Images by Inge - Masterworks Images

Mothers’ Day Spring Promo At The Green Spot

admin — Mon, 10 May 2010 23:13:34 +0000

Over the past weekend we had a showcase of our images on display at The Green Spot, Brandon’s favourite garden centre. The centre was a beehive of activity with hundreds of customers buying something special for Mom on Mothers’ Day, while others were piling up the convenient shopping carts with bedding plants, herbs, and other goodies for the garden. Spring appears to have arrived and summer is not far behind! While at The Green Spot, we met some old friends and clients and made some new friends. To celebrate our new alliance with Bernie Whetter of The Green Spot, we offered a draw for a FREE portrait session AND a $500 credit toward one of our ‘Portrait Collections’ to customers visiting our display. Out of the many-many entries, we drew Sandy Klein’s name as the winner of the draw! Sandy lives in Brandon and will be having a portrait done of their 6 months old female Boxer X Pit Bull. We have probably already met the puppy at the Victoria Avenue East Doggie Park where we also take our boys for runs, but we have not been formally introduced. We all look forward to meeting her and her ‘humans’.

Congratulations to Sandy for winning our draw and we welcome you to our photographic family!

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

admin — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 22:57:20 +0000

Just the other day I looked out my front window and saw this Yellow-bellied Sapsucker busily making his was around the trunk of my paper birch tree in the front yard. Luckily I had my camera handy, like a good photographer should and I managed to get a few shots before he decided he had enough of my encroaching on his territory. I hope he’ll come back!

Afternoon at the Doggie Park

admin — Sun, 04 Apr 2010 23:21:50 +0000

Yesterday afternoon it was a wonderfully warm Spring day so Michael and I along with BFF Marlene Fast, decided it would be fun to take the dogs for a run. It has been a while since we visited the Doggie Park on Victoria Avenue East, mostly because of Michael’s hip, but also because of wet grounds. Now that things had dried a bit, it was time to go and let the boys loose. Marlene and I both took our cameras – me with a 50 mm f/2.8 prime lens and Marlene with a 70-200 f/2.8 telephoto.

These were some of my favourites from the outing. Alice is the prime ‘mover and shaker’ behind the East End Doggie Park and we were happy to see her there with her Shelties.

We also met a 6 years old Dachshund and his ‘Daddy’

A very friendly and photogenic Rottweiler…

Hunter is one of our two Vizslas

Jetson is a 3 months old Australian Shepherd. He just loved to play with the ‘big guys’!

Brindle Great Dane

Fawn Dane Puppy… he’s almost flying!

This little guy looked like he was trying to get inside a bag left on the bench!

Smile for the camera!

An Akita or Akita X… He looks very happy, doesn’t he?

Hunter and Grissom chasing after a ball…

Michael getting ready to throw and… THEY’RE OFF!

Love Michael’s expressions! And I guess this is what is known as ‘turning on a dime’.

Hunter, flying

A happy Golden Retriever X

A tiny white poodle sniffing Michael’s leg on our way to the gate.

The Doggie Park is a happy place. All dogs and humans seem to get along. Wouldn’t it be great if the world could learn from this?

BTW, if you would like professionally done portraits of your four-footed friends, call 728-8065, and we’ll talk!

First Annual Spring Promotion

admin — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 16:55:21 +0000

Finally… Spring has arrived! The snow is almost all gone and the temperature has risen significantly. Thoughts now turn to rebirth and renewal. And speaking of renewal, isn’t it time to have a new professional portrait taken? We have decided to offer during the month of April only, a Deluxe Portrait session including one 8×10 Portrait of the photographer’s choosing for ONLY $49.95! Here is your chance to have an exceptional portrait done by a Master Photographer at an unbeatable price. Call NOW, as sessions re limited! 204-728-8065

Browsing through my images

admin — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 00:25:12 +0000

Over the weekend I though I should go back and review some of the images I had taken just a year ago when Michael and I were in Europe to visit family and friends. We had gone over to help celebrate my father’s 90th birthday in Budapest and to make the usual whirlwind rounds of everyone important to us in Britain. You know… if it’s Tuesday, it must be Cambridge. We hardly ever slept two nights in the same bed. Whew! What a pace we set!

