Dodgie Dator Photography - blog

Sara H - Spring Fashion

2012-01-15T06:49:00.000-08:00

I am so blessed to be working with such amazing models. My latest model in my portfolio is the stunning Sara, she is so bubbly and really sharp on her poses. She also such a pleasure to work with, she easily gets directions and posing concepts. It always helps to be with a model that can keep a session going with laughs and fun stories. I personally hate just doing photography as "work", on my fashion shoots I always make each session a fun day for everyone involved.

Here's my faves from our first session.

Thanks Sara and looking forward to our future sessions.

Chelsea Caroline - Spring Fashion

2012-01-15T06:48:00.000-08:00

My good friend and one of my premier models, Jessica Pike referred her high school friend Chelsea to work with me. I didn't know what Chelsea looks like but with Jess' high recommendations, there's no reason to doubt.

Chelsea phoned me up prior to our session and she seems to be a very fun model to work with. We discussed some minor details going into our session the next day, I was really looking forward to meeting. On session day I finally met Chelsea and on my she is tall and as my wife described her, "like a barbie doll". She is absolutely gorgeous.

Chelsea is no doubt a premier model and such an honor for her to grace my portfolio. I can't ask for more because she is such a perfectionist on her work. I am looking forward to a lot more sessions ahead.

Thanks Chelsea for such an amazing day out...despite your worries that you locked your keys inside your van.. all turned out well since I get to meet Jimmy, Chelsea's special someone

Kaylee Gauthier - Street Fashion

2012-01-15T06:47:00.000-08:00

This is yet another explosive performance from my very good friend Kaylee Gauthier.It's always so much fun to work with Kay. Our sessions are always very productive, since all our work together we know how to compliment each other.

I have worked with a number of models and I have to say that Kay's personality truly shines through on her photos. She is one of the best model's I've been so blessed to work with.

Thanks Kaylee for such an amazing session, looking forward to more sessions for 2012. All the best to your upcoming fashion show on February 23.

Cheyenne - Street Fashion

2012-01-11T12:59:00.000-08:00

Cheyenne is a good friend of my premier model Kaylee Gauthier. Kaylee arranged for this session and to both our surprise Cheyenne is a natural model, frame after frame was a keeper. Cheyenne, Nicole and Kaylee shared the session time, she proved that she has what it takes to be a model.

Even though this is her first professional portfolio session, she looked like she's been doing this for awhile. It didn't take long for her to be represented by an agency here in Winnipeg.

Thank you Cheyenne for these gorgeous photographs, what a way to start your modeling career. Thanks for making me part if it.

Nicole - Street Glamour

2012-01-11T12:39:00.000-08:00

Nicole is such a beautiful model, this is her first professional photo shoot. It might have took a little bit to loosen up. It was such a fun afternoon with this lovely model. I met Nicole's twin sister on my first session with Kaylee Gauthier, it would have been fun if both of them came for this shoot.

Nicole thanks for such an amazing session and I am looking forward to a lot more projects ahead.

Nikki Thompson - Street Fashion

2012-01-11T12:25:00.000-08:00

I have to start by thanking the beautiful Nikki Thompson for all these gorgeous photographs. This is Nikki's first professional photo shoot. It might have been a little intimidating for her at first but it didn't take long for her to relax and enjoy the session.

I love working with new models since its always a new experience and lots of fun stories. For a first ever photo shoot, only one thing I can say... Nikki you rock!

Nikki thanks for such amazing photos and looking forward to all our upcoming sessions together.

Kinzie - Street Fashion

2012-01-11T11:32:00.000-08:00

It's been awhile since I updated my blog, it has been a very hectic few months.

It's always very exciting to work with new models, it's such an honor to be part of their journey through their portfolio. It's been quite a bit of time since Kinzie and I talked about working together. It never happened until this session due to our busy schedules. I would have to say one thing Kinzie, it was worth the wait.

Thanks Kinzie for such a successful first session, looking forward to a lot more sessions ahead.

Kaylee Gauthier - Fall Fashion

2011-10-14T21:23:00.000-07:00

I always love working with Kaylee. She always has lots of fun stories to share and she makes an hour long session go by so quick. This is my favorite session with her, she came prepared and just frame after frame she nailed each pose. She is relatively new in modeling compared to other models I work with but she is determined to develop. It shows on each session we get to work together, this is her strongest album yet.

Thanks Kaylee for such an amazing session, looking forward to our winter fashion series.

