Angela Coulombe Photography Blog

International Boston Seafood Show

admin — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 20:08:00 +0000

Well, another International Boston Seafood Show has come and gone and with it’s passing, I have a huge bank of photographic images that I created at the show. Not everyone is familiar with the trade show experience, but when you work one, you are responsible for wearing many hats above and beyond just the role of photographer. There is also more than just food, products and people to photograph. The days are long, you start at 8am and work until 5pm on the show floor, walking an average of 12 miles a day, then when you finish on the floor you go back to work downloading images, sorting, culling, charging batteries, making sure your camera gear is ready to go the next day. However, the buzz, excitement and different way of seeing an event makes it all worth it!!

Below is a sample of the different types of photography taken at a food trade show, from the food, the people, the equipment, but if you’d like to see the whole portfolio, including some snazzy iPhoneography too, check out all the images here: http://www.bostonseafood.com/IBSS_photography_2012/webguide/index-new.html

Equipment:

Show Floor:

International Boston Seafood Show Food:

Co-located with the New England Food Show:

If you’d like to see the whole portfolio, including some snazzy iPhoneography too, check out all the images here: http://www.bostonseafood.com/IBSS_photography_2012/webguide/index-new.html

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The Journey to the Int’l Boston Seafood Show

admin — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 19:35:06 +0000

It’s that time of year again. The International Boston Seafood Show and the New England Food Show start tomorrow, Sunday, March 11 at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center, Boston, MA.

I think this is my fourth year doing photography for the show, but this is the FIRST year that I’ve been tasked with also creating imagery for the video wall inside the North Lobby of the convention center. And what a wall it is!!! It is 159 feet wide by 12 feet high and, to quote the Advantage Boston website “just takes your breath away. I saw it for the first time last week. When I stood in front of it, I felt tiny.” Oh yeah, that’s pretty much how I felt!

The other thing I felt was a great sense of pride that my photography will be showcased on such an impressive scale throughout the duration of the show (March 11-13 2012)! The photos were created at a previous show and go through a rotation of six images each for both the International Boston Seafood Show and the New England Food Show. Below is a sample of the work on display (I also created the graphics for the middle screen and did graphic work for the outside marquee columns!). The video wall was installed in July 2011 and what an honour to be the first photographer to represent the International Boston Seafood Show and New England Food Show in this way!

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Pre-baby Portraits

admin — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 22:28:32 +0000

I was asked by a 38 week pregnant woman to create portraits of her baby bump and time was of the essence. I usually do a reconnaissance mission to scope out light, backgrounds, props, all that goes into a photo shoot, but this one had to be spontaneous due to the fact that the baby could be born any day. The following images were taken on the day of the portrait session, the baby was born the day after!

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2011 Was a Busy Year! 2012 looks to be the same!

admin — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 12:13:33 +0000

It seems crazy to be so busy that you don’t even have time to update your own website!!! 2011 was a very busy year! From product shots for Halo Purely for Pets, photos of David Osmond, nephew to Donny and Marie Osmond, at the Multiple Sclerosis’ “Woman on the Move” luncheon, to engagement shots, weddings, baby bump shots and baby shots, yes, 2012 was a very busy year. Looks like 2012 will continue to keep me busy. I’ve already done some portrait work, and will be heading to Boston next week to view some work that will be viewed on a giant video wall inside the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center as well as being there the following week to photograph the International Boston Seafood Show. I’m looking forward to updating my portfolio and my website with images from last year as well as this year, so be on the lookout!!

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Portraits of Rich Brooks, CEO of Flyte New Media

admin — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 14:48:46 +0000

I was asked by Rich Brook, CEO of Flyte New Media, to create some portraits of him for various business publications and online articles. As well as doing some shots in the office, I was asked to take his portrait in various locations around Portland, Maine, to emphasis that Portland does have a vibrant and growing business community.

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Social Media FTW 2010 Conference

admin — Sat, 19 Feb 2011 14:53:01 +0000

I was asked by Rich Brooks of Flyte New Media to photograph the 2010 Social Media For the Win conference that took place in September. Below is a selection of images taken at the conference.

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Halo’s Free Kibble Contribution

admin — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 22:32:20 +0000

Last week I had a pleasant surprise when I was contacted by Halo Purely for Pets and asked do to a little work for one of their philanthropic ventures, www.freekibble.com. Founded in 2008, Freekibble.com’s primary mission is to provide healthy, nutritious food to the dogs and cats at shelters who are working so hard to see that none of their animals go hungry. Halo Purely for Pets is the Official Kibble Sponsor donating free Spots Stew Kibble to feed these hungry dogs and cats, and as Spots Stew only uses real meat, real vegetables and grains, this makes it the highest quality, all natural kibble - a very decent dinner indeed! Images I took earlier this year I created images that showed the all natural products in Spot’s Stew. One of these images is featured on the homepage right behind Ellen DeGeneres! Almost as good as the kibble itself! Other images I’ve taken appear on the main Halo Purely for Pets website.

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Jackie and Ryan’s Wedding

admin — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 13:26:58 +0000

It was a pleasure working with Jackie and Ryan on their wedding! We worked with them throughout the year, consulting on the types of images they were looking for, the people that would be involved and how best to capture the essesence of the whole wedding. We had bountiful opportunities throughout the day to capture formal and casual portraits at different locations in Portland, Maine, ranging from the coast to the parks.The wedding ceremony was held at the Irish Heritage Center, a lovely gothic building with spectacular architectual features. The images below are a small selection of photos taken on the day.

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Nancy and Dennis’ Wedding

admin — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 00:54:55 +0000

Recently I published a blog about doing a "reckie" at this location; the McKernan Center, Maine. I had the privilege of photographing a lovely wedding there the following week, the wedding of Nancy and Dennis. I was asked to photograph both getting ready, the ceremony, which took place at 5pm overlooking the water, the location, what I consider "still-lifes" and the moments that we all want t revisit again and again: the first kiss as a married couple, cutting the cake, the first dance, and so on. The couple tell me that their relationship all started with a Corona and a Cosmos, so of course, we start our photographic journal of the day with that too. Congratulations to the wonderful couple!

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Location scouting

admin — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 12:09:33 +0000

When I do a wedding photography job, I always do what I refer to as a “reckie”, a reconnaissance job to work out lighting conditions, interesting backdrops, prior to the day of the wedding. In this way, I really get a feel for the location and by the location, a sense about the couple getting married there.

Last week I had the honour of photographing a wedding at the McKernan Center, South Portland, ME. I visited the location a week before the event, taking along my trusty iPhone. The thing I love about the iPhone is that it is easier to scope out the area and create a different view of it using the iPhone apps. Also, if it is raining, as it was the day I did the reckie, there’s no need to worry about getting all your camera gear wet. The iPhone also offers the client a chance to see the possibilities of photographic art prior to the day.

Below is a selection of photos taken with my iPhone during the reckie.

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