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Natasha + Mike’s wedding was super low-key with everything at one location and Applehead Scott and I fought with the dappled lighting to give them lovely portraits in the nearby trail. Then Natasha + Mike were lovely enough to ride with us down to the waterfront at blue hour and feed my growing infatuation with […]
We were supposed to go skiing. Just Marse and I. A little ski weekend getaway that we’ve been trying to plan for three years now and everything was booked…until the kids got sick. Kids being kids, they lick everything in sight which meant we all got sick. Ski trip cancelled. The next thing I know […]
There’s got to be some secret society of grandparents, an elite club you join when you become a grandparent. I’ve never seen it happen but, from what I can tell, it gives you license to stock your cupboards with cookies and calm the craziest chaos with a warm and simple hug. It’s a superpower I […]
5 things I learned from a whiteboard. Two columns, four rows. A dry erase slap in the face. 1. we’re wedding photographers. no question. 2. chill out man, embrace the off season. 3. i don’t pose a soft hand on faces very well. stop doing it. 4. shoot way more personal work. 5. turn personal […]
Blog 2 to 3 times a week. Give 60% content. Ask 40% questions. Tag images. Titles w keywords. Act busy. Look busy. Follow the formula and ye shall find success. Are you fucking kidding me? For the life of me I cannot understand why a creative industry is being driven by those telling us all […]
I’ve been spending a lot of time in my furnace room lately, thanks to a faulty and discontinued electric boiler. As much of a pain in the ass is it is, good fortune sometimes favours the bored. While I stand there, waiting for the temperature needle to drop below 170 degrees, I find myself rummaging […]
If you come here from time to time then you probably know how much Elizabeth Gilbert’s TED Talk had an impact on me. The hair on the back of my neck stood up and my heart pounded against my ribcage as each of those 20 minutes ticked by in her talk. I kid you not. […]
Devon + Darcy were married in Scotland and then came home to celebrate in style. With the help of Chez, the Halifax Wedding Planner, and some amazingly talented and creative friends and family, they held one hell of a party at their Benjamin Bridge vineyard in Wolfville. The Mellotones set the stage and the cracking […]
I get an email from a friend of a client who’s a friend of a guy who’s about to propose to his girlfriend and then pull the whole wedding planning this off on his own…two days later. Its the kind of email where you think, “This is a scam…or…this guys is CRAZY!” Fortunately for us […]
Us: So, do you guys have any idea what you’d like to do for a fearless bridal session? Allan + Tracy: MISERY! (w undulating finger tents and evil grins) Us: Awesome.
A surprise proposal and a surprise wedding two days later. This is one of the greatest men in the world. Images and the story coming soon.
The probability of precipitation was about 30% and the accumulation was 0. 0mm of rain was expected on Saturday. At 9.09pm the walls of the tent were blowing in and the water was pouring from the sky. Thunder and lightning were striking down over the Benjamin Bridge Vineyard with great vengeance and furious anger. I […]
Family Portraits. Behind the Scenes w the girl in a bag.
I wasn’t kidding yesterday when I said we’re hell bent on changing the way family photography is done. The question we’ve been getting since yesterday is, “How does a shoot work?”. So I dug up some behind the scenes video from a shoot we did last winter to give you an idea of what happened […]
(for what it’s worth, I’m sorry I’m about to play the ‘Christmas is coming’ card) Christmas is coming! I know this because a lot more often, I find myself in conversations w Marse about what Santa is bringing the girls this year. Pretty soon I’ll be out in the garage getting the decorations. Christmas is […]
Three things happened all around the same time over the last week that had me inspired to both write this post and try new things. It’s mid wedding season and we’ve been pushing ourselves to try really hard not to just ‘dial it in’. There’s a formula that you can easily slip into when shooting […]
This is, without a doubt, the biggest, hottest wedding we’ve ever shot. Elegant, classy and sophisticated with an unmatched love and respect for family and friends. We even got them back to the reception right on time!
“Allllright, you wanna get nuts? C’mon, Let’s get NUTS!”
