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John on September 14th, 2012

My Daughter, April, Graduated this year. Her Aunt Louise made her this beautiful dress. So we had to go out on the town and take some photos.

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John on September 14th, 2012

Sometimes friends just have to do stuff together. My daughters have a great pair of friends that live just across the street from us. They are all just awesome girls.

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John on September 14th, 2012

Jen and Woo Young are a really fun couple to work with. Neither of them are shy around the camera, and they were just enjoying the whole occasion.

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John on January 18th, 2012

Heidi and Gary have added a new member to their family. The adorable Haley was a treat to photograph. She was very patient with us as she went through a few costume changes and had to endure the endless flashes. As you can see, Haley has some great parents that are more than excited that […]

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John on November 18th, 2011

I photographed Bella and her family last year. She’s still a bit shy to start, but it didn’t take her long to warm up to the camera.  I mostly gave her some distance and again encouraged her to play.  Being a little older now, she responds more to direction. Glenmore Park on the North side […]

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John on September 21st, 2011

  Devry held their 2011 convocation ceremony Saturday in Calgary.  I was excited to be the official photographer again this year. The occasion also marked their 30th Anniversary. City of Calgary Ward 10 Alderman and Devry graduate, Andre Chabot,  was invited to be the feature speaker.                   The portrait […]

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John on September 19th, 2011

A sunny lunch hour stroll with friends around Prince’s Island Park made for fun photographic adventures. One of our goals was to get some softer, long-exposure shots of the river. The bright sun made it difficult to slow down the shutter, even with a polarising filter. I managed some nice shots of the fountain as […]

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John on March 14th, 2011

I had a great day for shooting Hoar frost.  A friend and I took advantage of a sunny noon hour to take some photos in the parking lot.  The bright sun caused the South facing frost on the sides of the trees and bushes to melt, while the still frigid air maintained the North facing […]

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John on December 23rd, 2010

It’s always fun to photograph Leon and Louise’s family.  They were celebrating the American Thanksgiving, so they had everyone together, which is difficult to do.  They have a nice park behind their home, so the original plan was to do the portraits there. However, just a week before our scheduled sitting, we had our first snowfall […]

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John on August 27th, 2010

The exciting day finally arrived for Steven and Amanda. The wedding was simple and elegant, with a beautiful bride and bridesmaids. We took the wedding party to Prince’s Island Park in downtown Calgary. We’ve had heavy smoke in Calgary from forest fires in B.C.. I was concerned about the effect of the smoke on the […]

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