Freis Family - Fall Portraits

2011-10-14T20:46:00.000-07:00

This is one amazing and fun session. One of the models I regularly work with, Lindsey Hayes called me up for a family portrait. I have to say that this is one very close family...just full of laughs, smiles and pure happiness.

Thanks Freis family for such a fun afternoon.

Cheska - Fall Fashion

2011-10-14T20:31:00.000-07:00

Cheska and I were just scouting out the location for the family portrait we have for the next day. My gorgeous wife is always well dressed and ready for a photoshoot, quite an irony since most of my clients meet her as my co-photographer. She is just as good on both sides of the camera.

Brittany Longley - "Bohemian" Fall Fashion

2011-10-14T19:45:00.000-07:00

This is my second session with the gorgeous Brittany Longley. This second session took awhile to push through. It was just a very busy summer with my wife immigrating here in Winnipeg. It was good that Brittany had the chance to also meet Cheska on our session.

Here's some of our photos that day.

Impromptu Photo Shoots with Cheska

2011-08-29T18:13:00.000-07:00

Its such fun to have my gorgeous wife here... everyday we go out is a photo session. She is always well dressed and always like to pose as we find some interesting locations.

Here's some of our photos.

Mrs Frances Dator is here!!! :-)

2011-08-29T18:04:00.000-07:00

My gorgeous wife is finally here to be part of my photography team...we had our first booking August 27 2011. Its been a long wait for her to come join me here since our wedding back in October 2010. Even though its been fun traveling back and forth to the Philippines for my overseas workshops and photography projects, it would be lessen now having Mrs Frances Dator here now.

It sure was a busy few months prior to her coming here. So we are looking forward to an exciting 2012 and onwards as we build our team.

Chelsea Caroline - Summer Fashion

2011-08-29T17:48:00.000-07:00

Its been awhile since my last session with the gorgeous Chelsea, she moved out of the city. She has been very busy with her move and we haven't had the chance to push through our summer sessions. With a short trip back to Winnipeg she immediately called me up to schedule a shoot. As amazing and fun as always... the session was worth the wait.

Here's our photos... Thanks Chels..

Ranosa - Catalan, a dream wedding in the Philippines

2011-07-25T19:19:00.000-07:00

Overseas projects always tops my year...but wait the year is only mid way through. This is one of the best projects of the year for me...I am looking forward to 2 more really amazing upcoming weddings in August. It will be so hard to top this wedding, an all out celebration from the preparation, employing Davao City's best makeup artists, stylist and coordinators. Working with the who's who in the city is such an honor, Sheila Magpale'screw for some of the make-up and the amazing madam Otoi Mercado for the bride and groom's make-up. I have to mention the great work of Erwin Lee Tan, owner/lead designer of Davao's premier haute couture house, Kasuotan.

The decorations is courtesy of one of Philippines' best Noel Tanza. One word to describe the master's work...jaw dropping. I don't get to see these kind of work very often, I am lucky to work with Noel twice in my overseas weddings...always amazing work madam. The crystal accents from the church decors to the very elaborate reception decorations, indeed a dream wedding.

Congratulations to Ferdie and Joann for such a fabulous wedding and all the best always in the years, decades ahead filled with happiness, good health and prosperity.

Kaylee Gauthier - Summer Fashion - 4th Set

2011-07-25T18:59:00.001-07:00

Kaylee's 4th set for our Summer Fashion 2011 series is her best session so far in my own opinion. I've seen Kay developed into such a strong model, her drive to deliver the best photographs in each frame is very inspiring.

Kaylee Gauthier - Summer Fashion - 3rd Set

2011-07-25T18:48:00.001-07:00

Another amazing session with the beautiful Kaylee Gauthier. This is the 3rd set of our Summer Fashion series...and Kay just keeps on delivering awesome photographs.

Looking forward to upcoming sessions.

Kaylee Gauthier - Summer Fashion - 2nd Set

2011-07-25T18:40:00.001-07:00

Second set of our Summer Fashion 2011 series.

Thanks Kaylee for another amazing session.

Kaylee Gauthier - Summer Fashion - 1st Set

2011-07-25T18:24:00.000-07:00

Kaylee is one of my newest models and she is one that I absolutely enjoy working with. She is always ready for her session. Her work ethics is amazing, she never missed a shoot yet and that's even if she is not feeling 100% that day. We planned for a summer fashion series and with the gorgeous outfits we get to work with... it will be such a fun project.

