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Popping the Question – A beautiful engagement story

May 31, 2009

We got to experience something incredible tonight, and we can’t go to bed without sharing it with all of you.

Romantic lakeshore setting? Check. Friend with a video camera? Check. Photographers? Check. Accapella group? Check. Beautiful engagement ring?  Check.  Everything Nitin needed for a surprise proposal. Nitin and Sameera were taking a casual stroll in Hawrelak Park…

…and stopped to enjoy an acapella group (Epsilon), who was randomly singing by the water’s edge. A husband and wife were playing nearby with their son, and taking photos of him (that would be us)…

…when Nitin jumped in the middle of the group, sang the last two verses of ‘Can’t Help Falling in Love’, and proposed!

Sameera had no idea what was coming, and of course said yes.

Her ring is absolutely stunning.

Congratulations Nitin and Sameera! Nitin, thank you so much for including us in your plans, it was a really cool plan, and went off without a hitch. We can’t wait for your wedding next year!

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Rob & Lindsay – Wedding Photography – Northern Bear Golf Course

May 28, 2009

Rob and Lindsay got married!  Yay!  I introduced Rob and Lindsay a few years ago with the help of Lindsay’s friend Jasmine.  On their special day I got to take their photos, and Jasmine did her make-up. 

Oh yeah, and did I mention that I cried like a little girl during their ceremony? 

I don’t think I’ve ever seen Rob lose his cool (except sometimes during volleyball games), but he was so moved by hearing his cousin play the violin at his wedding rehearsal that he nearly cried.  I’ve never seen him like that.  That simple show of emotion really shows how much he wanted to marry Lindsay the next day, and how much he loves her.  Seeing my good friend like that made me cry, because I was so happy for him.

So here’s me at the ceremony, wiping away the tears that I let flow so freely. I continued during the reception, as he gave a speech to his mom.

On to happier things!  Our little guy Andrew was a ring bearer-in-training.  He’s not quite walking yet, so he got carried in by one of the groomsmen.

Lindsay looked radiant as her proud dad walked her down the aisle of Strathearn United Church.

OK, one last photo of Andrew just because I can.  Isn’t he cute!  Lindsay picked out suits with dinosaur vests and bowties for the ring-bearers.  So cool.

True love.

Two bridal party shots I love.

These two are so into each other.  They couldn’t keep their hands off each other!  It makes our job easy.

The reception was at the Northern Bear Golf Course.  Great food, and a really beautiful atmosphere.

We stole Rob and Lindsay away from the reception as the sun was setting on their beautiful day, the light was amazing, and we got some cool shots.  I have to commend Rob and Lindsay on how romantic they were for these photos (there were about 30 people watching the photo shoot from the clubhouse balcony!)

 

Oh, the fabulous shoes!  I love how the light is playing with her heel in this one.  Amazing Coach shoes in teal and green, you’ll have to look at our Facebook page for a better view (coming soon).

Congratulations Rob and Lindsay, we hope you are enjoying Disneyland, and we can’t wait to see you when you get back!

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Rob & Lindsay – Wedding Photography Preview

May 26, 2009

I know you’re all waiting for photos from Rob and Lindsay’s wedding, and we can’t wait to post them! We’re working really hard to get them up, but we had to share one amazing image with you. More to come!

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Alaina – Maternity Photography

May 24, 2009

This session is so special to me – my incredibly beautiful sister-in-law is going to have a baby!  She and her huband Brock came over for an amazing photo shoot in our studio.  I’ve seen a few bellies, and I think that Alaina’s might just be the most perfect one I’ve seen.  These two look like models, and I think that baby is going to be darn good looking.

I’ve been wanting to do this shot for a while now.

 

See what I mean?  Models.

 

My personal favourite from the shoot, fashion-style maternity. 

OK, I was wrong. THIS is my favourite photo from the shoot.  Along with a couple more of Brock that I’m not allowed to show on the Internet ;) .

 

See what I mean about the perfect belly?  This photo is pure sweetness.

Within the month we should have a new neice or nephew!  Yay!  Thank you two for being so easy to work with.  More photos coming soon on our Facebook page.

