What a year!

I started this blog right after New Years 2008 and looking back it's been a very interesting year indeed. I've learned a lot this past year and know that the road ahead will bring many more challenges and opportunities. I remember taking my first classes back in January and now I am renting my own studio space and doing my own shoots. My goal for 2009 is to further develop my photographic style and offer something that people will be willing to pay me money for :-) hahahaha.... No I will not quit my day job, yet!

Happy New Year and see you all in 2009!

Second Shoot at Studio with Venetia and Tim

My second shoot at my new shared studio space was with Venetia and Tim last week and it was a lot of fun working with them. Venetia had mentioned wanting to incorporate a skateboard that she had painted into the shoot. As you can see from the shots below it was done in a fairly playful way and NO she was not really topless behind that skateboard.

First Shoot in my studio space

I wasted very little time in getting my first shoot done at my new studio space with one of the models that I have worked with before. Some of you may remember Katie. The day was sunny for the most part so it gave us some incredible natural light coming in from the big front windows for a few of the shots here. A combination of fill lights and reflector work helped to balance the lighting out and overall I was super pleased with the results.

Finally have my studio space

I've been searching for a place where I could consistent use for my model photo shoots as it was becoming extremely challenging having to look for an available studio not to mention that some of them were pretty expensive. I finally found a great shared studio space in Vancouver in the Gastown area. The space is huge and has great natural light plus it's in a heritage building that has some really cool interior spaces for shooting in. Check back often as I'll be posting shoots from the studio in the upcoming blogs.