Ross Pryde |
| Introduced to photography at a young age, Ross used his father's Voigtländer rangefinder camera to learn the principles of photography and black and white printing. For approximately 7 out of the last 10 years Ross worked in the tourism industry traveling on all but two continents. He focused mainly on environmental candid and scenic images with the goal of capturing the essence of each distinct culture. Ross broadened his scope of skills to include Non-Linear video editing granting access to another medium in the world of sight. A creative combination of Still Photography and Videography can yield some very interesting results. The focus of photography for Ross at this time consists of: environmental candid, travel photography and some corporate work. He enjoys the environmental candids with subjects in their natural element. Clients have used these pictures for their professional portfolios and to enhance their family portrait collection. in August 2006, a malignant brain tumour brought new meaning to Ross' life. He and his wife have lived through some dark times, but today the sun shines. The prognosis is less than desirable but each day we get should be celebrated and lived to the fullest. Healthy or sick the mortality rate for us all is still 100%. We can't dictate how long we live but we can decide how to use the days we are given. Things are pretty good right now, and Ross remains the eternal optimist on all fronts. Even before being fully 'back on his feet' Ross has been actively involved in a number of different projects in the Ottawa and surrounding area. Since spring 2007 he began doing volunteer event photography for the Ottawa Regional Cancer Foundation, (Do It For Dad, Max Keeping's Dancing in the Streets), the Cancer Research Society with photography, website creation and maintenance, The Ottawa Mission with event photography and his 'master' culinary skills in the prep corner of the kitchen. For about 2 years now he has been a regular volunteer with Rogers TV working on live productions such as Daytime Ottawa, Talk Ottawa and Cultural Window. In 2008, Ross had a gallery showing of his photography at Galerie La Petite Mort Gallery in Ottawa. The turn out was good and it was quite a night. Ross thoroughly enjoys his work and he hopes that it shows in his product as he continues shooting. His goal is client satisfaction. Ross is a resourceful photographer who will go to great lengths to 'get the shot'. Never, never ever give up! |