Wendy D. Photography

Sharon Gibbon Lifetime Member Award

Wendy D — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 23:57:20 +0000

I am very proud to be receiving the Sharon Gibbons Lifetime Member Award from Women in Film and Television Vancouver, during the Women in Film Film Festival’s Spotlight Award Gala. Just as I am celebrating my 10th year in Vancouver! Women in Film was the bases of me starting here. Thank you so much.

Established in 1999, the Spotlight Awards™ have brought together the BC Film community to celebrate the outstanding achievements of BC women in screen-based media. Awards will be presented at The Spotlight Awards Gala™ on Thursday, March 8th, 2012 (International Women’s Day) – the opening night of the 7th Annual Vancouver Women in Film Festival

Congratulations to all the award winners being honoured that evening…

Carol Whiteman – Woman of the year

Penelopy Buitenhuis – WIFTV Artistic Achievement Award

Jill Sharpe – WIFTV Artistic Innovation Award

Dana Claxton – WIFTV Artistic Innovation Award

Barbara Lee – Wayne Black Service Award

Malcolm Parry – Honourary Friend Award

Doreen Manuel – Leadership in Education Award

Banchi Hanuse – Kodak Image Award

SHARON GIBBON LIFETIME MEMBER AWARD
WENDY D
This award honours a member in recognition of her volunteer work with WIFTV advancing the organization’s goals in the British Columbia film and television community. The award is named in memory of Sharon Gibbon, who exemplified these qualities in a career cut short too soon. For years photographer Wendy D has brilliantly captured our events with her camera. Wendy D is from Eastern Canada, no not Toronto, further east, New Brunswick. Surrounded by bountiful nature, and small town living, she started her love affair with photography at the age of eleven. People have always been her favourite subject and over the years she has honed in on her innate ability to help people feel comfortable in front of a lens. Wendy believes in sharing, in community, in doing what you love and helping others do what they love. Wendy has volunteered with Women in Film and Television Vancouver, the Celluloid Social Club, the Cultch and has been on the boards of CAPIC (Canadian Association of Professional Image Creators) and The Eastside Culture Crawl. She is currently also involved in a small group trying to bring policy regarding artists and studio spaces to the City of Vancouver. “Surround yourself with good people (your community), live your passion and help others live theirs.”

6th Annual Milkshake Party

Wendy D — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 20:14:22 +0000

It’s that MILKSHAKE time of year again

My way of saying THANK YOU for your patronage and encouragement over the past year. I will also be showing select images from my photo exhibitions which have been created over the past 10 years here in Vancouver.

Please stop by say HI, grab a shake, chat with some fantastic folks, peruse the images, and have a laugh or two. Bring some friends too. Definitely a kid friendly event (after all we are all just kids!)

Saturday Feb 4
1-6pm (maybe later too)
350 2nd Ave East (map)
Any questions? Shoot me an email wendyd@wendyd.ca or a call 604.253.1451

Cheers!

Dustin, Dori, Finn & Beckly Rose

Wendy D — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 21:47:37 +0000

Meet my friends Dustin, Dori, Finn and new addition Beckly Rose. We got together not to long ago to do some family photos and what a blast we had. Finn is now 2 years old, I photographed him when he was only a few months old. Amazing how time flys. Finn is so into hockey its crazy, hummm maybe got it from his dad? Photographing a 2 year old can have its challenges so I always suggest bringing along some of his favourite things to keep him busy and we let him just be him. I love these kinds of photos, playful and real, families interacting with each other, the love, joy and pride of parenthood, the wild recklessness of toddlers, the innocents of infants. Hope you enjoy too.

Click here to see the photos if you don’t already see them!

CBC Live!

Wendy D — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 06:11:12 +0000

CBC Live! kicked off Culture Days on Sept 30 2011, with a full day of entertainment which was live streamed across Canada and ended the day with a midnight Live to air musical presentation. I was capturing the moments of the day and my colleague Asad Masede was stationed photographing fans with CBC’s top personalities.

CBC fan zone during 2011 NHL Play-offs, the good side.

Wendy D — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 06:57:39 +0000

2011 Saw Vancouver play host to the NHL Finals. Unfortunately after the last game a small percentage of people caused havoc on the streets of downtown Vancouver. I want to share with you what I experienced downtown. I was there for the last 3 games, surrounded by fans of all ages gathering together to show pride in their team. Unfortunately images like these get over-shadowed by the images of the riots.

