Famous and Interesting People
I am fortunate to meet a lot of fascinating people when I am working at the University of Calgary. Sometimes it’s a researcher in a lab or a really interesting student, other times it’s someone whose achievements have made them famous. This a small collection of some of the amazing people who have passed though ...
Morning Coffee
I’ve always wanted to do something with these leftover photos I shot a long time ago. I played around with different aesthetics, but in the end I decided on black and white to imitate the newspaper’s appearance. If I could go back, I would have shot everything with a single light source because I feel ...
Soft Brush
I am often so focused on trying to improve my lighting that I forget to expand my post processing skills. I think this comes from the ‘get it right in camera’ mentality that I have. Though I didn’t end up using these photos for anything, I had some fun and learned a lot about layer ...
Saturday Cafe
The second part of my photoshoot with the lovely Carissa :) Just like the first part in the diner, I wanted to keep it simple by just using natural light. This kept the shoot fun and easy. The photos loosely tell the story of a girl walking by a café, looking in, and sitting down ...
Saturday Diner
This shoot was fun and easy. I wanted to keep things simple and just use natural light for a change. I didn’t stick to that goal completely, but I was close. It was my first time working with Carissa who was fantastic. She was easy to work with and brought an awesome attitude. So with ...
Sports Therapy
I did a cover shoot for a University of Calgary brochure to promote the Faculty of Kinesiology. I got to watch a sports therapist in action during a Dino’s football team practice at McMahon Stadium. It was in the evening, so I was worried it would be too dark. But those stadium lights turned out ...
Artist Chris Mandseth
This was the first time I photographed an artist without seeing any of their work before hand. Even with musicians I like to hear some of their music first, or even better, see them perform live. But with Chris, all I knew was that I would be photographing a multidisciplinary artist from the University of ...
Empty Court
And finally the second part of my awesome shoot with Lauren and Liz! Liz changed up the hair, and Lauren changed into a fun outfit that goes with the cool racquetball setting. Click on the photos and enjoy :) Model: Lauren – Mode Models Hair and Makeup: Liz Willard -link- Photography: Riley Brandt -link- ——- ...
Sunshine and Shadows
I tired to put the focus more towards the hair, makeup, and the model for these photos. I didn’t realize just how good of a job Liz did with the hair and makeup was until I started going through the photos. Wow! It was also my first time working with Lauren from Mode Models who ...
Grace Kelly Revisited
After having a hard drive fail on me, I’ve been spending more time than usual backing up photos. This lead to me looking at old photos critically, but also fondly in some cases. The latter was the case when I was reviewing this old Grace Kelly inspired photoshoot I did almost two years ago. My ...