Here's our first session of the series.

Jessica Pike - Monochrome

2011-07-17T08:49:00.000-07:00

Thanks to the beautiful Jessica Pike for another amazing session. We planned for this shoot for awhile now, a monochrome session. I do love photos in monochrome and a lot of my photos do have that vivid colors because of the clothes of my models but this time, Jess came in black skirt and a white top. With the absence of colorful clothing, we decided to push through our plans for a monochrome album. Lighting and shape are vital in a monochrome photograph and I have to say that it worked perfectly for this session.

Here's some of my faves.

Morning Mist - Pearl Farm, Philippines

2011-07-17T08:03:00.000-07:00

Mornings do have amazing photo opportunities...such as these. Thank God for such beauty we get to admire each day.

Pearl Farm - Garden City of Samal, Philippines

2011-07-17T07:46:00.000-07:00

Just like to share some photos of the beautiful place my wife and I stayed in. The Pearl Farm is a very well known location in the Philippines, most of the guest while we there were foreigners.

It's a very serene location, a lot of fun activities to do...for me and Cheska, we just walked around and took some photos.

Go visit if you do have the chance... it's worth the trip.

Frances Dator a session in Pearl Farm

2011-07-17T07:33:00.001-07:00

Here's a session with my gorgeous wife from our stay in Pearl Farm. We always wanted to visit Pearl Farm ever since we were still dating awhile back. We never got the chance so we made sure we get the chance to do so this time. I can't think of a better way to make our stay more memorable than to use this stunning resort for a location for a session.

Pearl Farm in the Garden City of Samal is such an awesome place to visit, please go visit if you get the chance. Samal is just off the Davao Gulf and it's approximately 1hr boat ride from Davao City.

Frances Dator a session in Eden Mountain Resort

2011-07-17T07:22:00.000-07:00

Here's another special album for 2011, a session with my gorgeous wife from our stay in Eden Mountain Resort in Davao City, Philippines. We stayed there and what better way to use the beautiful place than to have my wife model. I have to say that Frances is such a natural, working with her was breeze. She is a much stronger photographer than a model but it looks like she's been modeling for awhile.

Here's some of our photos.

Myk & Cha - wedding

2011-07-17T07:16:00.000-07:00

This is not a typical wedding...why you might ask, hmmm... they are already married prior to this day. Its not really that much of a big deal as it sounds, Myk and Cha had a civil wedding back in the Philippines back in 2010. They decided to have a much formal church celebration here in Winnipeg.

Congratulations Myk and Cha... for a love that truly shows through on each photo.

Here's my faves from their big day.

Mrs Frances Dator - KASUOTAN Fashion Session

2011-07-13T11:34:00.000-07:00

I have a lot more photos to post on my blog. I am posting this one sooner than my other projects because these photos are very special to me. This is a fashion session for Davao City, Philippines, fashion house Kasuotan. This particular piece is by the madam himself Erwin Lee Tan, Kasuotan's owner and lead designer. Erwin also designed Frances' wedding gown for our wedding last Oct 2010. Always a pleasure working with you madam Erwin.

Another super special reason why this is one of my fave album of the year so far, the model is my gorgeous wife, Frances Cheska Dator.

Mar & Grace Wedding

2011-07-13T10:50:00.000-07:00

Mar & Grace wedding is the kick off for my wedding projects this year. It is very special not only because it's my first wedding for the year but more to the fact that Mar is my younger brother.

Mar and Grace, all the best to you both always and many happy years ahead.

Here's some of my faves from their wedding.

Lindsey Hayes - Summer Fashion 2011

2011-07-13T10:39:00.000-07:00

Lindsey is one model I always look forward to work with. She is always ready for her session and its so much fun chatting with her. We haven't worked together for awhile due to conflicting schedules but here's a kick off for summer 2011.

Thanks Lindsey for another amazing session.

Jessica Pike - Spring Fashion 2nd Set

2011-05-23T07:21:00.000-07:00

Jess is one of the best models I work with. She is one that I can always rely on to deliver optimum results. We haven't worked for awhile due to very conflicting schedules, but it's certainly worth the wait.

Thanks Jess... always a pleasure working with you, many more session to come soon.

