
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:
Cameras:
Canon 5D Mark III w/ grip
Canon 5D Mark II w/ grip
iPhone 4
Lenses:
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
Canon EF 50 1.8 II
Canon EF 40mm 2.8 STM
Canon EF 50mm 1.4 USM
Lights & Mods:
580EX Speedlight
580EX II Speedlight
Lumiquest Big Bounce (for flash)
3 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
Elinchrom Minisoft -44 (18") beauty dish
Elinchrom Rotalux 70cm deep octa
Lowepro AW II Backpack
Pelican Case for Elinchroms


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Photos of Joel Bedford (14)
Joel Bedford's favorite photos from other Flickr members (3,480)
Contacts (1,141)
Groups (50)
- ITALIA - ITALY - ITALIE - ITALIEN 17,094 photos, 695 members
- Italy, Best of / L'immagine dell'Italia 160,783 photos, 8,803 members
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- Valentina Media - photo inspiration 433 photos, 66 members
- Saccades Project 24,620 photos, 1,149 members
- Weddings With Style 10,943 photos, 1,155 members
- Canon EOS 5D Series 373,987 photos, 17,055 members
- Canon EOS 5D Mark II & Mark III Users 183,316 photos, 5,605 members
- Artistic and creative dog shots! 20,105 photos, 1,929 members
- Conceptual Portrait Photography 13,572 photos, 1,255 members
- Dazed and Confused - New Photographer Search 532,648 photos, 24,917 members
- FASHION PHOTOGRAPHY 555,294 photos, 45,467 members
- Available Light / Existing Light 495,588 photos, 14,716 members
- School of Digital Photography 387,314 photos, 14,965 members
- Fictitious Reality-47th Exhibition-Richard Brocken 17 photos, 247 members
- Ontario Travel 1,183 photos, 101 members
- dotART - punti di appartenenza || associazione culturale 1,963 photos, 205 members
- Beauty Shots (People) 1,457 photos, 1,095 members
- Ottawa Strobist 1,677 photos, 156 members
- Dogs In Action (Read The Rules) 45,616 photos, 4,576 members
- dreams and magic 5,133 photos, 3,169 members
- "Just Golden Retrievers" (#1-Lovable Breed)UNLIMITED PHOTOS 55,377 photos, 4,707 members
- MEC photo submissions 4,752 photos, 832 members
- *THE FOREST* 726 photos, 533 members
- Fine Art Photography (in the footsteps of the masters) 10,216 photos, 569 members
- Retouching Mayhem 899 photos, 470 members
- Photos taken with an Apple iPhone 635,486 photos, 31,491 members
- Wedding Poses For the Professional Wedding Photographer 30,975 photos, 4,775 members
- Wedding photographer in the world 45,824 photos, 5,947 members
- Wedding Photography 212,556 photos, 43,922 members
- COCKER - COCKER SPANIEL 13,728 photos, 1,467 members
- Do More™ for Pets Sponsored by Purina® Pro Plan® 12,990 photos, 1,807 members
- Film Noir 4,308 photos, 1,141 members
- Before & After - A Sneak Peek into Processing 2,926 photos, 4,810 members
- Egotography 36 photos, 2 members
- Engagement Shoots...the really creative ones 135 photos, 795 members
- E-sessions (engagement sessions) 32,151 photos, 4,367 members
- Photoshop Royalty 1,532 photos, 427 members
- Photographies artistiques 2,644 photos, 157 members
- Canon EOS 5D Mark II and EOS 5D Mark III Group 521,747 photos, 22,194 members
- Retouch Magic - Photo Manipulation and Retouching 35,943 photos, 4,787 members
- Retouch Artists 4,068 photos, 817 members
- Process my photo (Not better, just different) 451 photos, 795 members
- Dusk & Dawn - Sun below the horizon! 30,805 photos, 3,459 members
- Photoshop Professionals 56,868 photos, 5,125 members
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- The Textured Landscape (Painterly Quality Only) 11,032 photos, 1,537 members
- >> Beauty Shot << 4,044 photos, 1,984 members
- Photography: The Art of Observation 398 photos, 63 members
- Freckles - Sommersprossen 591 photos, 662 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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b3naqua says:
"Really nice work brother"
3rd September, 2008
- Name:
- Joel Bedford
- Joined:
- January 2007
- Hometown:
- Ottawa, Canada
- Currently:
- Ottawa, Canada
- I am:
- Male and Taken
- Occupation:
- Photographer
- Website:
- Joel Bedford Photography























