Shangri-La Vancouver

We had the great opportunity to head back to The Shangri-La Vancouver and photograph some more of the hotel's spaces! There were stunning compositions everywhere we pointed the camera in the stunning interior of this luxury hotel!

Ravenswood

We recently had an opportunity to update the photography for the ongoing development at Ravenswood in North Vancouver. The architecture is decidedly West Coast and a perfect fit for it's setting. The interior design was beautifully executed and made composing the photographs easy. Even more spectacular is the location, nestled at the bottom of Mt Seymour and overlooking Burrard Inlet.

Georgie Award Winning Vita by Solterra

Congratulations to Solterra Developments for winning Best Interior Design Display Suite Georgie Award for Vita at Symphony! Along with this win Solterra was also a finalist for 13 other 2010 Georgie Awards! We had the pleasure of photographing Vita at Symphony and can attest to it's stunning interiors! We will undoubtedly be see many more Georgie Award winners from Solterra!

Behind the Scenes with Moeski Inc at Fresh Bowl Gastown

We've been working with Karin and Brett over at Moeski Consulting documenting with photography and video their upcoming opening of a Fresh Bowl restaurant in Vancouver's historic Gastown. Take a look and see the design issues they run into and what they do to work through it!

Gotham Steakhouse

We recently finished up another great restaurant photography project at Gotham Steakhouse. Under the art direction of Lynne Davis of Toronto agency Baby Robot we capture food, interiors and lifestyle photos over three days. Gotham's new website looks great featuring our images!

Visual Life - The Sartorialist

Beautiful Short Documentary on Scott Schumann, aka, The Sartorialist. "It's almost like letting yourself fall in love a little bit everyday"

Araxi Restaurant Whistler

Just before the holidays we had the pleasure of photographing the updated interior of Araxi Restaurant in Whistler. I have photographed Araxi many times over the past five years and it is wonderful to see the constant changes and improvements. I guess that's why the restaurant is constantly winning awards for top restaurant in Whistler!

We also put together a quick video of the behind the scenes action of our overnight shoot! Have a look!

Happy Holidays!

Happy Holidays to you and yours! Best wishes for the new year!

Photoshop Tutorial

If you're a Photoshop user and are having issues, this video tutorial may help!

The Shore Club Ottawa

We recently had the privilege of shooting a brand new Shore Club Restaurant in Canada's capital, Ottawa! Arriving a few days before the grand opening, the excitement of everyone involved was quite apparent. Under the art direction of Lynne Davis of Baby Robot and shooting in amongst the buzz of activity, we captured the art deco inspired interior.

Sunny Days!

With Vancouver currently under a blanket of snow, I felt it would be a perfect time to share some work from a month or so ago! Shot under sunny skies for a developer, some neighborhood and lifestyle photos for a new condo development in the lower mainland. Hard to believe it was only a few weeks ago!

Seattle

Enjoyed a great weekend in Seattle including a mandatory trip to the library!

Coast Medical Clinic

We recently had the pleasure of photographing the beautiful new Coast Medical Clinic in downtown Vancouver. Designed by Karin Bohne of Moeski Consulting Inc, the space is light, fresh and airy. Eco-friendly features were incorporated into the design and include: recycled glass tile, no-VOC paints and cork floors. The project and our images are also featured in Azure Magazine here. We also made a quick behind the scenes video of Karin discussing her design!

The Shore Club

It has been a busy month working on photography projects for The Shore Club Restaurant. Working with Art Director Lynne Davis of BabyRobot we photographed food, space and lifestyle imagery in Vancouver and the new location in Ottawa. An exciting addition to this project was our first foray into video! The videos and still images from the Vancouver restaurant may be viewed on The Shore Club's stunning new website HERE. Stay tuned for the Ottawa highlights!

Shooting in Shangri-La

We were exceptionally lucky last week to photograph at Market by Jean G-Georges at The Shangri-La Hotel Vancouver. The patio is a stunning oasis in the middle of a hectic downtown!

Here's a behind the scenes shot of the models as they walked for the 100th time towards the entrance. So many great angles to shoot from, hopefully we'll be back to capture them all!

Drinks (and photography) at Fairmont Chateau Whistler

I had the great opportunity to photograph some images for The Fairmont Chateau Whistler last week. It was one of those shoots where everything went perfectly smooth. No lighting glitches, talent was a natural, and a happy client!

the set up

Amanda taking care of the props!

Vancouver Magazine 2010 Restaurant Awards

Vancouver Magazine annual Restaurant Awards winners were revealed yesterday and congratulations are in order for our long-time clients Top Table Restaurant Group!

Blue Water Cafe + Raw Bar won Restaurant of the Year! One of the Vancouver Magazine judges calls: “a dining experience that appeals to almost everyone, from serious foodies to suburbanites out for a special night.”

Heading up the kitchen at Blue Water is Executive Chef Frank Pabst who also won for Chef of the Year! “He combines West Coast ingredients, Asian flavours, and classical approaches with a sure and delicate hand,” said one judge. “It’s time for this unsung hero to step into the spotlight.”

Further north, Araxi wins top spot for Restaurants in Whistler. Chef James Walt "tucks just-plucked taters alongside superb Pemberton beef, transmuting local ingredients into Gold."


Via: Vancouver Magazine

Beautiful North Vancouver Home

Another beautiful designer home!

Food Images Two Ways

I recently photographed some new food images at CinCin for longtime client Top Table Restaurants. The beautiful dishes, prepared by Chef de Cuisine Todd Howard, were photographed two ways. Once on the standard white table cloth background, where the focus is on the dish. And once again against the background of the open kitchen where the images give a sense of the feeling and atmosphere of the restaurant.

Alberta Pavilion

It's a rare opportunity to set up a ladder and tripod in the middle of the street at Robson and Beatty in downtown Vancouver to photograph a building. But it is exactly what I got to do during Vancouver's 2010 Olympic Games. This shoot of the Alberta Pavilion for Capsule Designs, Brand Live and the Government of Alberta went off without a hitch amongst the friendly and extremely courteous crowds of proud Canadians!