A 13.5 ft. x 4 ft. 3-piece panoramic image called a Triptych was commissioned and installed in the new departure side of the Kelowna International Airport. The art piece, called Lakeside Vineyard, compliments the theme of the new bar & grill there, and was captured in Penticton looking north toward Naramata.

Pictured in the photograph is Jenelle Turpin, airport communications manager, and the person I worked with to get the job done on time before the holiday season rush.
Thanks Jenelle.

Five 90x24in panoramas were installed permanently in the new Learning Centre building at the Okanagan College KLO campus. Each floor of the 5 story building represents a region of the Okanagan and Columbia Shuswap, the area serviced by the college, so the large commercially mounted and laminated art pieces were mounted in the same location on each of those floors.

Pictured in the photograph are Heather Schneider, Dean of the KLO campus, and your truly photographer Digital Dean. Each art piece has its own black granite name plate with the name of the image, the location, and the photographer’s credit. Image names are Okanagan Beach, City on the Lake, Valley Paradise, Lakeside Vineyard, and Columbia River City.

We have officially released the first series of 12 prints from our Okanagan Environmental Collection called the North Okanagan Series Vol. 1. Sized at 13x19”, the scenic Okanagan images are printed on premium archival textured watercolour paper and ready for framing. Of course we also use these images for custom artwork, and samples can be seen in our home studio gallery. Click here so go to the Vol. 1 Series.

We are honoured to announce that we earned top honours in 4 categories at the Professional Photographers of BC annual image competition in Richmond last week at the River Rock Resort & Casino in Richmond. From 322 total entries, we took first in class in the Commercial Architecture category with “Welcome Home”, first in class in the Commercial Illustration category with “30th Century Rehearsal”, first in class in the Wedding Group category with “Something Borrowed, Something Blue Green”, and we were voted by our peers as having the most creative/general interest entry of the competition with once again “30th Century Rehearsal”. Lastly, “30th Century Rehearsal” also recevied the Judges Choice ribbon.

Digital Dean’s “Classic Tradition” was accepted and hung in the 2008 National Print Salon held in London, Ontario this April. As per the audio critique from the judges, this Wedding Group image came very close to achieving Merit status in a difficult category. This is 1 of 3 images that were accepted and hung at the nationals this year.

Photographed in Polson Park in Vernon, BC, this image demonstrates how beautiful the natural light can be in the park at the right time of day.

During the 2008 National Print Salon in London, ON this April, “30th Century Rehearsal” was awarded a Merit in the commercial illustration category. This image was also selected for the national Loan Collection, a collection of the outstanding entries of the year from all across Canada.

30th Century Dancer is an image created by shooting one of Cory Fuhr’s wonderful metal life-size sculptures at the Performing Arts Centre in Vernon, BC. It was one of 3 or our images accepted at the 2008 Nationals this year, and 1 of 2 selected for the national loan collection.

Welcome Home” was awarded the First in Class trophy in the commercial category Architecture during the 2008 National Print Salon in London, ON this April. This image was also awarded a Merit designation, and selected for the national Loan Collection, a collection of the outstanding entries of the year.

Photographed on Middleton Mountain in Vernon, BC for a client, this glowing twilight photograph was 1 of 3 images the hung at the nationals, 1 of 2 that received a Merit, and 1 of 2 that were selected for the national loan collection.

At the annual print competition of the Professional Photographers´ Association of BC (PPABC) held recently in Victoria, BC, Dean Cebuliak, a professional photographer from Digital Dean Photo Studios of Vernon, BC, was awarded the Best in Class trophy for “Runaway Love” in the photojournalistic wedding category. This year´s competition received 207 entries and was judged by a select panel of Master Photographers from across Canada and the USA.

This image was staged at the Historic O"Keefe Ranch and depicts a newly married couple running away from St. Anne’s church anxious to get on with rest of their blissful life. Shot in early November, this originally colour photograph was converted to warm black and white to give it a more historical look.

The City of Vernon has commissioned the work of Dean Cebuliak, also known as Digital Dean, of Digital Dean Photo Studios, to produce for City Hall a landscape photo of Vernon. The framed photo, sized at 90 x 30 inches, is proudly displayed in the Administration office at City Hall.

“We had seen Dean’s pictures of Vernon and were impressed with his work. The landscape photo has a nice anchor identity for City Hall,” said Leon Gous, Chief Administrative Officer for the City of Vernon.

Renovating the Council Chamber and adorning the walls with local art is part of the process of making City Hall a more welcoming environment.

“The commissioning of this work was in an effort to improve the perception of City Hall, to remodel how we look, and to be more inviting,” said Mayor Lippert.

This panoramic photo had never been unveiled before. Cebuliak had been recreating this scene every year since 2002, taking shots when the weather, lighting and seasons were different. This meant scouting the area several times, checking the sun at different times and angles. He came up with this masterpiece in the summer of 2004.

While perhaps best known for his landscapes, Cebuliak also does commercial photography, weddings and portraits. He was recognized by his peers earlier this year with two pieces hung in the 2005 print salon, Illustration and Pictorial categories, for the Professional Photographers Association, and is currently working on his environmental wedding accreditation.

“Making anything beautiful is my passion – from architecture, product, and advertising images, to people,” he said. “For years now I’ve wanted to have a panoramic image in City Hall. This photograph was created with archival inks and a UV laminate, so it will last a long time; forever capturing 2004. It is a legacy.”