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The Single Female Portrait.

jameshodgins — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 20:23:21 +0000

Well not that I’m saying she’s “Single” like she’s Single, just that she’s by herself in this portrait. Recently I had the opportunity to record a Live Webinar for Photography School House on how to photograph a Single Female. I was amazed that I stretched the information out for about an hour considering a portrait like this only takes roughly 47 seconds after setup. It all comes down to good lighting, posing and a really really really really good camera. This session was to create a simple portrait for a client. Not glamor, not boudoir, just a basic portrait to be used for facebook, business cards, or websites.

Still Out Of Office

jameshodgins — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 15:49:08 +0000

Still out of the office this week. Internet is not easily available in the Rockies so I will not be posting daily. Twitter location updates are available in my twitter badge on the blog.

Nuff Said.

Timmins Drive By Shooting

jameshodgins — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 16:58:06 +0000

I just couldn’t resist myself. There is something about a women in a white dress that sparks my wedding photography radar, even when I am visiting Timmins Ontario. Check out the video. A BIG thanks to Jacinthe & Denis. Congratulations to you both.

Click here to view the embedded video.

Franks Deli. Check it out!

jameshodgins — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 19:06:26 +0000

www.franksdeli.ca has a new look with some photography by yours truly. Take a look at their new face and make sure you stop by and challenge yourself to their 2ft hotdog.

Some Words Go A Long Way!

jameshodgins — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 22:45:20 +0000

There is nothing like getting an email like the one below first thing in the morning. Thank you Tanya!!!!

“Good Afternoon,

I just wanted to drop a quick line to give you huge kudos!! I found out about your company through my family’s photographer, Studio G.R. Martin. I have seen your name pop up on blog posts a few times and decided to check out your website. Fantastic!!!! As a lover of photography I enjoy seeing new ways to shoot, and love how you are always thinking outside of the box.

Guy, Julie & Joelle are pros at the crafts of photography, art, innovation, and imagination. Each of the images that they produce are perfectly thought out, orchestrated and prepared. I see many of these same qualities in your work. Each of you know how to put people at ease, make the shoot fun, relaxing, like a day out with friends. This is why you are all able to capture such great images, and why you all have customers that will come back to you time and again for all of life’s important moments (as well as moments where we want to feel good
about ourselves).

Having decided a few years before our wedding who we would like to have do the photography (Studio G.R. Martin of course!!!), we would occasionally look around at other photographers to check out current trends. Nobody was ever up to the same level of artistry, mastership and sheer joy that you can find in photography. And some were charging the same price or more for a significantly lesser quality image. Seeing your images beside those of Studio G.R. Martin, I know that true beauty can only be captured be a select few. A Master Class. Other photographers should look to you both for inspiration and to rediscover the heart that is required for stunning, timeless photography!!! Thanks to you all, I am reminded why I love photography and though I may be an amateur I will continuously look to the Masters for tips on how to improve. Thank you!!

Should you ever be in this area, I would be honoured to have a session with you or you and the Martin’s!! Take care, keep up the good work and thank you for capturing life’s perfect moments.”

Cheers,
Tanya Baxter

It’ s funny timing as well, I just started reading “How to win friends and influence people” by Dale Carnegie and I’m on the chapter about showing appreciation to others. I think this one counts.

Check out our Friends Julie, Guy & Joelle, AMAZING Ottawa Photographers that Tanya was talking about.

DOG DAY IS NOW OPEN

jameshodgins — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 14:07:06 +0000

First we would like to thank all the people who signed up for dog day last year and helped support the local SPCA. We had 26 dogs and not one accident woohooo. In total we raised $1000 and 22 bags of dogfood (and 1 bag of cat food) for the Sudbury SPCA.

Call now and book your slot for Dog Day 2011 this January 29th. If it’s anything like last years, these slots will go fast (we booked out in less than 2 days last year) so don’t delay. Check out the official DOG DAY PAGE for all the information. If you have any questions please call us at 705-525-1512. Come out and support the local SPCA.

DOG DAY IS Saturday JANUARY 29th, 2011 (by appointment)

VIEWING day is Tuesday February 2nd 2011 (by appointment).

DOG DAY IS Saturday JANUARY 29th, 2011 (by appointment)

VIEWING day is Tuesday February 2nd 2011 (by appointment).

DOG DAY 2011

This studio day is dedicated to all our furry friends of the K9 world. Even though Jocelyne and myself do not have a dog, we sure do love the fleabags. Just as we love our cats, we know you LOVE your dogs. So, “Dog Day” was created. Not only are we doing this for you, but we are also doing this for the SPCA. We want to give something back to them, so for each session we will donate $30 to the SPCA annnnnd you have to bring in a bag of Dry Dog Food that we will also bring to the SPCA.

DOG DAY IS Saturday JANUARY 29th, 2011 (by appointment)

VIEWING day is Tuesday February 2nd 2011 (by appointment).

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We Miss You!

jameshodgins — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 01:19:07 +0000

Well we do apologize for not posting lately and I will admit I am going through withdrawals. So much that I am posting this post from my phone. We are in the middle of a move (house not studio) and the internet company put the internet on the wrong number so we will not have access until Monday, but I think I will head over to my mommies house tomorrow and borrow her computer to post another amazing wedding.