I never did get around to posting many images from that trip to the blog, so here goes.

Hungarian watercolour…

Primatial Basilica of the Blessed Virgin Mary Assumed Into Heaven and St Adalbert, in Esztergom, Hungary

Inside the Basilica

On the banks of the Danube

Hungarian countryside in the early evening light.

At the castle in Visegrad

Fotheringhay, Northamptonshire – the view from the hill where where Mary Queen of Scot’s Castle once stood and from whence she was taken for beheading.

Oundle School Chapel – The Chapel of St Anthony, consecrated in 1923, was built as a memorial to the fallen of the First World War.

Inside the Chapel looking toward the choir loft at the back…

The two side aisles…

My husband Michael is an Oundle Alumnus and in fact, he produces the yearbook, the Old Oundelian, every February. And I, being his wife, get to accompany him to Oundle yearly to put the yearbook to press. While he slaves away at the Stables (the Old Oundelian offices, actually located inside former stables!) I get to wander around with my camera.

St. Peter’s Church, mouse’s eye view…

The spiral staircase which took us to the top of the spire, barely wide enough for your shoulders. I think we dusted the walls on the way up and down by the look of layers of dust on jackets!

These images were shot from the top of St. Peter’s spire, and what a climb that was!!!

Orford Castle, Orford, Suffolk.

Two rooms with a view… of tulips. High Street, Orford.

Orford harbour…

These were just a few select images of a couple or three places in Hungary and UK. As I have time, I will post more from both places.

Spring!

admin — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 18:07:42 +0000

“It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold: when it is summer in the light, and winter in the shade.” ~Charles Dickens

At 1:32 PM today, March 20th, it will be SPRING! I have waited so long for this day… dreaming about longer days, warm sunshine, the snow melting, the birth of new life. Sigh…. My favourite season is Spring. If I had all the money in the world I would love to travel all over the world to experience spring whenever and wherever it occurred. Now that would be a dream come true! I would be on the West coast in February to await the bloom of the daffodils, then fly to England and see them flower along the ditches and under tall trees, surrounded by periwinkles and crocuses. Then I’d come home and experience spring in Manitoba with her native flower the crocus. I would plant my garden after the Victoria Day long weekend, and watch the fruits of my labours flower throughout the summer. When the days got shorter and the leaves start to change colour, I’d fly off to Africa and experience spring in Namaqualand, where after the first rains, the desert burst into bloom with an orgy of daisies and other spring flowers that pulse with sheer energy and joy, and whose seeds have, perhaps, lain dormant for decades until the blessing of spring showers prompted them to wake from their slumber. I would spend the rest of the year in Africa and then start the cycle over again in the Southern United States, slowly moving north with the migrating birds.

Now what would a photographer’s blog be without an image or two? Both of these shots were taken in England almost a year ago today.

Facebook party

admin — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:03:39 +0000

Many of you who know me, also know that I have a personal Facebook page, as well as a page for Grads/Seniors (Grads/Seniors With Style), and a business page (Images by Inge -Masterworks Images). I have decided to have a Facebook party at our studio at 49 Almond Crescent, on April 10th between 2 PM and 5PM. What, you may ask, is a Facebook Party? I am inviting all my Facebook friends and their friends if they would like to bring them along, to a social gathering where I can meet all of you face-to-face. We will have snacks, wine, dessert, plus you will have a chance to have a photograph taken by me in the studio for your Facebook profile photo! So put on your make-up, do your hair, and wear your favourite outfit and have yourself photographed professionally for your profile image. There is no charge or this event, and there is no obligation to buy anything – I simply want to meet you and give you a photo from your session to post on your Facebook page. All I ask in return is that you tell others where you had your photo taken and that you will post the image to your Facebook profile.

You can choose what kind of photo you want – a business style…

… or more casual.

I want to make sure that we will have enough munchies for all, so please Please RSVP so we know how many to prepare for. Email me at ingeborg@westman.wave.ca or go to my Facebook Business Fan page or Grads/Seniors Fan page (click on links above) become a fan, and then indicate on the Event page whether you will attend and if you are bringing others with you.

See you on the 10th!!!

