Winter is coming.... GBP Creative Photography and Video

Well, it's mid-November, so whether you're ready for it or not, winter is upon us....

We thought instead of fighting it we'd take a minute to reminisce about all the awesome that comes along with winter...and what better way to do it, than look back at one of our favourite assignments from last February.

We had a client from oversees, come to the Yukon wanting to experience some truly "northern" experiences...So, what better way than to take a Helicopter ride through the mountains, followed by ice climbing at the oh-so-awesome Equinox, dog sledding at Muktuk, and some Rendezvous festivities...

These are a few of our favourite shots, and we're hoping that they'll help you stop fighting the winter, and get pumped for all the fun stuff that can come out of it...

Commercial Photography-GBP Creative Photo and Video

We do a lot of commercial and corporate work for various companies around the Yukon, but we find we often don't get a chance to highlight that side of our work for you guys! So, we thought today would be as good as any to take the time to feature some of the shots we've done with one of our favourite clients over the past few years-the Whitehorse General Hospital...

Not only have we done many event coverage jobs for them, but we've also done a lot of departmental portraits for them to use on their marketing materials, and website so that people can see the various units in action.

We've gotta say, WGH has an incredible group of staff, who are so dedicated to the work they do, and we're so happy we get to meet and interact with so many of them, and become part of the 'team' every once in a while...

Corporate Head Shots-GBP Creative Photography and Video

Ahhh the headshot. 

For some reason, this is one of the most feared photography sessions out there.  Maybe it's because it's all focussed in on you-it's about making you look your best, and it just happens to be human nature that we're all our own worst critics when it comes to our looks.  So the nerves tend to get going the second a camera gets pointed at many people's faces....

But fear not everyone! That's what we're here for...We strive to make every photography session as relaxed and easy going as possible.  So even if you need that professional, corporate headshot taken, we want to make sure we still get a nice natural look captured for you, without it being the most painful experience of your life.

How do we do it? Well, by not taking ourselves too seriously of course...i'm gonna let out a secret here, and let you know that Gary Bremner is just like many you...he HATES getting is photo taken.  There's a reason he's on the other end of the lens...So he gets where you're coming from, and because of that we will do everything we can to make sure the headshot experience isn't a scary one for you.  Whether it's finding your favourite song to listen to (we've got everything from Public Enemy to One Direction), a coffee and baileys (it makes you feel warm and fuzzy!), or sharing stories of Yukon adventures, we just love connecting with our clients and making them feel at ease...so we can then sneakily capture your face for the rest.of.time.  (no pressure right?)  

SO, here's a few examples of headshot work we've done recently...if you are needing a session for your business, or for a social media package, give us a shout at info@garybremner.com and we'll get ya booked in! 

PS...It was the Girl Guides that made us download One Direction...we swear... 

Engagement Shoot-Yukon Style: GBP Creative Photography and Video

Well...even though it's only March, wedding season is just around the corner, which means we are also doing some engagement sessions in preparation for our couples' big days!

Most of the time when we work with a couple and are looking to plan an engagement shoot, we talk about certain landmarks that might be memorable for them-where they first met, their first date, etc.

Well we were pretty stoked with this particular couple said that they wanted to go "old school" Yukon, pull out some snowshoes and head up to a cabin they frequent with friends.  They even borrowed various pieces of their parents attire, a Hudson's Bay Blanket and of course, what Yukon themed engagement session wouldn't include a rifle and some dogs?...

We had an absolute blast working with these guys-they had an amazing sense of humour and we have no doubt their wedding is going to be crazy fun this summer...

Family Portraits and Star Wars-GBP Creative Photography and Video

So, what do you get when you mix a family with two adorable kids and a love affair with Star Wars? Some epic family photos, that's what.

We love it when people come to the studio and ask for something unique and creative...and so when we saw Star Wars masks and light sabres being brought in, we were stoked!

