Reimagined Portrait Art: In today’s online world, the very first time a client “meets” you is your portrait online. What does your portrait say about you? Does it say confidence, professionalism and trust? Or does it say I used a light wall in my office with selfie mode on my phone to get this done...
When I am creating grad or family portraits in Vermilion, I am checking out my client to see what is the best way to present their body on camera. That may sound creepy but really, it’s a large part of my job to understand how different shapes are read by my camera. I do not...
Reimagined Portrait Art – As a trained professional photographer, I wanted to share today what that training allows me to do. Photography literally means “to write with light”. In order to write with light, I have to understand light. Without knowing how light works, I can’t balance exposures or use light to create dynamic range...
Reimagined Portrait Art – It is their final year of high school, how do you summarize all that they have achieved over the first eighteen years of their life? How do you sum all their likes, hobbies, achievements into one image? You can’t! Grad is so much more than a cap and gown portrait which...
Reimagined Portrait Art – A cap and gown graduation portrait is a rite of passage for any student who has reached the pinnacle of graduation! I have cap and gowns for many different schools and colleges! If you’d like to have a cap and gown portrait with a natural smile and attention to detail (no...
Reimagined Portrait Art – I approach wedding photography the same way that I would a family or grad session! My first question to a new bride/groom is what do you like to do together? Let’s bring that into your portraits, let’s use your favourite hobbies to celebrate the love that you share! Don’t think you...
Reimagined Portrait Art – It’s time to start planning for grad portraits this spring! Grad portraits are my very favourite thing to photograph as I get to be my most creative! While some grads groan at the thought of having grad portraits, I guarantee they will get involved Momma if you let them be themselves...
Reimagined Portrait Art – Did you recently become engaged? Congratulations! You are about to embark on what can be a stressful journey of wedding planning but I can help ease some of that stress! What are some of the things you should look into when choosing a photographer? • experience – how long have they...
Reimagined Portrait Art – Today is Canada’s first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and I wanted to acknowledge that my studio is located on Treaty 6 land. This land is home to 17 First Nations including Dene Suliné, Cree, Nakota Sioux and Saulteaux peoples. My daughter’s class held a discussion on what Truth and...
Reimagined Portrait Art – One of the reasons why I want to redefine grad portraits is for the comparison made in this post and the previous one. This is Alyx. She loves sports. She’d rather wear sneakers than high heels any day. She’s fun loving and couldn’t put on her game face for the life...
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