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Cory Permack is not just a talented photographer, he is also a fine and effective director of his shoots. He knows just how to work with a client to get the best out of the session. Working with him was great fun and the results are top notch. Call Cory if you want a beautiful, professional head shot.
- Jim Shepard
Calling yourself a “professional photographer” is really a matter of definition. One of the first people I spoke to in the early days of my photography business was the ubiquitous and enlightened photographer, David duChemin. He is based in Vancouver, and he’s a nice enough guy to take a few minutes to chat with me. It was inspirational and I left our downtown coffee meeting feeling inspired and empowered. I wish I had talked to him more.
If you ask him (and he will probably make time for you at his mobile office at Delaney’s on Davie), he would consider himself a humanitarian before a photographer – doing many fulfilling projects with international not-for-profit organizations. He has found the magic formula of doing what you love, and loving what you do. That alone makes him a fascinating photographer, person and inspiration to many people – not just photographers.
While impressive, it is not his portfolio or his travel stories, or his connections to photographic elite or his very obvious and present joie de vivre that impressed me so much. It is two things – his humility and his steadfast holistic approach to photography – and life.
I want to point to a particular article he wrote in response to a Twitter comment about being a “professional photographer.” True to his conviction, he defends the “art” of photography and rejects being defined by labels and tags. It is this wider vision, his holistic outlook, and his refusal to be boxed into perfect little package that has helped inspire me to track and away from the abyss of self-doubt…
I love and admire and encourage photographers who do this for a living. But so as not to be ambiguous, it needs to be understood that your art is not legitimized by how much money you make at it, if any. There are plenty of photographers of mediocre ability who make a living at this. There are many photographers who pay to do it, and subsidize their art by working as dentists, doctors, janitors, teachers, who are exceptional. To deny that they too are photographers merely because they choose not to sell their work, is not only ridiculous it’s offensive. (more…)
I encourage you to read more of what David has to say – you will be inspired.
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Being a photographer – the number 1 question I hear is “what type of photography do you do?” When I mention that, amongst other things, I do wedding photography – the response from people, 100% of the time, is “ooooh, wedding photography. That must be really tough.”
Don’t get me wrong, it is tough – the planning, the meetings with the bride and groom, the pressure, the weight of the event and the one-chance nature of the day can take it’s toll. If you’re not prepared to deal with these things, then yes, wedding photography is not for everyone. But if you can take a step back and harness the energy of the wedding and the people and the entire event, then there are some amazing images for the taking. Photographers dream about moments like these – so vivid and meaningful that it can be captured and remembered in an instant. Years later when looking back and seeing the fraction-of-a-second snapshot, you can recall all of the emotion, the sights, smells and sounds of a moment that is greater than the image itself. Everywhere you look there are postcard moments, and if your vision is right, and your timing is right, you will come away with some of your best images.
It is something that needs to be embraced, rather than feared, and I am so often amazed at the negative sentiment regarding wedding photography. I wonder how many “wedding photographers” loath shooting weddings? I firmly believe that an image captured is a reflection of the photographer, and you can only capture what you allow yourself to see. To that end, I try to always look for why something is good rather than lament about why it is bad. This opens me up to capturing endearing and lasting images, and ensures that my approach is heartfelt and honest – that is all one can ask for, and the results speak for themselves.
Cory was super easy to work with. He made my first shoot feel comfortable and natural. I have already recommended him to my friends!
- Danielle Rabkin
Cory captured some unbelievable and unforgettable moments from our wedding. He has a way of focusing on the little things that make an event memorable, and we are so happy that we have these amazing pictures to remember our day.
– Elana and Brian Jacobson