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Another great shoot celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra, this time we visited the lobby of the Hotel MacDonald to photograph the French horn players of the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra.
You can see more from this shoot in the “ESO 60 at the Hotel MacDonald” gallery.
French horn players in the Hotel MacDonald photographed by Douglas Dollars
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Broderyck (Broddy) Olson photographed by RAD GRANDPA / Douglas Dollars
You can see more of this shoot in the gallery.
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Violinists at the Rutherford House photographed by Douglas Dollars
You can see more from this shoot in the “ESO 60 at the Rutherford House” gallery.
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The Edmonton Symphony Orchestra’s great double bass group were our latest models, this time the venue was our own Edmonton City Hall. The weather outside was chilly, and Christmas decorations remained up well beyond the New Year, but this fine group of people are what made the shot work.
Edmonton City Hall with the symphony's double bass group photographed by RAD GRANDPA / Douglas Dollars
Check out more from our fun Edmonton Symphony Orchestra 60th season series in the portrait gallery.
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This is another in a series of entries about the fine folks of the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra that I’ve been fortunate enough to meet and to create portraits.
Scott Whetham photographed by RAD GRANDPA / Douglas Dollars
Scott Whetham is the principal tuba player of the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra and has been with the ESO since 1984, and appears on fifteen of the orchestra’s recordings!
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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
As we like to remind folks, we’re a small Edmonton portrait photography studio. If you’d like to get your portraits taken, get a holiday photograph made before snow arrives in Edmonton, or have any questions, get in touch with us!
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Who is this smiling woman? It’s Ronda Metszies, cellist for the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra! Our third subject in the series of entries about the fine folks of the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra.
Ronda Metszies photographed by RAD GRANDPA / Douglas Dollars
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This is our second in a series of entries about the fine folks of the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra that I’ve been fortunate enough to meet and to take portraits with in their native habitat …the Winspear Centre here in Edmonton Alberta.
Bill Eddins photographed by RAD GRANDPA / Douglas Dollars
Bill Eddins is the Music Director and oftentimes Conductor of the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra and 2010/11 is his fifth season. Bill keeps the audience attentive and always seems to enjoy the show the ESO is performing.
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Greeting the friendly ghost of the Cirque de la Symphonie
Last night we were lucky enough to attend the Winspear Centre gala featuring the amazing acrobatics of Cirque de la Symphonie and the musical talents of Edmonton’s own symphony orchestra. We’d like to express our thanks to Marissa Loewen for contacting us to photograph the event, as well as Eleanor and Kathrine for being wonderful hosts and for helping me navigate through the fun-filled and quite active post-performance party.
A gymnast at the gala
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This is the first in a series of entries about the fine folks of the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra that I’ve been fortunate enough to meet and to take portraits with in their native habitat …the Winspear Centre here in Edmonton Alberta.
Lucas Waldin photographed by RAD GRANDPA / Douglas Dollars
Lucas Waldin is the Resident Conductor of the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra and 2010/11 is his second season. Lucas is a very funny fellow and it was difficult for people on either end of the camera to keep from joking around or pretending to be too-serious when he was around. If you’ve been to a performance with Lucase Waldin, you’ll know that classical music is hardly a thing for the stodgy.
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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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Model: Elle-Vie, Makeup: Kelly Ible, Photography: Douglas Dollars / RAD GRANDPA
Laura (Elle Vie) is the latest Edmonton model we’ve had the pleasure of photographing, and our setting was the Edmonton river valley during a great autumn evening. Her light complexion almost glowed against the dark red leaves and her pose ideas made the shoot a snap. You can see more of Elle Vie’s model photography shoot in our gallery. [click to see more…]
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Robert Zschuppe photographed by Douglas Dollars / RAD GRANDPA
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.
As we like to remind folks, 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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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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Model: Tunc Gunes, Photography: Douglas Dollars / RAD GRANDPA
Tunc Gunes joined myself and some other Edmonton photographers as the latest model to be subject to the warm tones of autumn leaves and quickly-cooling evenings. The Edmonton river valley served as a great backdrop to the scene and we got through the photo session without being attacked by mosquitoes or any river creatures. You can see more of Tunc in our gallery from yet another successful Edmonton portrait photography session. [click to see more…]
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