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Rookie Blue’s Travis Milne Pays A Visit

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at August 25, 2010 in Actors, Entertainment, Headshots, Photography, TV and Toronto. 0 Comments

Travis Milne

You may have noticed the new law in town as of June 24. Rookie Blue, what’s been described as the Grey’s Anatomy of cop shows, has been airing on Global. The series, set and shot in Toronto, airs on Thursday nights on Global and ABC and follows five recent Police Academy grads as they navigate the intricacies of city policing.

Travis Milne

Travis Milne, who plays rookie cop Chris Diaz, came into the studio for a shoot bringing co-star Missy Peregrym with him for company. Though Travis is originally from northern Alberta, he comes to see Kevin when it’s time for new head shots. We’re sure you’re all already glued to your TV when the show is on here, but it’s also launching in just a week in Australia, Brazil, the Czech, Malaysia and Slovakia!

Changes

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Kevin
at July 9, 2010 in Actors, Entertainment and Photography. 0 Comments

Well, hello there.

It’s been a while since we’ve posted here at the Kevin Clark Studios Blog. That’s because we’ve had some ch-ch-ch-changes. First of all, I’ve joined the team. I’m “the new girl”—AnnMarie MacKinnon. I joined the team back at the end of April as the part time studio administratrix, wrangling paperwork into submission and color correcting headshots for all the beautiful people that come into the studio. I’m also your new host for the blog, keeping you up-to-date on all things Kevin, Tricia, Andrea (and Jake the Pug).

But enough about me. There are other changes afoot as well.

From August 1st – 15th inclusive the studio will be closed for renovation. That’s right–we’re giving the shop a little bit of a facelift. This means we won’t be doing any shoots inside during this time and we won’t be filling any repro orders. But it also means that when we open again mid-month, we’ll have a saucy new look (and Andrea and I don’t have to sit in a cave of “institutional beige”). We can’t wait!

Over the next few weeks we’ll be catching you up on all the studio news—from client updates (guess who’s been on Glee?) and pumping iron (or at least photos of other people pumping iron) to magic seeds , pirates and vampires. So stay tuned for more regular missives!

KC Talent Profile: Andrew Jenkins and Calum Worthy in “Stormworld”

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at April 26, 2009 in Actors, Clients, Entertainment, Headshots, Photography, TV and Vancouver Headshots. 0 Comments

It’s been awhile since we’ve had a client profile on the blog. Too long in fact! Coincidentally, we’ve taken headshots for two actors that are closely connected in the same project over the last few months. The show is called “Stormworld” and the two in question are Andrew Jenkins and Calum Worthy. The show, which is set in Vancouver and featured on the space network, is an sci-fi/adventure/comedy about two buddies transported into a parallel reality while joyriding on a fancy new boat. In the new world they run into all sorts of obstacles as they fight to find the way back home. The locations and concepts are out of this world and the two boys work great together on screen. One thing is for sure, they are both great guys. We all had a blast at the studio during both of their shoots and they were both great in front of the camera.

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As I hear it from Andrew, travelling to all the unbelievable locations is a great perk for this gig. At this point I’m sure both him and Calum have had enough in-flight meals to last them a lifetime. Especially considering that the flight schedules don’t always line up in the most timely manner. Andrew told me of a particular trip to Perth —

We ended up missing a couple flights because of delays and so we ended up going from: Vancouver to LA to Brisbane to Sydney to Adelaide to Perth. Six planes and over 40 hours just to get to Perth, what a crazy time!

Besides all the travel benefits of working on the show, Andrew and Calum have become close friends ever since meeting in auditions and it definitely shows on screen. Seems like they have a blast. Stormworld is into it’s second season now so check out the boys on your television screen, or you can click the video player below to watch episodes from Season One and Behind the Scenes footage from the show.

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 And just for fun, you can also watch an quick interview with Calum on “The Circuit” about his work on Stormworld by clicking this clip here:

Calum Worthy Interview

To learn more about Andrew and Calum and see what new projects they’re working on, check out these links:

Andrew Jenkins: www.andrewjenkinsactor.com
on IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2743438

Calum Worthy on IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1101127

Good luck with the new season guys and we’ll see you again soon!

