When the Weather Gods Smile

The Fall is a very popular time for family portraits. The light is lovely and the colourful leaves, of course, beautiful. The issue with the Fall; however, is that the weather can be unpredictable and it is sometimes hard to schedule a session when the leaves are optimal and it isn’t raining. I tell you [...]

Up Coming Photography Training Sessions

Calender of Coming Events Looking for some pointers? Here is the training schedule for the next few months.  Taking Better Photos Do you have a digital camera that you never take off Auto? Let a professional photographer teach you what all those buttons do, how to deal with tricky photo situations, and much more! Oct [...]

An Engagment Shoot with Meaning

Tanya is a bride who knows what she wants. And this isn’t to say that she is bossy and “bridezilla-ish”. (It’s my blog; I can make up words if I like!) She isn’t high maintenance at all! In fact, she is one of the sweetest people you’d ever meet. She is just so excited about [...]

The Pepper Mill in Flesherton

It is almost the one year anniversary of my family moving to the Grey Bruce area.  It took us a while to figure out an old manse in the tiny town of Priceville was our home, but we haven’t regretted one moment of our repair-prone venture north. One of the properties that I fell in [...]

Ten Things you can do to Make Sure your Wedding Photos are Awesome

1 Communicate with your wedding photographer. Your wedding is a big deal; it might be the first time you’ve ever hired a professional photographer. What you need to know is that for this to be successful you need to have open communication. Tell me what you expect. Don’t assume that I’m going to do something [...]

Choosing a Wedding Photographer

I am really excited to post my first attempt at a video blog! It seemed like it would be a good idea to discuss how you choose your wedding photographer.  What it comes down to is “Does this person make me feel comfortable?” Just click on this link to see my first attempt. http://www.youtube.com/user/DaniValiquettePhotos?feature=mhw4#p/u/0/gEzdAv6bQ2Q Enjoy [...]

Why I love my Job

Prepare yourself, this MM might get a little cheese-dog. Why I Love my Job I <3 when people comment, “You love your job, don’t you?”. Because, well I do. My answer is always the same. “I hang out with people on happy days.  What could be better than that?” And seriously, what could be? I [...]