Missing all my blog peeps

Hodgy

Don’t Dissapoint The Dad

jameshodgins — Tue, 11 May 2010 15:59:57 +0000

Why am I holding this “Delux High Back Boat Seat”? Well, it will be a choice that some of you make in the near future. Some will choose right, some will choose wrong. You will soon find out. Stay tuned.

not the sharpest knife in the drawer

jameshodgins — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 19:29:09 +0000

james might be a great photographer, but not always the smartest. he thought he would be funny making that last post, but it was from my computer, and he didn’t log out. i think he was just looking for compliments when he asked who took that photo, my family is unforgettable i only put up with him so i can get great family photos…

More dogs, and it isn’t even Dog Day.

jameshodgins — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 21:51:49 +0000

Here are two images from our family session today (I will post some more of the family over the holidays) as I have already finished these two images for my latest Smarticle at www.shootsmarter.com. Lambo can do it all, from shake a paw to play dead. We basically wore the poor pooch out and by the end of the session he was like “yaaaa, fetch it yourself.”

It’s Another World Down There

jameshodgins — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 22:35:24 +0000

We are getting really excited for our diving trip to Belize next month. Ever since I became a certified diver with SSI (www.divessi.com) I relish in the chance to dive in the Caribbean Ocean. Once you submerge below the surface you are faced with another world and you forget about the world above. It’s so peaceful and calm. Every chance I get I try to capture something new with my underwater camera (Now it is my Canon G11 with underwater housing) and I know I will have loads of opportunity in Belize as it has the second largest reef in the world (the first is Australia’s Great Barrier Reef).

Sometime in Cozumel

Ass end of a Sea Turtle Heading up for air.

This has been my screen saver on my laptop for the past few years.

You can view more of my Point & Shoot Underwater images in my
UNDERWATER GALLERY

Family & Engagement Portraits In Sudbury

jameshodgins — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 01:54:12 +0000

We had a fun filled busy day today. Viewings, Hanging new wall samples in the studio, Engagement portraits and family portraits. We headed out to “Hurricane Acres” in Azilda where Chris’s friend Jean allowed us to use his property for the photos. It’s always a blast to have new scenery to photograph in and this property was no exception. Everywhere we walked the two homestead cats would follow us around like dogs. They were so friendly and playful. We managed to hit up a bunch of different locations and we can’t wait to share more images with you all. Thanks again Shannon & Chris, and thanks again Jean for letting us use your property. We all look forward to the wedding day where we can take advantage of this spot again.

The two furry stalkers.
“Brenda”

“Jessie”

Later this evening we headed to Bell Park Sudbury to photograph the Lamothe family. It was a little chilly, with red cheeks, runny noses (mine included) and 2 ducks to follow us around we got the Lamothe family to huddle together to keep each other warm. The leaves are almost all on the ground now but you can still find some nooks that provide a great backdrop. Guy, Paulette, Arielle & Ethan it was a pleasure photographing you all, the laughter your kids created was an added bonus to the session.

High Energy In The Class = Lightning

jameshodgins — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 02:37:28 +0000

Well today we wrapped up the last day of Niagara School Of Imaging. We started off the morning with a quick shoot of my friend Allen Rothwell. We had this idea about 8 months ago when I saw his avatar on our NoBs Site with a motorcycle rider on a kiddy ride. Well, we got Allen suited up in his riding gear (He’s a Ducati Rider) and headed off to the local kiddy park. :0 It didn’t take us long to get the shot as it was 32 degrees and I was hot, I could only imagine what the heck Allen’s suite smelled like after the shoot. I want to thank my class again for an amazing week. I always learn something when I teach, and I learned a lot this week, about myself and teaching. I’m in a good spot in my life and my class only enhanced it even more. Thanks guys, can’t wait until next year.

Since I was somewhat in the neighborhood, I detoured some side roads and headed to Simcoe to visit my cousin. Her and her husband just recently added a new addition to their family and I wanted the opportunity to photograph this new bundle of joy. Christopher had no problem adjusting to this new goofy sweaty funny looking guy poking this big honkin camera lens in his face. I don’t know if he was staring at me because I was in his face or because he was subliminally trying to tell me to go away and take that big honkin camera lens with me hahaha, he was a pure joy to photograph. In the end I captured this great image of my second cousin and I look forward to future shoots.

After the portrait session I headed to Orangeville to my good buddy Jose Paulo’s ( www.imagesbypaulo.com) place to give him a hand with his blog. As luck would have it, the nice sunny day turned into fabulous display of lighting and me being me I had to stop on the side of the highway to capture some of it. Trudging through waist high grass to the top of a hill I managed to capture a few frames.

Now that I am here (at Joe’s Place) I quickly realized how drained I am from this week, so I am crashing on the couch, doing some laundry (my pants are wet) and will be back home to my lovely wife tomorrow morning. I’m gone for the weekend, so I will see you all on Monday.

Thunder Bay Wedding Photographer

jameshodgins — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 14:30:52 +0000

I’m just putting this post as a test for Thunder Bay Wedding Photographer, as I am speaking to the Professional Photographers of Thunder Bay. Thunder Bay Wedding Photographer is one of the search terms used in Thunder Bay.

Home from Cuba

jameshodgins — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 21:53:19 +0000

Well we are back home now from our vacation/wedding in Cayo Coco Cuba. The weather was somewhat cooler but on the wedding day it was perfect. I’m posting this lone image for now, as I still have to go through everything. I will have ALOT more images this week, not only from the wedding, but from the trip as well. I’m just trying to get back into winter mode.