For the best headshot results you need to show up for your session as your best possible self. Your photographer can only work with what you bring. A headshot session is a collaboration, so it is important to line yourself up for success with these best headshot tips. Before your headshot session First, getting enough...

This is my last portrait of Alan Sayers; artist, friend, drug user. Alan sat for this photo as we worked together on an explainer video for a nutritional supplement company. He was a complicated man who was boisterous and always had a crazy story to tell every time we met. Unfortunately he also struggled with...

When working photography assignments with First Nations people for BC Housing, I find one notable aspect of each official announcement is the Land Acknowledgement and the formal welcome by an elder of the community. Photographing First Nations Elders This is a portrait of First Nations Elder Sharon Bryant in Terrace, BC. She welcomed us to...

Best time for a family portrait In the Vancouver summer months, the best time for a family portrait is in the early evening. The long rays of light provide a beautiful warmth. Also, I love to play with the backlighting, capturing an ethereal halo around a happy family. But that is just speaking as a...

It was a pleasure to support such an important charity with event photography at the Room to Read Gala. Spread out over several rooms through the Terminal City Club, presenters spoke about stories of success and ongoing challenges. Guests moved from room to room and volunteers treated them like VIPs. Then everyone moved into the...

Always the best party of the year to photograph. This work hard/play hard crowd know how to get down. Enjoy these highlights of the Flight Centre Gala event photography.

Going on vacation isn’t about taking a break from my camera. That would be like taking a break from my eyes, my perspective. If anything, travel and new experiences inform my style and clarify what interests me. Clearly it is people. This time it is the people of Oaxaca, Mexico featured in my enduring love...

PR Event Photography for Real Madrid Working with Jive PR + Digital, we provided event photography of the Real Madrid Foundation press conference. They announced soccer clinics coming to BC this summer. Players six to 16 will receive 90 minutes of coaching per day for five days this July in Burnaby, Surrey and North Vancouver....

Goldthorpe Centre for the Arts | Event Photography This month’s Creative Mornings, with speaker Barrie Mowatt, piqued my interest. The Vancouver Biennale brings public art to the city for many of the same reasons Creative Mornings meets every month. It is an opportunity to engage with the community and to learn. Also much like Creative...

Getting backstage of a drag show and capturing the vibe with my brand of event photography is totally my jam. When Fou Fou Ha! (a travelling drag show from Dallas, Texas) asked me to capture their performance for a social media push, I was on it! When photographing a cast of performers I have just...

Cinephiles dress up and line up for their Oscars red carpet photos at The Rio. First come, first served at this live, free event that always caps out. If you don’t come early, you don’t get a seat! The show isn’t just on the screen. Everyone is encouraged to dress up. This is part of...

Participating in the Small Business BC Awards is a great way to raise the profile of a business. Even just getting nominated is a PR and marketing opportunity.  Why participate? Once nominated, each business is encouraged to engage with their communities and canvas for votes. This is an incredible opportunity for small businesses to introduce...

  Merry Christmas from us to all of you. Character design by Marina LeClair. Animation by Trevor Jansen A video posted by Trevor Jansen (@tr3vorjans3n) on Dec 25, 2015 at 8:28am PST The Virtual Christmas Card Idea We wanted to challenge ourselves with an animated, virtual Christmas card this year. It seemed much better than...

Our bi-annual Egg-Snogger party was a riot! Thanks to all our friends, family, colleagues and clients who came out to celebrate another amazing year. The tickle-trunk full of Christmas paraphernalia brought out the playful, inner-child in everyone. Here are just a few highlights from the evening. Have a Happy Holiday!

Raising rates is a simple yet touchy reality for every business. So when Modo the Car Co-op needed to make this announcement, they called on us for a portrait and headshot session to portray their Board Treasurer, Greg Freeman. Greg is a dedicated co-op member and family man, sensitive to the rising cost of living....

Rebranding and Advertising Strategy As part of the rebranding process and advertising strategy for the North Peace Savings and Credit Union, I traveled with Art Director Stu Ross all around Fort St. John collecting stories about credit union members and how a specific understanding of the local economy and community made NPSC their financial institution of...

Positive Messages for Children This portrait is Dustin Anderson’s latest iteration of the Purple Pirate. The Purple Pirate entertains children in schools all across western Canada. Dustin has drilled down into his own experiences to create an authentic, message-based performance. It directly addresses the cycle of bullying and creates a hero out of a fun-loving character. The...

We recently created this portrait of Reece Terris for a special edition of Creative Mornings for Vancouver Design Week, where he will be giving a talk on how his education and creative process informs the final outcome of a project. You can watch the video we created below. Reece was kind enough to invite us into his...

Each year Flight Centre invites us back to cover their gala, it is a privilege and pleasure to provide event photography. The work hard/ play hard ethic of this company really comes together at this event as their top performers are recognized, rewarded & cheered on stage. This is easily the biggest party of the...

Living Portraits Feature The Team Looking for a creative alternative to the standard pic and bio? I came up with this series of living portraits to feature some of our stellar team at CreativeMornings/Vancouver. At first, I conceptualized this for Instagram. The fifteen second time limit made for a great creative restriction. It reduced the audio...

Your eye draws naturally towards faces, which is why portraits for social marketing are so important. Every marketing “how to” on every social platform makes getting a professional headshot one of the top five points. What this bullet point listicle loses is that this professional portrait should be more than just a map of your...

Although he doesn’t consider himself a rebel, Carson Ting has successfully struck out on his own to create an experimental visual workshop with clients around the world. He credits his current position and demand to his many side projects, which guided him back to his strengths and passions, rather than the structures and demands of...

Referred to as the Western Master of Eastern Philosophy, this portrait of Jeffrey Armstrong aims to take his spirituality into the corporate world. As a corporate speaker, Jeffrey has a message for companies interested in building a culture with a social and environmental conscience. We created this portrait of Jeffrey Armstrong as he was about to fly...

Inviting friends, family, colleagues and clients in celebration of another fantastic year, we threw another Egg-Snogger event this year! With boozy eggnog and tasty snacks we provided a Santa Hat portrait photo booth for the naughty and nice alike. A tickle trunk full of antlers, hats & other holiday bits and bobs was provided for all...

In the spirit of creating experiences and memories, rather than adding to the landfills, we created this holiday greetings video card. We hope you enjoy and pass it on to your own friends and family. Happy Holidays! Animated by Marina leClair Edited by Trevor Jansen

Last week saw another sold out edition of Interesting Vancouver at the Museum of Vancouver. This was my third year of involvement with this great event, bringing together a multi-disciplinary audience and range of speakers to talk about all things interesting. If you came with an open mind, odds are you left with fresh ideas,...

Last week I worked on a corporate video with Stu Ross up in Fort St. John, BC. Here are a few behind-the-scenes shots I managed during our 2.5 day running gun battle.

As the leisure brand for Pacific Coastal Airlines unfolds, they asked us to create a short, integrated print, web and social media campaign to promote the end-of-summer seat sale. It featured 4 seats for the price of 3 on the same flight, same day. The challenge was to draw out the benefits of this deal...

Since we are officially into the fall weather, I figured it was time I posted this fall fashion shoot I shot for Devil May Wear. This shoot took place on a blustery day so all of our original location scouting had to be thrown out the window for fear of everyone and everything getting blown away....

Sometimes I work behind the scenes, like producing a fashion shoot and assisting with lighting. Even when I am not the main photographer, I can’t help pick up a camera and shoot some behind the scenes images. Picking up extra content always benefits the client.  BB Revised moved recently from a WordPress blog to a full...