 

 

– ROBERT MARKS
Studio Manager
Kevin Clark Photography | Headshots | Food | Lifestyle
Vancouver BC

Happy Halloween // Funny Client Commercials

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at October 31, 2008 in Actors, Commercial, Entertainment, Headshots, Kevin Clark, Make-Up and Photography. 1 Comment

“Hey Andrea, any plans for Halloween? What are you going to be?” Rob asks casually over his shoulder while retouching an actor’s headshot.

Andrea answers quite simply, “A Bear. And Jake is going to be a Pump-a-kin.” delivered with a proud nod. Amazing. Work rules.

Kevin found a soulmate of a costume with what appeared to be a child’s pirate costume. He even re-punctured his old earring hole for a very authentic silver hoop earring. He got to say “Arrrr” without even sipping coffee, his usual quirky and fun ritual. Trish put together a great Zorro costume, complete with fake forehead eyebrows, a twirly moustache and a makeup mask under her real mask. We insisted on calling her Gorro as she was the female version of the sworded hero. She accepted this eventually. I missed Zombie Walk this year and am one of the world’s largest zombie fans, so I used up my leftover makeup to Zombie-Up for work today and frighten some of our clients. I came in normal, complaining of stomach pains and extreme hunger….heading into the washroom, I put on layer one of zombie transformation, simple discolouration of skin and some slight limping. Then throughout the day revisited my little cave to complete the transformation, full with fake nasty skin and blood. The people at Costco were quite surprised to see me as I returned my crappy little camera I bought last week. I think I actually took the breath out of one guy as I walked around the corner glaring directly at him. Fun!

So luckily we had a not-s0-old client, actor Steven Powell, come to hang out during the shoot of his friend Nolan Fontaine, a movtivational speaker.  Steven was able to snap our group shot all dressed up. Wonderously, for all of Kevin’s expensive equipment, we don’t have a simple 10second timer on the camera! I guess pro’s never want to take a photo of themselves in a group, right Canon? We only took a few shots, but they turned out great….we’ve all had fun all day getting into character. I had to stop Andrea several times from scratching her back on the large wooden post in the lounge area of the studio. I wouldn’t normally mind, but the growling was un—uhhh—BEAR-ABLE! oh that’s right, I said it. So here is the now instantly famous picture of your friendly neighbourhood studio team at Kevin Clark Photography:

Kevin Clark Studio Team Halloween

Clockwise: Kevin ClARRRRk, the pirate. Rob Muuuuaaaaarrrrks, the zombie. Tricia “No Capes!” Clark, Zorro. Andrea Roarrrbertson, the bear. Jake the Pug, aka the Pumpkin.

Thanks to Steve for taking the shot for us. I don’t think he knew what he was in for when he came in today. Steve told while he was here about some commercials he was in for Canadian Direct Insurance. They are hilarious, check them out here. Good work Steve!

Hope everyone has a fun and safe Halloween! Boo!

– ROBERT MARKS
Studio Manager
Kevin Clark Photography | Headshots | Food | Lifestyle
Vancouver BC

CTV BC News Team, Breast Cancer Run for the Cure, and Vancouver’s Pride Parade.

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at August 6, 2008 in Charity, Clients, Commercial, Digital, Entertainment, Fitness, Headshots, Kevin Clark, Photography, Portraits, TV, Vancouver Headshots and Vancouver Photographer. 0 Comments

So, first things first…no it ISN’T possible to have a longer title, I ran out of characters on the blog title input. Actually that’s a lie, but it’s more interesting that way. Written on a blog = fact. Everyone knows that. The next question you may have is how exactly these three things fit together for us folks over here at Kevin Clark Photography. Well, it’s been awhile since the last post, so I suppose things have been building up, but this all sort of hit us with one big awesome wave.

