Bye Roger - January 25, 2013

Mon ami Roger est décédé ce matin. C'est triste il laisse derrière lui une femme, des enfants, des petits enfants et des amis partout au Canada. Je ne l'oublirai pas, il m'aura marqué par son sens de l'humour bien à lui et sa personnalité attachante.

Photo: Mon beau violoncelle tout neuf qui attend juste un modèle pour prendre des photos à couper le souffle.

Sunday tomorrow in Pangnirtung - January 21, 2013

I am a little tired but feeling so much better... it must have to do with the cold temperature we have endured lately. Tomorrow I am heading to Pang... It will be fun to see some good friends but also demanding working in the cold cold outside. If the weather is with me, will bring back some nice photos.

Photo: I tried to play with shadow as I used a very soft light.

Saturday 1920s - January 19, 2013

Well this blog sucks lately I cannot upload photos and it aggrrrr me. I had it mainly to rant and have a place to show some photos... now it is getting to be useless... I will have to use the feedback button and see.
So today I am supposed to shoot some photos 1920s style... will keep it simple with minimum backdrops and lights... let see how it goes.

Photo: me and one great model... Maryline

Tuesday of a busy week - January 15, 2013

Shooting outside the box... at times it is much easier to find models if you shoot outside the box... but it will never be as great, so I think I will remain inside the box...lol

Photo: I like the photo, nothing wrong with it. Model is Darlene, all natural.

Monday Monday - January 14, 2013

Got a real busy Monday... but I manage to do a lot more that I was expecting to do.  I received an unexpected news... I will get an award for some reason, I was very surprised and a little proud so I shared the news with a couple friends... and my lovely Poupette.

Photo: One of the first photo taken with my new camera.

Sunday - January 13, 2013

Another quiet day... spent time overlooking some old photos... editing, answering emails, submitting stuff.

Photo: A piece of ice in Victor Bay.

Little snow little snow - January 12, 2013

Temperature remained cold but a little snow was in the air... this was Saturday.

Photo: Meve expecting Laurie... I heard Marie-Eve and Mathieu are expecting again.

Friday I love Friday - January 11, 2013

Today, I worked on some long overdue projects... I did not manage to complete any of them...lol... Always one piece missing, so I was expecting to put of few of my large ticket items for sale... not yet, I will have to check on ebay... for a changer for a Pepsi machine, for a bar for my old car jack, for a buyer for my tires, H-D sign.... I design a piece of diamond plate I need to get.... but it is just a piece of paper... I took the camera out to shoot Northern lights... there was none... It was a Friday and I love Fridays...

Photo: View of Arctic Bay coming back from Victor Bay on a nice Summer evening of August.

Sun, cold, boost - January 10, 2013

A quiet day of January... It was cold to boost a truck... and the dishwasher is broken... need a new one, tomorrow....lol. Got a Christmas card today from a friend and his family... photo is great it could be the cover of a music CD.

Photo: Some kids born today will not know what is that stack of tapes when they will come across them in 10-15-20 years from now.

Ouch - January 09, 2013

Such a messed up system... This morning I had a Doctor's appointment at 09:40... I showed up at 09:20, I got registered and went to wait until 10:10 when I was old the doctor was double booked and I was one of the patients who would not be seen. The worst they could not re-schedule me until a few weeks... I was a little mad so they booked me this afternoon at the RAC (Rapid access Clinic)... basically you have 10 minutes to make your case and will not get any type of medication and doctors don't do diagnostic. I am not sure what they actually do... but I had bad experience in the past, so as a few friends. Anyhow I was taken in at 03:00 by the nurse to check my pressure and temperature, of course it was high, I was boiling about the nurse telling me doctor would not do much. Doctor was good, even great. He took the time to check on me, and offer solution and explain pros and cons... and what to do if it goes not good from now on. I was happy, there are still people care in this so messed up system.

Photo: Lady Didi... a friend of my pretty girlfriend.

