James came to Canada from Australia. And now James is returning to Australia with his girlfriend, Lauren. James had taken some wickedly awesome photos of us and we wanted to return the favour before he left.
So off we went to Calgary for a day trip to do nothing but shoot James and Lauren. It was a fun little escape from the office and a refreshing change of scenery.
When we rolled into Calgary did a quick location scout on our bikes and found one of the coolest places ever. James and Lauren showed up and the game was on.
So much fun was had here. We went on a bit of a photographer power trip and made James get into the shopping cart. I won’t show you all the photos of him giving us the finger for letting Lauren push him down the alley, but just know there were many ;)
Of course he got his turn for a bit of revenge.
Heck yes! How amazing is this photo. The tone, the feel, the light. Perfection.
This one ain’t too shabby either :)
I was getting a shot from an “aerial perspective” and decided to use Rob as my ladder. James had to take a shot and Rob was kind enough to act as though he was in excrutiating pain. Thanks Rob!
We had pretty much the best light in the world. Honestly we kept these two up on this rooftop forever and used the classic line “Just one more shot” a million times because we just couldn’t give it up!
Haha, if you’ve never met James and Lauren this will let you know just what their personalities are like!
So at the end of the shoot we’re all pretty wiped out and hungry and ready to go eat. And of course as soon as we get down to the entrance of the parking garage we were shooting in we found the door to be locked. Oops! First Lauren attempted to climb over the fence. No go.
Then we tried a synchronized jump on the weight pad that lets cars open the door. Clearly we haven’t been eating enough lately, because that was a miserable failure.
Eventually after a bit of wandering we did find an emergency exit, hoped that no alarm would go off, and pushed out in to the glorious freedom of the outside. It was a bit of a walk to get back to the cars, but a funny end to an awesome evening.
These two crazy kids are now off on their way to Australia and ready to tear it up down there. Hopefully one day we’ll make to Oz and get to hang out there!
And if you, our awesome blog reader, want to have this much fun with us and take some wildly awesome photos, make sure to contact us soon so we can hang out before the summer is over!
Lauren :)
Lauren 1 year, 11 months ago
@ Jeffery: I totally can't even remember the address we were shooting at, but that was in a random parking lot that we found in Downtown Calgary, not hidden or anything. Right on a main street. Just drive around and don't be afraid to get lost!
Jeffery 1 year, 11 months ago
Where was the second picture taken? Which building is it in Calgary? I am from Edmonton, and interested in exploring.
Let me know.
Thanks.
Katie [shadowplay] 2 years ago
Wow guys, you did such an amazing job! James is obviously over the moon too :)
steph 2 years ago
teach me your ways, oh master photogs
James Day 2 years ago
My response to these just can't be summed up in one sentence, nor can it be summed up in typed words, hence why you guys received a call from me within moments of them going online at 6am my time here in Sydney.
Firstly, I was like.. wow these are great photos.. then I realised it's probably one of the first times where I haven't had to convince myself that I look ok. I actually like the way I look for once. You made the shoot incredibly fun. I am totally jealous of your rare talent to produce such a crazy environment for us to shoot in..and I don't mean the location.. I mean the headspace that you put us in.
Doing a shoot like this bring couples closer, and your images that you create will no doubt be a reminder to Lauren and I of the unique love that we share.
Technically – you guys have it down, Creatively – don't even get me started I'm so jealous.
I'm spreading the word about you.. don't you worry.. and I'm going to book you some weddings in Australia, just so we can hang out again.
Thank you from the bottom of my heart for doing this.. oh and I know that my Lauren loves the images too.. she texted me to say that we look so cute together.. and it makes me feel so good hearing that from her when she is obviously the good looking one in the relationship!
I am so stoked that we are getting a book of these images made by you guys..and I'm totally putting one of these up big in my studio!
Ok.. that still doesn't feel sufficient.. but I better leave it at that because I know no one is reading anymore anyway.
JD
Cori 2 years ago
I love the pictures with the Polaroids!