The Believers

dbphotographics here with yet another theatre poster. This time we had the pleasure of working with Nancy McAlear of the MadFandango Theatre Collective to help promote their latest production of The Believers.

When we met with Nancy to discuss the project, the discussion surrounded the idea of negative space. There's an element of something looming that the characters in the show are missing. We are pumped with how this session turned out and the feedback we've been getting. Can't wait to check out the show. If you are interested in seeing it, here are the details.

THE BELIEVERS

BY BRYONY LAVERY

MARCH 9–MARCH 19
PREVIEWS MARCH 7–8, 2017
OPENING MARCH 9

TUES-SAT @ 8PM | SUNDAYS @ 2PM

Theatre Network ~live at the Roxy
8529 Gateway Blvd.
Edmonton, AB
T6E 6P3

Anxiety

Theatre Yes returns with an intense new project. Anxiety opens this week and promises to be a unique experience. Audiences are taken into 6 small intimate performances that will challenge the heights of joy and the depths of despair.

Once again, we are pleased to work with them to devise their promotional materiel. We focused what an audience member may be feeling the moment before they open the door and step into on the the performances. 

If you want to check out this one-of-a-kind performance, the details are below.

Anxiety

Nov 24th – Dec 4th

La Cite Francophone, Edmonton, AB, 8627 91 St

7:30pm nightly, 1:30pm Saturday Matinees

Tickets available through Tix on the Square (780.420.1757) or at the door

 

Morgan, Ben, & Ronan

We pride ourselves on being a creative duo. We thoroughly love when we are able to provide creative input for shoots when we work with various theatre groups. We love being able to advise our other clients on possible locations, wardrobe, and general theme of the shoot. But every once in a blue moon we get to work with someone like Morgan.

Morgan and her husband Ben were expecting their first child and Morgan was looking to get Maternity photos done. But not just any old photos – she had something in mind. She wanted the shoot to be based on John Waters 1990 movie, Cry Baby, starring Johnny Depp. And we loved the idea!!

When we met downtown for the shoot Morgan arrived looking so much like Ricki Lakes’ character Pepper Walker - it was awesome! The shoot was so much fun. Morgan totally played up the character in every way and we all laughed a great deal in between shots.

Flash forward several weeks and we switch gears for our visit with Morgan and Ben and their new arrival, Ronan. This shoot may not have been “themed”, but it was still a lot of fun.

Ronan is definitely a cutie. It was also great to see how their dog Maybelline was obviously comfortable with this new human in her life.  

Congrats to Morgan and Ben on the arrival of their son Ronan.

Here is a look at images from both sessions:

Cassie and Scott - Engagment Session

The thing about Alberta, is the skies. 

One of the big advantages of living here is the way the sky changes so quickly and intensely. Cassie and Scott's engagement session was a perfect example of this. We headed to the Terwilligar Dog Park, a favourite haunt of these three, for some shots among the trees and grass.

What started as a calm night, turned into one of the darkest skies of the summer, before switching back as nothing ever happened. It let us capture some great moments on a beautiful backdrop.

Check out what we got from this fun evening.

Fiona & James

Fiona is a long time friend and I couldn't be happier that she asked us to be a part of her big day. When Brad and I arrived at the Hotel MacDonald to get photos of them getting ready, the sky opened up and threw down the hardest rain we have seen all summer. As they dressed, the rain pummeled the outside of the hotel and didn't seem like it was going to let up.

But it did, and we got some shots around the hotel before heading to their beautiful ceremony at the amphitheatre at Hawrelak Park.  From there, we hit a few awesome spots around town before landing at the Muttart Conservatory for a fantastic reception.

It was such a beautiful day. We just wanted to share it with you.

Jill & Brendan

We loved working with these two. 

After an awesome engagement session in Hawrelak Park we knew their big day was going to be a great one. The bright, sunny day started out at the Nova Hotel, then we headed to a beautiful ceremony at the Grace Lutheran Church.

When we met them before the wedding, Brendan mentioned he had a friend at Parlour, a fantastic Italian restaurant in Edmonton. After the ceremony, we brought the wedding party to the restaurant where they opened early for us and served some delicious pizza. Places like this always lend themselves as fantastic backdrops for wedding photos. 

After the photos were done, we headed to the Italian Cultural Centre for a wonderful reception and great music. 

