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Shawn TalbotMarch 14, 2025
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What are some of the stand-out ways luxury hotels are evoking that home-away-from-home feeling? A tour of this new design trend with a busy hospitality photographer.
Shawn TalbotNovember 18, 2024
How a photographer from Kelowna, BC started photographing the most luxurious all-inclusive resorts in the Caribbean. It’s been 26 years, and I’m still in awe of where my camera and luxury resort photography have taken me.
Shawn TalbotApril 26, 2024
I’ve been a professional photographer for 25 years, and hospitality photography is where I’ve found my stride. Here’s how I became a Marriott-approved photographer and what lies on the horizon.
Shawn TalbotMarch 18, 2024
As a commercial photographer, much has changed in the past quarter-century. Join me as I look back on my career, from my first paid job to finding my feet as an architectural photographer.
Shawn TalbotDecember 18, 2023
Booked an aerial photography or videography shoot and curious about drone laws in Canada? I’ve been flying drones for clients for over a decade. Here’s what you need to know.
Shawn TalbotOctober 30, 2023
There’s something surreal about luxury hospitality and architectural photography. The way the light falls through the window, how the colour and texture of each surface are perfectly represented and how each lamp in the room emits a soft and inviting…
Shawn TalbotOctober 4, 2023
Summer, your busiest season, will be here soon. Now, you’re on the hunt for a hospitality photographer to capture the images that will inspire guests to stop scrolling and book a room or reserve a table. As you browse portfolios…
Shawn TalbotJune 5, 2023
Whether you're a small local restaurant or a large international hotel chain, working with a professional hospitality photographer on an architectural photoshoot can help you capture the unique character of your business and showcase it in the best possible light.…
Shawn TalbotDecember 29, 2022
Arnold Newman once said, “Architectural photography is 1% talent and 99% moving furniture.” I certainly don’t disagree with the part about moving furniture. I define architectural photography as the capturing of places and spaces. An architect, a designer and a…
Shawn TalbotJuly 2, 2021
When the bulk of your photography assignments come from the hospitality, hotel/resort and travel industries, there's nothing like a global pandemic to interrupt your work schedule. Despite that, I remain thankful to have my health and to have an amazing…
Shawn TalbotDecember 29, 2020
Life as a commercial, architectural and aerial photographer based in Kelowna, BC. Before we enter busy season, I wanted to reach out and say a quick “hello” and let you know what we’ve been up to. 2018 was an exceptionally…
Shawn TalbotMarch 28, 2019
I am a commercial photographer. When I tell people that I am a commercial photographer, often the first question is “what is a commercial photographer?” In a nutshell, I shoot for businesses. This primarily consists of architecture, hotels, resorts, corporate…
Shawn TalbotJanuary 1, 2019
The clips in this video were captured over several mornings in Kelowna, BC at the peak of the lockdowns implemented during the pandemic. This reminder of the quiet and the stillness in our community at that time is dedicated to…
Shawn TalbotMay 7, 2018
As a commercial photographer based in Kelowna, we get the opportunity to work with a lot of interesting businesses and organizations. No shoot is ever the same. What I love most about commercial photography is access - access to people,…
Shawn TalbotSeptember 16, 2017
When I first began my career as a commercial photographer in Kelowna, whenever I needed to capture an aerial perspective I would rent a helicopter. This was limiting for clients because it is expensive and because the minimum altitude that…
Shawn TalbotAugust 1, 2017
When the weather in the Okanagan is not terribly conducive to shooting outside, it’s usually time to head indoors for some architectural photography. In the last couple of weeks we have had the opportunity to shoot for some outstanding and…
Shawn TalbotFebruary 12, 2016
Recently we had an opportunity to photograph some new real estate resort lifestyle photography for two different Okanagan luxury resort developments. The art directors for both projects had fairly similar visions for their photography and our assignment was to capture photographs that…
Shawn TalbotJuly 12, 2015
It has certainly been an extremely busy year thus far! The team and I have had the opportunity to shoot for a large number of amazing clients who have presented us with all kinds of unique challenges and opportunities. We…
Shawn TalbotMarch 24, 2015
At this time in 2008 I remember saying “this is the busiest spring season we have ever had.” In 2009 I said the same thing. I am happy to say that 2010 has been the busiest spring we have had…
Shawn TalbotMarch 24, 2015
Typically I like to send out a newsletter once every quarter but I had to forego a summer update this year. 6 months, minimum 16 hour days, 7 days a week in a whirlwind of photographic fury. Love it! Unfortunately,…
Shawn TalbotMarch 24, 2015
Every time I send out an email update I struggle with the decision as to which clients and assignments to write about. This winter has been chock full of a wide variety of photoshoots. In the last three months The…
Shawn TalbotMarch 24, 2015
In my last newsletter I was headed off for shoots in China and Japan. However, due to the tragedy in Japan and the subsequent nuclear fallout, I decided to extend my stay in China. There were too many adventures to…
Shawn TalbotMarch 24, 2015
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