Family Portraits for Calendars

I know 2015 seems like a long ways away, but when your  putting out a  calendar it needs to go to press in Oct/ Nov.  Every year I photograph Mr. Andrew Swan’s family for his calendar.  He  is the Minister of Justice and the Attorney General for the province of Manitoba.  The calendar is distributed to people who live in his riding of  Minto in Winnipeg.  I just miss it by 2 blocks!  This year we used Isaac Brock School as a background, and I think it looks terrific!  We sure lucked out with the beautiful warm weather this fall. Andrew Can you guess which one made the 2015 calendar?

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Aspiring Model… Anna!

Meet Anna, what a beautiful young lady who took a few modelling lessons  from Panache Agency-Models-School in Winnipeg.  She wanted some photos for her portfolio so she brought a few outfits to try at the studio.   I really enjoyed photographing Anna, as  she wanted to show me her “moves”  or the poses she learnt at the Model School.   So I let her practice her poses  but, I also wanted to try a few poses just for her. After all she is only 14 years old!   When Anna viewed her images her favourite poses where the ones where she wasn’t posing.  Actually I did pose her, but it looks more natural.  Here are a few of them. photographybymichele_portraits  photographybymichele_portraits photographybymichele_portraits photographybymichele_portraitsphotographybymichele_portraits

 

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Alanna + Adrian Engaged!

Congratulations to Adrian + Alanna on their engagement, what a sweet couple!

I’m really looking forward to photographing their wedding this upcoming November at the Manitoba Club in Winnipeg. 034 050 066 083 059 096

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Hotel Fort Garry Weddings

At 101 years old The Fort Garry  is a historic hotel in Downtown Winnipeg, Manitoba. It is one of Canada’s grand railway hotels and was designated as a National Historic Site of Canada in 1981.  The seventh floor has to be one of best places for wedding photography. I just love the grandeur and elegance.

Hotel Fort Garry

Classic venue for a classy bride!

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Even the hallways can be romantic.

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Congratulations to Angelina + Dustyn on your beautiful wedding at the Hotel Fort Garry, you truly are a classy couple!

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Photographing Interior Design

I’ve always had a love of interior design.  I really enjoy looking at how designers decorate homes. I’m constantly looking thru magazines and the web.   I spend many hours  being inspired by colours, textures, furniture placement, landscape ideas etc…   I’ve seen a lot of great photographs and taken a few too.

I used to shoot for a magazine called Winnipeg Homes and Lifestyles, sadly its no longer in production.  There’s a new magazine in the Winnipeg market called Fine Life Styles and homes.  I recently photographed a kitchen for a designer who will be advertising in the next issue.

Kitchen design has to be functional and beautiful as it’s the heart of the home.   I was not expecting this  kitchen when I walked into a very modest  bungalow.   Joan Grandmont designer at  Grandmont Designs did a fantastic job!  I just love the combination of colours.  What an impact this space makes on this special home.

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The Wild Wild West!

I’ll admit it, I love Alberta! Probably because I was born and raised in Calgary.  I love the rolling hills and being able to drive an hour west to view the mountains.  I have lots of family all over Alberta and recently went for a much needed holiday and visit.

One of the highlight’s for me was finding wild horses with my uncle and aunt.  First time for  us.  I’m so glad I brought my camera, but next time I’ll bring a little longer lens, as It’s not a good idea  to get to close, especially when there’s colts in the herd.

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We saw about 30 horses in the herd, these are just sections of them, and some of them were a little curious about us.

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Just beautiful shiny coats on them, hard to believe these are wild.

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We were shocked to see a couple colts in the herd, as the coyote’s usually have them for breakfast!

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Memories to cherish for a life time….

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Elinor + Adam Engaged!

When I first meet Elinor and Adam for a consultation for wedding photography  I  asked how they met.  They replied  comic con!  It would have been great to photograph their engagement  at comic con, however a picnic in the park was the next best thing.  This is a fun couple, and   I’m looking forward to photographing the wedding this summer, Congratulatioins!

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sign of the times

I love old buildings with artist signage.   I stumbled upon this building in the exchange district.  I walk by it every time I head to my studio.  Crazy that I’ve never looked up and seen how beautiful it is.  Apparently it’s very trendy to have something hanging in your home with quotes or sayings as art. I think this one needs to be printed on canvas and hung somewhere in my home/studio…  The sky was a little weird that day, I may have to head back for another try…. exchangebuilding

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Angelina + Dustyn Engaged!

This cute couple met at Tec Voc high school, so it was appropriate to head back to school to photograph them for their engagement!

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U of M doctor honoured

 

Congratulations to Dr.  Peter Nickerson (internal medicine and immunology).  On May 8, 2014 he was inducted into the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences (CAHS)42

Dr. Nickerson is a leader in transplantation science. He and his colleagues have been at the forefront in identifying subclinical inflammation as a cause of organ rejection, particularly relating to the kidneys.

I tried a couple different backgrounds for his business portrait.  As typically a business portrait is more neutral. I believe the background is just as important as the subject.

It was refreshing to photograph Dr. Nickerson, and I loved  the bow ties!

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