JAMES HODGINS PHOTOGRAPHY

Portrait Of Another Champion

jameshodgins — Tue, 15 May 2012 21:51:10 +0000

Today I had the pleasure of photographing my Jiu Jitsu instructor John Cole for upcoming publications. John has been a busy man juggling a career, a MMA Club and also Jiu Jitsu tournaments around the world. He was recently awarded the Pan American 2012 Purple Belt Championship held this past April in Irvine California. He also took Gold in his division at the Ontario BJJ Opens this past weekend held down South. Congrats John. Keep up the hard work. If you want to learn more, check out the Sudbury MMA club on Barrydown or visit www.sudburymma.com

Another Furry Friend

jameshodgins — Mon, 14 May 2012 20:06:55 +0000

Joey was our last Canine to photograph from the Barrydown Animal Hospital shoot last week. He was busy chasing Squirrels on the day of the shoot but non the less we managed to get him in the studio for a quick session.

Mine Cleaner

jameshodgins — Fri, 11 May 2012 13:39:47 +0000

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An underground miner cleans the conveyor system before the next crew arrives for the nightshift.

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Sudbury Smelter

jameshodgins — Thu, 10 May 2012 12:17:04 +0000

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Smelter pot hosted by the crane operator.

On another note Sudbury, Ontario Canada has been chosen as the location for Cliffs Natural Resources Chromite Processing Facility/Smelter

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Animal Savers

jameshodgins — Tue, 08 May 2012 22:51:34 +0000

Today Joce and I had the pleasure of photographing the staff and pets of the Barrydowne Animal Hospital here in Sudbury. They are overhauling their website so we brought everyone into the studio with their pets to do some “couples” portraits and then headed off to the clinic to finish off the rest. They have a pretty tight group of people working there and you can tell that each of them LOVE their job! We had blast the whole time and I received several doggy kisses while being introduced to Chicken Flavor Toothpaste.

Here is one photo from today’s session. More to follow. (Guess what she does)

The Older Sister

jameshodgins — Tue, 08 May 2012 01:18:05 +0000

Joelle is the older sister to Vincent (The GQ Gangster in my previous post) and was also in our studio last week to create some new images for her portfolio. Joelle (who is already an accomplished Actress) is no stranger to the camera as you can tell. Just as photogenic as her younger brother these to siblings are going to make waves in the entertainment industry. I look forward to watching their careers grow, and hopefully I can continue to get them in front of my camera to help them along the way.

GQ Gangsta

jameshodgins — Fri, 04 May 2012 13:56:56 +0000

We photographed Vincent in the studio the other day for images for his portfolio. Vince is another one of my picks from the Charm Plus Northern Talent Search Event. More images to come from this stylish young gentleman.

Pre-Teen Portrait

jameshodgins — Thu, 03 May 2012 18:58:08 +0000

Tuesday evening I had the pleasure of doing a Live webinar with Photography School House on photographing the Pre-teen. I showed some basic lighting and posing and captured some stunning images of Madison. Here is one from the session.

Sudbury Fire Fighters Calendar Next Edition

jameshodgins — Thu, 03 May 2012 13:59:05 +0000

So we are starting to plan the next edition of the Sudbury Fire Fighters Calendar and I figured I would start posting images from the last Calendar.

Good Camera Still Equals Crappy Photos

jameshodgins — Tue, 01 May 2012 17:22:27 +0000

Was at another real estate shoot today and thought I would compare a photo with an expensive camera in snapshot mode to a photo that has some professional lighting. Mounted camera with photos taken 5 seconds apart.
I guess having an expensive camera isn’t everything.

Evening Sky over Mexico

jameshodgins — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 20:51:09 +0000

Well, sorry I haven’t been posting loads on my blog, but I am still posting lots, just at www.miningindustrialphotographer.com . These next few months I am busy with Mining Industrial shoots but I will be back into full swing here come June as we are already booking out our summer family portraits.

Surfing In April?

jameshodgins — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 13:40:44 +0000

Yup, that’s exactly what I did. I just got back from Costa Rica where I spent the last 7 days on the beaches of Tamarindo. My days consisted of relaxing, reading and surfing. What? No Fishing? Alas, I did take a break from that only to fuel my excitement to come home to colder weather. I didn’t bring my big camera along, but opted for my little Lumix GF2 point and shoot camera. I love this little sucker and it takes great images while still giving my full control of the settings. Here are few of my point and shoot images below.

Also, I have been posting more images on my www.miningindustrialphotographer.com site as I have been doing more work of that nature this past few months, so check it out (you can subscribe to that blog feed as well).

Hosting, Hanging & Honing

jameshodgins — Sat, 14 Apr 2012 15:55:33 +0000

Here we are in Toronto hosting our Annual NoBs PhotoSuccess ™ Inferno Workshop to members from all over the world coming as far as Australia. I LOVE hosting and speaking at these events, but I get more joy from hanging with fellow photographers and friends that I haven’t seen since the last event. I call it “Photography Summer Camp With Booze” LOL. I always learn so much about photography and business attending functions like this and it get’s me excited to get back home and implement them into my business.

Here is our groupshot below that we took yesterday using available light.

Candid Kids

jameshodgins — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 13:07:20 +0000

When I am photographing the parents during a family session I always have the corner of my eye on the kids to see what they are up to. Sometimes you get those great candid shots that Mom & Dad LOVE!

Sudbury Summer Family Portraits

jameshodgins — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 17:10:17 +0000

Summer is just around the corner and we are gearing up for our outdoor Family Portrait Sessions. Past and future clients are already starting to book their dates for the coming Months and we suggest you do the same if you are interested. We put a lot of planning into your family portrait session as we don’t just plop you down anywhere and snap 5000 images. Family Portraits are created to be hung on your walls as a display piece, so that you can look them every day. We are SOOOO excited for this summer. I LOVE photographing families on locations outdoors.