Hello everyone and once again welcome to our happy place… yep  I know that this is difficult to believe but as these words come flying off of my fingers I just came to the startling realization that this blog is in fact almost on time!

At the writing of the last blog we had just finished holding our first Field Trip of the year which was our PeopleScapes - Portraits in the Park session. Since that time we have held another PeopleScapes which was based in the Warehouse District as well as a CityScapes held downtown and a NightScapes at the University. There is still one more on the schedule which is another PeopleScapes in the Park which we decided to add in due to the overflowing wait list for the original date. There will be more dates announced in the coming months as winter will be upon us and there are always some amazing photo learning opportunites that come along with the season… the realization just hit that the words “winter” and “amazing” were used in the same sentence…ugh.

Just a quick shout out to the past Field Trip participants… on our Those Two Photographers page on Facebook we have started a gallery for each workshop with a favorite photo from each participant so if you go to our page and don’t see one of yours already up but would like to include one please fire one our way and we will post it.

Okay on to some photos that we have shot over the past month:

Above and below are photos taken of some of the participants and models hard at work during our PeopleScapes Warehouse Session.

After an extremely busy month we decided to hit the road for a short getaway on our motorcycles up to Saskatoon and North Battleford to visit some family. Keep in mind that all of the pictures shot during the vacation were taken with either a G9 or G11 as there was no room to pack the real gear :(

In the image below it almost looks like Rob is bowing down to his bike which, believe me, isn’t too far off from the truth. He was in fact oiling the chain :

If you are ever in the Saskatoon area and are looking for something different than the everyday then make sure to check out the Konga Café. It is definitely off of the beaten path but they serve authentic Jamaican cuisine and to go along with that they serve what has to be the world’s best key lime pie! After we finished our meal the owners came over to the table with some complimentary strawberry filled shooters.

While in Saskatoon we stayed at our favorite place which we have lovingly dubbed “Hotel Leah” which is my cousins house where she always treats us like royalty. Deciding that almost a full week of having to put up with the likes of us would do anyone in we moved over to the Sheraton top floor for our last night and the views were absolutely spectacular.

Back on our way home as all good things must come to an end we decided to stop along the way in Kenaston for a quick touristy picture of our bikes in front of Frosty the monstrous plastic snowman.



Oooohhh action shots! Okay, keep in mind these were shot with a G9 but you still get the idea

Lens (mm): 6.1
ISO: 100
Aperture: 2.8
Shutter: 1/500
Exp. Comp.: 0.0

Back in the saddle and on to our CityScapes Fieldtrip:

Our buddy Shane lurking in the bushes trying to catch a shot of the ever elusive water fountain at City Hall :




“Where’s Waldo?” can you spot the photographer?

Lens (mm): 50
ISO: 200
Aperture: 2.8
Shutter: 1/320
Exp. Comp.: 0.0

Brian is always looking for a unique perspective to create his images. Actually I think that he just gets tired and likes to lie down on the job  :)

In this image the sculpture in the foreground was used to frame the image:

Rob discussing something of utmost importance I am certain : {really this was Devona's excuse to photograph my butt}


Lens (mm): 50
ISO: 200
Aperture: 2.8
Shutter: 1/60
Exp. Comp.: -0.7
Flash Comp.:
Program: Aperture Priority

This is a great example of how the time of day can make or break a photograph as the warm evening light really adds to this photograph. (Once again I feel like I am turning Hallmark cardish) :

If you look around enough there are always interesting and unique things to shoot it’s just a matter of finding them:

Lens (mm): 50
ISO: 500
Aperture: 2.8
Shutter: 1/200
Exp. Comp.: -0.7

The shooters shooting (say that fast a dozen times!):

Rob ventured out to the Quill Lakes area to capture some images for a client:

Lens (mm): 24
ISO: 400
Aperture: 5.6
Shutter: 1/1000
Exp. Comp.: -0.7
Flash Comp.:
Program: Aperture Priority

Lens (mm): 24
ISO: 400
Aperture: 9
Shutter: 1/400
Exp. Comp.: -0.7
Flash Comp.:
Program: Aperture Priority

Tis the season again for Rob to start living at the University and shooting the Cougar athletes in all of their glory:

Lens (mm): 400
ISO: 400
Aperture: 4
Shutter: 1/1600
Exp. Comp.: 0.0
Flash Comp.:
Program: Manual

Lens (mm): 400
ISO: 400
Aperture: 4
Shutter: 1/1600
Exp. Comp.: 0.0
Flash Comp.:
Program: Manual

Take note in the images above the fast shutter speeds that were used in order to freeze the action.

Well folks that is it for another exciting edition. I'm sure that you have noticed that in this edition of the blog there is absolutely none of the ever witty remarks that are commonly made throughout by Robert...alas {I snuck one in}, he is away sunning himself in Rapid City, SD with his brother on a motorcycle vacation.

Try to get out there with your cameras as the fall colors are starting to come in nicely which really make your photos pop!