[b]ecker workshop + vanphotogs = AWESOME!

i'm so stoked how awesome the last couple days went.. [terribly sorry for those of you who were unable to make it..no really, i am! :)] it was a fantastic workshop...amazing food..superb networking and a whole lotta fun!

i've snagged a few different perspectives of the workshop from a few of the attendees blogs.. :)

totally love the shirt i had made for [b].. he has a fetish for rad shirts.. :)

again..thank you vanphotogs for making this a fabulous event! the next workshop for this year is in the making and will be announced soon! :)

ps - thanks to krysta, laura, jamie and katya for some fun pics!

update for THE GIFT OF LIFE photo contest

from peggy:

It's confirmed!
We will be hosting the show here in February 3rd to 10th at Little Mountain Studios
http://www.littlemountainstudios.ca

Langara College will be printing our photographs, and Bon Match Albums supplying the display frames.

We're on! Get your photographs to Eric Stewart!!

off-camera flash photo wander w/amber hughes || photowander - tuesday nov 3, 2009

off-camera flash photo wander w/amber hughes
tips and fun using off-camera flash!


are you always experimenting with off - camera flash techniques?
wouldn't it be cool to be with a bunch of photogs sharing tricks about it all?

well, hello!!! come out for this photowander!

not only will we be able to do some fun stuff, but amber hughes has agreed to be a fountain of off-camera flash knowledge to anyone on the wander.. [by the way, she's real good at it, if you didn't know..and she's a CANON user.. :)..]

we'll meet up at the starbucks on columbia street at 2:30 sharp..we will only wait around 10 minutes, then we're GONZO! :)

we'll even have a couple of models for the photo wander too.. wooot wooot!

check out the facebook event to RSVP. :)

see you there!

dog photos anyone!? || coming to YOU by kyle perison!

A member of our group, Kyle Perison (who was the artist behind VanPhotogs amazing logo AND who was ALSO just married - congrats guys!!) is coming down at the end of september to shoot some dog portraits!

contact Kyle for more info - www.kyleperison.com

Date - September 27th
Place - Burnaby, BC

here's a few crazy-cute samples of the pooches he's captured.. :)

Davie Day Photowanderings - Sat Sept 12, 2009

Next Saturday, September 12th is Davie Day, downtown...and what a place to shoot!!

Mike Sommer, a member of our Vancouver Wedding Photogs group, has been emailing me with an idea that he would love to have going next year, so he can have more time to get all the logistics down... a Davie Day photo contest!

What he was thinking:

"It would be great if we can get a group of photographers together to take some photos and get to know one another. As photographers I thought that it would be also a lot of fun if we could have a contest and then post the top photos on Facebook for people to vote on.

3 objects/ things to be captured on the day and can then vote on them as a group afterward:

Historical Theme (dress, mock village...)
Street performers
Food

I do not know if I can arrange any prizes this late but will for next year."

What a great idea, hey?!

So why am i posting this, this year? So that you can take yourself down to Davie Day next weekend and have a boo around..maybe even meet up with Mike down there and throw some fabulous ideas around for next year and how, as photographers, we can make a go at this event.

To contact Mike, email him at msommer(at)gmail(dot)com



a bit about Davie Day..

The Davie Village, the heart of Vancouver’s vibrant West End, is celebrating its grand historical past and rich cultural diversity in a day-long, free community street festival, which supplies loads of fun for the whole family!

ACTIVITIES will include: MAIN CONCERT STAGE featuring a variety of talented local musicians and performers ARTISTS SHOWCASE with paintings, sculptures and crafts by local artisans. COMMUNITY BBQ free hot dogs (while supplies last) CONTESTS all day long DANCING with professional troupes and free dance lessons HERITAGE ZONE settings with costumed participants, horse carriage rides and historic tours. KIDZONE full of activities DOGGY ZONE with dog wash, training tips, and canine fashion show STREET PERFORMERS such as clowns, stilt walkers, buskers and unusual musicians will fill the street AFTERNOON TEA area will include board games and a relaxing refuge area. Last, but not least, our GREEN ZONE will house a mini sustainability expo with energy saving tips, products & methods.

Sushi Night!

A bunch of us Twitter-aholics got together for some much needed sushi at Ki Sushi in New Westminster last night. Thanks Sarah of Silver Lamb Studios for organizing the impromptu event and for all those who came out for good eats. There will be more sushi nights in the future!