OMG - January 08, 2013

 Ce soir, je suis bénévole pour une organisation visant à écouter des gens en dificulté... et l'autre volontaire écoute les maudites nouvelles depuis le depuis de mon shift... OMG, moi qui n'écoute jamais les nouvelles.. vous pensez que ca me tanne... ca me tape OMG ca me tape tellement... il ne se rend même pas compte que ce sont les mêmes nouvelles qui reprennent à chaque heure... OMG... je veux lui faire avaler la manette... OMG que je deviens éritable...mon seul sourire...encore une heure et j'irai me coucher dans mon lit... que j'ai hâte....

Photo: It seems just another model I took a photo of... but there is more... I discovered today it has been used without my authorization to recruit models in the Spring of 2012.  Yes she is pretty, but I wish I would have been contacted first. Ah well, maybe it means I am getting there... You know THERE !!!

Pas souci.. j'ai pas de souci - January 07, 2013

Déjà la première semaine de la nouvelle année est derrière nous. Il me semble que déjà je vais manquer de temps pour tous les projets que j'ai en tête.

Photo: Sushi... lorsque je vais dans le Sud... je me gâte au sushi et ici j'ai pas souci... ni de sushi...

Chercher l'erreur - January 06, 2013

Yesterday I took my camera to go shoot some kind of snow castle... I forgot a memory card... yep the new camera that I have, it can contain 2 types of cards and I had none... so I did not get so shoot anything... since the light is still rare for outside shoot... limited hours, I was too late to try again for that shoot... and today... it was cold... did not feel like trying..lol...

Photo: Le sapin qui a été rangé aujourd'hui... pour les prochains 11 mois... et que le temps passe.

Souper d'amis - January 05, 2013

Souper d'amis et on a bien rit. C'est toujours plaisant de se retrouver autour d'une table, de manger, de rire et de sourire avec des amis. C'était samedi et c'était entre amis.

Photo: Ma blonde et sa présence sur photo.

Sunny -51 degree - January 04, 2013

For some reason I cannot upload any photos... this is weird... so colder than ever and I don't really have to be outside.

Doctor said yesterday... leave it alone, so no surgery needed... yeahhh !!!!

Photo: A glass half full...lol

Sunny and coldest day - January 03, 2013

For sure it will get colder... I hope so only -43 with the windchill. So I have a couple booking for shoots here in the North. As often I am not getting too excited, since I have more people pulling out here than anywhere else... I can say to be honnest about it... I have more than 75% of now show North of 60 and less than 5% South of 60.

Today is a quiet day, just relaxing and cooking. I need to order the Senecal I have yet to read... I love reading in time off, in-flight, waiting at the airport.

Photo: Focusing on the lips of the model with the 5DMarkIII / 24-70mmm f2.8

Shooting a new model - January 02, 2013

The tree is still up. When you live in a treeless country, what it is the etiquete about this ? It is pretty and we have plenty of room... I never adjust my watch to the time changes... why I should I take the tree down.. time flies and soon it will be Christmas again... What should I do ?

Killing time today shooting with a new model... she is tattoos, and has style but not my type... not sure if I will put up some of her photos...

Nice to see most of the people returning to work and still be at home relaxing, and taking great photos.

Happy New Year 2013 - January 01,2013

Personnality of the year 2012 - Maryline                       

Yes, my girlfriend has to be the one. In 2012 it was a tough year for both of us. I struggle waiting for surgery. She did support me, encouraged me, helped me... been the greatest friend. After the surgery, the not so bad news, she held the right direction and again was by my side. She is truly the best. On this I want to wish a wonderful new year to all my boys ( Francois, Louis and David), to all my friends. I want to say thank you to my friend Peggy who took me in /from surgery. She looked at me after the surgery and sent me hom... thanks again. 2012 was crazy not too many photo shoots, the trips were brutals at times, and I was just happy to fly home after every one of them. In 2013, I will do more photo shoots, I will get better even when it does not look great, I will support my boys in their venture and I will keep on loving my wonderful girlfriend. Happy New Year !!!