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Denise and Brenton are a beautiful and godly couple whose style and grace invoked such positive emotions from my wife and myself that we literally snapped a picture once every 3 seconds from 8am to midnight. We enjoyed every moment of the day and wish it wouldn't end. Thank you for a great way to end our winter wedding session.
It was a long and grueling day for the Bridesmaid and Groomsmen so naturally they helped each other as best as they could!!!
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Today is my b-day and as I look forward to 2010 I realize that things are just starting to pick up. So I thought it wise to post a quick update of my schedule so far. The wifey and I are still confirming the magic number of weddings this year but we know it will be limited due to upcoming projects.
Remember you don't have to decide on your photo package today but don't waste time to book your photographer on your special day. If I happen to busy on your special day let me know and I can recommend a few other Photogs for you.
January 16th - 17th weekend - Booked
January 23rd - 24th weekend - Booked
February 12th - 14th weekend - Booked
February 26th - 28th weekend - Booked
March 5th - 7th weekend - Booked
April 23rd - 25th weekend - Booked
July 2nd - 4th weekend - Booked
July 16th - 18th weekend - Booked
August 20th - 22nd weekend - Booked
September 24th - 26th weekend - Booked
October 15th - 17th weekend - Booked
November 26th - 28th weekend - Booked
December 3rd - 5th weekend - Booked
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Spirited [ˈspɪrɪtɪd] - displaying animation, vigour, courage or liveliness
The engagement shoot was an all day event from St. James Catholic church to the Distillery District in Toronto. It was hard believe we packed in so many activities in one day, but we did. And we enjoyed every minute of it. In particular, the sweet couple who gave Denise and Brenton a complimented that they were as beautiful as a carved statues. Great praise and well deserved.
Many thanks to the stores like Hastens, Lileo, Sport, Vintage Gardner, and Soma chocolate maker that let us take images in and around their unique locations and sample their products. Drinking Soma's extraordinary rich hot chocolate and relaxing in front of a gorgeous fireplace at Hastens made us feel like royalty. I know, I know. It's a hard life taking images of gorgeous and happy couples but someone has to do it...please follow their journey in a day in a life of Brenton and Denise.
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As I mentioned before in a previous post, the 1KW Gallery "a thousand words" is where I approach couples or families and ask to take a few photos of them. The goal: to capture a moment of the couple, ask them to review the image and name that image based on the first thing that comes to mind.
For my next couple, Chris+Angie, they named their images "Seductive" after I asked Angie to whisper to Chris what she first thought of him when she first laid eyes on him. What word comes to mind for you?
Seductive [si-duhk-tiv] - tending to seduce; enticing; beguiling; captivating
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Before you read any further, get your mind out of the gutter.This is a list of 5 things I do to get me in the mood before I conduct a photo session with a couple. Just a few things that work for me. It's about a 5 min read...let me know your thoughts
1. Research other photographers techniques whether through books or online blogs. I love to study great images from photographers I most admire. But not to emulate, instead to challenge myself to shoot a different type of image from what is already out there.
2. Get inside the head of my favourite photographers through online interviews like Ron Dawson's F-Stop Beyond blog. Listening to topics like their background, beliefs and experiences from the photographers I most relate to enables me to channel that same positive energy throughout my photo session.
3. Get inspired through music and movies. I often play inspiring music or my favourite movie scenes leading up to the photo shoot. In fact, I make a point to find out the couples favourite type of songs to make sure I have it playing during the photo session. It's a great for inspiration and motivation.
4. Review notes from the initial consultation. I review the couples overall style; their likes and dislikes; and even topics like how they first met. Knowing this helps generate the look and feel of the photo session that will best resonates with the couple.
5. Finally review my personal photos of the family. In particular, I love, love, love reviewing my engagement photos and my wedding album. With every picture, I can honestly recapture the feeling I had at hat moment in time. Which is my true inspiration and goal for every photo session...the power to invoke a thousand words in every image. I know I know...shameless plug but it's true. That is the mood I'm aiming for...I want the clients to look at their picture and relive that feeling at that exact moment!
So let me know...how do you get in the mood?
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Lan Bui says:
Wow, you do so much to prepare... I feel lame because I don't really do much more than maybe look at my notes from the meetings I've had with the couples. I pretty much rely on having a goodtime and just going in blind to see what spontaniously happens.
Maybe I should try prepping a bit more.
(06.23.09 @ 06:29 AM)
mike Larson says:
this shot has a sweet fashion edge to it, I dig it. The part I would add that to these great suggestions is to have a freakin blast while shooting, I get the best images when I am having a good time, and I can engage my couples and work with them so they are having fun as well!
(06.25.09 @ 06:05 PM)
Fred Egan says:
Good ideas here Carl. I try and focus on pre-visualizing the images I want to create.
(06.30.09 @ 10:37 AM)
CReid says:
Hey all. Thanks for the love and sharing your way to get in the mood.
(07.03.09 @ 05:00 AM)
Dan Speicher says:
Awesome image Carl, its totally cool that you focus so much time ahead of time getting yourself ready for the shoot. I should probably start spending some more time preparing myself mentally before running off to shoot
(07.03.09 @ 11:29 AM)
Clement Wiegel says:
valuable information and excellent design you got here! I would like to thank you for sharing your thoughts and time into the stuff you post!! Thumbs up!
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I'm currently working on my gallery called "a thousand words". The concept? I approach strangers (mostly couples) and ask if I can take a few photos of them. My goal is to capture an image of the couple, review that image and ask what is the first word that comes to mind.
I'm using a technique that was taught from an amazing photographer named Jerry Ghionis. Where you combine classical portrait poses with a photojournalistic flare. For instance, I may ask a couple give each other a hug. But I'll proceed to ask personal questions or unique requests like ask "How did you propose?" Or I'll ask one of them to whisper in the other's ear "What was going through their mind when they first laid eyes on their significant other" At that very moment, I capture that shot. It's always a great experience for me and the couple. Plus they get to name the image which I send back to them.
For the couple Andrew+Novie below, they named their images "WARMTH"
[warmth] - the quality of being intimate and attached
Enjoy.
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