Women’s Headshots
Everyone deserves to have a great headshot/ portrait of themselves! If it’s time to update your current profile pic on a social media site or a business site, consider contacting me this coming year! One of the favourite parts of my job is capturing professional portraits. I’ve had the opportunity to meet and photograph numerous amazing women in many different professions over the past year. They were all looking for a professional portrait for various reasons. Jennifer (image above) recently took on a new opportunity working in the Winnipeg film industry. She needed a portrait for her Linked In profile and for other applications as well.
I met Andy Dunlop through a friend. She is a very talented/fun Epicure Consultant, her updated images look great on her Website-check it out by clicking here!
Below is Melinda Friesen, an author of a popular new book “Enslavement”. Check out her blog/site here. She required a portrait to go on the book’s jacket cover. She is currently working on more books and I’m looking forward to reading those!
My most recent session was with Winnipeg based scientist, Nancy, who got in touch with me through a referral from her husband, whose business portrait I also completed a while ago. She needed a portrait to be featured on the Quaker Oats Centre of Excellence portion of their Website.
Pictured below is Tara-Lee. Loved meeting and photographing this referral from friend Jenna. She had a wonderful bubbly personality which certainly is a feature in her business as an Education Manager of the TutorDoctor here in Winnipeg.
Women’s make-up by the talented Sarah Gurevich!
Laura Actor Headshot
It was an absolute pleasure having this young lady into the studio yesterday evening! I’ve been photographing Laura (Winnipeg Based Actor) over the last few years and I always enjoy her laugh, beautiful smile and fun personality. She never makes it easy for me to narrow down her proofing link-always leaving me with so many great images to choose from! Here are just a couple of the 100 images or so! I’m going to get back to work putting together the proofing link-I can’t wait and see what her and her Agent decide on!
Melinda Friesen Author
Author Melinda Friesen spent some time in the studio this afternoon working on some portraits in preparation of her new novel release and book launching on Oct. 18th at Sam’s Place here in Winnipeg. Stay tuned for more details! (Make-up by Sarah Gurevich)
Congratulations Laurel!
Congratulations go out to Laurel on her nomination for the Women’s Entrepreneur of the Year Award. Laurel owns and runs Winnipeg business The Pawsh Dog , The Pawsh Dog Taylor and The Pawsh Dog Wellness Centre. (Click on the links to check it out!)
It was a super fun session creating a headshot for her nomination. Best wishes to you Laurel!
James Cohen and the Prairie Roots Rockers
Winnipeg is getting ready to host The Juno Awards in a couple of Months! What a super time for Winnipeg to showcase its superb musical talent!! Local bands are readying themselves for an opportunity to perform during this time. I had the awesome opportunity to photograph this group of seasoned, talented musicians in December in preparation for the upcoming event. Check out their music and the band’s Website by clicking here . Thank-you to Linda who did an amazing job pulling the session together and to Scott Zielke for his assistance on the session. It was a pleasure meeting each and every one of the group – Wishing them much success with the Juno’s and in their future endeavours!!
James Cohen (Vocals, lead and rhythm guitar)
Lloyd Peterson (Lead and rhythm guitar, pedal steel, background vocals)
Bruce Jacobs (Bass guitar, backing vocals)
Gerry Atwell (Piano and keyboards)
Steve Martens (Drums and various percussion)
Jenna Kogutowicz, Coldwell Banker Winnipeg Realtor
It is always a pleasure to do portraits for this lady! We always have a great time during the photo session! I so enjoy Jenna’s bright smile and laugh! It was time to update her portrait for new business cards and here were the two chosen finalists, her logo to be added later.
She has a wealth of experience with renovating and selling homes. Keep her in mind, If you’re looking for someone with terrific real estate knowledge combined with a sparkling personality to help with selling or purchasing a home in Winnipeg. Contact her at: Coldwell Banker 204-510-9741!
Christmas with Steve Bell in September.
Merry Christmas everyone and best wishes for the coming New Year! I can’t believe how this fall flew by and another year is drawing to an end. I am truly grateful for a year full of wonderful photographic opportunities and for all the amazing individuals I was able to meet and photograph. Included on this list and a definite highlight was meeting Juno award winner, Mr. Steve Bell and his team for a portrait session of him in September.
