It’s hard to believe it’s been a year since doing Sandi’s maternity photos! Natasha & Nathan are a tonne of fun, and a huge bundle of energy. I was excited to finally meet them recently. They definitely have their own very distinct personalities, and I can see that they’re going to be quite a pair when they are older!
Here are a few of my fav shots!
I had the pleasure of heading over to the home of Rachel, Chris, and baby Naveen yesterday for some family potraits. Naveen is not quite 3 months old and was oh so interested in my camera. Such a cute baby! She was a perfect angel the entire time I was there, too. Congrats again guys! She’s pretty spectacular
Here are a few of my (many, many) favourites
Vanessa and Nino were married last Saturday after being together - and waiting for this day - for over 9 years. Congratulations again, guys!
The final preparations
Adorable kids
The Newlyweds
Vanessa and her Mom
The venue (The Elliott Louis Gallery) at night and the bride enjoying her evening
Erika & Vermont had an afternoon wedding on Burnaby Mountain last month. The weather was beautiful, every detail was perfect, and the emotion was evident. It was an honour to spend their day with them.
My passion for photography comes from being given the opportunity to document some of the most important moments in the lives of my clients. I repeat over and over again to people who ask why I do it that I know what my parent’s wedding photos look like and I know what my grandparent’s do, too. I have glimpses of their childhoods through photos and I have record of mine. It’s powerful, powerful stuff.
While snapshots are important, I know that through my camera I can capture stunning artistic images that both capture the essence of the people I’m shooting and that will stand the test of time. Images that my clients proudly hang on their walls and display in their albums.
And, on that note, more often than not I am able to capture images and moments that otherwise would have never been captured.
A few weeks ago I posted the maternity pictures of Stacy who was due with her first baby last week. And, last Thursday, I had the honour of attending and documenting the home birth of her very beautiful baby girl.
These are images that would have never been captured if not for my presence. They are also images that will be cherished for the entire lives of this new family. They are true photojournalism at its finest, and I still cry everytime I see them.
With the blessing of the family I am sharing the slideshow for those of you who would like to see it. It’s been edited for modesty, but it’s still a birth and there are some very graphic frames so some may choose not to view it.
Click here to view the slideshow
You’ll remember Steve & Michael from the engagement session we did a while back. Well, on July 1st, they were hitched!
The wedding took place at the Peace Arch which couldn’t have been a more appropriate spot. The sky was blue, the day beautiful, and family and friends from both sides of the border came to celebrate with them on a very memorable Canada Day.
Of course, the day wouldn’t have been complete without a very, very sweet ride to add the final touch. The shot of the Mercedes is of the grooms as they drove away from the Peace Arch and into married life!
When you spend a week at a workshop and come home, you get asked constantly about how it went and what you learned.
When you attend a normal business type workshop, you come away with specific changes you will make or investigate for your business - new software, a better way to do something you’re already doing, a neat new marketing tip. You have tangibles.
The focus of FW4 was to get the participants to think differently… to see differently. I’m pretty sure they accomplished just that.
But, what specifically did I learn? What tangible things did I walk away with?
I can’t tell you. I just know… it was good. Really good.
Everything is so abstract… I walked away with a number of mantras and vague concepts, things I can’t articulate and that my right brain is still digesting, but stuff I know I’ll have running through my head from now on whenever I pick up my camera or edit a shoot. Shoot and move, shoot and move. Watch for secondary subject matter. Anticipate the moment, as in, REALLY anticipate it. When you think you’ve nailed it, work it some more. And more. And again. You might surprise yourself. No tilty, tilty; no funky, funky. When it’s a good time to get that SCREAMING TIGHT SHOT (and why I’d better ensure that shot is horizontal when I grab it). There’s so much more…
Part of our week had us out on assignment, assignments that revolved around anything but weddings. I spent time with a family of 4 - Alex, Rob, Max (5), and Nia (3). We shot during the day, painfully edited and critiqued the shoot at night, and did it again the next day. I’ve been home for 4 days and was only there for 5 and I’m still playing catch up on my sleep.
Blue Olive Photography is the boutique Vancouver wedding photography studio of Reilly & Miranda Lievers. Live your day as you choose to live it - and we'll be there to capture it.
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