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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Andie and Chris contacted me late in the wedding season, but (because of a cancellation) I was able to shoot their September wedding. I was immediately drawn to Andie’s sense of humour and sharp wit. They were going to have a small ceremony at a cottage in Miller Lake. Miller Lake is south of Tobermory–the [...]

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 [...]

I love when the bride and groom have little surprises planned for one another, but I especially love when both the bride and the groom have surprises planned for each other and the surprises have some sort of similar theme. And I’m the only one who knows! Katrina and Steve are high school sweethearts. And [...]

Having a second photographer isn’t a frivolous expense. In fact, most photographers are like me and don’t make any money by having a second photographer at your wedding. The couple hundred dollars it costs you to have a photographer at the groom’s place, and a second photographer at the wedding goes right to the hired [...]

I could make this blog post really short and answer why you should get married at Beaver Valley Ski Club in one sentence: Because it’s not what you think a private club is. But I truly believe that it would be robbing the BVSC of the character and depth I have come to know over [...]

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 [...]

  I met the adorable Lisa and some of her girlfriends at the Owen Sound Bridal Show. Lisa was set on having a winter engagement shoot, and when her and Graham told me the story of the proposal (it was at an outdoor ice rink), I knew it had to at least include some skating. [...]