Let’s start with the CTV BC News Team. Is that okay with you? Okay then, I’m going to start with that anyways.  Starting back in April of this year (Tuesday, April 15th 2008 to be exact) Kevin began several days of shooting all the On-Air Talent for CTV BC. And here we are now on Wednesday, August 6th and finally have worked through the entire lot of images and have supplied CTV with 60 total headshots of 31 different personalities. Here are two samples of Pamela Martin and Bill Good. Most of the rest can be found on Kevin’s Headshot website at www.kevinclarkheadshots.com under the “feature” section.

Pamela Martin and Bill Good CTV: Kevin Clark

I didn’t have a chance to be at the shoot, but Kevin mentioned that all of the Talent were just great to work with. Being on TV constantly, I’m sure they are used to exactly how they should look in front of the camera. None better than Bill Good, who after looking through his shots, I nick-named “The Rock”. He is amazing, 60 shots apart and his smile is dead on. Sincere, trustworthy and friendly, everything a great anchor should always be. Many of these headshots are already showing up on the CTV BC website (www.ctvbc.ctv.ca) including promos for some shows such as Bill Good’s “A Good Point”.

Bill Good A Good Point Kevin Clark

As for the ‘CIBC Run for the Cure’ supporting Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation, we were just finishing up the retouching on the CTV images, Kevin was called out to shoot Pamela Martin one more time for a brochure they were putting together for “Team Pamela”, a training and donation program. They needed it shot and the image produced fast. Luckily Kevin had an opening only a day or two away and we were able to retouch and submit the final image the same day which was quickly sent off to the printers. Kevin shot Pamela on location down at Stanley Park, running on the beach. Always a fun challenge to shoot motion on a bright day and have your lights balance with the Sun. Luckily Pamela was game for anything so we got some great enthusiastic shots of her running repeatedly in the same spot and crossing an imaginary finish line. Kevin’s assistant David DuChemin was great help that day too, wrangling everything together so all Kevin had to worry about was getting the best shot. And as always Kevin got some great looks which turned out to be the perfect shot for the brochure.  *Notice how clean that beautiful Vancouver shoreline looks? You’re welcome.
For more information on how to donate or participate in this years Run for the Cure, please visit their website by visiting this site: CIBC Breast Cancer Run for the Cure

Pamela Martin Run for the Cure Booklet Kevin Clark

So if I hadn’t been so busy with these first two topics the last few weeks, I may have actually have had time to blog about them and then the Pride Parade wouldn’t have made it in this post. But since it’s been so busy around here, time just goes by and luckily all of these fit together quite nicely. It just so happens that also because of how busy the studio is, I haven’t been able to spend any quality time with my dear ol’ Mum lately, so I called her up on Saturday afternoon and said “So Mom, how would you like to go to the Pride Parade with me?” And of course my Mom, being the wonderful lady she is, was delighted and said that she was actually already going to ask me. Cutest…Mom…Ever (Sorry Trish!). I’ve always been too busy in past years, but this year with my Mom by my side, we finally had a chance to take part in the amazing celebrations that literally filled Robson Street (and I mean ALL of Robson Street) and several others. We were actually almost in the parade for a short time, but when the bustle near the beginning of the parade cleared out we headed for the sidewalk so we wouldn’t get in the way. And yes, we both caught beads…and then went to Batman! (different blog post altogether). If you haven’t been to the Pride Parade yet, you really should next year. It’s one of the most touching events in Vancouver by far. It’s great to see a half million people come together to support equality.

Pride Flag

This brings us to why all these topics are related today. A small group of these half million people were none other than CTV’s Pamela Martin, Colleen Christie, Tamara Taggart and I think I saw Mike Killeen out there too on a giant TV shaped float. There were probably a few more, but those were all I could make out through the crowd. Here is a link to the story on CTV’s website: Read More… There were so many amazing floats and just great people walking through the parade. From the first appearance of the RCMP in the history of the parade, to the revolutionary Sikh float, to the random naked old men, Vancouver really had a chance to show what a great city it is that day. Hopefully we keep it up.

