Archive for July, 2009

Weddingbells.ca

July 28, 2009

Wedding Bells Magazine

I am soooooo excited….one of the weddings I photographed is online @ WeddingsBells Wendy and Godfrey are a great couple so it is so fantastic to see such a unique wedding be showcased. I can’t express in words how excited I am just about now!

Not done the wedding season yet although I am taking a break and enjoying some relaxation time with my family. Nine more “I DOs” to go this year.

Margo and Sean E-Session

July 16, 2009

Enagagement Session

Some wedding photographers will tell you only to blog about 1 picture or 2 – their reasoning: let them wanting more. I say the heck with that! I had a great session so I am gonna post away!
How can a potential bride really see what the photographer can do if you don’t post a lot? Anybody can take 1 or 2 great shots – my 9 year old can. So my philosophy is to show what I can do and create a clear picture….

Had a great engagement session with Margo and Sean on Tuesday downtown. The weather was perfect! This is one of my favorites of the night. I need to do more night time photography. I love the line of perspective of the streetlamps and how the sun is bursting above them creating wonderful back light.

In order to create dramatic skies, use flash with an aperature of about f11.

There’s something about the lines of the steps that just draws me.
Look for the light…..that’s what I always do. I will almost always ask the couple to look towards the light. I don’t use flash just for the sake of using flash. I fiind it washes out the scene.

More lines! Friends that know me know that I am NOT a math girl…yet I always search out symmetry in my shots.
I felt like I was spying on them:)

I will often ask my grooms to kiss her on the cheek but smile when you do it….they look at me like I’m crazy. Hey it’s all about the shot!

Margo and Sean were standing over my the railing and I softly said Margo’s name. The result was a slow turn and sensual look….just what I was hoping for. Often the tone of my voice will dictate how my clients will react.

Love a classic silhouette. I never take a silhouette with a couple kissing. I ask them to slowly begin to kiss and I catch them before they make contact.

I don’t just photograph posed shots. Often enough, my favorite pictures are typically the ones where the couple is interacting.

Chateau Laurier

This hotel is beautiful to photograph outside. It is located downtown Ottawa next to the Parliament Buildings

Holly and Steve

July 7, 2009

Ottawa Wedding Photograher
Now that the Bell man came to fix my internet connection, I can post freely!

Here are some more picks of Holly and Steve’s wedding a few weeks ago.

One thing that I love about photographing weddings is the ideas I see from Brides. In stead of the normal “Holly”/ “Steve” placecards, they had “Steve’s Wife” and “Holly’s Husband”…very cute.
Their reception was at the Glebe Community Centre…what a gem of a place! Beautiful architecture.