Posted by Helene on January 26, 2011 – 9:52 am
It is always a treat to have professional performers in front of the lens. They kept their cool and poise under the cold relentless rain. A few laughs in between takes and the odd look from passers by. Much fun! Check out Monique’s upcoming fabulous performance THE DREAM CAB at the MacPherson Playhouse February 15th, 2011 Tickets: $25 Tickets on sale now at the MacPherson Box Office. Saucy ~ Surreal ~ Flamenco Fusion. A dream cabaret of dance, voice, and theater propelled by a live sound-scape that ricochets across velvet and video, fringe and fantasy, ruffles and ruffians. Are you getting in?
Posted by Helene on September 10, 2010 – 4:26 pm
To have the beautiful Ambur Braid an up and coming Canadian Soprano (star) singer in front of my lens was simply a gift! Not only has she a professional stance in front of the lens with countless characters, her laughter is brilliant and genuine! When I asked her to sing she became an even higher grace to my eyes and ears. Her gift is truly remarkable! After our short but most productive 2 hour shoot throughout the city we returned to the studio to do a quick edit. My son happened to be there with his friend whom also had the opportunity to experience the gifted live voice of Ambur. Félix the hard-core-rap-pop music teenager was jolted back in amazement at the beauty of Ambur’s voice!
Posted by Helene on June 16, 2010 – 2:30 pm
What a privilege it is to tag along with my son’s school field trip. To photograph teenagers with their trust is unusual in our times. The days of Henri Cartier Bresson are long gone where life unfolded naturally in front of his lens with no fear or suspicions. Today good luck pointing your lens in a school crowd without some form of threat or law suit. Right don’t get me started..
Another argument would be, well you have them on your blog now don’t you? Yes, I do, and it’s a slice of life, a place and time was recorded with honesty. These images can not in no way shape or form be used other then in this context unless I am permitted by the subjects to do so. There is much to cover on this topic of photographing surrounding life… more to come!
These were taken with an old 50mm 1.4 at the Ocean Discovery Center in Sidney, BC. I highly recommend visiting!
Posted by Helene on February 11, 2010 – 1:51 pm
A very talented group of students and teacher put together a heartfelt 20+ minute mime show for public performance during Vancouver’s Olympics. Their script and performance during the rehearsal was so moving that it was difficult to hold back the tears. If anyone in Vancouver had the chance to see it, you would understand. Congratulations to you for your extraordinary work!
