Author Archives: cikesphoto

Mmmmmakin’ me hungry! – Food Photography

OMG! Two posts in one week! So, a catering outfit asked me to do a very small, no budget food shoot for them. No stylist. Just me and the chef. I put up the set and the lighting. He cooked and brought me the plate to photograph. All I needed to do was turn the […]

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Live Concert Photography… Vancouver Photographer

A few months ago I did some live concert photography at the Hard Rock Theatre in Coquitlam for a producer from Croatia (Scardona World Music). Last week he was back in town with a different act, again at the Hard Rock, and again he asked me to take photos of the show. Tomislav Bralić and Klapa Intrade are […]

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Fancy French Bath & Body Stuff – Event Photographer

Never posted anything like this before, but I thought it would be alright for a change. This is an example of the events that I get called to shoot. In his case, the grand opening of the new flagship store of L’Occitane en Provence. They provided a bunch of the images I shot to various […]

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Live Concert Photography

This past weekend I was commissioned to shoot an event at The Hard Rock Casino in Vancouver (really, it’s in Coquitlam). I was glad to be asked, since I had already planned to go to the show – though my wife was less impressed since it meant I wouldn’t be sitting with her  🙁 I […]

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Vancouver Photographer – Vegas Vacation with my iPhone

Sometimes you just don’t want to lug around a big SLR body and lens. Las Vegas was stupid hot. We walked around a lot. Big cameras bang against your hips and legs when you walk around with them dangling off your shoulders and neck. That darn iPhone just fits in your pocket, and like they […]

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Molten Hot Photography

A friend of mine moved his welding shop to a new location a couple of weeks ago. He likes his new layout because it has a second story, which happens to be a great space for a photo studio. You see, Michael’s not only a welder, but a photographer too (isn’t everybody a photographer in […]

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