We are so happy with how these shots turned out. Congrats Jill and Brendan! 

Working

Day 6

Plain Jane Theatre is back! Hot off their production of Wish You Were Here and last year's Fringe hit, A New Brain, we are so happy to be working with them on... Working.

Talking about the show, we landed on the idea that the marketing material for this show should really focus on the jobs, less the people doing them. With that, shot all the performers with the intent of producing 7 different posters each showing a moment in time of each of the jobs.

It was a lot of fun to put together.

If you want to check out the show, details are below.

Working

Stephen Schwartz (WICKED, PIPPIN and GODSPELL), James Taylor, Lin-Manuel Miranda (HAMILTON) and other all-star composers honor the heart and soul of the workingman in this musical celebration adapted from Studs Terkel’s 1974 journalistic bestseller- WORKING: People Talk About What They Do All Day and How They Feel About What They Do.

Starring:

Christine Bandelow, Aidan Burke, Althea Cunningham, Kevin Dabbs, Madelaine Knight and Paul Morgan Donald.

Direction by Kate Ryan
Music Direction by David Fraser
Choreography by Christine Bandelow

Venue 12: Varscona Theatre

Thurs, Aug. 11 9:00pm
Sat, Aug. 13 7:00 pm
Mon, Aug. 15 7:00pm
Tues, Aug. 16 1:00pm
Wed, Aug. 17 1:00 pm
Thurs, Aug. 18 10:30 pm
Fri, Aug. 19 1:00 pm
Sun, Aug. 21 1:00pm

www.plainjanetheatre.com

Nighthawk Rules

Day 4:

It is the fourth day of our all out-Fringe poster blitz. Today, we highlight the good people at What It Is Productions.

We have worked with these guys a few years ago with their production of Ligature Marks and now they are back.

After meeting with Taylor, the vision of the show was clear and the development of their material came easy.

You can hear us chatting about this and all things Fringe on the What It Is Podcast.

Here are the details about their upcoming, awesome, show:

What It Is Productions presents

NIGHTHAWK RULES
by Collin Doyle & James Hamilton

Presented as part of the Edmonton International Fringe Theatre Festival
Venue #17 - The Roxy on Gateway - 8529 Gateway Blvd

Featuring: Chris W. Cook, Christopher Schulz & Ellie Heath

Long-time pals Dick and Barry embark on the drinking game to end all drinking games known as Nighthawk Rules. The winner determines the ruination of their friendship and Barry's future with his girlfriend, Pam. The loser will have one massive hangover. This Sterling-Award-Winning Fringe hit returns 10 years later!

Directed by Taylor Chadwick
Design Consultant: Ellen Chorley
Sound Design: Brian Bergum
Graphic Design: dbphotographics.ca

Venue 17 - The Roxy on Gateway
Friday August 12 @ 5pm
Saturday August 13 @ 10pm
Sunday August 14 @ 7pm
Monday August 15 @ 2pm
Tuesday August 16 @ 5:30pm
Wednesday August 17 @ 8:30pm
Thursday August 18 @ 7pm
Friday August 19 @ 3:30pm
Saturday August 20 @ 8:30pm
Sunday August 21 @ 4:30pm

Scaramouche Jones

Day 3!

Today's feature is the second of our our two projects with Blarney Productions for this year's Fringe.

We love what can be done sometimes with a flash, camera and black sheet. This shoot is a great example of that. the whole shoot focused on Robert Benz's incredible expressiveness. 

Can't wait to check this one out. If you want to do so as well, the details are below.

Blarney Productions is proud to present:

Scaramouche Jones
by Justin Butcher

Featuring Robert Benz

Directed by Braydon Dowler-Coltman
Stage Managed by Candice Charney
Production Assistance by Emma Wilmott
Produced by Wayne Paquette
Photography and Promotion Design by dbphotographics.ca

http://www.fringetheatre.ca/

You have 9 chances to catch this remarkable show:

Friday, August 12: 3:00 pm Performance
Sunday, August 14: 5:00 pm Performance
Monday, August 15: 9:00 pm Performance
Tuesday, August 16: 3:00 pm Performance
Wednesday, August 17: 5:00 pm Performance
Thursday, August 18: 9:00 pm Performance
Friday, August 19: 5:00 pm Performance
Saturday, Aug. 20: 9:00 pm Performance
Sunday, Aug. 21: 3:00 pm Performance

Venue 42: Campus Saint Jean’s Auditorium - 8406 91 Street

Tickets available:
https://tickets.fringetheatre.ca/performances.php?eventId=601%3A860

Never Swim Alone

Day 2!

