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Joel Bedford's photostream
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Thank you for viewing my Flickr Site! All my images are copyrighted but are available for use upon request, and with my consent.
I'm still relatively new to being behind the camera, but no stranger to being in front of it. Having grown up with parents who worked as successful professional photographers, there was a spark of inspiration from the beginning. Cameras were always around during my youth and I became very comfortable with being photographed, early on. This set me up quite well for my modeling career which has granted me the opportunity to travel and shoot with some extremely gifted and renowned photographers.
I'm now ready to translate my experiences into something of my own...a blend of my life experiences and influences, thus far. I'm very excited to share my vision; how I see the world, with others.
Flickr has proven to be such a valuable outlet for feedback and inspiration. I am thrilled to be part of such a creative global community where ideas and encouragement flow.
Testimonials are welcome, but please, please no 'come to our group' messages without a valid comment. One good comment is worth a million faves.
Stuff:
Canon 5D Mark II
Canon 24-105 F/4 L USM
Canon 70-200 2.8 L USM
Canon EF 85 1.8 USM
Canon EF 28-105 3.5-4.5 USM II (for sale - Jan. 2012)
Canon EF 50 1.8 II
580EX Speedlight
580EX II Speedlight
Lumiquest Big Bounce (for flash)
Cyber Sync wireless triggers
36" Photek softlighter umbrella
3 x 4 Photoflex softbox
2 x 3 Photoflex softbox
500 w/s Elinchrom strobe
250 w/s Elinchrom strobe
A few 36" umbrellas
create your own visited countries map
Photos of Joel Bedford (10)
Joel Bedford's favorite photos from other Flickr members (3,531)
Contacts (1,126)
Groups (50)
- Dazed and Confused - New Photographer Search 451,945 photos, 22,700 members
- FASHION PHOTOGRAPHY 491,382 photos, 41,805 members
- Available Light / Existing Light 393,462 photos, 13,055 members
- School of Digital Photography 252,062 photos, 13,714 members
- Fictitious Reality-47th Exhibition-Richard Brocken 18 photos, 249 members
- Ontario Travel 755 photos, 76 members
- dotART - punti di appartenenza || associazione culturale 1,200 photos, 188 members
- Beauty Shots (People) 1,505 photos, 896 members
- Ottawa Strobist 1,350 photos, 153 members
- Dogs In Action (Read The Rules) 40,962 photos, 4,194 members
- dreams and magic 5,085 photos, 3,096 members
- "Just Golden Retrievers" (#1-Lovable Breed)UNLIMITED PHOTOS 50,638 photos, 4,395 members
- MEC photo submissions 3,567 photos, 724 members
- *BEST OF THE FOREST 682 photos, 528 members
- Fine Art Photography (in the footsteps of the masters) 7,152 photos, 451 members
- Retouching Mayhem 847 photos, 436 members
- Photos taken with an Apple iPhone 547,302 photos, 29,266 members
- Wedding Poses For the Professional Wedding Photographer 28,772 photos, 4,597 members
- Wedding photographer in the world 35,482 photos, 4,891 members
- Wedding Photography 192,764 photos, 39,613 members
- COCKER - COCKER SPANIEL 12,466 photos, 1,315 members
- Do More™ for Pets Sponsored by Purina® Pro Plan® 12,468 photos, 1,834 members
- Film Noir 3,141 photos, 864 members
- Before & After - A Sneak Peek into Processing 2,910 photos, 4,658 members
- Egotography 37 photos, 2 members
- Engagement Shoots...the really creative ones 131 photos, 620 members
- E-sessions (engagement sessions) 30,246 photos, 4,028 members
- Photoshop Royalty 1,253 photos, 422 members
- Photographies artistiques 1,990 photos, 159 members
- Canon EOS 5D Mark II and EOS 5D Mark III Group 379,449 photos, 18,182 members
- Retouch Magic - Photo Manipulation and Retouching 32,141 photos, 4,592 members
- Retouch Artists 3,558 photos, 782 members
- Process my photo (Not better, just different) 483 photos, 807 members
- Dusk & Dawn - Sun below the horizon! 25,688 photos, 3,189 members
- Photoshop Professionals 52,321 photos, 4,965 members
- Darkest Dreaming 4,807 photos, 766 members
- The Textured Landscape (Painterly Quality Only) 9,729 photos, 1,425 members
- >> Beauty Shot << 3,717 photos, 1,597 members
- Photography: The Art of Observation 286 photos, 59 members
- Freckles - Sommersprossen 587 photos, 658 members
- "Terrain Vague" in Friedrichshain, Berlin 562 photos, 230 members
- Processing tutorials: By normal people, for normal people 279 photos, 566 members
- Kustom Graphics 1,962 photos, 283 members
- Flickrista 35,193 photos, 2,266 members
- Fictitious Reality 35th Exhibition-ps70 returning slowly 20 photos, 420 members
- Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L USM (NON IS) 13,964 photos, 1,161 members
- My Karsh 185 photos, 63 members
- Fictitious Reality 34th Exhibition-walter.breidenbach 18 photos, 452 members
- Fictitious Reality 33 th Exhibition- maree. 18 photos, 552 members
- Quebec city 11,244 photos, 841 members
Testimonials (3)
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John Magnet Bell, Wearing a Red Tie says:
"Joel is someone you want to take seriously.
We've never met in person, but I already know a great deal about him.
First, he has an eye for beauty, and that is the foundation every artist must begin with.
Second, and this is something that transcends mere personal taste, you can tell that he works hard at his photography. There is this sharpness to his images -- not just graphic, but also conceptual. Although we have never spoken on the subject, I am sure he is not afraid of throwing away the shots that aren't good enough for him. That's why his portfolio is solid.
Joel and I work in rather dissimilar modes and convey jarringly different notions through our work. My kind of output is markedly distant from his, but... I would like to flatter myself to think that we share a common grammar -- a visual grammar that demands strong composition and a concern with fundamentals -- and it is our diction that varies, not the language that we speak.
That we are so different, live so far apart and come from very different backgrounds is no reason why we should not admire each other.
I will end as I began.
Joel is someone you want to take seriously."13th February, 2010
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Rocio Montoya says:
"your work is simply amazing, I love your vision and your sensibility"
30th November, 2008
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robotsluvme says:
"Really nice work brother"
3rd September, 2008
- Name:
- Joel Bedford
- Joined:
- January 2007
- Hometown:
- Ottawa, Canada
- Currently:
- Ottawa, Canada
- I am:
- Male
- Occupation:
- Photographer / Model / Retoucher