Last week we had the pleasure of working with some great industry partners during a photo shoot for North Ridge Developments.  The photo shoot turned out great and was tons of fun as the weather co-operated and we had puppies on set. Working with these industry partners got us thinking that it wasn’t long ago that some of us at AdSpark worked at a firm in which the owner of the organization took an isolationist approach when dealing with potential competitors. This became increasingly bothersome and thus AdSpark was built on a philosophy of inclusion. Collaboration sparks the best of ideas that often turn out to be not only original but inspiring.
A big thanks goes out to the team on the North Ridge photo shoot. We couldn’t have done it without the help of Kiriako Iatritis, Riley Lawson, Kiera and Candace from Salon 306, Edge Agency and North Ridge Developments!

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“We first heard about Lisa through local make-up artist Sonja Clifton-Remple and when we visited Lisa’s website we recognized some of the models through our UofR friend networks”, said AdSpark’s Creative Director Jay Roach. “We loved her fresh, saturated compositions and post production skills. When I spoke to her on the phone I was impressed with her optimistic, down-to-earth personality. She totally meshed with our team on set”. Currently the AdSpark team is picking out their head shots. “We’re looking forward to the final edits. The work in her portfolio is impressive”, says Business Development Officer Ryan Haynee.

Lisa, 28 years old, was born and raised in a small town in Northern Manitoba called Flin Flon where she grew up reading fashion magazines every month, pouring over the ads and photographs in the articles.  She got her first DSLR in 2007, bought the recommended books, and began thinking maybe this could be a career. Lisa now lives in Regina and is in her last year of the Applied Photography program at SIAST.

We asked Lisa who her photography heroes are and she said, “I love Annie Liebovitz. Such a cliche answer, but she inspires me. I also love a lot of non-famous photographers, whose works inspire me and spark my creativity every day.”

Lisa said she had a great great time shooting with the AdSpark team. “The guys gave me their all, and were such troopers in the cold. They were willing to do whatever I asked. Because of that, I think we got some great shots. I can’t wait to work with them again”.

GEAR: Lisa Slugoski sports the original Canon 5D, 85mm f/1.8, 50mm f/1.4, 580EX II Flash, a set of Pocket Wizard Plus II’s, Softbox and light stand.

Candid photos by Jay Roach

The December issue of Adrenaline Magazine features Jordan Eberle. Eberle scored against Russia with 5.4 seconds remaining in the 3rd period to send the Canada/Russia semi final at the 2009 World Junior Hockey Championship to over time! Then he followed up with the first shootout goal. They called him a “Canadian Hero”, and we agree. AdSpark’s Jay Roach had the honor of photographing Eberle on Monday and is currently laying out the cover of Adrenaline. “As an amateur photographer and huge fan of the Regina Pats, this is by far the coolest opportunity I’ve had. It was very exciting”. Special thanks to Sonja Clifton-Remple, Julie Folk, and the Regina Pats.  Advertising spots are selling fast for this highly anticipated issue of Adrenaline Magazine!

Photo by Jay Roach