I’m not much of a poser (haha) to begin with, but I don’t think I had to do anything with Jackie & Drew.  As far as couples go, they were downright naturals at hugging, kissing, laughing, playing, and just plain old hanging out together. The location didn’t hurt either – we went to this great tree along the highway, which happened to be next to some great fields being harvested, which happened to be a skip and a jump to Birds Hill. Some of my faves from a beautiful Manitoba morning:

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Engaged and soon to be married, this is Rosie and Harkie.  The weather was having a hard time deciding what it wanted to be that day, so we got a little bit of everything – rain showers, sun showers, big clouds, bright blue skies.  It was fun nipping in and out of buildings in the Exchange to avoid the rain, and then getting that little burst of sun at the end of the shoot. Looking forward to shooting their wedding this weekend!

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It’s one of my favorite places to shoot, with its many different backdrops and spaces to use. Once again, however, as I pulled up to meet Anupa and Vishal and was greeted with throngs of people and booming live music, it occurred to me that I should check out what’s happening at the Forks before just plopping down for a shoot! That said, it was a beautiful sunny day (rather a treat given their rarity this spring) and we managed to slip between most of the crowds and events to get our shots in. And with their fun and effortless interaction with each other, Anupa and Vishal made it easy to catch some great shots.

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I was glad when Reena and Satnam agreed to go to the McKay Courtyard for their engagement session.  First, Meiji was the first sushi joint I went to in town and I’ve always enjoyed the atmosphere there.  The great feel of the place extends into the courtyard – a funky little space between two old buildings that has now been covered over with a glass roof.

Reena and Satnam were great to work with and very accommodating, despite my fussing around the place with my light on a stick. Satnam was apparently a little apprehensive about the pictures, but I thought he did just fine in front of the camera – I hope he (they) think the pictures were worth the effort!  We capped off the shoot with a quick stop into the Via station – a great little session.  Here’s a handful from the shoot:

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Have I mentioned that I love shooting in new places?  I was pretty excited when Liza and Darwin first mentioned the possibility of using Sisler High School as the venue for their engagement photos.  To my delight, Darwin (being an old Sisler alumnus) managed to get us in there one weekend.  For one thing, although it was a bright and blue Winnipeg winter day, it was about -30 billion with the wind chill and I was certainly grateful to be working indoors!  And all of the great backdrops in there – the old gym/theatre full of desks lined up for exams, the lockers, the murals, the big new gym…  I was a kid in a candy store as Darwin showed us around his old haunt and recounted stories of streaking students and cafeteria shenanigans.  Despite having graduated from the rival Maples Collegiate, Liza was more than gracious in being a Spartan for the day.  Some fun and favorite shots from the day:

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