Happy Canada Day!

Photographed on the McKenzie King Estates near Ottawa.

The Places I Go

If you think the life of an architectural photographer is glamorous think again.  A recent assignment had me at the offices of the Chief Medical Examiner.  I was assured there would be nothing too overwhelming and they were true to their word.  I found the physical environment to be very calm and the staff were very courteous.  You can take it from me that you do not want to be on a gurney heading through these doors; if so your day has not gone well at all.

Seven Up

 There's a British TV series called 'Seven Up'.  The premise is that in the 1960s a group of children were selected to represent a typical cross section of British citizens.  They came from all walks of life and from different regions.  The plan was to check in with them every 7 years to see how theirs lives had played out, hence the series name.  I think in the last installment the 'children' were aged 49.

I photographed this family for the first time in 2010 and we did a retake in 2017; hence 'Seven-up'.  One of their dogs has departed and a cat has been added to the family.  And of course the son has grown - a lot!  We decided to do a retake of this photo from 2010.

More to a Casino than Blackjack

There's more to a casino than slot machines, roulette and card games.  Billiards for instance.  This is one of the lounge areas in the Grand Villa Casino in Rogers Place.

Recent Projects - Not Your Normal Business Portrait

On average I probably photograph about 100 people a year, usually for business or to support some sort of career or scholarly opportunity.  This fellow is a friend of mine who asked me for the usual head-and-shoulders shots and about half way through our session he told me he wanted to have some shots that had a lot of expression ranging from shocked disbelief to eureka moments.  These would be used on a blog he has or maybe in some course material that he puts out.  Thankfully he's a bit of a character who quickly realized that this part of our session would be more performing art than simply smiling nicely.