Today we feature the first of our our two projects with Blarney Productions for this year's Fringe.

This is our first outing with Blarney Productions and hopefully not the last. We met early on with the director, Luc Tellier, and the idea of a double exposed image kept coming up, so we ran with it.

We are pretty happy with how it turned out.  

If you are interested in checking out this exciting production, details can be found below.

Till tomorrow!

 

Blarney Productions is proud to present

NEVER SWIM ALONE
by Daniel MacIvor

Featuring: Oscar Derkx, Sarah Feutl, and Ben Stevens

Directed by Luc Tellier
Stage Managed by Nyssa Beairsto
Production Assistance by Gavin Dyer
Sound & Music Designed by Dave Clarke
Produced by Wayne Paquette
Photography and Promotion Design by dbphotographics.ca

You have 9 chances to catch this remarkable show:

Thursday, August 11 - 8:45 pm Performance
Friday, August 12 - 1:45 pm Performance
Saturday, August 13 - 12:00 pm Performance
Sunday, August 14 - 12:00 pm Performance
Tuesday, August 16 - 10:30 pm Performance
Wednesday, August 17 - 8:45 pm Performance
Thursday, August 18 - 5:15 pm Performance
Friday, August 19 - 11:59 pm Performance
Saturday, Aug. 20 - 3:30 pm Performance

VENUE 41: Rutherford School - 8620 91 St NW

Tickets available:
https://tickets.fringetheatre.ca/performances.php?eventId=601%3A855

Shakespeare's Sirens

Day 1!

It's our favourite time of year! Fringe time!

...and man have we been busy. Shooting, designing, publishing. It's been quite the whirlwind... and we LOVE it.  Throughout the week, we will showcasing a different production each day and for today, we start with:

Send in the Girls Burlesque!

Always a treat to work with these ladies. This time was no exception. For this shoot, we returned to the look from our very first outing for their production of Tudor Queens. Make sure to get your tickets soon for this awesome show as they will more than likely sell out fast! 

See you tomorrow for our next poster!

Details below.

Send in the Girls Burlesque presents
SHAKESPEARE'S SIRENS: A Burlesque Revue
at the EDMONTON INTERNATIONAL FRINGE FESTIVAL 2016

Created by Delia Barnett (LeTabby Lexington), Ellen Chorley, Chantel Hutchison (Cherry Monroe), Sarah Jackson (Violette Coquette), Leah Paterson, C.J. Rowein, and Morgan Smith
 

Script by Ellen Chorley with Morgan Smith and C.J. Rowein
Group Choreography by Leah Paterson
Costumes created by Andrew Wujkowski, Elise Scarytale Truong (Sweet Carousel Corsetry), Jamie-Anne Ireland, Melody Mangler and Delia Barnett

Venue 18 -  SUGAR SWING DANCE CLUB
10506 81 Avenue, Edmonton

Friday Aug 12- 9 PM
Saturday Aug 13- 5 PM
Sunday Aug 14- 11:30 PM
Monday Aug 15- 10:30 PM
Tuesday Aug 16- 10:30 PM
Wednesday Aug 17- 4:30 PM
Friday Aug 19- 4:30 PM
Saturday Aug 20 -3:30 PM
Sunday Aug 21- 8:00 PM

Tickets on sale starting Wednesday, August 3, 2016 at www.fringetheatre.ca or call the FTA Box Office at (780) 409-1910
 

Avery & Chris

These two won the motherload!

Avery and Chris were the grand prize winners at this year's Bridal Fantasy. Out of all the photo sessions they won that day, they picked us to work with for their engagement session. We were very honoured. 

We headed out to Devonian Gardens for a quick afternoon session. The weather was beautiful, and the married couple to be were a lot of fun to work with. Check out some of our favourite shots from the day.

Good luck on this next awesome adventure Avery and Chris!

Wish You Were Here

I can't see the title of this show without getting Pink Floyd stuck in my head.

This was a really fun session. We got to work with one of our favourite theatre companies in town, Plain Jane Theatre. Every time we collaborate with Kate Ryan and crew, we know we are in for a great time and creative project. Their new show, Wish You Were Here: The Ultimate Traveller's Guide to the World, is a musical voyage of the work of Noel Coward across the globe. It instantly hit us that a retro looking postcard would help sell the idea.

