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Karen & Darren’s Calgary Engagement Photography

Mark — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 15:38:33 +0000

I first met Darren and Karen at a wedding we photographed in Calgary last July and I’m really glad they booked us, since they looked like they were having a blast at their friends’ wedding—I can’t wait to see them enjoy their own wedding! They are two of the smiliest people I’ve ever photographed and their engagement session was really fun and easy-going, despite the cold conditions we had. Darren asked to do some sunset photos and so we hiked up a big hill in Calgary to get the best unobstructed view of the sun going down. Good thing Karen and Darren helped me to carry the gear—it was a long way!

I’m experimenting with talking less on the blog—lol!—so, without further ado, here are some of my favourite images from their engagement session:

Elizabeth & Jamie’s Engagement Photography

Mark — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 22:09:54 +0000

When Elizabeth called to set up the time for their engagement session, she told me about their love of gardening and immediately had an idea that included something gardening-related. The three of us also share an off-beat sense of humour, so that crept into the photo as well. We actually ended up doing the photo—the first one below—in Jamie’s parent’s backyard, because it is so beautiful and verdant.

This was a very relaxing and enjoyable engagement session. We basically went for a walk along the river bottom in Lethbridge and whenever I saw something that looked like it would make for a good place for photos we stopped and hung around there for a while and then ambled off somewhere else. It was pretty loose and ad-libbed. And the light was so nice, too!

Here are some of my favourite images from their session. I look forward to photographing their wedding, which is very, very soon! Oh, and don’t worry Jamie, I’d never, ever mention that mysterious wet patch on your pants.

Vanessa

Fri, 30 Jan 2009 21:40:52 +0000

Vanessa came to us for some headshots for her drama and acting portfolio. As well as the headshots we also got a bunch of other portraits as well and those are the images I’ll post here.

We started out at the new Henotic restaurant in the old fire hall, which is a really cool place for photos. The decore and ambiance is awesome. Actually, a few weeks ago we took a wedding party in there for some really funky images and I’ll be blogging those very soon, too. Our next stop was the Lethbridge Lodge and then we finished up at the top of the Coulees behind the Galt museum just as the un was starting to set (which was my plan).

As well as acting and teaching, Vanessa also does martial arts and she did some awesome kicks and splits, which you can see below. Vanessa has such a vibrant and fun personality and she was such an easy person to work with. We wish her all the best with her career and hope to see her on stage or on screen one day.