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Monday, May 23, 2011

I thought I’d share some images from last Saturday’s wedding.  I had Marlene Fast HLM, MPA, SPA F.Ph. of Marlene’s Designer Portraits help my for the day.  That’s kinda standard.  Too many photographers just hire someone off the street to assist them and be a second photographer for a wedding.  I take a different approach.  I prefer to always hire fellow photographers that I have known for years to work with me.  Someone who is just as knowledgable and professional. That way, my clients end up with two quality photographers not just one.  As well, it is also a measure of insurance to the day as well.  For instance if something was to ever happen to me (hit by a meteor….abducted by aliens during the day, etc) I know my clients would be left in great hands because of the quality of photographer I hired to work with me for their day.  As sad as it is, I even know of a studio who promotes that they have a backup photographer on standby in case something were to ever happened to one of their photographers photographing a wedding. Unfortunately, what they don’t tell their clients is that their “back up photographer” is the owners wife who has no more photography skill and ability then any other soccer mom!  To me that’s unethical…..but hey, maybe if she stayed in a Holiday Inn Express the night before the wedding……

Here’s some of the images Marlene and I photographed for Mike & Melissa’s wedding on May 14th, 2011…….

Couple's Life, Weddings

by Bruce Allen Hendricks MPA, F.Ph. F/PPOC-BC, CPP

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May 23, 2011 - 6:16 PM

Marlene Fast - Hey – I just relived the day again – awesome couple – awesome images – and I recognized some of mine – well, okay, all the ones where Bruce in in the photo – I did those! :-) And how true, many photographers say they have back-up people they can call on – but you’ve made a point of using someone qualified to help you!

A new family of Four…

Monday, May 23, 2011

Recently I photographed small wedding ceremony for a couple at Sydney’s at the Forks.   The entire invite list consisted of 15 people included the two of them – a small but cozy affair at a great restaurant.  After the family photographs were completed at Sydney’s  the couple, their children and myself headed out to a heritage building for an hour worth of portraits…

 

Couple's Life, Family Life, Weddings

by Bruce Allen Hendricks MPA, F.Ph. F/PPOC-BC, CPP

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The START of the Jets Party!

Friday, May 20, 2011
I was leaving the Fairmont Hotel after taking photographs at the Woman Business Owners of the Year Awards when I heard a commotion coming from Portage and Main.   I saw lots of Winnipeg Jets jerseys, signs, hats, as well as everybody was celebrating.  I asked the first person who I ran into if the deal has been signed (to buy the Atlanta Thrashers and move them to Winnipeg).  I was told the Globe and Mail reported it had been and was sticking by their story.  Remember the G&M is owned by Thomson, the big money  behind the True North.  It would be a perfect scoop for your OWN newspaper to break the biggest news in Canadian sports.  So I spent the next hour + celebrating with them and photographing the goings on.  People screaming, horns a honkin’…police not there to stop them, but even complying to the chants of “FLASH – YOUR – LIGHTS! FLASH – YOUR – LIGHTS!
The crowd was getting bigger and bigger as the time went on.  There were several hundred people there when I left around 11:30PM, and people were still coming down.
Welcome BACK Winnipeg Jets….you were missed very, very, VERY MUCH!  Please remember, this simple display of outpouring emotion is NOTHING compared to when The OFFICIAL announcement is made!  Expect the entire city to go CRAZY and at LEAST 50K (I personally feel it’ll be closer to 100K) at Portage and Main!  Winnipeg has been waiting for this party for a long, long time.  This city DESERVES IT!  Enjoy Winnipeg…..ENJOY!

Commercial Work, Today's Smile, Uncategorized

by Bruce Allen Hendricks MPA, F.Ph. F/PPOC-BC, CPP

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May 20, 2011 - 11:21 AM

Marlene Fast - talk about being in the right place at the right time :-) great shots Bruce!

Let There Be Light….er at least after the RAIN!

Wednesday, May 11, 2011
As you may or may not know, Steve Hiebert (of Personal Expressions Photography) and myself are the instructors at Impact Seminars.  As we have two upcoming programs on lighting with speedlights we went out on Saturday and did some “After Images”.  By that I mean that some of these images will be printed and will be made available for the attendees of the two lighting seminars to see.  It’s difficult for everyone in a large class to see the back of a digital camera, so by creating images ahead of time and printing them those in the class can see what the final results will look like while we are demonstrating the techniques right in front of them.
Of course we had “intended” to demonstrate the use of Speedlights outdoors in conjunction with available light – controlling the available light, over powering natural sunlight, etc…but just as we finished setting up and were “just about” to start photographing this couple the heavens opened up and down came the rain.  Keep in mind I said rain, not “showers” or “sprinkles”….RAIN!  Thank you Mother Nature (maybe she was peeved because she knew we didn’t get her anything for Mothers Day the next day).  Ok, so after a quick race to get all our gear out of the monsoon… we decided that we would change locations (good plan me thinks!).
This site being an indoor covered parking area allowed us to use speedlights full on just as if they were studio strobes…which is also part of both seminars.  So, here are a bunch of sample images for the seminars you may find interesting.  Keep in mind they were all created with handheld flash units (Nikon), even when in conjunction with a studio softbox.
If you are interested in taking the Speedlight  Seminar or any other photography classes form rank amateur to pro level check out the “Seminars” section of my main website.
Couple's Life, For Photographers, Impact News, Individual Portrait, Seminars, Speaking & Judging

by Bruce Allen Hendricks MPA, F.Ph. F/PPOC-BC, CPP

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May 11, 2011 - 7:42 PM

Marlene Fast - Absolutely amazing what you can do with these lights! I will send people your way – having learned from you in the past, I can vouch that you definitely give a great program!

IMPACT Seminars

Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Impact Seminars is a series of 10 educational photographic seminars designed to teach photography to a wide variety of skill levels. From a total newbie to an aspiring pro attending these seminars will go a long way to allow you to master lighting, control composition, start your business off right or simply take better pictures of your child’s birthday party!   Currently course levels 2-6  are scheduled and registration is open.  See www.IMPACTseminars.ca for full details.

 

Awards, For Photographers, Impact News, Promotions, Seminars, Speaking & Judging, Today's Smile

by Bruce Allen Hendricks MPA, F.Ph. F/PPOC-BC, CPP

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