Want to do something different for your engagement session, rather than just take posed photos in pretty places? How about including an activity you both love? Activities can be included as part of a posed session, with just a few minutes spent staging them, or as the basis for a documentary session (see more on […]
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Best Engagement Session Locations in Victoria, BC
Since a ton of people get engaged between Christmas and Valentine’s Day, I thought I’d share some beautiful and interesting engagement session locations in Greater Victoria. An engagement session is a chance to get to know your wedding photographer and learn how you work together. If your photographer doesn’t live in the city you’re getting […]
Free Wedding Magazine
I’ve been a wedding photographer since 2009 and have attended over one hundred weddings. In that time, I’ve picked up a lot of tips on wedding planning, organizing the wedding day, and making the best wedding and engagement photographs possible. I wanted to share some of that advice with people planning their own weddings, so […]
Wedding Traditions: First Look and Giving the Bride Away
I want to start writing a bit about different takes on wedding traditions. I love it when my clients put their own spin on the typical wedding day events and I think it makes the day more fun and meaningful when they personalize it. First up is the first look, which is the first time […]
9 Tips on How to Relax and Enjoy a Portrait Session
People are often nervous about having their portrait taken, especially by a professional photographer when the whole thing seems suddenly more important and serious. I wanted to give some pointers to my blog readers, since I have many engagement sessions coming up. Here’s my best advice, from years of experience taking photos of friends and […]