Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska

I have had the fortune to do a little bit of traveling over the years, which has provided a tremendous opportunity to see, and capture, some of the most beautiful parts of the world. Of all the places I've seen the most beautiful, and tranquil, has to be Glacier Bay National Park in Alaska. If you ever have the opportunity to get to this part of the world I can assure you it will be well worth it.

We were on a cruise transiting from Whittier, Alaska, south to Vancouver, Canada. The morning we entered Glacier Bay National Park it was foggy and overcast as seen in the image above. However, that didn't last for very long as the fog lifted and we were suddenly in the midst of this breathtaking place. Lots to take in during the day, but towards the end of the day, approaching twilight, with water still like glass, it's just incredible. 

Here are a few of my favourite images from that trip.

 

 

Cheers!

DC

Scott Kelby's Light It. Shoot It. Retouch It. Live! Tour Lands in Toronto

Today is going to start out as a normal day for me, get up and out of the house at the usual time, head down to the train station to catch the usual train and arrive at Union Station in downtown Toronto with all of the other "train zombies." But for this day, and this day only, that's where my normal routine takes a left turn... a left turn towards the Convention Centre instead of Bay Street.

Today I'm heading to see Scott Kelby's Light It, Shoot It, Retouch It Live tour. Toronto is one of only three stops in Canada, the others are Calgary on July 21st, and Vancouver on July 22nd. The Toronto session is also sold out so it's going to be a full house. There's still space available for Calgary and Vancouver. You can find out more and register at Kelby Training.

 Cheers!

DC

Happy Canada Day Everyone!

Extra nice that this year Canada Day falls on a Friday, which means a long weekend. Started the day with our annual Canada Day 5k race down by the lake. Beautiful sunny morning, clear blue sky... not a bad way to start.

Cheers!

DC

50th Anniversary Couple

A couple of weeks ago I photographed a couple for their 50th Anniversary. This was no ordinary couple; it was my parents who will be celebrating their 50th Wedding Anniversary in June. So first of all I have to say Happy Anniversary!

My mother had talked about getting a current photo for the occasion so I decided to turn the living room into a makeshift studio and invite them up. Besides, it’s not every day the kid gets to be the director and tell the parents what to do.

I was told that I only had 30 minutes as they were on tight schedule (you know how retired people are). So we got started and did some typical stand up poses first and then they got somewhat comfortable on the floor for some sitting shots, both done against a simple backdrop.

I also wanted to do something a little more casual so we headed to the kitchen as we have a large set of sliding glass doors going out into the back yard, which let in a lot of light, so I was hoping to use that to my advantage.

Set-up... I was basically using 2 lights, both SB900s. My main light was the 24 in. Lastolite Easy Box and my fill came from a small shoot through umbrella. In the last 2 photos, I used just the umbrella as my main.

Oh yeah… I did get this all done within 30 minutes so they were able to keep to their busy social schedule.

Cheers!

DC