These days

Here are some random shots from a few weekends ago that I thought I would share

Shot with an older version 50mm F1.8 with a Nikon D700

Recently we were in Grimsby, ON, visiting her family. We spent the night at her Grandma and Grandpa’s place. One thing that I love about that generation is that they have an abundance of old photos around the house.

Here are some shots of us goofing around. It was the first time we had seen the sun in about a week. We both woke up in a good mood.

Someone got their nails did

That’s it for now

fstoppers.com contest entry

Kingston Whig Internship – First Few Days

The West Wing entrance at the Whig

I know what you are going to say and let me be the first to tell you that I know. I know that the internship was back in April, I know that I’ve had plenty of time to update my blog with stories of my adventures, and I know that I am a procrastinator by heart. No matter how hard you try, certain traits you just can’t shake. But I’m sure that you can find it in yourselves to forgive me if not now then in the future?
Ok. So here is the story. For the majority of the month of April I had the pleasure of working with the fine people at Kingston’s longest running newspaper The Kingston Whig Standard. I worked directly under the supervision of Ian MacAlpine. There is not enough time to tell you about all of the positive things I have to say about him. But I can say that he is an all around great guy. Rare in this day and age.

Inside the front doors

The days were split in two shifts, the day shift, which fellow photographer Micheal Lea worked and the night shift, which I worked. I was initially hoping for the day shift, but being at the very bottom of the totem pole (the unpaid portion of the pole which is the part that is buried in the ground) I had no choice.

I was not in the office more than 30 minutes when I was asked to shoot my first portrait of a local restaurant owner. Having to shoot mostly portraits was not a surprise as I had been selected to intern because my portfolio consisted of mainly portraits. The shoot was of Joe Huang, owner of the Green Tray, an asian fusion restaurant on Princess St.

Here is the shot that I liked, unfortunately it was not the one that ran in the paper.

Joe Huang, owner of The Green Tray, Kingston, Ont.

One down, and an undetermined amount left to go. On to assignment number 2. Shockingly, this was another portrait. This time of Bruce Kauffman, a local poet, who was hosting a poetry reading at the Artel in honour of poetry month. If there is one thing that I really enjoyed about the job it was meeting unique people.

Here are a few from the shoot.

Poet Bruce Kauffman

Bruce Kauffman listens intently during a poetry reading

That is it for day 1. I will be adding the rest over the next few days.

50/50 – Day 2

50/50 – Day 2

50/50 Day 1

My house mate, Dan Boot (view his work here), Cole Burston (view his work here) and I have decided to start a 50/50 project. For those of you who don’t know what a 50/50 is, here is the breakdown. You have to shoot a picture each day with a 50mm lens for a total of 50 days.I ended up heading down to Presqu’ile Provincial park with Robyn this afternoon to shoot. Here are a few entries for day 1.

Let me Introduce myself…

Let me introduce myself.

My name is Andrew Reimer…

I am from London, Ontario…

I am a Photographer.

Unlike most photographers, I don’t have that one experience that led me to where I am  today.  My journey into photography wouldn’t be considered fate or coincidence. I can’t  pinpoint the exact moment when I decided to become serious about photography; But what I  can tell you is that it just kind of happened, and I’m glad it did.

Like most students I went to University because I thought that it was part of the natural  progression when one leaves high school. I wasn’t the smartest one in the class, but I kept up  as best as I could and obtained my Honours Bachelors degree in Psychology at the University  of Western Ontario. But I was left feeling unsatisfied just thinking about spending my life  filled with statistics, percentages and probabilities. It was just too dry and did not leave any  room to add a personal touch.

Luckily, I was introduced to the world of photography, specifically, the photojournalism  program at Loyalist College by a good friend, and now graduate, Matt Timmins. Here is a  link to his work as he is quite the talented photographer. I was able to see the work and play  with the cameras and lenses he brought with him when he visited home. I saw what was  capable and I wanted to try it for myself. And over a series of years it spiraled forward.

Photography opened up a whole new world I never knew existed. I had always been creative and visual person, and photography was an outlet in which I could express how I felt about the world and those around me.

And now what was a mild obsession has put me on a path towards my future in photography. I will be one of the lucky few who will be able to turn my passion into a career.

This blog is intended to be an outlet in which I can share my thoughts, experiences and at times my emotions…and a few pictures from the work I am producing.

I hope you all enjoy.