Busy busy busy...

We've had a crazy September here at GBP, filled with all kinds of shoots ranging from commercial coverage, to architecture, to music video stills and families! We thought the summer was busy, but it turns out September decided to give it a run for it's money...

Unfortunately this has meant we haven't had a proper blog post up in a while...So although it's late on a Sunday evening, we wanted to still get a quick post in to get the new week started.

So here's one final shout out to summer, featuring one of our families back before the leaves turned to yellows and reds.  This is another family we got to shoot both maternity and newborn sessions with, and now, 6 months later we got these great summer time shots in too!

Hope you enjoy them...until next time summer...

A whirlwind wedding season...

Well it's official...we can't fight it anymore...The snow keeps creeping lower and lower in the hills and the leaves, they are a changing.  Winter is coming.
(Whoa accidental Game of Thrones reference!)

Anyways, in GBP land, the end of summer means that we are also at the end of what was a whirlwind wedding season...We shot weddings in Mexico, Haines Junction, and many in Whitehorse over the past few months and although there are a few more fall ones booked, the main wedding season is coming to a close.

Which brings us to 2013! We are actually just about all filled up for our summer wedding season already, with only a few spots left, so if you're getting married in 2013 and would like to work with GBP, please give us a shout ASAP at info@garybremner.com


GB &BB

Getting Social...

Whether you're a fan of it or not, the fact is, social media has quickly become one of the most powerful forms of communication out there.  It allows the world to connect with the people we love the most, keep tabs on those you're not so sure of... (Ya that's right,we know some of you out there do facebook creepin'...it's ok), advertise services, or create dynamic resumes through companies like Linkd In.

No matter what platform you use, or whether you simply stick to finding stuff through Google, it's still hard to ignore the fact that many people are meeting, keeping in touch with, and promoting themselves through social media.

That's why head shots are no longer something just for actors and models, but instead are being booked by anyone.

It makes sense-If we are starting to 'live' more online, and have our personal stories, experiences, and thoughts on there, why wouldn't we want to look our best while doing it?

Here's a few shots from one of our recent head shot sessions...give us a shout at info@garybremner.com to book one for yourself!

A Mother/Daughter shoot with a Yukon twist...

As many of you know, we get pretty excited when clients come to us with requests for something a bit unique...Needless to say, we were stoked when we were recently asked to do a mother/daughter shoot with a bit of a Yukon twist...

Cass contacted us to see if we'd be interested in coming out to her parent's local ranch to do a shoot with her, and her mother, and their family horses.  We, however, had no idea just how epic a location we were going to get to work with until we were driving out there...

It was basically photographic heaven-gorgeous yukon skies, amazing animals, and two beautiful and easy going models. Couldn't really have gotten any better...

The only difficult part was the fact that Brianne has a soft spot for horses, and basically didn't want to leave...but we didn't think, however, that the family would necessarily be stoked on a "free live-in photographer" addition to their shoot, so she had to...

Anyways, back to the photos-hope you like them!

GB and BB

Another first for GBP...AIRSOFT!

Airsoft...ever heard of it? Because we sure hadn't until a couple weeks ago, when we were contacted by a new local magazine that's starting up wanting some images of the local group.  Always up for something new, we set up a shoot in our studio, and proceeded to do some "research" on the topic to come up with a game plan (*Read: google search).  

Ok so to explain Airsoft to those of you who don't know much about it...let us refer to the wonderful words of Wikipedia:

"Airsoft is a recreational activity in which participants eliminate opponents by hitting each other with spherical non-metallic pellets launched via replica firearms.

Gameplay varies in style and composition but often range from short-term skirmishes, organized scenarios, military simulations, or historical reenactments. Combat situations on the battlefield often involve the use of common military tactics to achieve objectives set in each game. Participants typically emulate the tactical equipment and accessories used by modern military and police organizations."

Much more eloquent than Brianne's description: "It's like paintball on steroids and it kinda scares me..."

We were, however, introduced shortly after to an enthusiastic and extremely welcoming group of guys who participate in both the local group, as well as groups across Canada.  We learned a lot about the strategy, the equipment (which there are copious amounts of, all of which are very realistic looking), safety gear and the rules/regulations.  By the end of the shoot, Brianne even picked up one of the guns without flinching...this was big...

But onto the photography part...Typically images that involve guns/weaponery can often go two ways: creepy, or cheesy-neither of which we, the magazine, or the guys involved would have wanted.  So we came up with the plan to simply highlight Airsoft for what it is.  We wanted to keep the background simple and non-distracting, and really just highlight the equipment and camo gear used during the games and let that be the focus.  

What we ended up with is certainly something new for us, but we were happy with it.  Check them out and see what you think... The shoot itself turned out to be a great evening and we certainly learned a lot.  And if you want to learn more about Airsoft, contact the local group through their Facebook page -Airsoft Yukon.

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