Help-Portrait 2012 | Thanks Vistek
Saturday, December 8th, 2012 marked another successful Help-Portrait campaign in Calgary. Help-Portrait is a worldwide initiative to provide portraits to those who otherwise could not get one. The Calgary volunteers were able to provide over 450 prints during the one day event at the Calgary Drop-In Centre. A big thanks goes out to Vistek for [...]
100 Years 100 Faces of the Stampede | Day 1
When I first thought up this crazy project it took me a few days to decide if I really wanted to do it. It would involve me going to the Stampede almost every day for ten days. Each of those days, instead of trying to win prizes on the midway, instead of going on thrilling [...]
Is It Possible to Fake a Professional Photographer?
The brilliant guys at DigitalRevTV did an interesting experiment. They took a non-photographer and showed him the ropes for a week and put him up against a real professional photographer. They tried to find out if someone could spot the fake. It’s an interesting point that they make. Fancy gear and expensive equipment doesn’t make [...]
Leah & Nick Engagement Teaser Shot
I met Leah & Nick last year and totally hit it off with them. I also met Leah’s mother who is adorable. I can’t wait for their wedding in September. Here’s a teaser shot of their engagement session from Fish Creek park in Calgary. It started pouring rain a few hours before the photo shoot. [...]
Annie Leibovitz at Work / I’ll Bet You’ll Enjoy This Book
Part of the reason why I love photography so much is it allows me to express my vision and emotions into a single image. Finding out what other photographers love and are passionate about makes me a better photographer. Annie Leibovitz’s book entitled: Annie Liebovitz at Work is an amazing read. My friend Noel who [...]
I Popped the Question / Our Bermuda Engagement
It was great to come home last week to good weather. Aiofe and I were spoiled with great weather Being in Bermuda for a few weeks. We brought back good weather and good news. We are engaged!! A good friend and great photographer, Jacqueline Elizabeth Morrison was there in Bermuda as well to be my [...]
Nikon D800 First Impressions With Test Shot / It Was Worth the Wait
I’m sure everyone’s heard by now that the Nikon D800′s and D4′s were shipped last week (click here to read my post about the Nikon D4). Only a few trickled into some stores here in Calgary and I was one of the fortunate few to get one. I have to admit that I did jump [...]
Domingo Lumanog Shoot for Mabuhay Calgary / Fuji X10 Test Shots
For the past few years I’ve had the fortune to work with a talented fashion stylists. Domingo Lumanog has been the creative visionary behind some of my fashion work in the past. Last Sunday I was finally able to point my lens onto Domingo himself. Mabuhay Calgary does a monthly story on Filipinos in our [...]
Bano & eeMee Look Book / Fashion Shoot
Last week I did a shoot for the fabulous Domingo Lumanog. It was for Aleem Ariff of Bano & eeMee. Aleem is a super talented designer out of Chicago and now in Calgary. For the first time I got to work with Satoko Suzuki (hair and makeup) as well as the beautiful and fun Bronwyn [...]
2011 Cariwest Parade in Edmonton
A few weekends ago I was in Edmonton with Aiofe for the 2011 Cariwest parade. We took a trip out to Jasper and camped there for a few nights then topped it off with a visit in Edmonton. Here are some pictures of the parade. Check out all the pictures on Facebook or on Photoshelter. [...]
Signal Hill Calgary Public Library Reopening
I was asked to photograph the Calgary Public Library reopening of the Signal Hill branch. It was such a fun event. The library was buzzing with eager young minds and happy parents. There was face painting, balloons, storytelling and of course, books! The new renovation increased the size of the library and made the layout [...]
New Client / Platoon FX
One of my newest clients is Platoon FX. They are a new gym here in Calgary focusing on a “physical fitness experience”. While most gyms target on gaining your membership and then letting you help yourself, this gym is different. They have expert staff that are dedicated to helping you out. Another different aspect of this [...]
Be My Valentine / Four Points Sheraton Charity Event
On Saturday I was lucky enough to be a part of a charity event at the Four Points Sheraton. Be My Valentine was such a fun time. Proceeds of the event went to the burn unit at the Foothills Hospital. Calgary Firefighters were auctioned off, burlesque dancers performed, there was great music and Casino Fun [...]
Mabuhay Calgary Advertisement / October 2010
This was an advertising spread for Mabuhay Calgary’s October edition. It was shot in studio with two exposures. The first exposure was with Vince (AKA Mabuhay Boy) reading the newspaper. The second was with just the mirror and jack-o-lantern. In Photoshop they were merged and the bite mark was added for that vampire effect :) [...]
Chelta & Todd / Engagement
Last year was such a busy year that I haven’t had time to blog all my wedding and engagement shoots. Now that it’s cold out again I thought I’d torture myself and look at all the pictures during the summer. Even better I’ll share them with all of you! It’s not surprising that Chelta and [...]
Portrait of My Grandmother
My 93 year old grandmother Isidra Toledo (or “Apo” as we like to call her) is a very special lady to me. I am who I am today because of her. Every time I see her I’m reminded of the times when she would babysit me while my parents were at work. I must have [...]
Rising Edge Christmas Party / Red Carpet Booth
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Rising Edge Technologies and Rising Edge Engineering had their company Christmas party in November. I thought I’d post a few pictures from the Red Carpet booth that my good friend George Cox took care of while I was doing the portrait booth. Great job Geroge! And thanks to Rising Edge Technologies and Rising Edge Engineering [...]
Trinidad & Tobago Part 1 / Carnival Time
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Help-Portrait Calgary / Dec. 4th, 2010
When I went to Escalate Live back in May of this year one of the speakers was celebrity and commercial photographer Jeremy Cowart. The conference was jam packed with eight industry leading professionals. I hoped to learn a lot and I did (I’ll talk more about Escalate Live on another post). Help-Portrait is an idea that [...]
Jiao & Robert / Wedding
Jiao and Robert live in Vancouver but decided to get married in Calgary where a lot of their family and friends live. The day started out with some morning coffee for the guys thanks to Alek, one of the trusted groomsmen. As Robert continued to work on his car he was continuously reminded that he [...]
Leah Cronkite / Lifestyle Fitness Shoot
As a photographer the most weight I’m lifting these days is my Nikon with a 70-200mm lens attached. Not quite the workout that Leah Cronkite sees on a daily basis. Leah is a fitness model in Calgary. I had the fortunate opportunity to test with her. At the same time I was able to try [...]
Khubsurat / Citytv Breakfast Television
Shaila and Domingo had asked me to do some stills during a morning taping of the Breakfast Show on Citytv. I barely got up at 5:30am to catch the filming around 7am. Being up till 1am the night before didn’t help matters so forgive me if this post cuts off short or if you were one of [...]
Jiao & Robert / Engagement
I had such a great time with Jiao and Robert that cold chilly Saturday. Jiao, a doctor and Robert, a teacher have awesome personalities that came alive in the images. There were so many that I liked that I had trouble choosing which ones to show you! Now living in Vancouver they flew to Calgary [...]
Calgary Public Library / Branding Book
I was fortunate enough to work with the Calgary Public Library (CPL) marketing team on a wonderful marketing campaign. The marketing team at the CPL was a lot of fun to work with. They had great a great campaign on branding people of the CPL. The two day shoot was interesting and I got to play [...]
