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People and portraits

We love to see ourselves in pictures. Probably more than 90% of the photographs in the average photo album are people pictures. Sure, pictures of pets can be appealing, superb landscapes can take our breath away and undersea images can capture our imagination, but people pictures are in a class of their own.

From the family snapshot to a formal portrait, good people pictures convey a message. The picture can tell a story, show relationships or provide inspiration.

In most cases, conveying a message is not that difficult. You simply have to think before you click the shutter. Occasionally, you will see it before you in a candid shot, and will have to capture it quickly before it is interrupted.

When taking school pictures, some photographers simply pose the child in front of the camera and take a picture - sort of like an assembly line. Others take the time, albeit brief, to interact with the child and evoke a pleasant aspect of his or her character that will be revealed in the picture.

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Okanagan professional photographer

Stuart Park is
"Great Place in
Canada" 2015

NOVEMBER 2015 - The "Great Places in Canada" were selected among public buildings and parks across the Country recently. This year's National award for the Best Outdoor Space goes to Jim Stuart Park on Kelowna's waterfront.
Congratulations to Stantec Consulting -a local firm involved in the design and engineering of the project, which hired me to photograph the first phase of this project a few years ago. For this shot, I climbed a 8-metre tall ladder that I leaned up against a tree and steadied my camera on a branch for the 3-second exposure.

Commercial photographer in Kelowna

Toast to Tommies

NOVEMBER, 2015 - Kudos to some of my clients who design and build homes and work spaces in Kelowna and the Okanagan.
Silver Awards went out for the 2015 Tommie Awards in the last week of November (including this bar renovation on the left). I won't name any yet as they are waiting to see which among these will be named the Gold winners in January.
Kelowna Photography

Scenic Splendor

OCTOBER, 2015 - The beauty of the Okanagan takes a lovely turn in autumn. While valley trees become orange and red from their leaves, the higher country becomes speckled with yellow as the larch tree needles change hue before shedding.

The Myra Canyon trestles - enormously popular through summer - made for a cool ride in between photos for me (right). The pretty rider on left is Evelyn.

 Desmond Murray Kelowna Photographer

Older items -

Say Ahhwesome
 UPS growing
Homes for the Summer SunRype Shines
Grand Photography
 Classroom in a Click
Beautiful Bride
Patio photos published
Kelowna Ladies make News My Revolutionary new Camera
Artistic Architecture Fine Furniture
Helping the ladies Big heart in little runner
Engineering projects Ogogrow on the grow
Skogie Cleaning Up Bear Guards new Park
Combatting Cancer Okanagan Olympians
Lighting technology improves 

Builder's book of my photos

Airport publication awarded

 Forest Fires hit Westside