Over the past year, GBP has started to expand into the commercial market which has opened up our experiences to a whole other world of photography...

Initially, most of our work was focussed around families, weddings, portraiture, etc. and although we love that aspect of our job, it's also really important for us to constantly be pushing ourselves to explore new genres and techniques.

So needless to say, we were pretty stoked when we got a call regarding one of our projects late in the fall, which was something we had never really focussed on before-Hair photography.

We were approached by a local salon, Spa Zen, who wanted to get some portraits done which would feature some of the hair colours and styles their stylists create. Basically, they were looking for a 'product shot' which would feature local models, but have more of a focus on the hairstyles (ie. the 'product') than the people them selves. This was an exciting project as it required a new view on portraiture-a need to focus on a particular aspect of the 'look' without loosing the energy of the models themselves. It also required the magic of hair lighting-a tricky little lighting technique which we learned could be a difficult task when working with dark hair and dark backgrounds...

But in the end, once the lighting was nailed down, we were able to get some great dramatic shots which featured the styles and colours of the hair without losing the personality of the models themselves. (Which we must say, were a great crew to work with!)

We actually enjoyed it so much we've been scheming with Spa Zen on some future projects...so stay tuned for more later this summer!

For the past few years we've been involved with a local event called Mardi Bra-a breast cancer fundraising event which raises money for 'Karen's Fund'. This is a funding pot which is available to Yukon women undergoing breast cancer treatment. The great thing about this fund is that it's no questions asked...it's there to help women and their families who are having to deal with, upon everything else, the financial pressures of having to leave the Territory for treatment. So whether its' childcare, travel costs, or even pet care, women have access to Karen's Fund to help them during this time.

SO needless to say, we're always more than happy to donate our services to the event. We've done a photo-booth at it for the past few years (photos of which will be available in a future post as it's always a fantastic time...you wouldn't BELIEVE the amazing costumes people rocked this year), however, this year we also did some product shots for one of the new pieces of the event: The 'Art Bras'.

This year, the committee teamed up with 7 local artists who donated their time and talent to creating "Art Bras" which were then modelled in a mini-fashion show during the event by lovely local ladies!

The diversity in the pieces were amazing as you'll see by the shots...everything from feathers, to paint, to body casts...all unique and incredibly crafted!

They were modelled at the event and then put on display for the silent auction-all of which were snapped up by some lucky bidders by the end of the night! (I totally got out-bid on a few of them...don't worry this is Brianne writing this not Gary)

So check em' out! HUGE thank you to the artists and the models who donated their time to this event...we're already looking forward to next year!