10 years ago

Wendy D — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 23:57:14 +0000

Wanted to do a short post… It was 10 years ago October 15 that I moved into the ARC and started my adventure in Vancouver. Its been an amazing journey so far. I want to say a big thank you to a few people who helped me get started here in Vancouver.

My Cousin Lori for supporting me for 6 months before I actually moved into the ARC, Thank you so much.

Roy Mackey – (http://www.flamingsteel.com/) .. Thanks for Roy for calling me one last time when he had the “perfect” studio for me. I had said no so many times Roy told Marta this was my last chance. I didn’t know that though. I remember Roy saying to me “at some point you just have to step off the cliff”. I did and I am so grateful. Roy you got a few chocolate bars coming your way.

Blaine Burns – Thanks for believing in me and giving me the support I needed.

Chris Bush – for your support and for introducing me to Roy and the ARC

The ARC community – I can’t even begin to thank all fellow Arconians. So many fantastic artists/friends , memories, laughter, brainstorming, beverages, crazy ideas, shoulders, dinners, pranks, art, galleries, dances, halloweens, culture crawls. People came and went from the ARC but many of us are still in contact, even working together now, thats so incredible.

There are so many more people, organisations – Women in Film, Eastside culture crawl, the many film crews, the many fellow photographers and life just keeps getting better! I say to all, follow your heart and stick to it, here is to the next 10 years! Thank you all!

Love Wendy D

Event Photography – Video part 5

Wendy D — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 17:58:03 +0000

Photographing events.. I absolutely love it. It may seem completely different than the portraiture, projects or headshots but really its all similar. With portraits, its observing the person in front of the lens with events its observing everything that is happening around you. Watching people, getting a feel for the energy of the event. I am also always keeping in mind what the photos may be used for. Is it to show a sponsor, or is it for placing on Facebook (click here for example) for people to tag themselves. I try to capture the overall feel of the event and then close up of the “meat” of the event.

You can have a look at a few more events here… http://wendyd.ca/events-2/

Art Projects – video part 4

Wendy D — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 14:55:32 +0000

I love photographing for art projects. In the video I mention several projects and here are the links

http://wendyd.ca/projects/the-underwear-project-ladies/

http://wendyd.ca/scream/

http://wendyd.ca/projects/bald/

http://wendyd.ca/artists-in-my-studio/

If you would like to participate in the ‘scream’ project just shoot me an email: wendyd@wendyd.ca

Headshots – video part 3

Wendy D — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 23:13:44 +0000

The third installment in my promotional video – Headshots
I say it all the time, everybody needs a headshot. If you are on line anywhere, a headshot is a must, and not just a snap shot of you, but a professional, planned headshot. Here are some questions to ask yourself about your headshot:

Who will be looking at my headshot? (potential clients, buyers, colleagues, friends)
Who is the target audience? (Executives, stay at home mom’s, artists, politicians, sports minded folks, workers, small business people)
Where will I use the headshot? (my website, linked in, Facebook page, newsletters, press releases, programs)

Answering those questions will help determine the style, mood, aesthetic of your photograph. This quote “Upload a professional image. This is your very best opportunity to make a great first impression and is essential to attracting connections. No professional photo? No credibility.” gets right to the point. (from http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/5-simple-steps-for-improving-your-linkedin-visibility/)

Take the time to really think about your image, chat with colleagues or friends, and especially have a good conversation with your photographer to make sure you get the photograph that will do the job.

Publicity for Films

Wendy D — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 19:29:30 +0000

With this video I chat about publicity and marketing for Films. This area that often gets severely over looked by many producers. Its so important to have a clear vision of how your short film, webseries, feature film, documentary could be marketed. You will need stills taken during the making of the project, these can be used on all your social media, on your one sheets, most film festivals require stills for their marketing purposes. Also you will need a very clear marketing poster/dvd cover. Sometimes this can be taken from the stills but I believe its better to create something unique, something created with a specific market in mind. We must try to capture what your project is all about in one image, no easy task. Looking at other projects in your genera will help you see what works. Also look around at what doesn’t work. Having professional images, clear messaging with your one sheet can make the difference between being seen and not. The more professional your project looks in its promotional material the chances of connection, be it with an audience, jurors, distributors, or funders.