Blog Archives
“Lemme do just one more shot.”
We met Megan + Ryan at the studio last night and we knew one thing for sure, Ryan was doing this for Megan. He wasn’t too keen on having his photo taken. Well, I was excited to shoot so we did what we could to soften him up and help him relax. We bought him […]
Kari + Chris got married in Louisburg at the Point of View Suites a few weeks ago and it was everything I expected it to be. A wedding ceremony, great friends and an even greater time. I could go on and on about how wonderful it was but I’ll just say this…like everyone else in […]
I walked into the Marriott hotel on Saturday for Blair and Sarah’s wedding and said what I always say to Steph, “Wanna light it up?” She always does. We tried some things that didnt work, a few more things that didn’t work and I was about done with trying. Luckily Steph chirped at me and […]
The mid wedding season / new studio last minute open house (the soft opening)
When we officially moved into the studio, the first thing we put in was a sound system for music. That was weeks ago. We haven’t really gotten much further than speakers. There’s some unfinished business with decor. When we officially moved in we also knew we wanted to have a party so we immediately asked […]
I was just reading a wedding photography blog that scoffed at the cliche ‘we want to tell the story of your day’ pitch put forth by wedding photographers these days. Well, I forget the blog name, but that’s absurd. I don’t care how cliche it sounds, thats exactly what I want to do, tell the […]
I spend a lot of time looking at photos. Mine, yours, strangers, leaders, followers…I look at them all. For as much as I love creating editorial/fashion/whateverlabelyouwanttoapply type images I also love seeing images that tell you a story. I suppose its the perfect mix for wedding photography with the latter being much more of a […]
I don’t know what it is about Cape Breton weddings but there’s something intangible that just brings them to a whole different level for me. It’s impossible to describe but there’s no mistaking it every time I get to shoot there.
Aside from shooting in wet socks and shoes, I love everything about rainy weddings. It brings everyone closer together and the peaks and troughs of emotion are elevated to a whole new level. It’s aways a tradeoff. You get rain, but you also get this incredible light during and after the rain…and sometimes you get […]
About a year ago I went to PEI with my very talented photographer friends, Jeff Cooke and Heather Crosby-Gionet. We did somewhat of a trash the dress marathon over 15 hours. I shot some behind the scenes video and we hung out with some very creative and talented people from the Island. Through the magic […]
If you’re going to get married then this is the way to do it. Gather all your Cape Breton (New Waterford) and Polish friends and family, put them in a room at the Prince George and let Update Events take care of the decor. Open up the bar, crank the tunes and leave all your […]
Meaghan + Rick got married down south on a sandy beach however they decided they wanted to do some pre and post wedding shooting…sort of like an engagement shoot before and a fearless bridal session after the wedding. Official shoot waivers would show Jeff Cooke shot the engagement shoot and Applehead Studio shot the fearless […]
Stacey + Brad (and Lyla) had their wedding a few weeks ago at the Compass Room at Casino Nova Scotia and it had all the ingredients that make for a spectacular wedding to shoot. My buddy Scott from True North was the DJ, Patricia Pardy from Its Your Event was doing the decor and planning […]
This is what Meaghan thinks of the 1st period. This is what Rick thinks about Vancouver.
I stopped in to visit Christa at Felicity Bridal about a year ago and she had a client and her mom in trying on dresses. This client came out to look in the mirror and I could not help but comment on the dress and how incredible it looked. Normally I sit quietly and flip […]
Nowhere in my business plan does it state that I want to be the wedding photographer for everyone. Sometimes I think about it all the time and sometimes I don’t think about it at all…but I had a conversation with a couple a few weeks ago and they had decided to go with another photographer […]
Here’s a b side from a shoot Steph and I did for Gio a few weeks ago and this was something we tried along the way to the final image. The final version… The Gio page on facebook has a chance to win dinner for 6 hosted by Vince and if someone wins it I […]
