5 things I learned from a whiteboard. Two columns, four rows. A dry erase slap in the face. 1. we’re wedding photographers. no question. 2. chill out man, embrace the off season. 3. i don’t pose a soft hand on faces very well. stop doing it. 4. shoot way more personal work. 5. turn personal…
The probability of precipitation was about 30% and the accumulation was 0. 0mm of rain was expected on Saturday. At 9.09pm the walls of the tent were blowing in and the water was pouring from the sky. Thunder and lightning were striking down over the Benjamin Bridge Vineyard with great vengeance and furious anger. I…
When we officially moved into the studio, the first thing we put in was a sound system for music. That was weeks ago. We haven’t really gotten much further than speakers. There’s some unfinished business with decor. When we officially moved in we also knew we wanted to have a party so we immediately asked…
I was just reading a wedding photography blog that scoffed at the cliche ‘we want to tell the story of your day’ pitch put forth by wedding photographers these days. Well, I forget the blog name, but that’s absurd. I don’t care how cliche it sounds, thats exactly what I want to do, tell the…
Here’s a b side from a shoot Steph and I did for Gio a few weeks ago and this was something we tried along the way to the final image. The final version… The Gio page on facebook has a chance to win dinner for 6 hosted by Vince and if someone wins it I…
Kate’s friend had contacted me about a gift certificate for her to do a boudoir collection. A few months passed and I got an email from Kate asking if we could do a maternity shoot instead. Congrats to you both. Good luck in Ottawa!
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Marcia is probably the most laid back wife a guy could ever ask for. Seriously. When Lola was born she insisted on one thing. She wanted, whenever possible, to sit down at the table as a family for dinner (supper if you’re from Cape Breton). She did it with her family and I did it…
I will admit I was pretty excited when I confirmed this wedding w Elenna + Godfrey. They were getting married at Acadia University where Elenna and Godfrey met (I think they actually met at the Anvil!) and where Godfrey played university football before being drafted by the Calgary Stampeders. I couldn’t pick just a few…
At the end of a five hour trash the dress session w Fraser + Jen we found ourselves in the woods with a setting sun and 4 feet of questionable mud and water between us and the place we needed to get to. There was also the question of ‘how are we going to get…
I was running late for Julie + Aaron’s engagement session and Jessica was running a little behind as well. So I sent Julie an email and said I’ll be 30 minutes late. See you at 7.30. As we roll into this incredible lakeside cottage on Queensland beach Julie says, from behind a glass of wine,…
Do you own a wedding dress? Is it somewhere wrapped up in a box under a bed? Have you ever wanted to voice your opinion about Trashing the Dress? Check out the Trash It or Treasure It discussion live online at Smart Boutique tonight at 9pm Atlantic time. Here’s a few images and the PEI…
These days I tell Lola not to touch my camera gear but she just can’t resist the urge to reach out and drop a finger on it and sooner or later have it flying through the air. Sometimes we just do really stupid things and we can’t help it. This morning I got an email…
Allie + Ryan are not planning a wedding. Nor are they engaged. They’re just two (self proclaimed) cheesy love birds who wanted to have some photos together. We met up in the middle of a field and just watching them walk toward us as we met, Jessica and I could tell they were just simply…
I finally got my hands on the video we shot during the Trash the Dress shoot in Mexico. Here’s the scene we had to work with. One big hole in the ground, ropes, ladders, french scuba divers and randomly placed holes the perfect size for a photographer to fall through if he’s not looking where…
Debbie was our veil model for the nite and Charlotte came along with her. If anyone asks Charlotte what what she did last nite she will mostly likely tell them she hung out in a dusty basement with a bunch of photography nerds. When she had boudoir photography done in Halifax is was from Applehead…
the rest of the story in the next few days…
constructive criticism. when you really want to get better and you can handle someone telling you your images look like shit, it’s one of the best kinds of learning you can get. and it’s free. people love to tell you exactly how they feel. i’m lucky enough to have a few people who’s opinions i…
Kim came to the studio last week because she needed a shot of herself for her website and branding. She is currently the head honcho at www.KimReardon.com (no she is not a duck). Marse has been after me for about 18m now to get health insurance, suggesting I can’t stand on the ledge of high…
