Gallerie INTHISISSUE:
CICE EDITION
SPEAKER PROFILES
CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
OPTIONAL PROGRAMS
IMAGE COMPETITION
WINTER 2023
PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHERS OF CANADA
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CANADIAN IMAGING 2023
33 TABLE OF CONTENTS MESSAGE from the Chair 4 5 8 Kristian Bogner Monika Deviat 11 14 17 Irene Rudnyk Rabih Madi CPA Jennifer Gilbert CPA 4 8 11 17 5 14 20 Aura McKay MPA 20 23 26 29 Pratik Naik 23 Gavin John 26 Schedule Optional programs 30 IMAGE COMPETITION W I N T E R 2 0 2 3 | G A L L E R I E | M A G A Z I N E | 3 34 ACCREDITATION DEADLINES
MESSAGE from the Chair
Jennifer Gilbert CPA
Gallerie
Gallerie is a premier magazine for professional photographers across Canada. Each issue features awardwinning images editorial information, technical and featured articles, advertising and members services. All photographers are welcome to view the digital version on our website
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I am very excited for the return of Canadian Imaging in Canmore this year! We have exceeded our projections for ticket sales and have already sold out of one of our optional programs.
I want to thank Kathryn Gardner MPA and the CICE committee for their hard work and dedication to this event. Many hands make light work, and planning a conference is no easy task. Be sure to say thank you to them when you see them in Canmore!
This issue is dedicated to our speakers, and I hope that it entices you to attend CICE! I look forward to seeing you in April.
Jennifer Gilbert
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On our cover: Rabih Madi CPA
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Kristian Bogner
Master Photogra Visual Storyteller
Kristian Bogner is a m director, filmmaker, s Nikon Canada, Bron Manfrotto
Kristian is a four-time of the Year with PPO prestigious Yousuf K award He was awar 2020 World Photogra
In 2018, he won the of the Year and is a t Commercial Photogr with Master Photographers International
https://kristianbogner.com/
Bogner has a proud 80 year heritage in photography, starting with his grandfather, a master photographer in Germany, and one of Leica’s top ambassadors, followed by his father and mother who are also master photographers.
His passion for visual storytelling takes him from shooting the Olympics and extreme sports, to fashion, editorial, architecture, aircrafts, nature, commercial, industrial and film projects and expeditions on every continent.
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The Versatile Commercial Photographer
Nikon Ambassador and 4time PPOC Commercial Photographer of the Year
Kristian Bogner will talk commercial photography, getting it right in-camera, lighting, workflow and post production. Kristian will share how being versatile and incorporating his sports, wildlife and landscape imagery has allowed him to continually attract great clients and stay inspired for over 30 years of image making.
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Kristian Bogner
PHOTOTOUROPTIONALPROGRAM
MagicoftheCanadianRockiesPhotoTour
Expand Your Portfolio in the Canadian Rockies with 25-year
Canmore Local, Nikon Ambassador and 4-time PPOC
Commercial Photographer of the Year Kristian Bogner. Kristian is excited to have this year's convention in his hometown and will take you to some extraordinary locations on a guided photo tour where you can ask questions, get instructionandmakesomephotographicmagicofyourown!
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Monika Deviat
Monika Deviat is an award-winning photographer, educator, and speaker based out of Alberta, Canada. Her photography career started in darkness with concert photography. She has travelled across North America and even on International Waters to shoot heavy metal shows and festivals. In 2015, Monika shifted from shooting stars on stage to stars in the sky. Night photography became Monika's personal favourite genre, and it goes hand in hand with her landscape and adventure images. sharing knowledge and creating memorable experiences.
https://monikadeviatphotography.com/
She is driven to capture unique scenes that inspire a sense of wonder and appreciation for the wild places surrounding us. Her photos have been published in natural and international books, magazines, and webzines.
Monika's photography journey has also led her to teach workshops, and she is passionate about sharing knowledge and creating memorable experiences.
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Monika Deviat
Creative Vision From Darkness
Light is a crucial element in photography - chased often, discussed and analyzed, and sometimes cursed when it doesn't cooperate. When we lose light, photography becomes more challenging. But darkness brings a new world that can spark a completely different way of thinking and seeing.
Monika's photography career began in the dark with low light indoor environments while shooting concerts and events. Her transition into the outdoors and natural light was motivated by starlight, aurora borealis, and the Milky Way. It was the lack of light and wondrous night skies of Alberta that influenced and directed her nature photography journey. Monika will discuss her creative vision at night, and how it translated to and influenced her imagery and approach when the sun overtakes the stars.
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Monika Deviat
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Irene Rudnyk
Irene Rudnyk is a portraiture photographer inspired by feminine beauty and best known for the vibrant colours and unique use of natural light in her feminine portraits. As a Canon Canada ambassador, content creator and educator, Irene works to capture the subject in front of her camera creatively and romantically.
