Saskatoon Fashion Shoot – A Local Business Collaboration
A couple of months ago I had the opportunity to collaborate with three other Saskatoon businesses – Mint Fashion Company, Chop Chop Salon, and Lifetime Productions. None of us had worked together before, but we hoped that the four of us could leverage each of our specialities to make some stunning photographs. Mint Fashion Company was kind enough to provide three outfits for Katrina Ham of Lifetime Productions to model, while Jennilee Cardinal-Schultz and Amanda Dreis from Chop Chop Salon styled her hair and worked their magic with the make-up.
Even though it was the end of February, I was really hoping to do the shoot outside. We were getting unusually mild temperatures during the lead-up to the shoot, but when the day finally arrived things had returned to normal and the great outdoors was no longer an option. I knew that some of the newly renovated buildings at the University of Saskatchewan were promising for indoor locations so just as a precaution I had scouted the area a few weeks prior.
Fortunately it was February break so there was barely anyone at the University. This gave Katrina and I the luxury of just taking our time and using each location to its fullest. We spent a couple hours together wandering around campus taking advantage of the bountiful light flowing into so many different areas.
I must say that it was a pleasure working with these other local companies. All of them were class acts and I would highly recommend stopping in and connecting with them – you won’t be disappointed. I hope you enjoy the photographs that I captured.
Clothing – Mint Fashion Company
Hair/Makeup – Chop Chop Salon, Jennilee Cardinal-Schultz and Amanda Dreis
Model/Coordinator – Lifetime Productions, Katrina Ham
Christa & Luke are Engaged
Christa and Luke are getting married this summer in Melfort, Saskatchewan and they contacted me because they were interested in having some engagement photos made. We were getting close to Spring so I was hoping that we would be able to make it my first outdoor shoot of the season. But if you know anything about Saskatchewan winters, it rarely cooperates. This time was no exception.
Since we weren’t about to let a little cold weather get in the way of us having a good time, we found a handful of great locations around the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon to shoot. Making use of the many large windows around campus, there was plenty of soft natural light for us to have fun with.
The two of them were hoping to get a few shots downtown along the river since that was where Luke proposed to Christa, so we wrapped up at the University and decided to brave the frigid temperatures. I’m glad we decided to make the effort because now they have some photographs that they really had their heart set on getting.
Here are some of my favourite photographs from the afternoon, and be sure to also check out their high definition slideshow.
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The Cey Family
Melanie and Ryan welcomed their son Alistair into the world seven months ago. And with his personality really starting to come out they thought it was a great time to get some photographs of him. I love doing these types of shoots in the family’s home so I can create images of them in a natural setting where everyone can just be themselves.
It has become a normal thing for me to take my wife along as an assistant when the shoot involves a youngster. She proves to be invaluable in getting the kid’s attention, and has no qualms about dancing or making funny faces. We headed to their downtown Saskatoon loft on a Saturday morning which proved to be an awesome space for the shoot. A big window provided all the natural light we needed.
Alistair was a pleasure to photograph, and I just loved this crazy breakdancing wave thing he did with his arms when he started getting tired. We were able to get a good hour of shooting in before Alistair was fed up with a camera in his face. But that was long enough to get some great shots.
We ended the morning with an delicious brunch that Melanie and Ryan were kind enough to make for all of us. That was pretty awesome of them. Here are some of my favourite photographs from the morning, and be sure to also check out the high definition slideshow to see even more images of this great family.
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The Cey Family from Hemant J. Naidu on Vimeo.
The Fenrich Family
With the coming of the autumn season Cheryl and Jason contacted me about having some nice lifestyle photographs taken with their daughter Jorja. Being a year-and-a-half old I knew that I would need some help so I enlisted my wife Michelle as my assistant. It seemed that Jason and Cheryl were thinking the same thing since they brought Jason’s sister Nikki along to help entertain Jorja.
Maybe it was the fresh fall air, but Jorja seemed to have a lot of energy that day so having that extra help really paid off. I spent a lot of time chasing her around to get some cute shots of her playing and interacting with her parents. She was an extremely good sport for the shoot, but started to get a bit irritated with me following her around and pointing a big black camera at her face. This seemed like a good time to focus some attention on the parents. With Michelle and Nikki entertaining Jorja I was able to grab some great photos of just Cheryl and Jason.
I had a fabulous time with the three of them, and was honoured to be given the opportunity to capture family photos for the Fenrichs. Here are some of my favourite photos from the shoot. Be sure to also check out the high definition slideshow to see even more images of this fantastic family.
Note: for the best quality make sure HD is set to on along the right side of the video player. Scaling should be set to off.
The Fenrich Family from Hemant J. Naidu on Vimeo.
Rene, Clint, Sadie, and Tucker
Clint contacted me a couple of months ago telling me that he and his wife Rene were interested in having some photos taken of themselves, and their two dogs. We scheduled the shoot for a nice autumn evening at a park in Saskatoon hoping to capture some of the splendid colours that come with the season.
I don’t regularly shoot animals so I knew it would be a fun exercise to photograph Sadie and Tucker. The park we were at is home to a Frisbee golf course which brought on an unexpected challenge – the dogs were more interested in chasing the Frisbees than posing for photos. Clint and Rene however were able to distract Sadie and Tucker long enough so that I could get some great photos of the two of them.
After giving all of our attention to the two dogs it was now time to focus on Clint and Rene. They were married just over a year ago so this was almost like a celebration of their one year anniversary. We were so lucky to get a gorgeous evening in the middle of October knowing full well that we could have been dealing with a Saskatchewan snowstorm at this time of year.
Here are some of my favourite photos from the shoot. Be sure to also check out the high definition slideshow to see even more images of the two of them.
Note: for the best quality make sure HD is set to on along the right side of the video player. Scaling should be set to off.
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