The session portraits were intended for use on promotional materials such as posters for his Christmas tour and the inside of Steve’s new Christmas album. It was a pleasure to work with the creative team to create images of Steve that would compliment a pre-selected album cover based on an original photo by Marco Hiebert. The session was a really enjoyable couple of hours with much laughter and an amazing atmosphere of creative idea sharing. Special thanks to Cullen Klassen for his technical assistance with the session.
Congratulations to Steve on putting together a beautiful sounding Album for the season and on a full month of sharing his wonderful gift with audiences in concerts across Canada this past month! Please check out Steve’s Website at Steve Bell if you’re still interested in how to purchase his Christmas Album and information on Steve and his work.
Looking forward to sharing more images of the individuals and projects I’ve worked on this past fall in the coming New Year. Stay tuned!:)
Below: The awesome Steve Bell Team. (Super fun working with them during the session) and Steve Bell and myself at the end of the session. 
Reena Shah
The Talented Faye Hall
Saturday morning was a real treat for me! I had the priviledge of photographing artist Faye Hall in her studio! I’ve admired Faye’s painting abilities for a while now. I think we are kindred spirits in more than a couple of ways but foremost-We both LOVE colour in our images! She put me so at ease right away with her cutoff painting shorts-her “whitty” T-shirt and she totally surprised me when she picked up her artist palette-a lid from Costco packaging! So down to earth! Faye has been a busy lady preparing for her up coming show on Friday, September 16th at 6:30p.m.. All art lovers are welcome that evening-address of the opening is 657 Bonner. I’m looking forward to the event which will include Special Guest, Singer/writer/storyteller Steve Bell! Faye will display a number of paintings completed/inspired from photos taken by Steve during his travels to India and Ethiopia. I spent a fun filled hour with her checking out the gallery-AMAZING- and then photographing her at work in the studio as well as completing some more formal portraits of her . Check out her website at www.fayehall.com to see some of her beautiful inspired works of art!
Faye at work in her studio on a commissioned piece. She often asks and uses images from her Facebook friends albums as inspiration. Faye has also asked to use some of my photographic images in the past – such an honour to see them turned into painted master pieces!
Evolution Dance Company
Evolution Dance studio owners Andrea and Sonja (above.)
I had the amazing opportunity to meet and photograph the dance instructors of Evolution Dance Company in June. They were looking to have portraits done for their Studio wall as well as their Website. The studio teaches approx. 450 students a week at their wonderful facility in Selkirk, Manitoba. They have an amazing faculty of 13 instructors who are not only excellent dancers, but genuinely care about each and every one of their students. If you are interested in learning how to dance, their registration begins August 11th and continues every Tuesday and Thursday from 5:30 – 8:30pm until classes begin. They offer a variety of classes for ages 3 – adult in Hip Hop, Ballet, Tap, Jazz, Musical Theatre, Creative Movement and Pre-Dance. Their classes include a fun recreational program and a more challenging competitive program as well. I’m always following the accomplishments of this talented group- this past year alone, their teams did very well, winning numerous awards at Canadian and US dance competitions. Most recently the studio received 3 High Score Awards, and 4 Overalls at the Canadian National Dance Championships! This year they were also honoured to win an award at the JUMP Convention & Competition in Minneapolis for having the highest combined group scores. Each year their fabulous recital at the Centennial Concert Hall is sure to impress (sold out this past year!) If you are interested in learning more, information can be found on their website at www.evolutiondance.ca
Special thank-you to make-up artist Andrea Baer for doing a fabulous job with the ladies make-up!
Helga Berger, Assistant Superintendent
Happy Retirement Helga! Helga, has served as the Assistant Superintendent for the Seine River School Division for a number of years. She approached me when she realized she needed a headshot for a publication announcing her retirement. I was so glad she did! We had a wonderful time together, and I soon realized as we got to know one another, that Helga was a self admitted “Black and White” person. She loves wearing black and white, has black and white glasses and so for the first time EVER on my blog I am posting her portraits in her honor -in Black and White!!! She may be retiring from one job but I have a feeling this lady may have her sights to the future that includes some type of consultation. So not only did we capture a shot for her retirement but we also got a few for possible business cards in the future! Congratulations again Helga, and wishing you all the best in your future!