We're pretty happy with how it turned out. If you are interested in checking out the show, it opens today! Details below:

Wish You Were Here-The Ultimate Traveller's Guide to the World

March 4-12, 2016 at the Varscona Backstage Theatre

“Mad dogs and Englishmen go out in the mid-day sun!”The Janes have created a new revue inspired by one of theatre's most witty and provocative writers-Noel Coward, who's wanderlust inspired many of his greatest songs and plays.

Varscona Backstage Theatre 10330-84 ave.
Tickets available at Tix on the Square

Krista & Brent

If you have an Ice Castle in your city, I'm pretty sure you are legally required as a photographer to do at least one session there. We are so glad we did!

Krista & Brent's wedding is later this year, but they were really keen on having some shots done in the winter. With the milder weather we are having, plus the awesome ice structure in the middle of Hawrelak Park, it couldn't have worked out better.

We loved the challenge of shooting while the place was packed. Looking back at the shots, you couldn't tell. All we needed was a little patience. At the end of the session, we joked that it's going to be tough to top this shoot for their wedding. Looking back at the photos, it feels like the gauntlet has been thrown down.

Enjoy some of our favourites from the day.

Christine and Roy

The trick with winter weddings is to not look cold. 

While Christine and Roy had their actual wedding in warm, warm, Hawaii, they elected to have their hometown reception in December. Quite the contrast! These two were troopers. This happened to be the first day of the year where it felt cold outside. The session involved a lot of "1,2,3,... coat off!", shoot, shoot, shoot, then "coat back on!".

The other cool (pun intended) element of this shoot was the history here. In a former life, Christine, Roy and I had all worked at Starbucks together. In fact, that's where these two met. I was honoured that the asked me to shoot their home gathering at Violino Italian Restaurant. We even hopped across the street to take some meaningful photos in a Starbucks. 

This was such a fun night. Congrats you two! Here's to many years of happiness.

Burning Bluebeard

Love, love, LOVE working with theatre companies.

The creativity just flows. Even when the session is in a black rehearsal space, a little set design later, magic happens. This shoot was no exception. Our inspiration for the shoot came from an old prop frame for a long ago show. There were two of them and we just messed around.

We initially tried standing up the frames, then it hit us...

...lay on the ground! Check out the behind the scenes shot.

We are so happy with how these turned out and are excited to see the show. If you are interested, the details are below!

Burning Bluebeard at Theatre Network

A Christmas Pantomime
by Jay Torrence

Directed by Dave Horak

Featuring: John Ullyatt (Robert Murray), Stephanie Wolfe (Nellie Reed), Vincent Forcier (Eddie Foy), Amber Lewis (Fancy Clown), Richelle Thoreson (Faerie Queen), Braydon Dowler-Coltman (Henry Gilfoil)
Set and Lighting Design: Scott Peters, Costume Design: Sydney Gross
Stage Manager: Jenn Best

Where? The Roxy On Gateway, 8529 Gateway Blvd, Edmonton

When? Previews: Dec. 1-2, Opening: Thursday, December 3. Runs through December 13. Tues day - Saturday 8pm, Sundays 2pm.

Tickets available at: http://tixonthesquare.com/, 
tickets.theatrenetwork.ca and at the box office
General Admission is $21, Student prices available and Tuesdays are 2 for 1 tickets.

The Pipella's

It is always fantastic to catch up with a family as they grow. When we first worked with these three, it was a few weeks after Violet was born.

Now she is running around and exploring like you wouldn't believe. One of the great things about this session was that we the entire shoot was shot in the small park behind their house. It is always so cool to have the location have a connection to the family. 

Thanks guys for having. We look forward to the next round soon.

Amanda & Jason

Downtown weddings. Our favourite.

While Brad was off shooting a wedding in Ireland, I had the pleasure of shooting Amanda and Jason's big day. We started by running around 104th St, finding all the awesome nooks and crannies that our city has to offer. Then from there, we headed to a beautiful ceremony at the Yellowhead Brewery followed by awesome music spun by Chris Bullough, dancing , and even a makeshift photo booth.

Thanks you two for having me as part of your day. I really had a great time and can't wait to see where your adventures take you.