“Bosun & Chase”
I wonder who Chases who?  Bwahahaha.  It’s Sunday.  I need Coffee.

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My Niece Piper came into the studio today while Mom, Dad & Brother were out to play.  Like typical Piper style she gave me a whopping whole 10 minutes to photograph her before she had enough.  Luckily with this one, you just can’t go wrong and yes I am being biased.  The yellow hat and sweater were knitted by Piper’s Great Grandma so of course I had to photograph her in that.  Then it was out with the Piper Pickle Purple background (I think that is what I am going to call it now) which I was aloud to photograph her for a whole 6.23 minutes.  Oh my little sweetheart, Uncle Jamie is going to wear you down over the next few years.

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Today I photographed the well dressed Jeff Fuller  and his equally well dressed collegues of Fuller Industrial for their new updated bio images.  I have known Jeff for some time (and we also did his family portrait and his wife’s business portrait)  and I always enjoy talking to him about his business and success.  Hard work, motivation, superior product and a great team are the key to rising to the top and Jeff and his team are a driving force.  Thanks again Jeff for being a great role model, and for letting us create your Business Portrait.  I look forward to creating more images with Fuller Industrial in the future.

Ok, playtime is over and I am back in Sudbury to finish off the week with shoots and a wedding photography presentation on Sunday.  It was great to catch up with my two buddies while they were flying through during their cross Canada Tour.  I only get to hang out with them during workshops and conventions, but since we do so many it seems that I see more of them than I do some of my closest friends .  If you ever get a chance to attend either one of their seminars, do it.  Andy Armstrong is the creator of www.getdesignhouse.com (which our studio uses) and also a moderator on our NoBs Forum.  Mike Long (also a moderator)  is the c0-creator of Pindora Software and also the owner of www.portlandpinups.com (I will show you our collaboration from our Inferno when I get the vids together.  Let’s just say a friend helps a friend when a friend is in need………of a model.).  Anyways, it was great to see you two again and I will catch up with you both in Vegas.

The Three Stooges

Andy, Me & Mike

We are truly blessed living where we are, are we not?  Now I do complain about the winter every chance I get, but I will tell you no lie that I would not want to live anywhere else during the summer months.  We feel very fortunate that we have been able to create our Photography Business here in Sudbury. It’s also great to see other business’s thrive in our city.  Dr. M Martic just opened up his new Dental Practice  at 1122 Lasalle Blvd and business could not be better.

What another great addition to the New Sudbury  District.  We have had the pleasure of getting to know Dr. Martic (Martin)  and his beautiful wife Virginie over the past few years.  In fact, if you follow our blog you will remember them from their engagement session.

Of c0urse no post with engagement photos can be posted without adding a reminder of their wedding photos.

Did you notice anything about the above photos?  Their smiles looked AMAZING!     Thanks again to the both of you for allowing us to create some memorable images for you, and CONGRATULATIONS again Martin and we both wish you the greatest success.

Dr. Martic is now accepting new clients at his 1122 Lasalle Blvd Practice so don’t hesitate to give him a call at (705) 560-7000.

Disclaimer: No teeth were harmed during the creation of this post.

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Hello fellow dog lover and welcome to  James Hodgins Photography “Dog Day”.  Please take the time to read through this whole page as your best friend will really appreciate it.  You can start by watching this quick video I recently made.

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.

There are only 20 openings so you need to call and book your slots.

DOG DAY IS Saturday JANUARY 16th, 2010 (by appointment)

VIEWING day is Tuesday January 19th (by appointment).

We should tell you that this will not be your typical “Studio dog portrait day”.  Nope, we are planning to create the best image of your dog showing his or her personality.  Sometimes we will get it in the first few frames, sometimes we may have to take 20, whatever it takes.    We will be focusing on your dog and not so much as the backgrounds, props and colors.  As you can see by our samples your attention is drawn directly to the dog, and you know what that dog is like just by looking at them.

FIVE  Reasons Why You Should Trust Us With Your Dog’s Portrait

1. Your dogs portrait will be better than any snapshots you might already have.
2. Because we know you love your dog.
3. Your dog wishes to help out with the SPCA
4. You will not find better prices for the best Dog Portrait
5. We know your dog wants this as your dog already emailed us telling us so.
Don’t disappoint your dog.

Here is an email we received from one of our recent clients.

“Hi James & Jocelyne, I wanted to take this opportunity to say thank you from both Abby and I.  I wasn’t to sure how things were going to go today but it was fantastic…. You both were great with Abby and it showed.  She obviously felt right at home, so much so that she thought your sofa was for her .  Thanks for being so good with Abby and so kind towards us. Lee”

We realize that that not everyone can make it during regular hours so we are staying open until 7:00 PM JUST FOR YOU!  This gives us 20 sessions to shoot in one day (You need to book your appointment).  Sessions are approximately  20 minutes long, like we said earlier sometimes we can get those magic captures in the first 5 minutes, plus, your dogs might stress out, breathe heavy, tongues hanging out (which isn’t a bad thing) so we found 20 minutes is more than enough time.