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Ben Chrisman Workshop – Inspiration

May 22, 2009

For the past 3 days, we’ve had around 20 photographers in our house! We were pleased to host Ben Chrisman, an incredible photographer from San Francisco for our first annual workshop. (The workshop series still needs a name, we’re working on that. If you have any suggestions, leave a comment!).

The idea behind the workshop was to bring a great speaker to us, rather than having the environmental impact and cost of having 15 studios fly out for a workshop. We are happy to say that we only generated one bag of recycling and one bag of garbage at the workshop, which I think is pretty cool.

We got a bonus, Ben brought along his girlfriend Erin, who shoots along with him. We learned so much from Ben and Erin, and I think you’re going to see a change in our photography this year. We’re really excited for all of our upcoming weddings to put what we learned into practice!

Here’s Ben teaching us about composition. For instance, he probably would like me to square up this picture and not have a line cutting through the top of his head.

Ben brought special surprise guests Dave and Quin from DQ Studios in Calgary to teach us about their workflow, and QuiKeys (which we purchased and are very excited to try out when it arrives).

Our living room was the perfect venue for this small workshop. Ben in particular seemed to find it very comfortable ;) .

We had a great opportunity to shoot with Ben. We took models/our clients Stephanie and David to the University to learn how Ben scouts locations and what he looks for when he shoots.

Ben leading a gaggle of photographers looking for good light, location, etc.

Here are a few of my shots:

And these are Michael’s.

There were quite a few photographers shooting at the same time.  We literally had to crawl all over each other to get these shots.

A big thank you to Ben, Erin, and all of the participants for making the workshop such a success!

PS: Our wonderful friends at Finao sponsored a part of the workshop – Ben chose Andrea from Pink Sugar for having great photos, and she will receive a Finao album.  Thanks guys!

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Dawn & Dan – Maternity Photography – University of Alberta

May 12, 2009

I’m tempted to say that today was one of my favourite shoots ever.  The light was delicious and soft and perfect.  Dawn and Dan are so connected and so carefree, which made the shoot a breeze.  We spent an hour exploring some cool spots at the University of Alberta campus, and celebrating Dawn’s beautiful belly.

Let’s get into some pictures.  Yummy.

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Aren’t they so cute together?

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Our son Andrew came along to supervise the shoot and learn the tricks of the trade.

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Belly love.

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Here’s me working!  Never afraid to get down and dirty for the shot.

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And here’s the result….

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One last one.

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There are going to be many more on our Facebook page soon (you can see them even if you’re not on Facebook!).  They all rock.  I can’t wait to meet this little baby, it’ll be a cutie pie for sure!

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Happy Mother’s Day! Krista – Maternity Photography

May 10, 2009

This is a very special day for me, my first Mother’s Day.  We are so lucky to have our son, and have enjoyed being parents so much over the last 8.5 months.

What better way to celebrate Mother’s Day than with a beautiful Mom gracing our blog! Krista is one of Michael’s sisters, already Mom to Brody, with a little baby girl on the way in less than 2 weeks. Michael’s other sister Alaina is also expecting, and you’ll see her on the blog soon.

Love this one: Brody chasing Monkey around!

“What’s in there Mommy?”

Brody is such a cutie-pie, he can have his super silly goofball moments.

Mommy reading to her two babies – I love how she decorated the new baby’s room. Pink, pink, and more pink – it’s a girl!

This is my favourite image from the shoot. Krista looks incredible, and Brody is so innocent.

We’ll meet the new baby girl soon – if Brody is any indication, she’s going to be super cute!

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Baby Sophie

May 6, 2009

Sophie has arrived! Her beautiful mommy had maternity photos done before her arrival, and I returned to their house to celebrate the arrival of this sweet little bundle.

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Baby Alexander

May 5, 2009

We travelled down to Calgary to welcome this new little guy into the world. He’s only been here for a week, but has captured so many hearts.

Alexander was incredibly alert throughout the shoot, he wanted to be a part of everything that was going on.

This is one of my favourite images to date. It’s an amazing and fleeting contrast – those little hands don’t stay little for long.

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Lenore – Maternity Photography

May 4, 2009

Lenore’s little one will have arrived by the time this post is published – I spent some time with her and her husband just a couple of weeks before her due date.  They had just moved into their new house, but it was already set up to welcome their daughter.

These are great blocks – they are even the Shandro Kids colours.

Now here’s an excited dad-to-be!

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