A few months ago I had the pleasure of working with a Westboro based design company called Character Creative. They were working on the web design for a new website for the real-estate company by the name of The Guy with the Dog. Our focus was to make the team and company stand out and … Read More
Commercial
New web site!
After a few weeks of angst, photoVanBeek has launched a new web site! Have a look at www.photovanbeek.com and let us know what you think…
Beautiful Destruction
I was walking through Ottawa City Hall last night on my way from the studio and stumbled upon the photographic display “Beautiful Destruction” by Louis Helbig. The show consists of large format prints of the Alberta Tar Sands and is easily one of the most beautiful collections I have seen in person. Each image is … Read More
Train spotting
I was walking around the Market at lunch today and noticed this billboard. It turns out that this is the largest blow up of any image that I have ever taken (the train portion that is) and is being used for advertising the Wakefield Steam Train. It’s always nice to see Commercial work in print. … Read More
We are live from 1 York St!
photoVanBeek is now located and functioning at 1 York St on the Byward Market! We have a few things to finalize as is usually the case when moving a business but we are available when you are. If you are familiar with Play Restaurant, we are located directly above and across from the US Embassy. … Read More
A commercial shoot with Ingenium Communications
Ingenium Communications, or more specifically, the brilliant Caroline Kealey, CEO of Ingenium Communications asked me to provide some business related imagery and portraits for a huge upcoming product release. Since the underlying metaphor of their release (The Results Map) is train related, we headed to Montreal for a great shoot. Here are some examples from … Read More
photoVanBeek is moving to the Market!
This hasn’t exactly been kept a secret but it also hasn’t been officially announced.? The photoVanBeek studio is moving from its current location between Elgin St and the Canal to the Byward Market (1 York St at Sussex).? The new studio will feature a large shooting space and will be surrounded by the Market, The … Read More
Where’s your website? Uh…. My BLOG ate it…
After thinking about it for a couple of years, my old web site is no more! If you’re a regular viewer of my BLOG, you may have noticed a lot of changes going on over the last couple of weeks. This was done to absorb any unique information from my old site, into the new … Read More
Alex Black – The Trials of My Acoustic
Back in September I had the pleasure of working with singer/song writer Alex Black to put together a collection of images for her new EP (The Trials of My Acoustic). Below are the images as they are used on the CD. Have a listen on MySpace Join the Alex Black Group on Facebook for information … Read More
A Display at Play
A while back my friend Stephen Beckta (restaurateur extraordinaire) asked me if I would be interested in having a display of imagery at Play Restaurant in the Market (1 York at Sussex). Well it’s finally up and ready for mass viewing. If you happen to be in the area or are looking for the usual … Read More