Photographing the Neighbor

Seems like my new neighbor has been pretty busy. I saw the evidence of her arrival, a bit of bug mess on my deck, last night as I was enjoying the beautiful moon in the night. So I gathered up my flashlight to see what was going on. Well I look up above the messy bits of bug carcass and see this huge chunk in the center of a big web. This spider is huge! So I go get the camera and take a few shots. I am guessing it is a female from the size of the abdomen, but I am certainly no expert. Then I spent about 15 minutes watching it suck the juice out of some poor little bug. Quite facinating. Anyway, here are a couple of images of the new neighbor.

Metro Fire Chiefs Conference

Group of Fire Chiefs - Trident Photography

I had the opportunity to photograph the fire chiefs from cities all over North America tonight. Every year the chiefs meet in different cities and this year Edmonton was lucky enough to be the host. Our city did an excellent job and hosted the reception in city hall which provided a beautiful setting. I have attached a few of the images from tonight to show.



And a special thank yo uto the GTT team for your help, and for bringing me to the conference.
Jeff

Model shoot

Sometimes you just need to head out and have some fun as a photographer. I went out with a bunch of my pals from the PPOC to an event called GOYA, which is short for ‘get off yer ass’. It is bascally a time where we can all come together to shoot for fun and try out some new stuff in a no pressure environment. I decided to keep it simple and only brought 1 light and 2 lenses. Sometimes you just dont want to pack 40lbs of gear around with you. The lack of equipment didn’t deter me from trying out some cool techniques though. I was using a cross colour balance technique to get the ambient light to a really cool blue, along with a high speed synch to drop the early evening light level (which in June might as well be midday) way down to look like a late evening light level. Here are some of my faves from the shoot.

Michelle & Ben’s Wedding

Yesterday I was photographing a wedding for Ben & Michelle, and what a great day! The sun was shining, the bride was stunning, and the venue was totally great. I was working with a new assistant who did a brilliant job as well. Everything was terriffic, even the food. I tell you, all chicken balls should be like the ones they serve at the Lily Lake Resort. A huge chunk of chiken with a delicious sweet & sour coating, not the crappy flake of chicken gristle wadded into a big ball of dough like you get at every Chinese food place I’ve ever eaten. Alas, I digress from the wedding. Here are a few of the images from the day. A big thank you to Ben & Michelle for choosing me to make your memories permanent. I had a great time, you are a great couple, and I wish you both the best for the future. BTW, I do maternity stuff too, so maybe we’ll see you in a few months. *wink*
Jeff

A Beautiful Location at Lilly Lake Resort

Upcoming wedding

I did an engagement shoot earlier this week, in fact, it was last weekend. (where does the time go) Ben and Michelle came by and we stayed in the studio due to the brisk weather outside. Here are some of the images.

Cancun Photographer anyone?

I will be jetting down to Mexico for a PPOC convention on Jan. 25, and in fact, by the time you read this, I will likely be there already. I hope to learn a few new tricks of the trade form some of the amazing workshops we will be having, and I also hope to get in a few photoshoots like the last time I was there. I was very fortunate to run into Kerry and Miranda on my last trip, both of whom were willing to model for some cool photographs on the beach. So I hope your week is good, because I know mine will be. I’ll fill you in on the details upon my return, and show you some of the images from the trip.
Jeff