Vancouver wedding couple with horse

 Wedding couple with horse.

Bride and groom and a beautiful horse with Stawamus Chief behind them. Do you find this romantic? If you were a Vancouver wedding couple with horse, would you love to have this kind of picture from your pre-wedding photography session?

Vancouver wedding couple and horse

How many of you just thought this is a composite / or faked / image of a wedding couple with horse Photoshopped and edited? The answer is no, you are wrong. This photo was captured this last weekend at Squamish, BC and here is a short story with some great pictures of this young couple.

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Let me start with the horse. Her name is Toffee. A beautiful creature with such an innocent look in her big eyes. I have created a post about her and her rider Alyssa who was so good to us and helped us make this kind of before the wedding portrait session with Paul and Dominika possible. wedding couple with horse wedding couple with horse wedding couple with horse vancouver-pre-wedding-pictures-on-horse_2PP0482 wedding couple with horse

If you are getting married and ask me just one question what I would suggest you for your formals session then the answer would be: Great light. It is all about the light in photography and trust me the magic can be done with it. That is why we started to shoot at the local campground park in the morning before the sun got too harsh.

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The romantic posing was replaced with candid photojournalistic shots of this young couple. They smiled, giggled and laughed on their own. They simply enjoyed the time with the horse and forgot about me. Look at their faces. Love is in the air. Priceless. That is the ultimate goal. Every engaged couple who wants to have great pictures from their day should forget about the whole world and enjoy themselves during the photography session.

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Well, I know what some of you are saying. But we want those cool classy posed wedding pictures like everyone else. There is nothing easier then show you how it can be done. Paul is a former hockey player. You think he knew how to balance his body without a hockey stick? Just kidding. Well we couched them body language and how to move for those kind of images. Admit it or not, they are very important and even though I love wedding photojournalism. At Vancouver wedding photographers websites you can see variations of candid, posed and you name it shots. It all depends what you like. Not everyone taste is the same!

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What ever you do as a wedding photographer, make sure your client is not getting bored. I usually mix in between a posed sessions some fun, action games. This time we had a groom to be Paul running on horse around and bride was simply pretending to play a princess or wild flamenco dancer. Either way these candid pictures of them is very popular approach of mine and these kind of pictures look so real and relaxed. Plus it is fun to do them.

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Every bride is different. If the sassy look is your thing then we shoot more boudoir style wedding shots. When romance such wedding couple with horse is more appealing then you better get a horse :) Be yourself and let me capture your emotions the way they really happened. Photography is a beautiful profession. I love to work with people. Kids, young or older couples does not matter. My daughter is only 2 years old and you should see how much fun we have with her :) Oh boy, let me wait when she shows up with her fiance and ask me – dad can I have my pictures taken by you :)

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I have mentioned before that to crate cool wedding images I advice my Vancouver wedding couples to be themselves. I take care of the rest, such best lighting, sceneries, poses and more. If you are not relaxed at any photo session including wedding pictures, the your images will tell the truth about your inner feelings without a blink of the eye. So enjoy it. Looking forward to work with my next couple.

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Girl and horse

Girl and horse – Alyssa and Toffee

The pre wedding session in Squamish, BC with our latest couple had a little surprise. A horse. And not just a regular horse but a beautiful sporty Toffee. And that would not be possible without Alyssa, Toffee’s rider and her sister Kristianna. Thank you for your help.

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All these images were created at multiple locations in Squamish, BC. By the way Sea to sky highway is very popular for our wedding clients so to have a chance to take pictures of the wedding couple with this horse was really appreciated.

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The pre wedding session started early in the morning with the couple catching up the first morning sun rays at local park. These shots showed in this article were captured later in the afternoon as a special request from Lisa. She had a dream idea to have pictures taken above the highway with alpine meadows flowers around her. Once she had her make up and hair done we started with the golden hour lighting her and the horse with amazing tones.

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These images shows the beauty of the west-coast country with in late evening light. I would not hesitate to advice these spots to any of my brides and grooms. Specially the next which Lisa showed us was absolutely stunning for wedding shots. She liked the trees over the old road but what I was able to capture added to that location that extra unique punch. The light. It is all about the light and when last sun hit the tree branches above us I knew I will be very pleased with this session.

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And of-course the horsy. It would not be without her if she did not cooperate and Toffee was great. She had some hesitating moments in the morning when she was getting bored with our wedding couple but as soon as she was able to go for a spin with Alyssa, she became a new breed. Happy horse who sometimes even blinked to my Nikon flashes just to fool around with me. Thank you one more time for a great day girls.

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Vancouver sunset engagement

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Here is my promised Vancouver sunset engagement part 2 from the Kitsilano beach. Jon and Sheila met me at the same place like we photographed their engagement on bikes. They dressed up nice casual-modern way and left the bikes behind for this late photo session.

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The idea was very simple. Create romantic looking pictures with the sunset as a main backdrop. If you are a photographer then you know without a light there is no image. You also know how hard it can be to wait for that perfect light to appear in the sky. Believe me, when we got to the Kitsilano beach, the sunset just started and the shot you can see above was one of the very first we captured that night. The spectacular sunset at its best. Every bride loves pictures like these and it is just a matter of nature and being ready for it, so you can capture that magic moment.
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The timing was crucial for us. If we came just 10 minutes later we would missed the golden hour and the Vancouver sunset engagement with the sun setting behind the horizon would be over. I do not like to change lenses on the wedding day and all my cameras have a special purpose lens attached to them. If you ask me why, then this is a perfect example. I do not want to miss any of this beauty so some of the shots were created by using a long telephoto lens and another with my extreme wide angle lens. Completely different optics and the results from both of the are priceless. Pro glass pays back very quickly. Thank you Nikon :)

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The posing for the groom and bride can be sometimes a tough job to do. They are sometimes scared, insecure how they are going to look and afraid that they are doing it wrong. Are they really? Look at Jon and Sheila. Do they look stiff? How many practices they had before this session? None. We just went out and had fun. My advice to every couple is, be yourself. Enjoy the moment, and feel it. If there can be something improved in your pose, we will coach you how to do it. No big deal. Do not they look great? Because they knew what they wanted and listened when they got an advice from me, they did it. Excellent attitude and drive to have it created these amazing images full of emotions. It can be that simple :)

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I am a photography geek. When there is a moment which can be captured different way then you could see before sign me in. Well, sometimes I might need and extra hand or two to carry all my lights, stands, soft-boxes, tripods or lenses around but when my assistant is not around the grooms help is more then welcome. Thank you Jon for doing a caddy for me, you did a great job :) My second shooter will help you out at the wedding day. Just kidding.
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Vancouver sunset engagement and how it can look when B&W is back in the business. I love black and white post processing. Not because I studied art of BW photography in the UK, but I simply adore the simplicity of it. This picture looks great even in the color. Black and white version simply nailed it better.

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We had a great time together and once the darkness took over the sky, and this Vancouver sunset engagement session was about to finish I have spotted the open doors of the local washrooms on the top of the Kitsilano park. Guess what? Of course I had to get this good night shot for them. As I said before, be ready and when the moment comes get the job done and capture something what no one else did before. Unique, edgy, fun. This is how I describe my wedding photography style and that is why I am not afraid to send the bride and the groom to pose for me to the washrooms. Do not they look cute? Thank you for visiting. JP – Vancouver wedding photographer. www.povazanphotography.com

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