Westmount Photography
Sudbury, Ontario
"Westmount Photography has been around for many years. It started around 1974, way before I even had an inclination for photography. In 1985 the owners moved on and I took it over at the tender age of 25. That means, to date, I've been at it for, oooo, say, something like 22 years.
When you include the 5 years that I dedicated to photography prior to taking over the studio, including running a retail studio, working as a lab tech in a commercial/industrial studio and working as a school photographer, I've been at this for 27 years total, as I write this. And there is no end in sight.
This is a creative job that gets better with time, if you have the right attitude and stay resilient and open, as opposed to getting stuck in a rut and getting stale. I love my my job. I see progress every year and know that time and experience are invaluable qualities that we bring to every session. Rob & Tina."
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Robert Provencher MPA
*Full time professional photographer since 1981
*Accredited with the Professional Photographers of Canada in the following
categories: Wedding Photojournalism, Wedding Story, Environmental Wedding
*Received his Masters of Photographic Arts in 2000
*Earned over 20 National Merits and one loan collection with the Professional
Photographers of Canada
*Won photographer of the year with the North Eastern Ontario Branch of the
Professional Photographers of Ontario in 1992, 1993 and 1995
*Official photographer to the Sudbury Theatre Center
*Official photographer to the Sudbury Symphony
Hobbies and activities he really likes:
Guitar, singing and harmonica with the blues
Active in toastmasters since 1991-earned ATM GOLD in 2002
Consultant in photography marketing. Avid Cardio
Kick box instructor
Presenting, teaching and inspiring others in seminars on Marketing,
Digital Photography Forum and
Adobe Photoshop Tutorials or Leadership
Cruising down the highway on my Yamaha
Vmax motorcycle with a warm, sunny breeze........
Eating ice cream with his daughter
Favorite saying:
"This is the true joy in life...being used for a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty one...being a force of Nature instead of a feverish selfish little clod of ailments and grievances complaining that the world will not devote itself to making you happy...I am of the opinion that my life belongs to the whole community and as long as I live it is my privilege to do for it whatever I can. I want to be used up when I die. For the harder I work the more I live. I rejoice in life for its own sake. Life is no brief candle to me. It's a sort of splendid torch which I've got to hold up for the moment and I want to make it burn as brightly as possible before handing it on to future generations." George Bernard Shaw
Favorite slogan:"Whatever you can do, or dream you
can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it."
Favorite movie (classic): Terms of Endearment, Clockwork
Orange, Lawrence of Arabia, The Sound of Music, Casablanca
Favorite movie (recent): A beautiful mind, Saving Private
Ryan, The Unforgiven
Favorite food: Nachos rule!!
Favorite bands: Albert King, Bob Marley, U2, Stevie Ray
Vaughn, Muddy Waters
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Tina Provencher
"The Boss"
*Partner with husband Rob at Westmount Photography
*Holds a Certified General Accountant (CGA) designation
*Member of the Sudbury Business and Professional Women's Club
*Attended Ryerson Polytechnical Institute for one year in the Photography
program then decided to get a real job
Hobbies and activities she really likes:
*Fine food at fine restaurants
*Go Ju Karate (Black belt)- Oriental Arts Academy
*Travelling to warm places
*Good novel
*Squash or tennis
Favorite saying: Take me out to dinner.
Favorite slogan: "Life is fine food and good wine"
Favorite movies (classic): can't think that far back
Favorite movie (recent): The Matrix
Favorite food: King Crab
Favorite bands: Bob Marley