Deck the Loft 2011

Christmas is only weeks away, and while I've barely begun shopping my place has been fully decked out for weeks.  I love this time of year.  The decorations and lights just make everything look so warm and inviting.  The real bright spot is that I'll actually get to enjoy them a lot more this year as I've finally gone out of my way to take holidays between Christmas and New Years.  So, fa la la la la to that!  

Along the South Saskatchewan River

With our family boating trip along the South Saskatchewan River this past summer, I went into detail about how the day didn't exactly turn out as planned and shared some of the video I shot. What did turn out better than expected was some of the photography I was able to shoot.  

From our time on the river to our time exploring the prairie and hanging out at the ranch, I shot all kinds of classic Alberta imagery. Of those images I've singled out some of my favorite detail shots and shared them below. It's funny how ordinary some of the scenery you see everyday looks until you're in a situation that gives you an outsiders perspective.     

Weddingstar at the Opera

Earlier this year I was up in Calgary for Weddingstar to shoot another round of behind the scenes photography and video to help promote the release of the 2012 magazine.  One of the big photo shoots this year was taking place at the Calgary Opera House where the space was transformed into elements for a mock ceremony and reception.

Last year the big photo shoot was garden themed and we shot at the popular Rouge Restaurant in Inglewood.  That was a lot of fun, but this shoot was even more lively as there were a number of models and stand ins to help create the scenes.  

I've really enjoyed all of the on location shooting that I've been able to do this year with Weddingstar.  Even if it's just for small edits or more elaborate photography projects, it's exciting to see how our approach is broadening.  It's been a big year, especially now that our newly redesigned website is about to debut this month with the new magazine.  You can also check out the blog post I did about this shoot on the Weddingstar blog.