I think I had this on my facebook a while back, but I opened a bottle of champange recently and thought again of this crazy set of shots from Krista Werner’s wedding this fall. I admit that I convinced the groomsman to shake the bottle up a bit, but I didn’t expect it to really make that much of a mess. Actually… a lot of people got dirty and somehow wet with lake water, beer, mud, or champange at Krista’s wedding. One of the more fun ones also – thanks Krista! I just held my finger down on the shutter release as he popped the cork off. Check out his eyes following the cork as the bottle is exploding – watch people’s faces too – just too funny! Thank goodness for 11 frames / second.

Krista’s highlight photos are in the client galleries here, and find the old posting for other clients crazy and beautiful weddings.

We have a few different categories for types of shoots. Among all the commercial, wedding, and portrait work, there is a loose category for project & art shoots. These are done either for individual clients as part of a portfolio, modeling, or commercial project, or as Brockit shoots for promotion, portfolio, or just pure fun; this is an example of the latter. Meghan (now with the more appropriate title of ‘manager’) helped hook us up with Lucy, an old friend of hers in town with aptitude for modeling. Always a fan of location vs. studio we secured a poolside site at a friends beautiful home just south of here and brought:

SLR bodies
video camera & underwater housing
wetsuit
snorkel
pickled eggs
a bag of clothing
model
photographer
assistant
art director
manager

Thanks so much to our hosts who were both generous and supportive of the project and gave us free reign of their place for the afternoon; so nice! Lucy did great and was a natural. The still shots were the goal, but underwater video was too much of an opportunity not to pass up. Thanks to our buddy Todd for the gear for this part, and a thanks for the future editing of the content. Shooting stills in a wetsuit is one thing, but trying for video capture underwater was another. Heidi (director for the shoot) ended up in the water, holding me underwater while Lucy thrashed around, while I tried to capture content. Too much fun… 215 images from the shoot, a few blog-appropriate selections below.

One of our best clients is the crew up at Portage Health. We’ve worked with them for a long time now, providing content for a wide variety of uses – web to print. A yearly highlight project is their annual report. This is a high-gloss, beautiful piece, full of stories, facts, outreach, and all with good reliance on photography. Jessie (longterm Brockit model, friend, client, etc) takes the reigns on the project and totally rocks it out. I love working this with her as we get such an unusual tour inside the lives of patients. The intimacy of the project matches my shooting style. I try to be approachable, discrete, and artistically capture content in the format Jessie is looking for to fit her design. This year’s report is a especially unique as it features shots I was able to capture at a few hundred feet off the ground whilst hanging out the open door of a tiny helicopter. Kudos to our friends for believing in the aerial effort! The remainder of the shots were captured on-site using a combination of natural and strobe lighting, though if you are following the posts, you know that I love my new SB900 but love high ISO and natural light better…

I’ve been accused of exploiting Kora in a lot of work we do, but she is not only photogenic, but she is free – well, until she figures it out. She is a regular in media projects and is comfortable & adaptable in most situations. She is a great helper too and excited to participate in studio and location work which is great for us as we often need her for commercial work as well as making clients smile in the studio for family shots. Victor at Portage Health recently did an awesome job using a photo I shot in a clinic. The final product is actually a large, backlit ad in the airport. Anyone who is running their checked baggage through ‘security’ will see this one. Nice job, Victor, and way to go Kora.

Kora modeling nicely - Dr. too!

Jenny has been rocking out on the image redesign for Brockit, and following the theme are new cards. While some people are still objecting about the Brockit Cat being gone, everything evolves, right? Perhaps the cat will be reborn in the future, but I like the ‘b’ look for now. The card design below really is what started the re-branding which Jenny was given unrestricted license with. Her next two tasks are building signs and finishing up the mini-book. Both are in proof stage right now. Go interns!

I used to attend the local bridal show, but most of my clients are just not from the area, so I’ve resisted the temptation to setup a booth and spend a Sunday afternoon with my fellow, local wedding service providers, and opted for inserts into the bags instead and spend my time on the ski trail. This is where our crew comes in handy. Jenny (we call her #3) whipped out a nice design that follows her theme with the modern Brockit look. Make your own judgment, but I think it is clean, effective, classy, and to the point. Nice job, #3. Sorry AI kept on crashing on you – the Facebook app for my iPhone does the same thing…