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I was originally not going to be able to post this right away because I’m off to the Canada Wedding Photo Convention in Burnaby this week, but I didn’t want to wait to take a look at their fantastic photos – and there’s a ton more coming! Photography is really important to Rob and Ashley, and they’re diving in with both feet with the All Inclusive “Passion” wedding package – you’ll be seeing not only these Engagement photos, but Wedding Photos, Wedding Photobooth photos (I am assured that their wedding guests level of ridiculousness makes them look tame, so I assume the photo booth will be a font of creativity) Dress 2.0 re-wearing the dress, and maybe even some awesome boudoir shots in the coming months.

I am especially a fan of the beautiful ring shot with a budding branch. Spring has sprung!!

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I am pleased to announce that I have joined as a sponsor to the Largest Grad Giveaway in Western Canada – Derk’s Formals Rock Your Grad. The best part about it is that it’s for both University and High School grads! I remember seeing grad contests when I was finishing University and not being able to enter because I wasn’t a high school grad. There are definitely enough prizes to go around, too!

With prizes ranging from tux rentals, limousines, concert tickets, or $100 gift certificates from my partner business, Wedding World Bridal, there’s prizes for everyone. I’d definitely recommend going to check them out and entering to win if you’re one of this year’s grads!

Do you have your eye on Admire Studios for your Grad photos? Check out some Grad portraits we’ve done in the past:
High School Grad Photos Edmonton – Julia
University Grad Photos Edmonton –  Caylyn

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Caylyn says: “Thank you very much for doing such a lovely job on my grad photos, I love them!”

Getting Edmonton Grad Photos for yourself or your son or daughter is easy with Admire Studios
Or you can purchase a Photography Gift Card for your favourite grad.

What Kendra had to say:

“We hired Twyla to create our wedding invitations. We had a very unique vision in our mind what we wanted to create but wasn’t able to put it on paper. We consulted with Twyla, and she quickly went to work. The outcome was absolutely gorgeous. She not only created Exactly what we envisioned, we also received a ton of compliments on them. She was very patient and great to work with and we would definitely recommend her.”

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Of course, there’s a caveat to this – photographers don’t all have the same opinions on these things. I talked to another photographer once who said he thought photos turned out badly when people wore “bright colors” in general, which I think is crazy. So you’re not going to find a universal answer – but this is my take.

Okay, let’s start simple. The first question in my series:

What should we bring and wear to a Family Session?

This breaks down into four areas, level of dress, what to avoid, and what to choose in the end for clothes and props. I’ll try to cover each of these in this post, and look for more ideas about different sessions coming up! These rules also apply quite well for dressing for family photos for a wedding, so keep that in mind.

What level of dress should we be looking at?

In terms of dress preparation, consider what level of dress you want – semi-casual, semi-formal, or your family’s “personal fashion” styles works well. It’s important that everyone in the picture is conforming to a level of dress – someone in jeans and sneakers won’t work beside someone in heels and a long gown, and vice versa. Co-ordinate with your family or group about this. Most people will choose a casual look, and some people will want a semi-formal look. Here’s some examples of good style matching over the spectrum.

Mom and Dad

Final Notes

Cute props can make a great photo. Some people have brought hats, umbrellas, sports jerseys, crates to sit on, and antique chairs to sessions, see if you can think of something fun – but don’t worry if you can’t! Bring things to tell a story, or just to look pretty. Here’s some ideas:

Things to Sit On

Make it simple!

“I am SO excited about this – Wal-Mart was TERRIBLE!”

Those were the words that greeted me before this charming high school grad and I spent half an hour basking in the warm spring sunlight while I snapped away last year! I’m pretty sure you had a better experience than at the Wal-Mart Photo Studio, Julia! Graduation photos should be a way to celebrate, not a drudgery, and I think we did something really fabulous here. It’s interesting, in the States it’s really common to get “senior photos” after your grade 12 grad – it’s almost a right of passage down there, while here we almost never do! I think that high school and University grad are both events to be remembered, and photography is a great way to remember the days when you were young, either confused or totally sure about the future (I remember everyone being one of those and very few people being in between…) and with so much of life ahead. Julia had been sick during Grade 12 photos, and I replicated a grad photo for her to submit to the Yearbook, too. Enjoy these sunny spring photos this rainy week!

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