tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52252224424308891122011-07-30T08:49:38.827-07:00derek.juneson|photographyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14906654337069383883noreply@blogger.comBlogger371100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5225222442430889112.post-34462816144975882242010-09-19T22:10:00.000-07:002010-09-19T22:34:36.546-07:00

christy and matt - two people who i am glad to have met and honoured that they would let me be the one to capture their day, a milestone of a lifetime together. the day started off with a beautiful wedding mass at st. bernadette parish in surrey. the bride and groom take their place before the altar(beautiful flowers from all tymes florist in surrey) their happiness was radiating from their

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jen and stefan have been longing for their child even before they knew her.  the strength, the passion and the laughter they share will be what their baby is longing for soon enough... a beautiful day (just like on their wedding) there's not much i can say, other than "wow!" this one's my favourite ok, actually this one's my favourite! congratulations j.s!  can't wait to meet

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never have i met a couple more complimentary than christy and matt.  christy is the super-organized, well-composed girl, whereas matt is the ultra-supportive, easy-going guy.   together, these two could easily take over the world!  Before they do, however... here are some photos from their engagement a few months ago see you guys at the wedding!

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awaiting might be an understatement... seems like these two were so ready for the new addition to their family that 4 days after this shoot, they gave birth to their lovely daughter - maya! now i'm the one who can't wait to get some photos of her to share with the world!  congratulations! the sweet anticipation my personal favourite the perfect cover photo for the next chapter

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here are the grads of 2010 - ready or not, here they come. an exciting set of teens anxious to take on the world. i had the opportunity to snap a few pictures of them before their celebratory dinner and this is what they showed me:   congratulations to you all!  hope to see you again one day - i had a blast taking your photos!

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cate and matt are full of life and it shows in the way they express themselves even when they aren't talking. it was evident that these two belong together during the engagement shoot, and the fun never ended when the two of them were in front of the camera! this photo got me excited i couldn't resist doing a mini-photo shoot with the rings gorgeous! didn't i say they were fun? the

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so the fonseca family were expecting another member of their family to join them at any moment and they thought of me.  that is to say, they thought of having me photograph what would become my first maternity photoshoot!  and what fun it was (especially with jacob there) to capture some moments the few weeks before maya would come into the world! you might remember jacob from a previous photo

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this is cate and matt.  truly a force to be reckoned with - this pair of karate champions mean business.  i was fortunate enough, however,  to catch them on a day when it was all play! white rock holds a special place in their hearts and so we rushed off to crescent beach to capture some moments and document their story.  first a little depth-of-field (pardon the pun)    the layering in this

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lysa and javi - even the way their names are spelled tells you that this isn't your everyday couple. they were a bit hesitant to have their photos taken, but a pair this good-looking deserves to have the spotlight on them!for their location, they chose a patch of land called spanish banks, which hosts a great off-leash dog area. this was the perfect place for "honey," their canine companion, to

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this is cristina and dylan.  two of the most caring, devoted, in-love people i know - and i'm not just saying that because they're my friends.  i was given the honour of being one of dylan's groomsmen (which of course means i couldn't be their wedding photographer, but i had a hand in helping choose one for them.)  in the summer, i had the pleasure of shooting their engagement session and giving

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words can't being to describe the amazing day that was jen and stefan's wedding. the day was filled with so much joy, excitement, song, dance... and love. it's no wonder so many people came to witness these two incredible people join together in holy matrimony. so instead of words, i'll let the pictures tell the story.             married!       skytrain! what a creative idea from the two

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nicole and brock are genuine, down-to-earth people with a love for life that is rivaled only by their love for each other.  their concern for others was obvious in the way they handled the small details of their wedding.  from ensuring that their make-up and photography crew was fed and hydrated, to seating their wedding party with friends and family - these two wanted to show the people who

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though i wasn't the official photographer for my sister's wedding, i couldn't help but take a few photos when no one was looking.  i'm proud to say that i am now a brother-in-law to my sister's husband (great to have you in the family, Rob!)  if you missed it, i took their engagement photos earlier this year.  here's daughter and mother getting done up she's come a long way from being "just my

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when i say "extravagant" i'm not referring to a lavish or exorbitant lifestyle (though to them, they've already won the lottery of a different kind) no, when i say "extravagant" i'm talking about the love that jen and stefan have for each other. recently, jen posted a very flattering entry about my work on her blog: asihavelovedyou.blogspot.com i certainly hope these photos made you happy,

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well, it's that time of year - wedding season and if i'm not attending a wedding or part of a wedding, i'm photographing a wedding.to get things started, my sister asked me to do her engagement photos. i won't be doing the wedding (since i will most likely be in the family portraits) but here are some highlights from their session.classicthis one is my favouritealways time for funthis one is

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well, it's that time of year again - grad season! here are some friends who asked me to shoot their formals at queen elizabeth park. they lucked out on having it the sunniest day in vancouver this year (i felt sorry for the guys in their suits, though i'm sure these photos will make it totally worth it!)i had only one hour to shoot all twenty of them, so we had to make each shot count. it was

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i was going through some old photos in my archive and stumbled upon the pictures from the first wedding i did back in the summer of 2005. these were taken with my sony f707 at a whopping five megapixels! those were the days. anyhow, looking back at these photos makes me realize how far i've come with my photography. it's never a dull moment in the world of capturing images! this is reine, a

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doug and michelle have been married for 25 years, but their love for each other seems to span the ages. you can tell that it has spilled over to their three children - bright, attractive, and energetic as they are. i was honoured when they asked me to take some photos at their vow renewal mass. here's zach, their son, in quiet contemplation their church was warm and intimate - the perfect venue

