Ree & Jamie – August 25th 2007

So if we complicate things for a moment – this weekend I shot a wedding for Jamie & Ree – Ree is my maid of honor’s, husband’s, sister but she is also a friend. It was a fun day filled with quirky twists and a party that truly befitted the couple. Unfortunately it was a semi outdoor wedding and with all the rain – it did limit us a little bit but even so we still managed to get some shots and in a toast to the rain we used umbrellas in the photos. It was also a good wedding because I got to work with Clayton and Samantha from Tribute Images and I can see this being a partnership that ends up working out for the best for us both. Clayton and Sam’s business has more to do with shooting bands and working on band promo videos but they both approached me about Wedding Photography and Videography, so as a test run Clayton came out to Ree & Jamie’s wedding and we will be combining both of our efforts into a DVD for the bride Can’t wait to see it ! In the meantime I am adding some photos from their wedding for you to check out!
I think she looks so regal in this photo – I made it black and white because of the sky being gray due to the weather but I almost like it like this better.

This is what I meant about bringing the umbrellas into it and I think it makes for such a romantic image of a personal moment between the two of them under the umbrella!

So those are a few of the teasers, in any case – I have a wedding at the Airplane Museum this Saturday for Chris and Brianne – I can’t wait as I am sure there will be lots of different photo opportunities

The beginning!

So the creation of this first blog is being done while I am currently working on my new website. I have never had a blog before so pardon me if sometimes ramble on. So as a kind of introduction to you the reader, I guess I will start by introducing myself.

My name is Amanda Lachapelle, owner of Amanda Lachapelle Photography. We are a new company just getting started and while the business number and premises are new I am not. I have been photographing weddings for friends and family for 4 years pro-bono, as they say, which is pretty much a fancy word for “free”. This past year I have been working up to the point of being fully up and operational with a full body of work to show clients as well as a professional website among other things.
I have entered into this field with the experience from working for families and a long time love of photography. Since I was young I remember being in the darkroom with my step father at the time and watching images born and memories captured, it was like freezing time. The allure of taking pictures has always been there, if you ask any of my friends growing up – they will say – that I always had a camera in my hands. Doing something for once that is my passion brings great fulfillment to my life and makes each day worth getting up for.

To any bride and grooms reading this blog I will say this, for me as wedding photography is my focus and where I get the most joy out of photography, I love seeing couples in love! I love weddings in general – the planning, the thought and effort that goes into the big day. My approach is to make you feel as comfortable as possible with me before the wedding day so that on a day where emotions are running high you do not feel like you have a stranger there. When photographing a wedding I try to capture the essence of the couple; and how can you do that if you don’t know them?

As I end this blog I am just finishing the photoshop work on my site and am now on to the html portion. Wish me luck!

I look forward to many more posts – see ya on the other side!

Amanda