Tricia Rodriguez - Best Wedding Decors, Winnipeg - Commercial Session

2011-05-23T06:53:00.000-07:00

This is a commercial session for one of the go to places in Winnipeg for wedding decorations. Tricia and I did a wedding a year ago and she decided to book me for a commercial session this year. Tricia is very creative and it shows on her creations and if we had more time she could have done a lot more. The session wasn't that fast paced, we had to take down each set-up to prepare for the next one. Each of her creation is super artistic and I really admire how she plays with colors. My wife loves her work too and described it as "very pleasing to the eyes".

Tricia also had so much fun stories during our session, thanks Tricia for such a fun filled day.

Here's some of Tricia's creations.

Tricia Rodriguez - www.bestweddingdecor.com

Chelsea Caroline - Spring Fashion 3rd set

2011-05-23T06:37:00.000-07:00

It's always fun to be out in a fashion shoot with a beautiful model that can fill the down time with such amazing stories. Chelsea is always a pleasure to work with not only because of her modeling skills but her really inspiring stories. We did this session just before my commercial session later that day and it was such a fun start of my day.

Thanks Chelsea for another wonderful session.

Here's my faves.

Brittany Longley - "Bohemian" Fashion

2011-05-14T22:53:00.000-07:00

Another gorgeous model that would be part of my fashion portfolio... Brittany Longley.

I love working with new models specially someone that would introduce me to new fashion. Brit calls this look "bohemian", I never had a session with this theme before. I am not really that much concerned about the type of fashion I photograph. The most important thing for me in each session is that it is fun, and Brit is an absolute joy to spend a couple of hours for a shoot.

Brittany is good friends with one of my premier models, Jessica Pike. These gals share 2 things in common, their amazing sense of humor and their impeccable modeling skills. I can't say much of the fun stories shared during our shoot since those are not my stories to tell.

Looking forward to more sessions with Brittany soon... Thanks mam for such an amazing evening.

Chelsea Caroline - Spring Fashion 2nd Set

2011-05-11T13:36:00.000-07:00

This is my second set with the gorgeous Chelsea Caroline. Amazing work ethics she has, always on time and all set for our shoot. It was a lot of really fun stories to fill the time while transferring to various locations. Her life story is so inspirational that I look up to her courage. I can't say much about all these life moments since it's not mine to share. I love what I do... working with people and eventually having them not only as models/clients but also as friends.

Thanks Chelsea for another amazing session.

Chelsea Caroline - Spring Fashion

2011-05-11T13:15:00.000-07:00

Chelsea phoned me up prior to our session and she seems to be a very fun model to work with. We discussed some minor details going into our session the next day, I was really looking forward to meeting her. On session day I finally met Chelsea and oh my she is tall and as my wife described her, "like a barbie doll". She is absolutely gorgeous.

Thanks Chelsea for such an amazing day out...despite your worries that you locked your keys inside your van.. all turned out well since I get to meet Jimmy, Chelsea's special someone

Kaylee Gauthier - Spring Fashion - 3rd Set

2011-05-11T13:03:00.000-07:00

Kaylee came with Sara for her first session and it didn't take long before it became a showdown. Kaylee is a more experienced model compared to Sara but she wasn't feeling so well that day either. So it was a battle between these two amazing models. I have to say that both delivered amazing photographs and to me they are both just as good.

Kay, no need to really prove yourself... you are an amazing model, Sara did gave you some stiff competition though...

Here's my faves.

Sara H - Spring Fashion

2011-05-11T12:44:00.000-07:00

Here's my faves from our first session.

Thanks Sara and looking forward to our future sessions.

Kaylee Gauthier - Spring Fashion - 2nd Set

2011-05-11T12:30:00.000-07:00

This is my second spring fashion session with the beautiful Kaylee Gauthier. We went walking around downtown to find our location. Its always fun having a shoot with Kaylee since she has some really fun stories to share. Kaylee turns on effortlessly when the session starts and delivers such amazing photos.

Thanks Kay for another fun session, here are my favorites.

Jana V - Fashion Session

2011-05-02T05:41:00.000-07:00

It's been awhile now since I last worked with Jana. It was such a treat to have the opportunity to work with her again. Jana and I used to do concept sessions prior to her getting projects with other photographers. I admire Jana's work ethics, she is one model that is up for anything. She doesn't mind getting dirty or be out in the cold for a bit...we did a fall session out in Grand Beach a couple of years ago.

Jana is such a fun model to work with not only because of her modeling prowess but her amazing stories. Thanks Jana for such an amazing session and all the best to your modeling career. Looking forward to more sessions soon.