I took a few hours out of the day to visit the new Lethbridge Moxies location, and meetup with some great people connected via the social utility; twitter.
In attendance were many of Lethbridge’s photography community including Hope Litwin, Rod Leland & Cody Belter. I had my new Canon 7D with me and was able to shoot some random footage to get acquainted with the camera in a low light setting for video. Here’s the resulting clip:
Scenes from a tweetup from Michael Warf on Vimeo.
Taryn came to me after seeing Steph & Brad’s wedding photos, what a great referral! Taryn and Jon wanted to include their dogs (which are like family) into their engagement set, so we got a few shots with their mix of doberman, rottweiler and chihuahua brood (who were very well behaved for the camera). Kudos to both of them as they braved the chill of a Lethbridge October evening to get some great shots. They are such a great looking couple, and naturals in front of the lens, they made my job easy.
I met Chris & Melissa less than 48 hours before their wedding. Their original photographer had to cancel at the last minute due to a family tragedy. News of their need for a replacement photographer spread like wildfire through the support of photographers in Lethbridge and the surrounding area, and ultimately Chris and Melissa put their trust in my work (simply through the website, before even meeting! Yikes!).
Upon meeting them both the next morning, it became very obvious that Chris was a lifetime football fan. I had scouted a local pond for wedding locations previously but really wanted to do something special for this couple to make their photos shine. I pulled a few strings with friends and within hours had security clearance to shoot at the new stadium, which is still under construction.
I don’t think this is the last time you’ll see this great location in Lethbridge wedding photos, but it feels great to be the first wedding shooter to be able to do so. I covered the morning makeup and hair sessions, while Kevin McCarthy – my second shooter who drove in from Calgary with 24 hours notice, covered the guys. The service was held at University Drive Alliance church, with a lovely reception in Coalhurst, Alberta.
Thanks for putting your trust in my photography guys, it was a pleasure to work with you both on your big day!
As a warm-up to the Lethbridge Streetwheelers show, I had the opportunity to light and photograph a fantastic Ford street rod – a consistent winner for “best paint” in shows around the country.
Having teamed up with Brien Gehring as a lighting assist, I was eager to photograph it – as I hadn’t professionally lit a car before (let alone a black one, the hardest of all). The landscape scene in the door is intentional, and I lit this car as I would a portrait for a human subject.
Kudos to Brien for his work on securing the location at the old Galt Mine #8 after hours. It really fit this ride.
Local wedding photographer Tanya Plonka asked if I would help her shoot an exceptional wedding a few weeks ago in Lethbridge. I’ve shot with her before on personal projects and the potential pressure of wedding shooting really solidified the teamwork between us. Read more »
WOW. The weather in Lethbridge has been unpredictable at best this weekend, but the skies held out for the “magic hour” last night for Sungwon & Yuriko’s photo session. Read more »
A full week after shooting Kardinal Offishall at the Roadhouse in Lethbridge, I was fortunate enough to take in and shoot Naughty by Nature at the same venue. Read more »
I’m consistently amazed at the work produced by Stillmotion, a Canadian (Missisauga, ON) video & photographic studio specializing in weddings & same-day edits. Its vendors like this that consistently up the level of quality in the industry, at the cost of innovation and clients who aren’t afraid to experiment with new technology and ideas. Read more »
Little Joel has a pretty cool dad (Jeff King), who I’ve photographed twice for Calgary Indie Magazine “Beatroute”. It seems Joel’s dad is not only the guitar player for Lethbridge’s Endangered Ape (Beatroute, December 2008) – but also is the mastermind behind his own band Favour and indie record label (Beatroute, January 2009). Read more »
I’m taking a break today from blogging about weddings, portraits, packages and pricing. Today I decided to grab a few items I had lying around the house and create some abstract images using smoke from incense sticks.
I grabbed some cheap incense from the local dollar store here in Lethbridge, and repurposed some of the items I had on hand for shooting newborn photographs (black velvet backdrops, reflectors, etc.) Triggering the flash remotely, I was able to light the smoke without spilling light on the backdrop. The snoot, speedstrap, and flag seen in the video can be sourced from honlphoto.com.
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