IreneRudnyk
https://www.irenerudnykphotography.com/ sponsoredby
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Irene Rudnyk
Irene says “I picked up a camera around 13 years ago and regularly photographed my main subject, my sister Orysia. Since then, I have been captivated and inspired by feminine beauty. I try to capture the subject in front of my camera in a more creative, romantic manner. I don't strive for realism, but rather a visually pleasing and feminine version of the finished product. While the subject is always the focus of my images, I truly put a lot of thought into the environment and details of the photo. I like to have full creative control over the photoshoot, so I often act as a stylist or creative director and sometimes assume the role of the makeup and hair artist.
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Irene Rudnyk
I never was and never will be an overly technical photographer, and I love to show how I achieve my images with just simple techniques and budget setups suited for both professionals and beginners. I enjoy helping other photographers and started a YouTube channel to share my creative projects and help other photographers with tutorials, behind the scenes and DIY videos. I share my art with over 830k subscribers in the hopes of inspiring others and to spread some beauty into the world.”
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Rabih Madi CPA
is a prestigious wedding photographer that primarily focuses on diverse or multiday weddings. Throughout his career, Rabih has won over 100 awards from WPPI/PPOC/WPE/PWPC and a three-time consecutive wedding Photographer of the Year. His focus is primarily to document the wedding day with minimal interference. By using traditional photography techniques & utilizing modern editing processes, Rabih consistently books over 30 weddings yearly with minimal publicity.
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Rabih Madi
Rabih Madi
Rabih will demonstrate his technique and approach to booking amazing clients, both locally and internationally. He will demonstrate how he has grown his business while staying true to his photography style, show you how he is able to keep great relationships with his clients, vendors and peers which has helped him to stay relevant without adding too much investment into the business.
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www.jennifergilbert.ca
Jennifer Gilbert CPA is a Portrait photographer located in Tottenham, Ontario. Although she is primarily a Family Portrait Photographer, Jennifer has grown her business through networking, diversifying and providing an excellent client experience since 2008.
Jennifer Gilbert
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The Art and Business of Family Photography will cover connecting with clients, using a business management system, differentiating yourself in a saturated market, being profitable and how being a member of the Professional Photographers of Canada has helped her career.
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Jennifer Gilbert
Jennifer
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Aura McKay, MPA is the founder of Business of Creativity, an international awardwinning photographer, an inspiring speaker, and an effective business coach for freelance creatives.
Aura McKay
Along with a background in Financial Management and Marketing Communications, Aura brings an enthusiastic, no holds barred, get-right-to-theheart-of-the-matter approach to her online courses, one to one coaching, and mastermind community.
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She is committed to helping photographers and other freelance creatives to earn more, do less, and feel confident in their businesses by bridging the gap between creativity and commerce.
Aura McKay
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Pratik Naik
Pratik Naikis a high-end retoucher from the United States, specializing in commercial and editorial work.
His proficiency with retouching and Photoshop stems from over ten years of experience in the field.
As a retoucher, he is influenced by training in fine art. This is where his passion for retouching comes from. His belief in retouching is based on simplicity and efficiency. He aims to always stay in line with the photographer's vision while making images as perfect as possible His end goal is to keep the images as natural as possible while still being perfect in the eyes of the photographer.
''Aside from working in the field, I enjoy teaching. I find that many people want to know the essentials of what I do for a living in a way that is easily understood. I aim to cater to those needs. There is no greater joy than being able to show someone what they want to know. That moment they finally get it is a great moment and I want to help as many people as possible. I am also the founder of Infinite Color the Photoshop color grading extension, along with our other line of other Infinite tools. ''
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Aside from working in the field, he enjoys teaching. Many people want to know the essentials of what he does for a living in an easily understood way. Pratik aims to cater to those needs. There is no greater joy than showing someone what they want to know. That moment they finally get is excellent, and he wants to help as many people as possible. Pratik is also the founder of Infinite Color, the Photoshop colour grading extension, and our other Infinite tools
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Pratik Naik
This sneak peeks into the world of high-end retouching will show you how to edit your work and the best practices when working with a professional retoucher. While Pratik Naik's expertise is fashion and beauty retouching, the presentation will include many tips that can be transferred to any genre of photography. Pratik will be sure to accommodate the diversity of the crowd.
During the presentation, we will take a look at retouching from a professional retoucher's point of view: we'll discuss the history and ethics of retouching, considerations to help make retouching your work more accessible, and the best way to set up your workflow when working with a professional retoucher.
Using both landscape and fashion images, we'll consider what adjustments and tools can be used on RAW files to create a solid base before taking them into Photoshop. Once that preparation is complete, we'll move into Photoshop for more in-depth work.
Pratik will demonstrate a traditional workflow in Photoshop using portrait images. The first step is to set a game plan for portrait retouching: note aspects to consider before attempting to edit photographs, discuss layer structure, and then go through each layering step by step, highlighting which tools are best paired with which layers to produce a pleasing result.
In the end, you will come away with a better understanding of the world of retouching, the tools that could benefit photographers, how to improve your retouching workflow, and how to set yourself up for success when working with a professional retoucher.
