My big project with La Presse can finally be unveiled. 50 portraits of the “Van Doos” (the Royal 22e Régiment) leaving for Afghanistan this month. The result so far: 5 pictures in yesterday’s front and a double spreads with more portrait in pages A2 and A3, and more portraits in today’s A2 and A3. And more on the website.

Here is some shoots that I like, all taken with the same setting: a 85mm f1.8 lens with an off camera flash bounced into an umbrella.

Lieutenant-Colonel Stéphane Lafaut

Caporal Chef Éric Rouleau

Sergent Steve Chagnon

Capitaine Luong Nguyen

Caporal François-René Cormier

Laurent Simoneau, CEO of Coveo Solutions in Quebec City, has implemented Taleo’s software solution to help him hire new talents despite the IT employment shortage.
Technical: Canon EOS 1d Mark II, 1/200 at f2.8 with a 70-200 at 70mm – ISO 640

Laurent Simoneau, CEO of Coveo Solutions in Quebec City, has implemented Taleo’s software solution to help him hire new talents despite the IT employment shortage.
Technical: Canon EOS 1d Mark II, 1/200 at f1.8 with a 85mm prime lens- ISO 400

Got my first cover magazine today. Working for Entreprendre was challenging but fun. For their main story, they use 5 or 6 pictures, including the cover. That means you have to find and execute, in a short period of time, 5 or 6 fairly different pictures. As Frank O’Connor (Loyalist teacher) used to say: Creativity on demand!

Here is some pictures that I submitted:

Minister of Immigration and Cultural Communities Yolande James speaks with Gazette reporter Kevin Dougherty during a sit-down interview at her Quebec city office Tuesday May 22, 2007. James is the youngest minister in Jean Charest’s cabinet, and the province’s first black cabinet minister. She also carries the burden of being the only anglo in the pared-down cabinet.
Technical: Canon EOS 1d Mark II, 1/250 at f2.8 with a 85mm prime lens – ISO 400, Flash bounced into an umbrella on the left

Cindy and I went to see my parent at their cottage. As the evening went by, the golden light started to hit my father through the window. Of course, I could not resist shooting a couple of frames. A little bit of postproduction to convert it to black and white gave my what will be a beautiful memory of him someday.
Technical: Canon EOS 1d Mark II, 1/400 at f2.8 with a 70-200 at 165mm – ISO 200, no flash