Recently I have had the pleasure of working with Heather Laura-Gray on a number of dance projects. One of these projects resulted in the set of photos seen here. This is a series of 7 photos. Check back tomorrow for another new pic on the series!

You can find more about Heather and her projects at urbanflowproductions.com
Check out her groundbreaking Industry Dance training program at industrydanceprogram.com (website designed by me).

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The last shot in this series of pics is another portrait headshot of Alex. Another fantastic look. Enjoy.

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Here are more photos from the same shoot as “Makeup or Shutup” These photos turned out great. Awesome job Alex!

Model: Alexandra Turple

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Another photoshoot of mine during the summer of ‘09. It was possibly the most ambitious one I had done at the time; we had balloons, streamers, and props. However things didn’t turn out as well as I had hoped and I learned a boatload from the shoot.

First: Plan your location beforehand! Even if you don’t have a specific location in mind, at least have a general idea of an area you want to go that will have the look you want. And keep in mind the background (Im not a fan of the condo backdrop). Also, mind the light! Had we shot in this location in the morning rather than the evening then I could have used False Creek and downtown as my backdrop instead. I also wouldn’t have had the sun blinding my model and forcing her to squint half the time.

Second: Time management! If you only have three hours to shoot, don’t spend 2 of it on hair and makeup. Usually it takes at least a half hour to iron out the kinks and get the model comfortable in front of the camera. With only an hour to shoot, it is very hard to get more than a handful of quality shots.

Third: Be prepared! Don’t leave anything at home. If you think you may need it, bring it! If you think you may need a bounce, bring it! If you think you may need touch-up makeup, bring it!

With all that being said, we still did manage to get some cool shots from the day and have some fun. I have at least one more batch of photos from the shoot I want to upload on here in the future.

Model: Alexandra Turple
Makeup: Adrienne Baycroft

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Last spring I did a photoshoot with an actor friend of mine, Kendra Anderson. It was my first photoshoot and I didn’t know much of what I was doing really. But I still managed to get some awesome shots.

This was the best shot of day-and still one of my favorite photos.

Model: Kendra Anderson
Makeup: Adrienne Baycroft

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I grabbed these shots at the Creative Mix convention I attended a few weeks back. In the exhibition hall of the convention there was a backdrop and lights set up for anyone to use. David Aiken, one the speakers at the convention, was an enthusiastic and animated model to say the least.

The lighting was fantastic and it revived my desire to go all out and buy a lighting system and backdrop to take my photography to the next level-whenever I can afford it that is.

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Awhile back I headed to Gastown to do a photoshoot with Samantha Winfield. I had a general idea of what I wanted to achieve with the shoot and I had a few locations which I wanted to check out.

The first location was a back alley. I know I know, these alleyways have been done to death. But there’s good reason for it. They’re full of character and each one has it’s own unique features. The alley I chose had some cool brick walls and metal bars over the windows which made for some nice angles. We shot in mid-afternoon and caught the sun just before it ducked behind the buildings-making some great shadows in the windows but creating a challenge in lighting Sam (we used a reflector).

The second location, the doorway of a restaurant, was fantastic as well. The windows especially made for some beautiful reflections of the trees behind me. Sam did an great job posing in front of them, using her arms to work with the lines of the door. The biggest trick here was not catching myself or cars in the window’s reflection.

The last location was the one I had planned on heading to. A few weeks prior I worked on the set of a Mini Series that was filming at a loft in Chinatown. While all the filming took place inside the loft I noticed the back of the building would make the perfect backdrop for a photoshoot. The blue wooden frame was full of character and created interesting shadows that, in my photos, did not dissapoint. Also, the side of the building made for another good brick backdrop. Being the area that it was, I found a needle stuck inside the broken cement of the brick wall. If you look really closely you can see it in the last photos.

Model: Samantha Winfield
Makeup/Stylist: Adrienne Baycroft

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