Credit: Make-up by Andrea Baer
Simply Chic Interiors featuring Lisa
Lisa Kasdorf of Simply Chic Interiors
So sorry to my blog follower’s it has been a couple of weeks since my last blog. I’ve had many adventure in the last couple of weeks photographing everything from families, children, businesses, an event, kitchen interiors and art work. I promise I’ll get my blogging back up to speed and start sending out a few more blogs in the next couple of weeks and share with you some of the projects I’ve been at work on. Todays blog was a website photo shoot for Simply Chic Interiors. Owner Lisa Kasdorf is working on creating a new website for her business and asked if I do some head shots for her site as well as for her Facebook business page as well.
Lisa is a 1990 graduate from the University of Manitoba with a B.Ed.degree, and has 19 years of teaching experience. She successfully completed the Home Decorating course at Red River Community College in 2003, becoming a certified home decorator, and a fully accredited member of the Canadian Decorator’s Association (CDECA). With 8 years of interior decorating experience, she brings to her business a wealth of decor knowledge!
Lisa provides consultations for residential interior decorating, specializing in colour consultations. She will analyze your design needs and formulate design concepts that are both aesthetic and functional. She works with the client to develop a custom plan that will enhance the function and quality of your interior (or exterior) spaces, leaving you with a home that reflects your personality and suits your lifestyle! Depending on your design needs, consultations can include any of the following: space planning, elements of design, choosing a colour scheme, furniture layout, staging, or decor updating.
Not only that but she also offers her expertise as a “professional” shopper, and can help you with your selection of fabrics, artwork, accessories, furniture, lighting, window treatments, or flooring. In her words, “Together we can make your home both, beautiful and functional. Whether you’re looking to renovate or decorate, I can provide you with a custom design plan to meet your budget!”
Lisa has a wonderful personality and we had a relaxed, fun hour at my studio /residence. This time the studio looked a little different. No backdrops! We worked around my furniture, traveling through rooms of my home using just a soft box for added light or window light. I can hardly wait to give her her images and see her website complete!
The fun side of Lisa for her Facebook page
Meet Joie!
I had the pleasure of photographing Joie this past week. She was looking to have a business headshot updated from a few years ago. She has just recently joined Royal LePage Prime Real Estate team as a licensed agent and assiant to Michael Froese. She brings with her years of experience and a fun loving easy going attitude to the job at hand. A “plus” when working with and for people in Real Estate! We had a fun hour of photographing with various backdrops, lighting and outfits looking to create images that would work for the web and business cards. Good luck to Joie with her new position and I have no doubt she’ll sell many a home! Give her a call if you are looking to buy or sell your home!
Guy Boudreau, Realtor-Jan. Focus on Business
I had the pleasure of having Guy Boudreau come into the studio this weekend for a photography session. First of my 12 part series on Business feature of the month. Guy has been a Realtor since April of 1984 and has worked for The Judy Lindsay Realty Team since 2002. When I asked him what the best thing was about his job he didn’t hesitate to say that he loves constantly meeting new people and developing new relationships with clients. Although he is licensed as a commercial realtor, his primary focus is on residential sales in Winnipeg and its bedroom communities.
Guy says he has really enjoyed working for the Judy Lindsay Team as he says the teams primary objective is to provide an exceptional client experience. I was surprised when he explained the list of handy client services they provide including:
-Handy man services
-Maid service
-Home staging
-Guaranteed sold program.
For more information on the Judy Lindsay Team or Guy -just click on their highlighted name and it will take you to their webpage.
You may also contact Guy Boudreau at judylindsay.com or directly at (204)791-0034.
I had Guy in the studio for a typical Professional headshot but as I questioned him I realized he was looking for something a little different. Something for a web page. a business card, something a little more personal. So we tried a number of different looks. When I “snap” an image I’m always looking towards the future possibilities of that image. I had a little fun with some of the images to prove my point. Below is a vision I had for a business card and below that -Billboards, bus benches, etc, someday Guy??? Thanks so much Guy-You have a great spirit-any client would be lucky to have you as their Realtor! Give him a call if you need to get your home sold!
Ebonie K Photography 