L'Express - Hors Série

Last March, I received a message from a Photo Editor of L'Express, the French magazine. She had just seen my website and was interested in commissioning me for a portrait of a French family who had recently immigrated to Canada. On a nice spring day, I went to the village of St-Sixte, Québec to photograph the members of the family surrounded by their three horses.

The Special Issue of L'Express on Immigration to Canada, "S'installer au Canada" has just arrived here and one of my photos has been published to illustrate the article on the National Capital region.

New portraits

After taking a very interesting portrait lighting workshop at SPAO last weekend, I have added new images to my website. I should concentrate on honing those skills. I am very happy with the results.

© 2009 Daniel Marchand

© 2009 Daniel Marchand

© 2009 Daniel Marchand

Paris - Walk in the park!

I spent some time updating my Flikr account over the past few days and have included some photos taken in Paris in November 2007.

While in Paris for Paris Photo, we took a walking tour of Belleville, one of the working-class neighborhoods of Paris. The walk ended at the Parc des Buttes Chaumont where this photo was taken. I find it particularly idyllic.

©2007 Daniel Marchand

Sally's portrait

While visiting the Karsh exhibit at the National Archives, I could not resist being inspired to take this portrait of my wife, Sally.

©2009 Daniel Marchand

The Maple Project (final version)

Further to my earlier post, here is the final version of the month long exercise of shooting the same branch of the same tree, at the same time of day, from mid-April to mid-May. The size of the original print is 36 x 24 inches. Please read the progression clockwise, starting at the lower left hand corner.

©2009 Daniel Marchand

The Maple Project

In early April, I set to take a daily photo of the same branch of a Crimson King Maple we have growing on our front yard, just to see the evolution of nature. I did not know what I would do with those, but I soon became fascinated by the development of the buds into blooms and leaves. This also gave me a summary of what the weather has been from mid-April to mid-May. With all the images in Aperture, I placed one from each day on a light table and assembled them in chronological order. First, I put them on a 6X6 grid going from left to right, but it was not pleasing to the eye. I finally settled on a sort of spiral, starting at the lower left hand corner, that centers on a larger image of the fully developed leaves. Here is the screen shot of what the final product could look like (although I may change the centre image):

© 2009 Daniel Marchand

Brian Ulrich

Brian Ulrich's photos are always among my favorite.
This one courtesy of Flack Photo today:
May 26, 2009