Here are the prices that Abby squeezed out of us for this Dog Day Photo Session

Here is a few things you should know about our dog day photos

• Images will be B&W (this focuses your attention on your dog, especially the eyes, facial features and personality.
• Images will be captured on our high-key white background (for the same above reasons).
• Images will be of the dog (or dogs) alone.  This is Dog Day, not Dog & Owner Day (So please don’t ask)
  
• A bag of dog food and a $30 donation to the SPCA  is required at the time of session.  You will receive a tax receipt from the Ontario SPCA
  
• Please bring chew toys, squeaker toys or any other “vice” you use to bribe your K9 to smile.  Want to dress up your dog? Go for it.
  
• If the parking lot is wet or snow covered, please carry your dog inside.
  
• You know when your dog has to go and if he or she happens to go in the studio………..so be it.  Dogs do that. Don’t cry.
• Please give us 48 hours notice of any cancellation so that we can rebook your spot

There are only 20 openings so you need to call and book your slots.

DOG DAY IS Saturday JANUARY 16th, 2010 (by appointment)

VIEWING day is Tuesday January 19th (by appointment).

COME OUT AND SUPPORT THE SPCA

We received this shortly after Abby’s session (I am serious)

“Dear Mr & Mrs Hodgins

I know my Mommy already emailed you to say thank you.
After seeing the results, I myself wanted to say to you a SUPER BIG THANKS for making me look like a Super Star.
James, you and I have to talk… the making fun of my ears thing “not cool” lol but that’s ok.
All in all my Mom keeps walking around telling everyone to go check out your website and is happier than can be and I myself am just thankful that I was lucky enough to be photographed by such a talented person.

I give you two paws up and a wagging tail.

With sincerity,
Abby”

25x12 Three Image Dog Panel

DOG DAY IS Saturday JANUARY 16th, 2010
2008 Lasalle Blvd (Across from Goodlife Fitness)

VIEWING day is Tuesday January 19th (by appointment).

Call Jocelyne and book your appointment now 705-693-0654

There are only 20 openings so you need to call and book your slot.

Don’t forget to use the “Share” button below to paste this on your facebook, or to email to your dog loving friends and family.

Being a Sudbury Photography Studio in the North we bring in clients from all over the Province.  As with the previous post of Mother and Son, we absolutely have to capture Father and Son as well.  Again keeping it simple using negative space to draw your eyes into our subjects.  This is an important time in a families life and we feel very honored that people chose us to document this moment.

I love getting emails from my friends/clients (family, not so much….just kidding folks) no matter how big or small they may be.  Even just a few sentences can make my day.  Like this quick email I got from my buddy Matt.

“This picture melted my wife’s heart and actually made her cry. You guys rock.”

This quick grab was taken at one of our wonderful weddings this past summer.  I am constantly looking around me when I am photographing as there is always something that can enhance the story.  I captured little Taylor here while we were hanging in the driveway just after saying goodbye to our wonderful couple and Matt and Taylor come walking up to us.

Matt and I have been friends for a long time and we even photographed his wedding. Their image is still in our wedding gallery.
(Matt with his beautiful wife Amy)

Matt and I are always on each others blog checking out what is new in our unrelated industry and even though we are in two different fields, we both have a passion for our blogs.  Check out Matt’s blog Employment Law and also check out the 1 minute business portrait I did of him using the garage door as a background (I tried to get him to come into the studio, but he is a very busy man.)

It’s Monday and I am now home for at least a month woohoo. Traveling does take a lot out of you and it really does throw you off your schedule (I now like schedules).  As I stated before I was one of the keynote speakers at this years Windsor International Photography Seminar a long with three other well respected photographers.  Rob Provencher (My NoBs Associate and partner in crime), Ralph Gibson (Fine Art Photographer) & Darwin Wiggett (An amazing Nature & Landscape Photographer).  We met Darwin the night before while having a pint in the hotel lounge and we quickly discovered that he had the same odd sense of humor as we do.  Although our photography styles are at both ends of the spectrum I was really looking forward to his presentation and looking at all the amazing pictures he creates.  What I discovered was ten fold!  This photographer KNOWS his stuff.  First I was mesmerized by the awe inspiring landscape images he was presenting but was equally impressed with how he created them.  It all comes down to good photography.  Exposure, composition and light!  Who knew that in this day of digital that a photographer would still be using ND Grad filters, polarizer filters and Gradient filters in front of his/her lens.  Darwin does.  Why?  So that he can get the best possible  image In Camera and not fuss in photoshop.  I thought some of the colors and effects his images had were done in post processing.  Nope.  Not so, and some of the more brilliant images were created in film.  Totally breath taking.  Just take a look at his site www.darwinwiggett.com.

I learned more about great photography from Darwin than I have from most photographers I have seen this year.  I have also added his Workshops to one of my Photography Life’s Goals (Things I have set to do within my lifetime, like Tornado Chasing in 2011).  It was a pleasure meeting you Darwin and hanging out watch UFC Sat night.  Sorry we didn’t get to have lunch yesterday.  Cheers mate.  Funny thing, I picked up an issue of Photonews Magazine and I discovered that Darwin is the featured article writer.

Back in the Studio tomorrow everyone and I have loads more images to post, videos to show you and funny stories to share.  Looking forward to hanging in Sudbury for the next month.

Here is the view from our room I posted earlier.  I captured it at 3 different times with my Canon G11.

We just got back from our walk about in the Windsor Downtown Core.  Still getting used to the settings of the G11, but I did grab a few cool shots.

Walking around with nothing more than a Point and Shoot Camera really get’s the creative juices flowing.

UPDATE:  Here is the skyline at night.