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todd and andrea

Gabe — Tue, 15 May 2012 17:00:22 +0000

honest and real

Gabe — Tue, 08 May 2012 18:26:31 +0000

this session was shot 100% on film at a Best Western motel in Calgary, Alberta. i wanted to try something different. i wanted to try a different location. a location not typically associated with sessions like this. i wanted to step away from the overdone ultra modern hotel or studio with a black leather chair and a shay lounge. i wanted it to be about beauty. about light. not artificial light or hot lights. but natural light. no perfectly manicured hair and barbie doll makeup. i wanted it to be honest and real.

so here it is. a frame from Anna’s session captured on a hasselblad 500C/M and {i believe} Portra 800 film. to see the rest of her session please visit my new portrait site:

gabemcclintock.com/anna

hoyee and nick

Gabe — Mon, 07 May 2012 14:55:50 +0000

so here it is

Gabe — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 18:44:10 +0000

it’s scary. or maybe it’s the fear of failure that’s scary. or perhaps it’s the fear of failure and a hurt ego that is scary. if i am being honest with myself i’d say that’s it. i have no idea if this will take off as perspectiveye has. no one knows. i hope it does. i dream that is does. but i don’t know. all i know is i have wanted to do something like this for a while now and my fears and excuses have always seem to make my decision for me. so many reasons why i cant do it. why i shouldn’t do it. really all just excuses.

so here it is. it’s not a huge body of work. to be honest i wouldn’t even call it a body of work yet. but it’s my work. it’s what i have right now and i have to start somewhere. portrait. fashion. commercial. i want to try new things. i am still shooting weddings as i love the emotion. the celebration. the connection but i want to explore more. so if you are interested in working together please let me know and let’s explore together.

click here to see the new site: WWW.GABEMCCLINTOCK.COM

jaclynn and adam

Gabe — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 18:49:36 +0000

hold me close. whisper in my ear. tell me why you love me and i’ll give you my world. tears will fall towards the earth. tears of sadness for those who know not what we have and tears of happiness because you are mine.

just enough

Gabe — Sun, 08 Apr 2012 19:59:48 +0000

technically this image isn’t perfect. composition wise it’s far from. but emotionally for me it is. for me this image is perfection. for me this image captures her right now. this very moment in her life. wearing her fancy coat from her uncle (whom she adores). her little purse slung over one shoulder just like her mom. her tiny legs wrapped in pants 2 sizes to small. walking behind mom and in front of dad at just enough distance to feel independent. to feel like a “big kid” but close enough to feel safe. she is an amazing little girl. she is a beautiful little girl. she my amazing and beautiful daughter. i love her.

while we try to teach our children all about life, our children teach us what life is all about ~ angela schwindt

dean and jessica

Gabe — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 19:31:52 +0000

soul

Gabe — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 19:23:30 +0000

one more image from Irene’s session. all the film has been shipped and a bunch of new work coming soon.

lecia m8. 35 summicron.

jessica and dean

Gabe — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 15:43:50 +0000

i had fun

Gabe — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 14:24:41 +0000

i traveled light this time. only bringing down a couple film bodies, each with one fixed lens and a bag of film. i love the simplicity of shooting this way. i love how these manual cameras make you think about each image before you press that shutter. how they make you very aware of what the light is doing within your viewfinder. they are both such simple tools and this is what i love.

so here are a few random images from our trip to Vegas. nothing award winning was created. nothing truly incredible was captured. but i can say that each time i pressed that shutter i smiled. i had fun.

color images from the hasselblad 500CM and the black and whites from the Leica M6.