The Beatles: Rockband Review on the roof of the Journal

Journal readers Dan Allinson, Debra Ward, Carson Fong, Journal reporter Ben Gelinas and Journal reader Brent Welch play The Beatles Rockband on XBOX 360 on the roof of the Journal building downtown Edmonton on September 8, 2009.  Photo by Ryan Jackson / Edmonton Journal

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Canada’s Next Top Model finalist Linsay Willier

Canada’s Next Top Model finalist Linsay Willier during a photo shoot with Ernest from Studio-E in Edmonton on August 20, 2009. Photo by Ryan Jackson / Edmonton Journal

Lewis Cardinal

Lewis Cardinal, failed municipal election candidate, is now running for the NDP in Edmonton-Centre as one of the federal party’s marquis candidates. Cardinal poses for a photo in in downtown Edmonton on September 4, 2009. Photo by Ryan Jackson / Edmonton Journal

Cardinal was a pleasure to photograph. When I first arrived I mentioned that I had photographed him back in May 2007 on my third day working at the Journal he remembered me and the photo which was nice.

I wanted the photo to say “downtown” so we decided to go outside for the shoot. It was a rainy day and very windy but luckily Cardinal had short hair and wasn’t afraid  of a few raindrops. We walked to a nearby parkade and climbed up to the top floor so I could fill the frame with buildings and not be shooting up his nose.

Since it was a cloudy day I decided to pull my favorite trick and colour my 550EX flash with an orange gel. I then set my white balance to Tungsten which makes the background go blue…. much nicer than boring gray rain clouds. The flash was bare-bulb, zoomed to 35mm and probably 45-degrees off to the left.   I shot this at 32mm, 1/1000s, f5, ISO200 with a 5D and Pocketwizard Flex5’s.

I shot over a hundred photos of him easily but I liked this one the best because it shows confidence which is important for someone running for election. You can read the Trish Audette‘s profile of Lewis Cardinal in the Edmonton Journal.

Atlantic Lobster

Chef Ray Bear demonstrates different lobster dishes for an Atlantic Lobster promotion event held at Character’s restaurant in Edmonton on September 2, 2009. Photo by Ryan Jackson / Edmonton Journal

WPCA Chuckwagon Racing

Chuckwagon fan Seven-year-old Brayden Ilnichi takes a break between races during the first night of Dodge World WPCA Chuckwagon Championship action at Northlands in Edmonton on September 1, 2009. Photo by Ryan Jackson / Edmonton Journal

Driver Lincoln Douglas comes down the stretch in Heat 2 during the first night of Dodge World WPCA Chuckwagon Championship action at Northlands in Edmonton on September 1, 2009.  Photo by Ryan Jackson / Edmonton Journal

Krista Graham of The Graham Sisters Trick Riding Team performs the “Suicide Drag” on her horse Allstar to kick off the first night of Dodge World WPCA Chuckwagon Championship action at Northlands in Edmonton on September 1, 2009. Photo by Ryan Jackson / Edmonton Journal

Amber Graham of The Graham Sisters Trick Riding Team performs the “Stroud Layout” on her horse Hemi to kick off the first night of Dodge World WPCA Chuckwagon Championship action at Northlands in Edmonton on September 1, 2009. Photo by Ryan Jackson / Edmonton Journal