of [...]
 

2009 was an amazing year personally for me and for JT Images.  We had the honour of photographing 21 weddings and also did 2 trash the dress and a day after wedding session.  We shot weddings in Calgary, Edmonton, Banff and Red Deer.  Somewhere in there I also did 15 engagement sessions.  On top of that, I hosted my own “Just to Inspire” wedding photography workshop for the first time ever, here in Calgary.  All of this wouldn’t have been possible without the support of my family and friends, and especially Ryan, who assisted me on 95% of the weddings.  Muchos gracias, mi amigo!

My biggest thanks goes out to all my wonderful and amazing clients.  I am truly honoured to have been chosen to photograph such an important event in your lives and to be a part of it.  I really hope you will cherish all the wonderful images we made together, for all eternity.  I know I will!

Once I finished the last wedding of the season, I couldn’t wait to get started on my yearbook and this slide show.  My book hasn’t arrived yet, but when it does, I’ll be sure to share that with you all.  But for now, here are the images that made it in the book in a slide show presentation.  It was hard to narrow it down to 140 images, out the tens of thousands that I shot last year, but I did it.  Well, what are you waiting for???  Hit play!

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Meaghan & Craig 12.20.09. | Calgary Golf and Country Club

January 13th, 2010

Meaghan and Craig are two people who are so much in love with each other.  Ever since Meaghan was a little girl, she always knew she wanted to get married around Christmas time.  Christmas was definitely M&C’s favorite time of year and it provided a spectacular feel to their winter wedding. The day started at [...]
 

Meaghan and Craig are two people who are so much in love with each other.  Ever since Meaghan was a little girl, she always knew she wanted to get married around Christmas time.  Christmas was definitely M&C’s favorite time of year and it provided a spectacular feel to their winter wedding.

The day started at Craig and Meaghan’s house, where Craig has been living alone since they bought the place.  All of Craig’s boys were there getting ready and we had some fun photographing them.  The house was still a bit empty, which was a good thing for us wedding photographers.  Afterwards, we went to Meaghan’s parent’s house where we found the girls getting ready.  You could tell Meaghan’s mom was very excited when she was tying up Meaghan’s dress.  I don’t believe I ever stopped seeing her smile the whole time we were there.

The ceremony as held at the beautiful St. Barnabus Church near downtown Calgary.  St. Barbabus has awesome architecture inside and wonderful amounts of natural light flooding in.  Ryan and I took every advantage of that on this day.  The ceremony was lively and full of energy, as expected with M&C.  When it came time for the vows, Craig got down on one knee in front of his bride, which drew a permanent smile of Meaghan’s face and all the friends and family who came to witness.

It was almost already dark by the time the ceremony was over, as this day was the second shortest day of the year.  We headed down to Olympic Plaza in downtown Calgary to do our photos and shot around Calgary’s City Hall.  The reception was at the Calgary Golf and Country club, which was an amazing high end venue, with Christmas decorations everywhere.  A perfect setting and ending to M&C’s Christmas wedding.

Congratulations M&C.  You both were truly meant for each other.  I feel very blessed to be the one who was chosen to create memories for the both of you.  I wish you all the best and nothing less.

 

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Crystal & Ali 12.12.09. | Calgary Lougheed House

January 11th, 2010

Crystal and Ali have finally seen their wedding photos and now we can share it with everyone.  Their wedding took place back on December 12th when it was -35 degrees outside (brrrrr).  The wedding was held at the Lougheed House blocks away from downtown Calgary.  The ceremony and reception were also held here.  We started [...]
 

Crystal and Ali have finally seen their wedding photos and now we can share it with everyone.  Their wedding took place back on December 12th when it was -35 degrees outside (brrrrr).  The wedding was held at the Lougheed House blocks away from downtown Calgary.  The ceremony and reception were also held here.  We started the day off at the Crystal’s house while she was getting hair and makeup done.  After we finished shooting the details, we ventured off to the Sheraton Eau Claire, where we met up with Ali and his boys.  We did our prep and a few of the shots of the boys at the hotel.

This was the first time we had ever photographed a wedding inside the Lougheed House.  By the time the ceremony started it was already dark outside.  So we had to setup an off camera flash in the corner of the room for our light source.   Once it was time for portraits, we busted out more flash heads and video light.  This was the first wedding I ever shot where I didn’t have available light for the portraits, and the results were perfect.  We used almost every nook and cranny for our portraits and even ventured outside for about 10 mins, right before my fingers were about to fall off.

Congrats Crystal and Ali!  I am ecstatic you love your photos.  I wish you a long and happy life together!

 

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Cailtin & Connor 12.19.09. | Fairmont Palliser Hotel

January 6th, 2010

Caitlin & Connor had one of the most different weddings I have ever attended.  It was so well done.  The day started with Ryan and I meeting the boys at Razor’s Edge Barber Shoppe, down in Bonavista Square.  They were getting shaven with a blade!  I have never had one before, but after seeing it, [...]
 

Caitlin & Connor had one of the most different weddings I have ever attended.  It was so well done.  The day started with Ryan and I meeting the boys at Razor’s Edge Barber Shoppe, down in Bonavista Square.  They were getting shaven with a blade!  I have never had one before, but after seeing it, I wouldn’t mind trying.  Although I admit it looks a little scary with a razor sharp blade so close to your throat.  Afterwards, we headed to the Fairmont Palliser Hotel in downtown Calgary.  We jumped from room to room shooting both Connor and Caitlin.  The ceremony took place in the CPR Pavillion which hangs over 1st Street SW.  The ceremony was a low light affair with an awesome ambiance to it.  After a short and very sweet ceremony, it was time to go make some photos.  We ran around the hotel and the adjacent Calgary Tower area to create our shots.  We had a great time and C&C were troopers allowing me to do almost whatever I wanted with them.

The reception was wonderful and took place in the same CPR Pavillion.  Usually when you attend a wedding, there is a guest book to be signed.  Well, instead of having a guest book, C&C had a genuine Polaroid camera, stocked with film for guest to take photos of themselves and sign the Polaroid.   Talk about awesome.  There were no seating arrangements or a dinner.  Instead of tables, they had the venue tastefully decorated in black and white sofa chairs and chaises.  It was an atmosphere that screamed “have fun, this is a party not a formal dinner”.  It was very unique and different and these two pulled it off without a hitch.   The hors d’oeurves that were served were INCREDIBLE!  I have never had lamb so tender that it melted in my mouth.

Congrats Caitlin & Connor.  I wish you both luck, happiness and hope all your dreams come true for you, now that you are leaving Calgary.  Washington D.C. is a different world, but I am sure you both will be fine, because you got each other.  You guys are amazing people and have a connection with each other that is so rare.  I know you both will be successful.  Thank you again for having Ryan and I capture your amazing day.

 

 

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