Paul and Melissa are a couple that clearly get along well, have a lot of fun, and wanted to express it. For this shoot they brought their new puppy Masuka over and wanted to have some photos made and processed to emulate well-known movie posters. The puppy’s indecision over whether to behave, pose, sit, or walk around made the shoot a little less predictable, and provided laughs for everyone. I’d never done a movie poster photo shoot before, but the whole session was a lot of fun.
Sleepless in Edmonton movie poster photographed by RAD GRANDPA / Douglas Dollars
Along Came Melissa movie poster photographed by RAD GRANDPA / Douglas Dollars
We created six different movie themes and the entire shoot was completed in under two hours. If you want to see more of this great couple, or such quite-familiar films as “Sleepless in Edmonton” and “Masuka and Me,” visit the
Paul and Melissa Movie Poster photo gallery.
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Another season begins at the Walterdale Playhouse and my photography for them continues for the fourth year in a row. The first play of the 2010 – 2011 season is Perfect Pie by Judith Thompson, with the cast of Michele Vance Hehir, Nicole Lemay, Holly Cinnamon and Stephanie Wigston.
In photo: Stephanie Wigston and Holly Cinnamon / Portrait photography by RAD GRANDPA
This evening’s photos include a lot of great set lighting and color fills. See more of the productions actresses in the Perfect Pie gallery.
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Robert Zschuppe photographed by Douglas Dollars / RAD GRANDPA
Robert is the first client to take us up on our
Social network portrait package, and it was good fun having him in-studio, talking about the neighborhood, and recording his upbeat personality. Being familiar with the Whyte Avenue / Queen Alexandra neighborhood and hearing Robert’s impressions of the area reassured me that we’ve chosen well to set up shop here and that it really is something special being in this part of Edmonton. With the leaves beginning to fall, and Autumn on its way, there’s something special in the air.
We also created a black and white version of the social network photo of Robert for his gallery. Check it out if you’re interested, or to see a larger version of the photo below.
Our brand new 85mm f/1.2 lens arrived the afternoon I was preparing for Robert’s shoot, and I like the results. The lens is considered by Canon to be their “definitive portraiture lens” and is absolutely one of the best portraiture lenses I’ve ever had the pleasure of using. The lens is known for its smooth transitions between focus areas and its fantastic color reproduction, and I can attest that it absolutely lives up to our expectations. All portraits through to the end of 2010 will be using this new lens, with no increase in our rates or portrait and wedding package pricing. I’m looking forward to seeing the results, and I think you’ll like them as well.
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Out most recent shoot was for a play that isn’t running yet! Edmonton local magazine Avenue Magazine planned to do a piece in December for the Walterdale Playhouse. The production of Much Ado About Nothing goes on in December and I got to see the most brief of sneak-peeks.
Erika Conroy and Murray Cullen by Douglas Dollars
Thank you to our incredible actor-models, Murray Cullen and Erika Conway, who will be in the production, for making time for the shoot, and I look forward to the next show! You can see more of the pair below or in the Much Ado About Nothing gallery. [click to see more…]
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Saturday had one of the most interesting and exciting events I’ve seen in the Edmonton in quite some time, and I was very fortunate to have the opportunity to photograph it. Local 124 hosted the Highlevel downhill longboard race in the river valley, which features long skateboards, steep hills, sharp curves and good old fashioned racing competition!
To quote Rachel, the R in Rad Grandpa, “Speed, smashes, and crashes!” I think you’ll agree. Check out the photos below, see the Highlevel downhill longboard race gallery, and get in touch with us to photograph and capture your next event in all its glory. Our prices are quite reasonable, and we’re very fun.
Highlevel downhill longbard race - Holding the curve
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This Saturday afternoon featured the fantastic Edmonton Dragon Boat Festival in the Edmonton’s north Saskatchewan river. Teams of 18 (20 including crew) from all around the city competed to see who could work together the best. Team Bioware dominated the races that I was able to watch, often beating other teams by more than two dragon boat lengths!
Edmonton Dragon Boat Festival - Leading the charge
While our specialty is portrait and wedding photography in Edmonton, we shoot a lot of events as well. Contact us at any time to discuss our event photography or to have us photograph your concert.
Edmonton Dragon Boat Festival - Watching victory slip away!
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For its 31st year, the Edmonton Folk Music Festival has filled Gallagher Park near downtown Edmonton, bringing dozens of performers from North America and around the globe. We were granted media access to the performances and as a result were as close to the stage for concert photography as we were comfortable with.
