Pillar Receives Recognition

The results from the College Media Association's Best of Collegiate Design 20 have been announced and Pillar 2011/2012 got more than a few recognitions. I have to give the majority of the credit to Editor-in-Chief Dylan Dejong, but as Assistant Editor, I'm pretty proud as well.

Here is what we were awarded:

Organizational Spread - 1st Place
Individual Spread - 1st Place
Sports Spread - 1st Place
Academic Spread - 2nd Place
Yearbook Division Spread - 1st Place
Yearbook Cover - 2nd Place

Thanks Kirk Anderson for the documentation photos!

Fall Films

I can't tell you how much I missed art this semester. Political science courses just don't fulfil me the way a good studio class can, and I've found myself searching for new outlets to satisfy my creative urges. One of these was film making. I'm not too fancy, using the record setting on my DSLR, piecing together the clips on iMovie, and adding filters on Photoshop, but I'm happy with the results and the stories I was able to communicate.

Paris: Clips I salvaged from my travel study to Paris (and London) two summer's ago.
Ottawa: An introduction to the Laurentian Leadership Centre and the people there.
Montreal: Documentation of a whirlwind road trip.
Gatineau: An update on life in the mansion at Thanksgiving time.

Alistair

Less than one week ago, a new occupant came to live in the mansion with us. Baby Allistair came a bit early, but he's so precious that we really don't mind. Today I took photos of him with his family in the mansions sun room.I'm really happy with how the photos turned out and excited to share a few of them!

Graeme + Christie

Graeme and Christie are married TWU alumni who now live and work in Ottawa. They live in the most amazing downtown apartment with old hardwood floors, antique glass doorknobs, and a wonky floor plan. They're really a great couple, not to mention excellent dinner hosts.

Dave + Amy

Dave and Amy are Trinity alumni who now live in Ottawa. They wanted photos that would remind them of this time in their lives so we set up the shoot to take place in the cities centre with views of Ottawa's landmarks in the background. 

Site Update

Today I did a little shifting around the site to add a Print section. Click the tab at the top to see photo examples of publications I've contributed to.

Stillwood Head Shots

One of my responsibilities at Stillwood was to take a staff photo of every staff member working at the camp. This doesn't sound like a big deal until you realize that there are over two hundred staff members throughout the summer and I had about thirty seconds with each subject. I'd like to think I really understand the art of portrait shooting now, at least as far as head shots go. 

Another project I took on was designing a staff camp sweater. The final product can be seen above.

 These are a few of my favourites. The camp's drive way which runs along the field is lined with huge fir trees. When the light shines through them just before sunset, they create the most gorgeous defuser and backdrop.