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The beautiful Baptism of baby {Claire}

Brian — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 23:58:54 +0000

This past Sunday, we had the pleasure of being a part of the baptism of baby Claire, which was held At the School House, just west of Ottawa. Claire’s parents, Sarah and Dave, decided on an intimate outdoor ceremony for family and friends, and the weather was absolute perfection for the occasion!

The venue is an ideal location for small gatherings, and the potluck lunch afterward was enjoyed by everyone inside the converted one room schoolhouse.

Huge thanks to Sarah, Dave, and Claire for having us capture such a momumental day in a little girl’s life–we thoroughly enjoyed ourselves! As an aside, Grandma’s oatmeal bread was the yummiest I’ve ever tasted, and the homemade jam was an awesome addition

Photography by Brian & Ivanette

{Penny & Aaron} Ottawa Valley Wedding

Brian — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 02:22:41 +0000

Yesterday, we travelled to the village of Cobden in the Ottawa Valley for the wedding of Penny and Aaron. Well, to be more exact, the wedding was at Penny’s family farm on the outskirts of Cobden and the with the weather cooperating beautifully, we witnessed (and captured) one of the most heartfelt weddings…you see, Penny and Aaron sort of go against the grain. Upon meeting them, you’re struck that Aaron is very tall and Penny, well Penny is petite in stature-after seeing them together though, I can only say that the size of their love for each other is only amplified by the difference in height! These two absolutely adore each other; it was obvious in their pre ceremony nerves, the bashful glances at each other while Penny was walking towards her soon to be husband, and most of all by the way they gazed at each other throughout their ceremony.

Life and the fate of health has thrown them a fast hardball over the last year, and the speeches made during dinner made for many happy, thankful tears and more than one toast to a long and happy, healthy life together.

If you ever get a chance to attend an Ottawa Valley wedding, jump at it! The people are generous, funloving, and they sure know how to host a great party! The dancefloor was full all night, and at some points, even spilled out onto the grass…we even jumped on the floor for a couple after our equipment was packed for the night! After Aaron’s grandfather busted up the dancefloor to “YMCA”, we had to join in on the fun!

The farm gave us loads of material to work with, and we love the shots we captured as the evening wore on…

Video Profile

Brian — Sat, 08 May 2010 18:48:29 +0000

Last Saturday we got together with Sylvain and Caroline of Reno Video Productions to put together a little clip to show how we work. We love Sylvain’s style and creativity. Most of all, we love how in 2 minutes you get the chance to get to know us before visiting our studio.

{Pamela & Grinton} Wedding Engagement Session

Brian — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 13:59:12 +0000

We had the opportunity to meet Pamela and Grinton last year when they commissioned us to do some portrait work for them. In doing their session, we were really impressed with how genuine and nice these two were, and that the quintessential boy meets girl love story does still exist. They shared with us that they were making plans for their wedding in 2010, and as unusual as it was for us, we asked them if we could shoot their wedding! We truly wanted the opportunity to document their love, as it is inspiring to meet people who care so deeply for one another, as well as the people who come into their lives. Last weekend, we photographed their engagement session in their beautiful Sandy Hill neighborhood, and had a blast watching these guys have so much fun together…

Networking for Wedding Professionals

Brian — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 01:50:59 +0000

Last Wednesday we had the pleasure of sharing the role of Official Photographers with Barb Cameron at Ottawa’s first Wedding Professionals Networking and Sangria Tasting Event. We would like to thank Wendy of Beyond Events & Jen of Trixie Tulip for taking the time to organize this event, which was a great success! The event gave many of us wedding vendors the opportunity to hang out and chat with others that we knew and had relationships with, as well as those who we would like to work with. The event was held at Lago, in the lake view room which has a gorgeous view perfect for weddings and get togethers. Michelle VandenBosch created amazing exotic floral art that was just too easy to photograph! She proudly told me that she had some of the flowers brought in from Thailand for the event, and the effect was a stunning tropical oasis! Wendy and Jen even arranged a candy buffet for us, beautifully (and deliciously) provided by Wedecor!

Ok, so enough chit chat, here’s a few photos from the event!

Inspirational Save the Date

Brian — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 16:35:43 +0000

As a wedding photographer I like to keep up to date on wedding trends and ideas that other professionals are doing from all over the world. One great blog to follow is Junebug Weddings, which is exactly where I found this video, which is the most unique and creative save the date reminder I’ve ever seen.

Cliff Mautner’s Dynamic Location Lighting Seminar

Brian — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 17:21:11 +0000

Cliff’s seminar was 5 hours in length and focused on how to capture the best images in the difficult conditions wedding photographers are faced with most often–dark, dramatic, moody, romantic reception venues that look gorgeous to the guests but can make it hard to truly highlight the best of the evening’s celebration. We got to play the bride and groom, complete with convention ID badges, but the knowledge we gained was invaluable!

Some of the takeaway messages of the seminar were key:
-how to turn bad light into good light
-gaining a better understanding of light quality vs light quantity
-using light to create texture, dimension, and mood
-being able to see three dimensionally to improve composition

We are truly excited and inspired to use the skills that Cliff taught at the seminar for our upcoming wedding commissions, and can’t wait to see the images we’ll create!

A big thumbs up to our buddy Aaron of Aaron Spicer Photography in Virginia for taking these photos while we were at the seminar!

A big Ottawa New Year’s toast!

Brian — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 03:08:23 +0000

With January off to a great start, I figured it was a good time to sit down and thank all of the amazing people who have helped to make this last year so successful.

To our wonderful wedding clients, a warm thank you for choosing us to capture the most important day of your lives. Being recently married, we know that making choices during wedding planning is not always easy and we are so incredibly thankful to have had such fantastic folks to work with. It is always fun for us to be integrally involved in each wedding, and we’ve had the pleasure of photographing some amazing weddings in 2009.

To our boudoir clients, a big round of applause and thanks needs to be sent your way for being fun, fearless, and willing to push the boundaries of one’s usual comfort (and fully-clothed) zone. It is very rewarding to see the evolution of a boudoir shoot and of course the best one is seeing our client’s delight in the final images.

To our maternity and infant clients, a big thank you for bringing such love and preciousness into the world this year! In a time when there is much to grumble about, the sheer innocence and beauty of a newborn baby makes one remember what is truly important in life.

We have some big, exciting things in the works for the upcoming year, including a visit to Nashville, Tennessee next week for the Digital Wedding Forum (DWF) annual photography conference. With the holiday busy-ness and our trip fast approaching, blogging has been on the back burner for a bit, but we promise to get some posts done from our trip. We’re looking forward to learning new things and meeting some great people, not to mention trying some legendary Southern food!

For now, have the Happiest of New Year’s and we’ll see you here again in 2010!

Help Portrait – A worldwide movement

Brian — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 10:49:26 +0000

We will be participating in Help Portrait 2009. The reason I have joined the countless other photographers who have posted this to their sites is that I want more photographers to join. This is such a worthwhile cause and will make thousands, if not millions of people feel special this year. What is Help Portrait? It’s a movement that was started this year in the states, that encourages every photographer to go out, and take somebody’s portrait, for free. No hidden costs, just set up and take photos of people who otherwise couldn’t afford a professional photo.

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Help – Portrait

Brian — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 23:10:26 +0000

Found this through flickr this evening. I’m posting this for all you photographers! I do give back to the community as much as I can, so naturally I will be supporting this movement.

If you know of somebody deserving, forward their name!