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Gavin John
Gavin John is a freelance photojournalist from Calgary, Alberta. He graduated from the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology with a diploma of Journalism in 2013, and graduated from the University of Calgary, majoring in International Relations in 2020.
Gavin’s passion lies in humane visual reporting on stories around security, conflict, unrest, and Indigenous issues. John has covered a wide variety of national and international stories since 2013 including: Southern Alberta floods in 2013, Canadian Forces deployment to the Philippines in the aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan, daily life in North Korea, northern sovereignty operations in the high arctic, the war against the Islamic State in Iraq, BLM civil unrest in Seattle, COVID-19 response on the Blackfoot Siksika Nation, and recently Pope Francis apology for Residential Schools. Gavin currently freelances for The Globe and Mail.
https://www.gavinbryanjohn.com/
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Gavin John
Gavin is a member of the Indigenous Photograph Collective and a participant of the 2020 Room Up Front mentorship program for Canadian BIPOC photojournalists. His work has been featured by Withrow Commons Gallery in Toronto in 2018 and has a public exhibit by Arts Commons in Calgary in 2020. He has undergone HEFAT training with Global Journalist Security in Washington DC.
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In his 10-year career he have has had the honour of covering some of Canadas and the worlds most important events for numerous new agencies as a photojournalist. his work has taken him to places of conflict, crisis, and unrest to document the lives and stories of people who have lived through traumatic and controversial events.
His work has given him an immense sense of purpose and pride. Events of tragedy and strife deserve to be documented through empathy, compassion, and professionalism, while challenging biases. He will be speaking on his career as a photojournalist and methods of documenting difficult, complicated, and complex issues.
As a visual storyteller, it can be a challenge to know where the lines of bias and tropes lie, and further challenging on how to tell stories accurately. He will share some of my experiences covering politically and socially complicated issues such as the War in Iraq, BLM protests in Seattle, and Indigenous affairs in Canada.
Gavin John
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Schedule subject to change without notice.
Schedule
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Optional Programs
Irene and Pratik
CREATIVE PORTRAITS FROM SHOOT THROUGH RETOUCH
Friday April 21, 10:00am-3:00pm. Includes lunch.
Join Irene and Pratik for a detailed look at a creative photoshoot from start to finish. They both have in-depth photography and post-production background that they're excited to share. Beyond seeing the process unfold, you'll get each other's perspectives through each segment!
Irene will discuss the techniques she loves to do, how she works with models, lighting and the little details people rarely consider. Pratik will be on hand assisting the process and encouraging conversation that paints a well-rounded picture of things to consider for effective post processing.
Through Irene's session, the audience will be encouraged to shoot as time allows, so participants can walk away with something to take home and practice on.
During the post-production process with Pratik, we'll take a look at raw processing all the way through the post production in Photoshop. Irene will also be involved to illustrate the methods that giver her signature look to the images and her own preferences for her photos.
At the end, students will be given the PSD with all of the layers for the image we retouch together.
We encourage students to bring their own cameras as there will be an option for people to shoot (based on attendance). Please also bring something to take notes with during the event!
This program promises to be informative and entertaining while keeping the audience involved!
Cost: With Full Conference Registration – Regular $200 – Earlybird $150 until January 31, 2023
Stand Alone for PPOC Members $325 – Regular $245, Earlybird until January 31, 2023
Stand Alone for Non-Members -Reglar $400 , Earlybird until January 31, 2021 - $300
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Shoot the Milky Way with Monika
Deviat
SATURDAY APRIL 22 AT 2:00 AM
PHOTOGRAPH THE RISING MILKY WAY WITH MONIKA DEVIAT: The milky way will rise at approximately 2:14 am on Saturday, April 22, 2023, in Banff. Channel your inner night owl and join Monika for an unforgettable night of shooting the stars over Banff. The workshop will include transportation to the shooting location and light snacks.
Exact times, details and fees to follow.
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Magic of the Canadian Rockies Photo Tour with Kristian Bogner
Date: Monday April 24, 2023
Time: All day ending with Sunset in Banff. Exact times TBA
Includes:
Pick up and drop off at the Canmore Coast Hotel & Conference Centre
Full day photo tour ending with sunset in Banff Amazing vistas for portfolio building, photo instruction and fellowship with friends and colleagues
All day transportation with a group bus Lunch
Expand Your Portfolio in the Canadian Rockies with 25-year Canmore Local, Nikon Ambassador and 4-time PPOC Commercial Photographer of the Year Kristian Bogner. Kristian is excited to have this year’s convention in his hometown and will take you to some extraordinary locations on a guided photo tour where you can ask questions, get instruction and make some photographic magic of your own!
Cost: With Full Conference Registration – Regular $270 – Earlybird $200 until January 31, 2023
Stand Alone Tour for PPOC Members – Regular $370, Earlybird until January 31, 2023
Stand Alone for Non-Members -Regular $470, Earlybird until January 31, 2021 - $352.50
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