– ROBERT MARKS
Studio Manager
Kevin Clark Photography | Headshots | Food | Lifestyle
Vancouver BC

Client Concept Project: Elisa King

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at April 5, 2008 in Actors, Clients, Digital, Entertainment, Headshots, Kevin Clark, Music, Photography, Photoshop and Vancouver Headshots. 4 Comments

Everyone around here knows how fun and challenging it is to shoot musicians. It’s gives everyone in the studio a chance to push the envelope and go for something even more daring that you could with an acting or corporate headshot. Kevin can play with lighting and angles until his brain turns to mush. Trish can breakout her rainbow of makeup colours and help style some completely amazing outfits. It also allows Andrea and myself a chance to do some extreme retouching and digital post production. Jake generally wags his little pug tail a little harder on those days as well.

Last month, we photographed singer and actress Elisa King for the second time in the past year. The last time she was in the studio during the summer and we got some great shots of her for her acting portfolio. This time she came in with a plan. A concept that she had been thinking about for the cover and inside spread of her new CD cover. At first, we were unsure if the whole thing would be able to come together, as our first conversation came to the conclusion that this could potentially be a shoot more suited for a high-end L.A. set constructed from scratch and with no real budget to get in the way….and the shoot was tomorrow! But we knew we could get something that would work, so on we went.

After the shoot was over, we had some beautifully lit shots of Elisa and parts of her concept that included costume and some simple props…but really the work was only about half complete. What she really wanted was something that didn’t look like it had been shot in a studio, something with more of a fantasy feel, with glowing things and pixie dust floating through the air. Sure…I like to doodle here and there, but by no means am I a digital illustration artist and this sounded way out of my league. So once I had talked with Elisa enough to get a good grasp of her idea, I just started drawing stuff. After awhile, the series of shots started to come together into a story and I watched as our studio was taken over by Elisa’s elaborate fantasy:

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So there we are! We ended up with something very different from what our studio usually produces, but more and more in the last year we’ve pushed beyond the norm and came out with some very strong images. I’m excited to have been a part of the process and to have Elisa happy with the final result! We really hope that more of our Actors and Musicians can come in with some cool concepts for us to try, but we’ll get you looking your best even if you don’t!

– ROBERT MARKS
Studio Manager
Kevin Clark Photography | Headshots | Food | Lifestyle
Vancouver BC

“Juno” Movie Review: Featuring a Cast of Our Clients

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Kevin
at March 21, 2008 in Actors, Clients, Entertainment, Film/Movies, Headshots, Kevin Clark, Photography, Vancouver Headshots and Vancouver Photographer. 1 Comment

Well, it’s about time…I finally saw it. Juno! I’ve been hearing so many great things about this movie and I must say…it got me. That’s right…waterworks, emotional rainfall, a misty stroll through the amazon…tears. I admit it, I don’t care…I’m man enough to admit that a movie about irresponsible teenage impregnation single handedly increased my household’s need for Kleenex brand tissues. But I mean, come on, it wasn’t that bad…OMG they’re getting divorced, what’s she gonna do! Sorry…I’m fine. It’s just that…he ran all the way there from his trackmeet still in his awesomely ridiculous uniform…aww! Okay really, I’m good. And if you haven’t seen this movie you probably think I’m insane, but hey, if you have seen it then I’m fine right? Queue the poster:

Juno Poster

But to me, seeing this movie wasn’t about awkward teenage/30 something moments in the basement, or psychotically urgent mothering desires…it was all about the supporting cast. I heard a few weeks ago from Kaaren de Zilva who called into the studio to order some new images for an article about her in the Sunday Times in Sri Lanka which can be viewed here. This is when I found out that Kaaren was a part of the film in a great role as the “(ornery) ultrasound technician”. As the article on Kaaren states, it really is a pivotal scene and I was really rooting for you in there Kaaren when things got ugly, but that verbal lashing was handed out to you on a platter! Oh snap! But kudos to you for helping dysfunctional step-family members bond.

Another cast member that I just realized after a quick search on IMDB is Emily Tennant who we shot last year as well. Emily’s part as “Pretty-to-Goth Girl” (HEY! Goth girls are pretty too!) is hard to describe, but sort of a realtime visual narrated montage of her transformation from regular Emily to goth Emily. A great placement for her as during her shoot Kevin got everything from beauty queen to intense punk rawker.