Westman Women in Business Luncheon

admin — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 20:29:15 +0000

Yesterday noon I and 13 other women business owners met for lunch at Remington’s Private Dining Room to begin sharing experiences and ideas about running a business in Westman. Guest speaker was Wendy Schabrel of Gypsy Jive Dance, and no, we did not dance, but she took us through several exercises that would improve how we use our voice to communicate with others. Very helpful to those who are uncomfortable with public speaking! The company was made up of an investment counsellor (Tracy Wray), a social worker who does counselling (Carla J. Navid), a Passion Party consultant (Wendy Clark-Jago), a custom gift and fashion accessries consultant (Caroline Conner), a corporate communications consultant (Kim Herperger), a Fortune High Tech Marketing consultant (Linda Gibb), an organic cleansing product manufacturer (Susan Sydor), a Mary Kay and Norwex consultant (Renee Maillet) a fine pastry chef from Anna’s Indulgences (Anna Mandziuk), and yours truly, professional photographer. Also present were the editor of Westman Parent, Jamie Stouffer, and Jolene Balciunas, Sales Manager. After introductions, we got to know each other a bit better and we hope to continue to network and support each other in our business ventures. Thank you Jamie for organizing this event!

Wedding Anniversary #7!

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:03:20 +0000

March 8, 2003, Michael and I were married at All Saints Church in Old Heathfield, a historic village in East Sussex UK, in the presence of family and friends. That was 7 years ago yesterday. It seems like only yesterday that we spoke our wedding vows, and yet 7 years have passed. Michael moved to Canada, became a landed immigrant, and we have made our lives together in Brandon. We visit the UK and Hungary yearly to see our families and our matron of honour and our best man, who have themselves wed since then!

In remembrance of that wonderful day 7 years ago, here are a few images from our wedding, shot by BFF Marlene Fast. (We took her along on the honeymoon too! )

Michael and I chose to have our couple’s portraits done before the wedding ceremony, so we would have these private moments to ourselves. Roger Kenward, an old Air Force Chaplain friend of Michael’s was our celebrant and we were his guests at his and wife Anne’s charming home the night before the wedding. These photos were taken in their garden.

A photo in Roger and Anne’s front hall..

The exchange of rings…

The signing of the register… L to R Alistair, Michael’s Best man, Barbara, my Matron-of-honour, Roger Kenward, our minister, Michael and me.

The recessional, with families shown at the side.

The wedding party and guests outside the church…

At the reception luncheon, held at the 13th Century pub called the Star Inn.

After the reception Michael and I lingered at the pub…

We are still as happy as we look in the image above! Thank you to all our families, and invited friends for being there to celebrate our marriage with us. And thank you Marlene for flying across the pond to take our wedding photos. You are the BEST! It was extra special having you there with us (as well as on our honeymoon!)

Buyer beware…

admin — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:14:57 +0000

This morning I had a call from a lady who graduated from high school in 1999, and who had had her grad photos taken by the large American firm that is commonly contracted to do grad photos in Brandon and other larger centres. You know who I mean… Well, her photos have faded and she wanted to know if I could restore them to their former state. Although I do image restoration – restoring old black and white or sepia photographs – this was a job that I could not undertake. I suggested that she go back to the American firm, and ask that they re-print her images from the files they should have archived. Apparently she had already called them to ask this, but she was informed that they only keep files/negatives in archives for TWO years, after which they are deleted, trashed, shredded…! So this poor lady is out of luck. Her grad photos were taken in 1999. She was, however, given a letter to say that they give her permission to take the photo to someone else for restoring.

Image restoration is not inexpensive! There is the scanning and the hours of hand retouching, plus the printing, etc. It will probably cost her more for the restoration of her photos than it cost for the grad session and photos in 1999! Lesson learned.

We, at Images by Inge – Masterworks Images, stand by our product. Should your image fade or discolour after some time, we will re-print it for you at NO COST. Further, we keep all of your chosen image files in our archives indefinitely – so you need not fear that should something happen to your precious photographs that they will be lost forever. We will be able to print them for you again, all you need do is ask.

So, buyer beware! Would you trust your precious memories to a firm – not even Canadian! – who trashes your files after two years and who creates cookie-cutter type photographs, or would you rather support a local photographer who will create unique images and will stand by her/his product indefinitely. Your choice.