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Oct 11
nathan | sharlene
basketball jerseys at an engagement shoot? nathan’s a huge basketball fan and player and wanted to choose for the casual side of our shoot to wear basketball jerseys. it turned out to be a very cute thing to do as sharlene also had her own jersey to wear. nathan brought the ball out and sharlene exclaimed “don’t play me for real!” we had a lot of fun doing this shoot as we captured them doing some one on one basketball rivalry. i think sharlene won.
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Oct 11
aaron | kendra
beautiful historian meets electrical stud. you know someone is photogenic when their photos look great even when the process initially felt awkward! aaron is definitely a good looking guy. I wonder if kendra was “shocked” by his good looks when she first saw him… yes, aaron is an electrician… and i’m not very punny. aaron and kendra met during softball and have been inseparable ever since. we’re looking forward to the softball photos we’d like to take during your wedding! congrats on your engagement!
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Oct 11
david | alia
walking through gastown, hanging out at David’s workplace rooftop, and kissing in an alley… engagement portraits don’t get much better than this. David and Alia appear to be exactly made for each other, especially since they found each other online! you’d think someone as beautiful as Alia doesn’t have problems finding the right guy in the group of friends she has, but then you’d be wrong. after some frustration with the “selections” she had, Alia decided to take a chance. that decision resulted in meeting the man of her dreams, who coincidently was looking for her as well. his name was David, and the rest is history. he proposed, she said yes, and now they’re kissing in a sketchy looking alleyway in downtown vancouver, and we were lucky enough to capture the moments! all kidding aside, they are such a cute couple who are so very much in love. we look forward to celebrating with you during your wedding! congrats!
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Oct 11
adam | maria
doesn’t it just rock when the weather is sunny when you need it to be? adam and maria are extremely special to us because they chose to trust us with photographing their wedding two weeks before the actual date! you see, what had happened was their photographer suddenly became sick and was unavailable for the wedding! what do you do when your photographer can’t make it and your wedding is two weeks away? you freak out! lucky for us, adam and maria looked at our work and liked what they saw. when we first met up with them, we were greeted with a hug from maria which threw us off a bit since it was the first time we’ve met. but after we began talking with them, we started to learn that maria is just this incredibly sweet and endearing person. no wonder adam is in love with her! thanks for choosing us to capture your special day. we had a blast.
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Sep 11
AD+M
It rained on Saturday… and then it stopped just in time for Adam & Maria’s wedding. We had such a great time following them around and just watching how much their close friends and family love them. Viv and I were incredibly blessed to have met this amazing couple and we hope our friendship can grow down the road! Personally, I’m not extremely stylish, but I wish I was. Needless to say, Adam was not short on style for his wedding day. Here’s a peek. -Carlin
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Sep 11
Growing Up…
Wow, it’s been TWO weeks since we last posted here on our blog! SO much has been happening in those two weeks. One extremely important event is our son’s upcoming 1-year old birthday bash! I can still remember holding him for the first time when he was born. That night, he couldn’t sleep unless I held him and thus we slept together for the entire first night! Mom was extremely tired… obviously, so I tried my best to man up, to grow up, and take care of the fruit of my loins! Now he’s growing up and looking back, we both think it was an incredible ride. Honestly, I don’t really know how our son is still alive and healthy. When we brought him home, we didn’t know anything about what we’re doing! Now he’s a bigger boy and beginning to show some signs of naughtiness.
In terms of our photography business there has been so much to learn about how to improve our craft by taking stronger pictures – pictures that evoke sentimental emotions that stir the heart. It’s not enough to just take a “nice picture” compared to WHY you took the photo. Imagine taking the photo at the moment the groom sees the bride and bursts out in tears: even if the photo is a little bit blurry it’s forgivable. But just as important as being good at what you do is letting people know that you are good at what you do! How do you market especially when the competition is of such high calibre as well? What a time of growth it is for us!
In the last two weeks we’ve booked another 3 weddings for 2012 and we are just stoked about it! If you’re looking for a wedding photographer please check out our site for our Fall Promotion details. We’d love to talk with you!
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Sep 11
levitating and loitering
Last night, I finally converted to full frame (yay!). That only matters to camera geeks like me, but we wanted to take some shots. Having witnessed the sheer awesomeness of “levitation” photography, we knew we had to do it. Levitation photography requires a fast shutter speed and the person “levitating” to appear as if defying gravity were as normal as a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. The possibilities for engagement photos are endless! Here’s what we came up with. -Carlin
