Micael Savoie

Not only had I been working in my basement, part of it was spent on designing a wedding album for an amazing couple.  This was my first experience dealing with Kiss and I must say I’m quite impressed with the results.  The leather quality is awesome, printing is accurate (if your monitor is calibrated) and the paper quality is fantastic.  I’m thrilled and can’t wait to deliver them.

Kiss Wedding Book, 12inch with brown leather

Dealing with Kiss has been really simple, even if it was the first one I created with this particular company.  Their moto is “The World’s Simplest Book Company”, sure there are others out there that may be similar but… it still ain’t a Kiss Book.

Everything was super easy, uploading, preview of the book before printing and submit and that’s all you have to worry about.  Once it was uploaded to their site the next day it was already printing and the day after it was binding time.  If it would not have been for shipping/customs , it would’ve been here in about 3-4 days max.

The only downer was the brokerage/customs fees I had to pay.  This is something I had not thought about initially and in our area UPS can be a pain since they don’t cover this area so it’s a subcontracted to another company.  It then becomes harder to track your parcel or even get the hand on it.

Autumn is my favorite season of all, there is always a cool breeze, huge cummulus clouds and when it’s not overcast, stunning light conditions.  When the light peaks thru the clouds back lighting the colored leaves still hanging on, it gives an amazing show not everyone is able to witness.  Most places I visited this year had yellow colored leaves mostly because it was land of the White Birch, sometime you could spot the contrasting bright red of a great Canadian Maple.  The fallen leaves will again decompose and it will be the beginning of a new cycle for new life.  This shot might seem like a water reflection but in autumn with the constant wind it would be almost impossible to get a calm body of water.  To get the desired shot I’ve used a low shutter speed of 1/25th at F16 using the multiple exposure Nikon camera has, this was 3 shots panning up.

Autumn Reflection, Daily Point Reserve

This weekend was busy but a lot of fun since I got to spend time with my wife and do what I like the most, photography.  I’m currently working on a project and there’s a bit of traveling involved so Saturday morning we woke up, went to Tim’s to get our fuel for the day and took the highway toward Miramichi then all the way up to Caraquet.  For lunch we went to the best bakery around, “Boulangerie Grains de folie” in Caraquet where I got homemade pizza with Feta cheese and brocoli salad and my wife got a quiche with a garden salad.  The food is excelent, they have a good variety of cheese and good bread and you can’t go wrong with a chocolat croissant.   Where are they located?  Easy, 171 bldv. Saint-Pierre Ouest, Caraquet.

Boulangerie Grains de folie, Caraquet

After eating all that great food we headed to our next assignment, set the light and as usual I use my beautiful wife as a model to fine tune my lighting before the client comes into place.  In this shot there was still a few tweaking to be done like to get a better rim light etc…  We were limited in time and area that we could use for the shot so it had to be very minimalist while keeping an excellent photo quality.

I’d like to take the opportunity to thank all of those who take the time to read/view my blog.  More post coming up shortly but I’ll be “disconnected” for a short period during holidays, I’ll be traveling and haven’t decided on the purchase of a laptop yet but… I can smell it, I’ll get one soon enough :0).

May joy and comfort be with you and yours during this Holiday Season!

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C’est avec plaisir que vous êtes invités au vernissage de l’exposition photos signée Micaël Savoie.  L’évènement se déroulera à 19h le 5 novembre prochain à la galerie Père-Maurice-Leblanc situé au 725, rue Collège à Bathurst. À l’honneur, une exposition haute en couleur où vin et fromage seront servis, le tout accompagné d'une musique jouée par l'artiste Jimmy Abud.

Pour faire un bref résumé de l’artiste, Micaël Savoie est un jeune photographe passionné par l’esthétisme du monde extérieur. Au travers la lentille de son appareil, il perçoit une beauté simple, mais d’une élégance absolue qui se dessine sur l’ensemble de ses œuvres. Son talent naturel du cadrage agencé à sa maîtrise reconnue et exceptionnelle de l’éclairage lui permet de donner une toute nouvelle définition à l’éloquence.  Au premier regard, ses œuvres nous parlent, laissant à l’âme un droit de parole enfoui, trop souvent oublié.

Pour ceux qui ne pourront malheureusement se présenter au vernissage du 5 novembre, veuillez noter que l’exposition sera en montre jusqu’au 19 décembre.

Au plaisir de vous voir en grand nombre !

It’s with great pleasure that we invite you to the opening reception for the photography of Micaël Savoie.  The reception will be held at 7pm the 5^th of November, at the Père-Maurice-Leblanc gallery, 725 College St. Bathurst.  For the occasion, wine and cheese will be served accompanied with music performed by artist Jimmy Abud.

Micael Savoie is a young photographer impassioned by the aesthetics of the world around him. Through the lens of his camera, he perceives simple beauty but of an absolute elegance which shapes the whole of his works. His natural talent for framing and his exceptional control of lighting, enable him to redefine the meaning of elegance. At first glance, his works speaks to the soul allowing the often forgotten voices deep within to speak aloud.

For those who can’t make it for the opening reception, the gallery will be open to visitors until December 19^th.

We appreciate your time and look forward to seeing you at the opening reception.