Plus, editing photos just feels way more badass when light sabers are involved.  It's a fact...

Canadian Music Week and Speed Control- GBP Yukon Photographer

As we've posted about many times before, we here at GBP love music.  Not only that,  we love working with artists to help them create images that represent their music and their style...images that in one glance, can give you a feel for what that artist is all about.

Over the past year in particular, we've started to do a lot more work within the Yukon music industry, in both still photography and videos. It's the creative/conceptual aspect to these shoots that we love the most as it becomes a brand new challenge with each artist to help create the artistic direction needed in order to really showcase their sound through imagery. 

It's because of this love of the music industry that we decided to attend the Music Summit as part of Canadian Music Week this March in Toronto! We are SO stoked to be able to be attending as part of the Yukon contingent that's heading down to network and learn from some of the best and brightest in the North American music industry.  (Huge thank you to both the Yukon Film and Sound Commission and the Department of Economic Development for your support in this opportunity)  From marketing directors to sound technicians, Music Week is filled with breakout sessions, workshops and keynotes that help provide music industry professionals with the tools and knowledge needed to advance in the field. 

We are so pumped for this opportunity, and can't wait to bring back the knowledge we gain into our future projects both locally and across Canada!  

SO in honour of the fact that we're only a month out from the trip, we wanted to share a few of our latest shots with local band Speed Control! 

And let me tell you...this may have taken the record for the loudest shoot our studio has had to date!

If you haven't already, check out Speed Control at:  http://speedcontrol.ca/site/

Baby in the Studio-GBP Yukon Photographer

Ok...ever heard of the Daily Cute?? Well, AFTER you check out our blog post you probably should...you see it's based around the concept of sharing crazy adorable baby animal photos every day, and I (Brianne) LOVE It.

SO, I decided that seeing as how it's friday, we should do our own daily cute post and show you a little taste of a shoot we did here at the GBP studio recently with a crazy cute baby...

So Happy Friday everybody...let the cuteness ensue.

Cake Smash-GBP Whitehorse Photographer

What happens when you mix an adorable 1 year old with her first ever birthday cake??  Cake Smashing awesomeness....

Fat Tire Ballerinas Shoot-GBP Yukon Photographer

Some of you may remember our GBP Adventure Pants Extravaganza contest we had a few months back where we had people submit stories of their favourite Yukon adventure activity to do with their family/friends...well it turns out there's a lot of people wearing adventure pants around here, and so the job of picking a winner turned out to be a lot harder than we thought...

In the end, we decided to go with the group who made us laugh out loud and left us thinking "yup that's gonna be a fun one to shoot..." And I don't mean to brag, but I think we made a great choice...

So a couple weekends ago when the weather was lovely, we bundled up on a Sunday morning and headed out to do a shoot with the winners, 'The Fat Tire Ballerinas'.  This is a group of girls who love fat tire bikes and head out in these cold Yukon winters year after year.

These are exactly the types of shoots we love here at GBP...getting a group of hilarious people together, all coming from different backgrounds, careers, etc. over their crazy love of something...in this case, a sport where you get decked out in full gear, and then go ripping down a slippery, snow covered hill on two wheels....these ladies were both badass, and awesome in every way!

So thanks again to all of the Fat Tire Ballerinas who made their way out on an early (for some of them, TOO early) shoot and who have now left us both scheming how we can get our hands on a pair of those bikes...it looks too rad to pass up...

Maternity shoot complete with puppies! GBP Yukon Photographer

It's been a while since we posted some maternity shots, so when we heard the awesome news that one of our recent clients had their baby boy, we thought it would be a great way to celebrate by sharing some of their maternity shots with you guys!

One of the things we liked best about these guys (other than the fact they were just super awesome people) was the fact that they really brought the whole family over for the shoot...and if you know us and our newfie Bill Murray, you know we loooove fur children.

So congrats to Ammanda and Ben on the newest member of the family! Can't wait to meet him...