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Joan Is a member of:
PPOC (Professional Photographer Assoc. of Canada)
PPA (Professional Photographers of America)
WPPI (Wedding and Portrait Photographers International)
CFPA (Children and Family Photographers of America)
SKPA (Special Kids Photography Association)
NILMDTS (Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep)... Joan is the Area
Coordinator for Alberta
(a non profit organization that provides grief assistance via
portrait services to families who are losing a child in
hospital.)
CRPNA (College of Registered Psychiatric Nurses of
Alberta)
Joan's Story:
Joan was blessed to begin her professional career at the
early age of twenty. She rose to a management position in the
highly competitive Calgary market at the acclaimed
"Pizzazz Hair Design." She was a hairstylist,
aesthetician and cosmetologist, she understands the
intricate Fashion / makeup and beauty industry. She is
always up to date on makeup artistry and fashion trends.
Joan decided to upgrade her skills. After graduating as
an registered psychiatric nurse she was on staff
for 13 years at Alberta Hospital Ponoka. She became an emergency response "clinical coordinator and
instructor," teaching doctors and other nurses..
Her career focused on acute adult
psychiatric admissions.
After returning to her home town of Medicine Hat, she
opened her own practice as a family and marital stress
reduction therapist. She pioneered the use of
photography to assist bulimic / anorexic patients to,
"see themselves," through the use of storyboarding and
visual therapeutic processes.
Later she met and married her husband Scott. He was a
freelance journalist submitting regularly to various publications.
Slowly Joan began a new career becoming a sought after
photographer, following Scott on many travel, political
and entertainment assignments. Many of her images
appeared in "The Medicine
Hat News," one of Southern Alberta's largest newspapers.
Joan's Celebrity Photography Portfolio Includes:
Dr. Phil, Rich Little (impersonator & comedian), Louie
Anderson (comic), Ben Mulroney (ET Canada, Canadian Idol),
Kalan Porter winner Canadian Idol, Amberly Thiessan (also Canadian Idol) , Alondra Jonson (AJ)
(Star CFL football player, Hall of Fame inductee) Gwen
Stefani, Roseanne Barr, Vinnie Favorito, Penn & Teller
(magicians), Georges Sada (two star General Air Vice
Marshal under Saddam Hussein)
Prime Minister Paul Martin, Prime
Minister Stephen Harper, Presidential candidate Senator Sam Brownback of
Kansas, as well as many other political figures and
foreign ambassadors. Mitch Albom (author of Tuesday's with Morrie, The Five
people you Meet in Heaven, For one More Day), Jeff
Buick (African Ice, Bloodline and many other best
selling novels) Ken Blanchard
(The One Minute Manager), Nicholas Boothman (How to
Make People like You in One Minute or Less, & world
renown photographer)
Cheryl Richardson (featured Oprah
author), Libbey Gill (Dr. Phil's assistant & author),
Deepak Chopra (author), Loretta LaRoche (comedian,
author)
Joan's photography has appeared in exclusive articles
pertaining to:
Los Angeles / Disneyland, San Diego, Las Vegas, Grand
Canyon, Canadian cross country editorial / photography tour, Michigan, YC,
Canadian Idol / Toronto; and many others.
Numerous bands and performers including private interviews
with: Audio Adrenalin, Newsboys, Delirious, Zoe Girl,
Pillar, Kutless, Thousand Foot Krutch, Skillet, Toby
Mac, Tait, Hawk Nelson, Mass Undergoe, Cast members of
Cirque du' Soleil," Ka," "Love," and many others
Joan's photography is award winning,
providing a completely amazing experience for her
clients. Because of her psychology background, Joan
stimulates your imagination to bring out the
unique style that is truly you...The true celebrities
Joan photographs are not those listed above. They are
the hundreds of people not written about or seen on
television. They grace our studio on a daily basis,
trusting us with their weddings, graduates, and their
precious babies. Each day our valued clients allow us to
capture a moment in time, we are privileged to preserve
forever.
Joan invites you to come travel with her,
as she creates the excitement and
grandeur of your "Gainsboro experience." This facility
is unsurpassed in Alberta! Please call (403) 526-3054
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