A couple weeks ago I had the pleasure of photographing Parveen and Saj’s wedding in Vancouver. Their ceremony took place at the beautiful Lions Gate Jamatkhana Mosque. We took some pre-ceremony photos in a small hiking trail I found behind the mosque, lucky find actually. There wasn’t much around the mosque besides the upper levels highway. From there we went down to Gastown to take photos of the bridal party. It was close to where the couple lives plus within distance to the reception. The entire party was a joy to photograph and it shows in the photos below. Thanks Parveen sand Saj for letting me and Tom be a part of your special day.
I haven’t had a chance to upload or edit these photos yet but I thought I’d put up a teaser and the video that Steve Tan put together for Jimmy and Michelle’s wedding in Vancouver. This was another wedding I was shooting secondary for Vancouver wedding photographer Tomasz Wagner. The couple was awesome and so was the ceremony and reception (can’t go wrong when a big group of their friends are DJs).
Back in early June Tomasz Wagner from Mananetwork Wedding Photography in Vancouver asked if I was available to shoot a wedding with him. Looking at my schedule I had nothing booked for the day so I said sure why not! The couple were past co-workers of his so this made things a lot easier. They were all about the photos so anything we asked of them they were all for it. I was shooting secondary for the day so I was tasked with following the groom around as well as the photos of the bridal party.
The couple was East Indian and Italian, an incredible mix! They had two different ceremonies and the reception was awesome! East Indian and Italian food, need I say more? Catered at the Italian culture center. The reception was up there with some of the best receptions I’ve ever been to (and I’ve been to quite a number over the past three years). Suman and Mario, I loved your entire wedding day!
Have a look at some of the photos below shot for Mananetwork Photography. Photos were edited by him and the style is his own. His wedding packages cost more but this is the type of photos you expect from him. They have been stylized and very well edited (lots more hours in post). You can see the rest of the photos here. If you like what you see contact one of our Vancouver wedding photographers today.
A big congrats goes out to Annie and Vincent for surviving their wedding day! The two seemed a bit stress throughout the day but they got through it. They had their ceremony at Hycroft Manor in Vancouver would provided a great back drop for some of the images. After the ceremony we took some time out to take some photos of the wedding party at the Vancouver convention center. The lighting was extremely harsh that day but us wedding photographers made due with what we had. It was also quite windy as well. We had attempted a shot at the top of one of Coal Harbour’s apartment buildings but that didn’t work so well as the girl’s dresses (and hair) were flying in all sorts of directions! The night ended off with a nice performance at a chinese dim sum restaurant in Richmond. The photos below were shot for Three Sixty Wedding Photography.
With the Vancouver wedding season around the corner I thought it would be a good idea to go through last season’s wedding photos. We were busy with wedding photography in Vancouver last year, every weekend we were out shooting during the months of June, July, and August with some back-to-back. I actually still haven’t had a chance to go through and edit some of them (I shoot on a contract so the studio usually edits what they want to present to clients). I’m slowly going through them and picking a few to put on here.
Going through last season’s photos gives me an idea of where I did well and where I have to improve. It also gets my head back into wedding mode, not that it’s hard to given the number of ones I’ve done over the last three years. I also like to look at other people’s portfolios and blogs for inspiration.
This year I’m probably going to focus a lot on using off camera lighting. Last year I started using more of it and getting comfortable using it in different situations. For example indoor as a main light, outdoor as a fill, or using it to add another dimension to the photo. I use to mainly only shoot in available light with light modifiers such as reflectors. Shooting with off camera flashes really gives you a lot more ability to shoot anywhere.
The below photo is a great example of off camera lighting. The venue also has to be lit well enough for the camera to track focus. If the place is pitch dark except for some strobes it’s hard to get a clear photo. This was shot in a one of the ballrooms in Richmond.