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what do you do when you and your two best friends finish your undergrad? you take photos together, of course! alisha, cristina and sarah are done with their schooling (well, sort of) and are ecstatic about the next step. what that next step is, well that's their choice, but needless to say they're ready to take it on.the first stop - the library where they spent a lot of time studying (and

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so i realize that it's january, but i had some requests for the photos i took at halloween last year. i've never been to such an elaborate halloween party before, though i can imagine how much more spooky it could have been. the amount of time that it took to prepare the decorations and meal must have been daunting. these were the party favours. imagine a halloween-themed wedding - these

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so the day finally arrived when two of the most loving people i've ever met officially announced their engagement. i was one of the lucky few who were asked to be part of the wedding party, but all of us are lucky have such great friends as dylan and cristina. as part of the festvities, dylan was asked to answer some tough questions here's cristina doing her part does dylan have something on

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meet jacob. he just turned one year old not too long ago and has perfected his camera smile. he's a lot easier to work with than some of the model types i've shot in the past. he's an absolute natural in front of the lens and these photos prove it. getting him to smile was easier than... taking candy from a baby? he insisted that this was his favourite pose - who was i to argue? a little easily

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meet the Legal family. they have the most unique dynamic of any family i have ever had the pleasure of meeting. as an anniversary gift to their parents, the children decided to have family portraits done. what a great idea! the Legal family - complete with matching attire: two daughters, one son, and one son-in-law. ladies first, of course and then the guys the first kissing photo i've ever

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summer is almost over, but before summer started some friends graduated from high school and they gave me the honour of photographing them before their grad dinner and dance. the day would prove to be quite challenging as the sun was rather scarce and the rain was falling heavily. nevertheless it was a fun shoot! you can't even tell it's pouring!looking spiffy! don't they look classy?the

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ok, this is where it gets fun!we were given a magazine ad to mimic using some of the things we learned last session (glass, metal, texture). my group was given an advertisement for absolut vodka in which a magazine ad magically drips into a martini glass (see below). our assignment was only to have the bottle and glass. we didn't need to have the magazine or the water drop.we began by shooting

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so this studio session wasn't the most satisfying, but at least the theory behind the techniques was interesting. we were asked to bring our own props for these shots: glass, metal and texture.here's the glassware shot. materials used: glasses, straws, lemons, lime, blanket, glass tray. the theory for shooting glass is to have a backlight to light up the contents of the glass (or to otherwise

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so it's been a while since i've added to my online portfolio here. part of the reason is because my last course ended but i've been taking photos since then, and i've started yet another course. in this photo shoot, we were asked to bring in a box the size of a cereal box. of course, i don't eat cereal, so the next best thing - software!the goal was to produce a shot with very soft shadows.

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so here are the photos from my second studio lighting session. not that you'll notice, but i was on a 24 hour fast during this shoot. i survived (obviously) and the shots turned out nicely.we got to practice moving and changing lights. i found quickly that i liked soft light a lot better than hard light and that positioning the light at different angles for the same shot is a good idea. this

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so we had a micro fire and, of course, my camera came out for a peek. the following are images of a rubbing alcohol fire.this one looks like someone dancingnot sure what this one looks like, but it was coolsome of these shots are just interesting to look at, very fluidjellyfisha breaching dolphina bearsomeone prayinga tulipthe last two shots were taken at a faster exposure, hence the darker

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ok, third and final post for today. don't say i don't make up for things more than i have to. there's a story to this photo. i drove to an overpass to take some photos of some farm land. i don't have them posted here since they weren't as interesting as i thought they would be. on my way there, i passed by some train tracks that ran under the overpass. i ignored it thinking it would be too

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ok, since many of you have been deprived, i'm writing another one today. i'll start off with a detail shot from a vehicle as per our assignment.in this photo, we were to take a picture of a detail of a vehicle and omit the rest of the vehicle and any other distracting details. i naturally used my 50mm lens for this shot. i should note that the water droplets were staged. originally, it was

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sorry for the long period of silence. without going into too much detail, let's get on with the photos, shall we?a couple weeks ago we had a chance to use the strobe lights in the studio. again, we hired some models and practiced taking photos. this model looked very out of place but the soft rembrandt lighting made for good shots. this was probably the more fun shot we did. or at least i had a

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so here are the photos of the model we hired for class. her name is courtney - my sister says she looks like kirsten dunst. anyway, out of the 140 photos i took of her, these made the top of the list. this is my favourite shot (click to see the larger version) i was very impressed with this photo after cropping away the concrete frame which she was standing in. the black background is actually

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so part of my course assigment includes some photos taken at night (or in low light situations) i took this photo of the club house in a nearby park. and these are the "streaking lights" photos that i'm supposed to take. this was the idea i had in my head when we were given the assignment as you can see, they're not super-exciting, but i took these photos maybe a hundred metres down the street.

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you'll have to bear with me, i'm in panic mode since there's dust in my camera viewfinder. it's not a big deal since the sensor doesn't (yet) have dust on it, but it's annoying seeing spots on the image. i'll have to get it cleaned soon before the dust makes its way to the imaging area.anyway, enough tech talk. here are some photos from a park during that foggy period we had last month. i was

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last week was the first time photographing in a studio. several stations were set up for shooting under different lighting conditions. at first i was nervous thinking i would screw something up or take too long trying to figure it out, but even though i had the oldest tripod that seemed out of place in a studio setting, i managed to get some good shots. this is backlit (obviously)this is lit from

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perhaps it is fitting that i begin this blog at the beginning of the chinese lunar year.february 18th marked the year of the pig. and a trip to chinatown yielded these: dr. sun yat-sen:the motion in this photo was inadvertently captured due to an exposure of 1/100s. the lesson here is to use a faster lens. this zoom lens showed its weakness in the following shot since the widest aperture it had

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