Kamloops Photographer Mikael Kjellstrom

Watch Lake Wedding with Chelsea and Tyler

Mikael Kjellstrom — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 20:49:31 +0000

South Cariboo Wedding at Watch Lake

This is a wedding I photographed this summer in the interior of BC, just north east of 70 Mile House. The wedding was with Chelsea Bumby and Tyler Quirion and the ceremony was held at Watch Lake Lodge Guest Ranch in South Cariboo.

Rain was in the forecast and I scouted several areas to photograph the couple and their family. The Family was photographed underneath a party tent that attendees was sheltered during the ceremony. The bride and groom was photographed by nearby cabins, in a hayloft, and on the dock where they where married.

The wedding was photographed with both natural light and flash set-up remotely and out of the way.

I loved the rustic feel of this location, and it was a perfect location to hold a wedding and to photograph a wedding.

Chelsea and Tyler were great to work with and I wish them the best for the future.

Orphanage Casa Hogar Alegre

Mikael Kjellstrom — Sun, 28 Aug 2011 16:47:04 +0000

A visit to the orphanage Casa Hogar Alegre

I had the privilege to visit the orphanage Casa Hogar Alegre in Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, Mexico in December of 2000.

It was a great experience and it was the first time I had to work with lots of children around me and documenting them in their environment.

I was amazed to see the joy and curiosity in these children, even after all their life troubles they have gone through. Their smiles and openness melted my heart.

The people I travelled with left the orphanage to do a scenic tour of one of the National Parks nearby, but I felt it was much more rewarding to stay and interact with the children.

One thing I notice was that they were not camera shy. It takes lots of patients to get a photo without children jumping in front of the camera, but the more they get to know you, the easier it gets. By staying put in the orphanage I was able to become part of their environment and I could then document them playing and interacting with their friends.

The evening before I left, I loaded my computer with all the photographs and showed the children the a slideshow of what I have photographed. It was a big hit as they laughed and watched them selfs and their friends on the computer screen.

It was really hard to leave them behind when I left. Tears were shed, both by me and the children. I felt connected with them on a deep level and to this day I still think of them.

I still have a wish of going back to document it again, to bring more awareness to the public about all the good work that is being done to these children.

You can read the story about the Casa Hogar Alegre and the children of Chiapas, at http://mydy.com/occ/dec27.html

If you want to know more about Casa Hogar Alegre, or make a donation to the orphanage, please visit their website at http://casahogaralegre.org .

Don’t mess with the hair

Mikael Kjellstrom — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 20:00:33 +0000

This is a photo I photographed of model Rachael while she was having her hair done prior to a fashion photography session.
More photographs of the session will come at a later date and will be featured in the Fashion category.

Caption: Rachael Rempe of modemodels featured in Beauty Makeup for fall by makeup artist Tara Anand of Artists Within. Photographer Mikael Kjellstrom

Marrakech Medina

Mikael Kjellstrom — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 19:00:10 +0000

Marrakech-A man walking in the Medina, in the old city of Marrakech, Morocco. Photo by Mikael Kjellstrom

Farm Wedding with Ben & Angie

Mikael Kjellstrom — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 02:37:46 +0000

This is a farm wedding I did on a local farm near Kamloops, BC. I covered the wedding both with formal photographs as well as a wedding photojournalist.

A selection of the photographs cA slideshow featuring Ben and Angie Rainer’s farm wedding, June 30th, 2007, in Darfield, B.C.

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Evalina Schmidtke Wedding Dress

Mikael Kjellstrom — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 21:00:49 +0000

This is a photograph I took for the Calgary Woman Magazine in a residential home by Crescent Road, NW.

I Model Management model Kara in a dress by Calgary dress designer Evalina Schmidtke. Make-up and Styling by Debbie Lee. Additional styling by Evalina Schmidtke. Photographer Mikael Kjellstrom

Wild horses grazing

Mikael Kjellstrom — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 17:00:26 +0000

Wild horses grazing in a swamp in the Kananaskis Country, east of Banff, AB during the afternoon. Photographer Mikael Kjellstrom

Kimberley French

Mikael Kjellstrom — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 02:43:30 +0000

Kimberley French is a stills photographer who worked on Ang Lee’s Brokeback Mountain movie as well as Little House on the Prairie series that was filmed near Calgary. She is seen with her Blimp (camera) that she use to shoot the stills for the movies. Photographer Mikael Kjellstrom, Calgary Herald

Jack Layton

Mikael Kjellstrom — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 19:51:24 +0000

I remember photographing Jack Layton a few times in Calgary. I found him very helpful and full of life when I needed to photograph him. Jack was a great subject.

“love is better than anger…

hope is better than fear…

optimism is better than despair…”

Jack Layton
1950-2011

Firefighter Felipe Espinosa

Mikael Kjellstrom — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 19:53:02 +0000

Fairmont Hot Springs, BC-20080824-A grubby contract wildland forest firefighter Felipe Espinosa after a day of work during the 2008 fire season. Photography by Mikael Kjellstrom