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I hope I didn’t miss any other clients of Kevin’s…I’ve only been here a year, so my mental database is limited. Everyone else in the cast was great as well. I never get tired of Jason Bateman’s intelligently aloof banter, just the same as in Arrested Development and Smokin’ Aces…but keep it up, I don’t think I’ll ever get sick of it. Michael Cera was gold as always too, his meek bumbling cracks me up no matter what he does, never mind the baggy short-shorts and wrist-bands. And of course the outstandingly witty Ellen Page who is in a just slightly less uncomfortable role from the last flick I saw her in “Hard Candy”. I always wondered why that movie poster had her standing in a bear trap…ouch.

Everyone in this film gives a great performance, there are too many to mention. I highly recommend you go see it. It’s still in a theatre or two here and there and will probably be out on DVD soon, so see it!

– ROBERT MARKS
Studio Manager
Kevin Clark Photography | Headshots | Food | Lifestyle
Vancouver BC

This Wonderful Life @ Pacific Theatre

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at December 9, 2007 in Actors, Advertising, Clients, Digital, Dogs, Entertainment, Events, Film/Movies, Fitness, Make-Up, Photography and Theatre. 0 Comments

I was lucky enough this weekend to catch an amazing performance of ‘This Wonderful Life’ (aka It’s a Wonderful Life) at the Pacific Theatre here in Vancouver. Dan Amos was the man in the spotlight that night, literally the only one. Kevin photographed the image for the poster some time ago, and since I’d heard about the play, I’ve been wondering how exactly it could be translated into a one man show. I’m no theatre buff, and it was only last Christmas that I watched ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ the movie for the first time, so I just sorta shut my mouth and hoped for the best. Watching it last year was a powerful experience…it was great to finally know what all the fuss was about. Amos’s performance was no less powerful and joyfully enthusiastic. Within a few minutes he had me and the rest of the audience, including my Mum, engrossed in the story and watching it play out in front of us. Aided by his own comical narration and only a handful of simple props, Amos was able to seamlessly transistion between characters and scenes and really bring the story to life on the modest stage, fully deserving the long bout of cheers and applause from the audience at the end. Now I’d love to tell you all about it and you might think, ‘why not, I’ve seen the movie a million times and know the story inside and out, there’s no way you could spoil the performance for me’…but let me tell you, Amos really creates while he’s out there and gives the audience a very unique experience. So…go see it! There are still a few performances left before the season is over and it would be a great early Christmas present for your family. You can check out the theatre’s calendar and buy tickets at www.pacifictheatre.org

This Wonderful Life

And if you’ve never seen the movie, go rent it or buy the DVD, it was remastered and re-released a few years ago. Or if you have 2 hrs to kill right now, here’s the low-res movie posted below found from a link on Google somewhere. Enjoy!


 

Kevin Clark Client Update: Maria Manna, Jazz Singer

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at November 3, 2007 in Clients, Entertainment, Events, Headshots, Music, Photography and Portraits. 0 Comments

A very large congratulations to send out to Maria Manna who recently signed with Beverly Delich of Silver Lining Management. Maria, who is quite the talented Jazz singer, came in for some headshots back in August of this year. Beverly, who has managed several musicians that we’ve photographed over the years, had just been in recently for a shoot with another one of our mutual clients, Rachel Landrecht. As luck would have it, Beverly was in the market for new talent to add to her roster and we were able to hook her up with Maria. We got a call only days later that Beverly had signed Maria and was on her way to building and entire promo package.

Maria Manna

We quickly got some images ready for her and here it is, barely November and she has already launched a slick website which we urge you to check out and sample her music (ahem…and Kevin’s photos). Her web address is www.mariamanna.com but you can also check out her blog at www.mariamannamusic.com/blogs and keep caught up with all the news and updates with her career.

Thanks to Maria as well for a fun shoot…come back soon Maria, we can never have enough clients singing during their photoshoots!