Local funk band Big Wheel and the Spokes were preparing their latest CD and needed a new set of promo shots done so we spent an early September afternoon doing just that. Fast forward to today (Dec 27) and Big Wheel will be hosting their CD release party tonight at Loplops starting at 9:45PM.

In honour of the release of Spin Big Wheel and myself have arranged to give away 2 of the CDs here on the site. To enter all you have to do is leave a meaningful comment below (so simply saying “hi” doesn’t count). I’ll draw two names at random on Wednesday (Dec 30) and get the CD off to you as soon as I can (door to door delivery in the Sault and through the mail if you live elsewhere). The contest is open to anyone who loves some good funk. To get a glimpse of some of the songs on the new release check out Big Wheel on MySpace. Their new website should also be up and running shortly as well.

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On Thursday I got together with Bridget, Brian and their dog Stanley to rock out their engagement shoot. We started off at a beach area to the west of the city where Bridget spent most of her summers growing up, from there we headed downtown to tackle the Government Dock area and the surroundings of the Bushplane Museum where they will be having their wedding next year. I haven’t shot in any of these locations before so it made for a fun day.

We tried incorporating Stanley in to as many shots as possible but he was more occupied with running around in circles and jumping into the water so we just let him do his thing. Bridget and Brian sneakily hid awesome props throughout our first location including Brian’s vintage boat and an old bike owned by Bridget’s mom – both of these things were just screaming “shoot me!”. They both also rocked the footwear with a wardrobe change in between the two main locations which added some extra funk to the shots.

Bridget and Brian thanks for the great day and I’m looking forward to your wedding next year!

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