random photo of chantale + whistler

hello everyone,

things are very busy, chantale and i are two weeks away from being married in vegas!!! we also move into a new house march 20th!! so lots of things happening. i'm shooting michele + eric's wedding tomorrow and i am so pumped to be getting back into action.

anyways, here are a couple of shots i took while taking whistler for a walk last week. as most people who from the ottawa area know, its been very cold the last couple weeks, so i haven't spent much time shooting with the d3 and the new 12-24 f2.8.

cheers,
d

joe photo - funny video that other wedding photographers may enjoy

i came across this video on 'cup of joe photo blog', this is one of many blogs that i follow. most wedding photographers will recognize the cast.

- joe photo
- gary fong
- dane sanders

chantale + derrick = engagement session with the great 'andrew geddes'

hello all,

this time its me and my beautiful wife to be 'chantale' being photographed!! the very talented andrew geddes and his apprentice 'shauna' were kind enough to shot some pics for chantale and i this past saturday in the glebe. andrew is an amazing photographer with a great eye and personality to boot. he totally makes you feel comfortable in front of the camera and you completely forget that your even being photographed. thats a true sign of a great photographer. we had so much fun running around the glebe looking for cool locations and backdrops. andrew tried some cool off camera flash stuff and the results were awesome, be sure to check out his blog for more his work.

thanks again shauna and andrew!! its was a great experience and chantale and i appreciate it so much that you were able to squeeze us into your busy schedule.

chantale and i are to be married march 15th in VEGAS at Ceasars Palace. Many of my clients always ask 'who is going to shoot your wedding?' well byron brydges and his wife maureen are trekking down to vegas with us to capture the nuptials. i have been a huge fan of byron's work for a long time and we are so pumped to have him and his wife capture our special day. so be sure to check back to see images from the VEGAS WEDDING!!! and no, elvis is not going to be doing the ceremony

here are some photos that are from andrew's blog:

kelly + sean = chilly lifestyle shoot

hello all,

the winter's here in ottawa can get real cold, especially downtown. the wind seems to get tunneled between the buildings. last saturday i met up with kelly and sean who were true sports and battled the cold wind to get some great images. we started on the canel to take in some of the winterlude action.

i'll be shooting kelly and sean's wedding in pembroke in april, i cannot wait!! thanks guys for toughing it out and being patient with me trying to find some shelter from the winds.

cheers,
d

back from jay!!

hello all,

just getting back from jay.. it was an awesome 3 days of excellent skiing. we didn't get too much powder which jay is known for but we did get some great weather and excellent food!! my legs are hurtin right now so i'm going to keep this short and i need to get back to my emails which have piled up over the last few days.

here are a few shots from my little canon point & shoot. i love this little camera, its great for skiing, fits nicely into my ski jacket.



a run named after me!! haha i wish i were at hot shot..



yeah right..



i still love my skis.



the jay tram



blue skies is a rare thing a jay peak.. monday was a beauty.



a little apre ski!!

off to jay!!!

hello all,

just to let you know that i'm off to jay peak vermont for my annual 3 day ski trip!!

i'll be away from email/phone until wednesday. i'll respond to email and messages as soon as i get back.

have a great week!

derrick