Commercial Work - Abigail's Inn, Victoria, B.C.

This is the Orchid Room and exterior of "Abigails's Inn" in Victoria, B.C.

A most gorgeous place to stay if you ever get the chance!



The above photos were used in a story in a Bed and Breakfast Inns magazine.
The others in this section were used in the story and in their regular advertising.

The next two were used on two different magazine covers...


The hotel exterior was used on the cover of Inn Traveler Winter cover.
The hotel interior was used on North American Inns - Winter Luxury Issue.



On this shoot, the client wanted everything from 'lifestyle' type portraits,



of people enjoying themselves,
as shown above,



to interior shots of food



and different rooms around the Inn for their website advertising.






The most welcoming thing I found about the Inn while staying there, besides the absolutely phenominal service, was their lovely robes.

I added a photo of the robes for their "romance package" on their website - as shown below.




This Inn is all class.

And the owner, Ellen Cmolik, is at the top of my list of incredible businesses.

Why?

The photo below shows it all.

This is Ellen serving her staff breakfast. She does this every week. She makes sure her staff know they are just as important as the clients. And by treating them well, and by having regular friendly staff meetings over breakfast, she shows them how she wants the guests treated. Ellen reflects the importance of service, not by yelling at staff, as many establishments do, but by treating them with respect and curtesy.

This is not something seen at every workplace, believe me!



I highly recommend Abigail's Inn!

Check it out if you are ever travelling in Victoria, B.C.


It's conveniently located close to the harbour, and is within walking distance of many famous spots, including the museum, Beacon Hill Park and the Legislative Buildings.

Abigail's Hotel booking information can be found at:

http://www.abigailshotel.com/gallery.html

Maternity and Newborn

Having a child is an incredibly intimate and special time in your life.

Maternity and newborn photos should reflect this intimacy and joyful time.




Pregnancy itself is a time of wonder, joy and excitement.




With pregnancy the body changes in unfamiliar ways,
but even with the discomfort,

most people say an expectant mother is glowing,
and many women find they feel closer to their partner,
and more sexy than they've ever felt before.


At Imago Studios, our goal is to capture that special joy and sensual feeling,
as well as all the feelings of awe upon seeing the newborn.


Our "Expectant Mother's Full Year Portrait Package,"
is designed with you
and this special time
in mind.
We come to take your portrait several times over a year and a half period,
so that you can professionally capture all those joy filled and awesome moments;
from pregnancy, to the first few days,

and at the 3, 6, 9 and 12 month growing stages.

Family Portraits

Family Portraits

Families are Important.

I like to cover family portraits the way I do all my shoots...

Naturally.

Seeing the children interact with each other

and with their parents

is what will tell the story of who they are

and were

for years to come.


Parents,

children,

and later, children of children

love to go back and see

that moment in time

caught and suspended forever.

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The following two photos, along with the one above,

are from a shoot we did in the park in Port Moody.

This little boy was the happiest

in this moment...

totally loved

with a ton of attention

showered on just him for the day...

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The following two photos were part of a series for a family we did in studio.

You can see the larger group is caught as they are, a piece of history.

It states to all who see it -

"This is who we are right now."

The smaller group is more intimate

and has a sense of fun,

much like the family themselves.

It's more dynamic, because there are fewer people.

When doing a large family portrait, it's always nice to have smaller groupings as well,

to really show off the personalities of each family unit.

(feel free to click on the smaller photo thumbnail to see a larger size)

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Headshots

Headshots can be used for actors, musicians, businesses and modelling portfolio covers.

They should really show the personality of the person.

Not all 'headshots' have to be strictly head and shoulders either. For some actors and models in particular, having a more interesting pose can set them off from the crowd.

Models in fact often do 'comp cards' - a composite of a bunch of different looks on one sheet to show the variety of work they can do.

Each should be as unique as the individuals themselves.

For example, Below we have Lilly.
As pretty as a Lilly,

she is also exceptionally talented.

This headshot was taken for her singing career

and was used for her business website as well.

Lilly not only sings in the Opera and at the Pan Pacific,

but also helps women with improving their image.

She has a real "Flair" for anything creative,

and so her business called "Flair" was born.

Shown below, is another phenominally talented lady named Kelly.

Her portraits are used not only for her acting career.

In her portrait sitting,

we took several clothing changes

and used various props

so that she could use her different looks for her different business ventures.

She does everything from acting to hairdressing,

and we had alot of fun

showing all the different sides of her personality.

Business Portraits

Business Portraits, like headshots, should reflect the personality of the person in the portrait. However, they do have stricter guidelines of what is needed, depending on whether it is for a website, brochure, or annual report.

Every shot will be different, even for the same person.
Take for example, Terri Smith, a phenominal realtor in Maple Ridge. She needed photos for her business card, newsletter and brochure. For a business card, all you want is the head and shoulders. The look should be professional, but friendly. This first shot is for her business cards.


This next portrait is for her brochures. It shows more of who she is and what she does.

What she does is clearly shown. Her clothes make a statement, as does the background.

It is a rich portrait color wise, which offers subliminal statements on how she does her work and how she'll be able to help you.


Her daytimer shows she's organized, and her smile shows you she is genuine and helpful.



This next portrait is much more relaxed.

Better suited to her newsletter, it shows her naturally outgoing and gregarious personality.




















To contact Terri,

check out her website at:

www.terrismith.ca

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This portrait, done for another client, is a more standard or "classic" portrait.

This type of portrait can be used for pretty much any career, from Acting to Pharmacy. This particular one is part of a project called "The Butterfly Express" an off shoot of "The Butterfly Project" started in 2004.

In the "Butterfly Express," portraits are done very inexpensively, but there is less time involved in finding out who the client is and who their target market is.

All portraits look great - but are standard in posing and lighting.

The clients of the Butterfly Express benefit by a savings on the usual fee of a portrait shoot, and the women of "The Butterfly Project" benefit, as all sales go towards the next transformational event.

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Portraits of Children

These are some portraits of children I've done.

Each and everyone of them are completely adorable!

And no - I don't mean my portraits - I mean the kids silly! :)