Concertgoers race down the hill to get a space to listen at the main stage of the Edmonton Folk Music Festival, August 4-8 2010
From the opening of the gates and the rush for folks to stake their claim on the hills with their tarps, over the course of four hot days and countless songs, we captured the event fully embracing the shared sense of community that only Folk Fest can bring. See more of our Edmonton Folk Music Festival concert photography in the gallery, including concert photos of Sarah Harmer, Jimmy Rankin, and more!
Basia Bulat, performing with Sarah Harmer at the Edmonton Folk Music Festival, 2010
Alejandro Escovedo at the Edmonton Folk Music Festival 2010
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Jonny Jacques is a young entrepreneur and manager of the Avenue Theatre along Edmonton’s avenue of Champions. I’ve had the pleasure of photographing a few shows at his exciting venue and was incredibly flattered when he contacted me about being the wedding photographer for the big day.
Jonny’s bride, Ally, suggested a style similar to The Royal Tenenbaums, including some serious faces and stoic posing, which was a fantastic idea. Our goal was to not have a traditional wedding photography set, and from there shot ideas started spreading. The result was not a ‘regular’ wedding wedding set at all, but something to match the fun spirit of everyone in the group, including individual ‘actor’ title cards like those in the film’s opening credits.
The ceremony was held at the Avenue Theatre and shortly thereafter continued to Forest Heights park and then to a low wooden bridge for some impromptu posing and fun photos. Despite a week of rain storms, the weather held up nicely and was mostly free of mosquito bites.
The wedding party’s long time friendship definitely came through and everyone was in great spirits. These are a few of my favorite photographs of the day, including the footbridge session. My thanks again to Jonny and Ally for trusting me to photograph your Edmonton wedding and for allowing me to share it with the world here. Congratulations on a great wedding and the years filled with joy ahead!
See more photos of this great summer wedding in the Edmonton river valley in the Jacques Wedding gallery.
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Ally and Jonny Jacques
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It’s a little-known secret that if you slip the city of Edmonton $20 during the summer they’ll let you in the zoo after hours to photograph some of the lovely animal friends up close and personal. We visited last night and caught a lucky break against the intense evening storms Edmonton has been seeing recently.
Our time with the zoo was brief, and we missed our chance to greet my personal favorite red pandas, but in the 90 minute session we still managed to photograph everything from armadillos to wallabies and a few exotic animals in between, covering thirteen varieties of animal in all. Edmonton Valley Zoo’s own Lucy the Elephant came out to greet us, too!
We faced dangerous and wild beasts and did so with smiles on our faces. If you have a particularly interesting pet you want given the photographic star treatment, get in touch!
Lucy the Elephant of the Edmonton Valley Zoo
A barn owl at the Edmonton Valley Zoo
A wallaby from the Edmonton Valley Zoo
Two curious and hungry prairie dogs at the Edmonton Valley Zoo
The most colorful and posing macaw at the Edmonton Valley Zoo
A giant tortoise from the Edmonton Valley Zoo
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Despite poor weather in our outdoor shoot of The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, the indoor production of the play for Edmonton is a much warmer affair. Religion, prostitution, the police, love, and more are featured in this fun musical theatre piece once again held by my great friends the Walterdale Playhouse. We were there to get the portrait photography and to get a sneak peek of what should be a very active production!
Our outdoor Best Little Whorehouse gallery is available for your viewing pleasure with a few shots from the show below.
Photographing local theatre is a great way to news out to the media. My work for the Edmonton theatre community has appeared in not only Edmonton’s weekly papers (SEE and VUE) but also the St. Albert Gazette, The Edmonton Journal and The Edmonton Sun. We’re a small Edmonton portrait photography studio. If you’d like to get your portraits taken, have your event photographed for media, or have any questions, get in touch with us!
Edmonton Portrait Photographer Douglas Dollars - The officer and the madam
Edmonton Portrait Photographer Douglas Dollars - The congregation
Edmonton Portrait Photographer Douglas Dollars - The ministerThis portrait looks dusty deliberately
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Dolly Parton and Burt Reynolds made The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas a household name, but our local Edmonton Walterdale theatre asked me to shoot some promotional and portrait shots for the play. Unfortunately the weather was incredibly chilly and cloudy out, but the ladies fought the strong winds and our outdoor shoot was over as quick as possible to get them back into the warmth and safety of the theatre.
Our outdoor Best Little Whorehouse gallery is available for your viewing pleasure.
Photographing local theatre is a great way to news out to the media. My work for the Edmonton theatre community has appeared in not only Edmonton’s weekly papers (SEE and VUE) but also the St. Albert Gazette, The Edmonton Journal and The Edmonton Sun. We’re a small Edmonton portrait photography studio. If you’d like to get your portraits taken, have your event photographed for media, or have any questions, get in touch with us!
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