Hawaii the Big Island

Summer was non existent in June for Vancouver so we decided to go look for it elsewhere. This year for vacation in keeping with our love of the Hawaiian Islands that we've had for the past three years we decided to visit the Big Island. It was an incredibly relaxing vacation and just what I needed to recharge. It is a very awe inspiring place with incredibly diverse climates and landscapes from one side of the island to the other. Here are some panoramas that I took from our trip.

This was from the Polulo Valley Lookout

Volcano National Park

Wind farm on the north part of the island

City of Refuge

Our resort the Hapuna Prince

Taylor - 1920's Inspired Photo Shoot

A few weeks ago I got a message from Dana telling me that she was putting together a 1920's inspired look and was looking to shoot within a few days. She had a model and makeup artist all ready to go and just needed a photographer to complete the team. Working with Dana recently I knew her concept and idea would be a fun experience. We worked with Taylor Edwardson who was our model and Dorothy Alexis Prince for makeup. For the finished look on the images the post processing was meant to give it a slight vintage look and feel, sort of like an old advertisement. Here are a few of the finished images.

Above from left to right are Dorothy Alexis Prince (makeup), Taylor Edwardson (model), Dana Demure (hair and styling) and me.

Sierra - Bright Colours Photo Shoot

Warmer weather seems to finally have arrived in Vancouver and with that away goes the dull winter colours and out comes the bright bold colours for spring and summer. Here is some recent studio work with model Sierra Kuckein along with the great team of styling, makeup and hair that she put together. Come and see these recent shots plus more at my website bernardngphotography.com

From left to right are me, Amy Podrasky (styling), Sierra Kuckein (model), Dana Demure (hair) and Bee Samoil-Selk (makeup)

Flowing Fabric Photo Shoot

This past weekend I had a creative photo shoot that I had been planning for a little while now. Finally got the team together for the shoot and despite a cold and windy day down by Iona Beach Park where this was shot the final results were great. A big thank you to the team of Jaime Halliday and Rebecca Chan who braved the cold in next to nothing but the flowing fabric that they wore that was put together by stylist Mimi Khounpilom. Makeup and hair was done by Mary Mims and Elaina Ismail. Last but not least was the help I received from fellow photographer Roger Hur who helped me wrangle the Paul C Buff parabolic in the windy conditions. Here are some of the shots from that day. 

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My website is finally up!

After much self doubt and procrastination I have finally put that all aside and launched my website today. I know I still have long way to go and lots to learn but this for me was a very important turning point. For some reason I just kept putting it off and maybe because it was that I couldn't come to a decision as to how it should look. I just knew that I wanted a site that would be simple and clean and most of all easy to upload pictures to and also easy for clients to download from. Yes, I don't want to send a hundred photos in an email ever again. I decided to go with Viewbook as I found it offered all that I needed plus there is great integration of your online portfolio with their iPhone and iPad apps. Please come by and take a look at bernardngphotography.com

Photo Shoot with Brittney Grabill

Earlier this month I had to opportunity to meet and work with singer, songwriter, guitarist and actress Brittney Grabill. We did a photo shoot for some promo material for her upcoming website launch which should be coming out in March. She also has a single and remix out on iTunes called "I Like You" that is great and you should check it out. On top of that she also has a number of videos on YouTube with one in particular that was a tribute to Whitney Houston right after she passed away. Watch out for this rising star!

Brittney had mentioned to me this billboard that she found and was willing to climb up on it for photos. She managed it in heels! With a little bit of Photoshop I turned it into a promo image for her remix launch on Valentine's Day.

Model Shoot - Maryna

Wow its 2012 and this is my first photo shoot of the year with Maryna. This was by far one of the most efficient and no fuss shoots I have done. From setup to tear down was less than two hours and we accomplished all the looks that Maryna was after in that time. Maryna arrived with her makeup already done and sported a fresh natural look that fit well with her perfect complexion and blond hair. My favourites out of the session were some natural light head shots by the window with just a silver reflector using an 85mm f/1.8

Hats don't always work well with everyone but she was able to rock it with style.

We had some fun and of course got in one or two obligatory "jump' shots.

Final look of the day was nice soft light from camera left and right against a black background.