Creative Wedding & Portrait Photography

October 1, 2010

Lorraine and Nathan – A Parry Sound Engagement Shoot

Filed under: Engagement — Tags: , , — johnbrisbane @ 8:02 am

Lorraine and Nathan are from Hamilton but have strong ties to the Parry Sound area and Lake Shebeshekong.  We met at Lorraine’s family cottage on Lake Shebe early one evening in August for their engagement photo shoot.  We  did a range of images along the steep and well treed shoreline near the cottage.  Then we headed off by boat with their two best friends, and future maid of honor and best man, to the famous Shebe jumping rock, further down the lake.  We got some nice light and a great wind that added to the chemistry that these two clearly share. 

Both Lorraine and Nathan are big time Toronto Maple Leaf fans.  They have friends who also recently got engaged and who wore their Habs jersys in some of the photos. Not to be outdone we worked Lorraine and Nathan’s Toronto Maple Leaf sweaters into some of their engagement shots.

Later this fall I will be building a custom designed sign in book for this great couple using some of the top pics from their engagement session.

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September 26, 2010

Jess & Ryan are getting Married!!!!!

Filed under: Engagement — Tags: , , , — johnbrisbane @ 9:24 am

One of the couples I worked with in August was Jess and Ryan.  We got together for their engagement shoot on the shores of Georgian Bay, a short distance from my studio. It was early one evening as the sun was settling down a bit casting some nice rays across the water.  We started out at a sand beach not far away and then moved to a different location with some of the granite outcrops that are so charactisitic of the Parry Sound-Georgrian Bay area. 

Once we got some of the initial warm up shots under our belt Ryan got right into the swing of things and we got some nice images of these two and the passion they share for one another.    Jess and Ryan have two lovely dogs that are a big part of their lives so during the tail end of the session we worked them into some of the shots. 

I won’t be shooting this couples wedding next summer, as I was already booked for another wedding on their date,  but I had just finished designing a custom sign in book for these two using some of their favourite shots from the engagement shoot, so a part of me will be with them on their wedding day.

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August 23, 2010

Emma & Spencer – A Georgian Bay Engagement

Filed under: Engagement — Tags: , , — johnbrisbane @ 6:30 pm

Last March, Emma and Spencer booked me to shoot there 2011 wedding. Recently we got together and took a short boat ride out to a few of the more secluded Georgian Bay Islands near my Parry Sound area studio  for their engagement photo shoot.  We ended up with a large number of great images and Emma tells me it is going to be hard to her and Spencer to narrow them down for the custom sign in book I will be doing for them later this year.    We had a blast doing the shoot and I think it shows in the images.  A small selection of the images from the engagement shoot follow.

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April 18, 2010

Lacey & Jayson – Engagement Photography – Pointe au Baril – Georgian Bay

Filed under: Engagement — Tags: , , , — johnbrisbane @ 7:31 pm

The outdoors plays a big part in Lacey and Jayson’s lives.  This couple lives north of Pointe au Baril, on the shore of Georgian Bay, and they are both avid hunters and fishers.   We opted to do their engagement shoot in Sturgeon Bay Provincial Park which just happens to be right across the bay from their home.   It quickly become evident that these two are right at home among the rugged beauty of the area with it’s rock, trees and water.    After a wee bit of coaching both Lacey and Jayson got into the swing of things and we had a great time.  After we worked our way out of the park we drove to a nearby marsh where Jayson traps bait fish for their fishing excursions.  Below I’ve posted a few of the shots from their shoot.  I’m looking forward to meeting this couple again in few weeks when we do a walk about to select some sites for their post cermony wedding day shots this July.  Knowing their passion for the outdoors and the great backdrops in the Pointe au Baril area I am confident we will find some great sites that will reflect both their passion for each other, and the outdoors.

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April 7, 2010

Brandy & Todd’s Sugar Bush Engagement Photos – Parry Sound

Filed under: Engagement — Tags: , , — johnbrisbane @ 3:24 pm

Brandy and Todd chose to incorporate their engagement photo shoot with their love for spending time in the sugar bush each spring.  This year’s rapid  transition from winter to spring and Brandy’s busy schedule, as partner in a local accounting firm, meant that the snow was gone before we could do the shoot.  I was wondering if we had also missed the sap run too, but Todd asssured me that there was still pleanty of sap running.  When we got together at the sugar bush a couple of weeks ago Todd and his buddies had the fire going strong in the sugar shack that his grandfather had constructed several decades ago and the sap was bubbling away in the evaporator pans.   

A week or so later when I meet with Brandy and Todd to deliver their proofs I was surprised to learn that in spite of our incredibly mild weather they were still busy collecting sap and had been able to make a good quanity of maple syrup.   Below are a few of the shots from our shoot.  I am looking forward to working with these two again at their September, 2010 wedding in Parry Sound.

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March 15, 2010

Lisa & Graham – Muskoka Parry Sound Engagement Shoot

Filed under: Engagement,Weddings — Tags: , , — johnbrisbane @ 10:17 pm

Lisa and Graham are another awesome couple that I got to know and work with in 2009.  In the early spring of 2009 we got together for engagement shoot near Lake Joseph in the heart of Parry Sound, Muskoka country.  There was still some snow in areas and we went for a walk with their wonderful, large, and friendly dog who is in some of the shots.  I will do a post on Lisa and Graham’s wedding soon, but I thought I would start with a few shots from their engagement session.

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February 18, 2010

Engagement Photography – “She Said Yes!” Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada – Bayshore Photography

Filed under: Engagement,Weddings — Tags: , — johnbrisbane @ 4:02 pm

Courtney and Parry’s Engagement Photo Session – Killbear Park,  Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada

Courtney and Parry love the outdoors and Killbear Provincial Park, just north of Parry Sound Ontario, has a special place in their hearts.  On a wonderful, warm, sunny, day, last October, we got together and made our way to Killbear for their engagement shoot.  We had a blast. These two have great chemistry and are clearly very much in love.  I am looking forward to shooting their wedding in August 2010.   Courtney and Parry had me do a customized sign in book for their wedding.  I am really excited about being able to offer these high quality, custom designed sign in albums to couples and will post some samples of Courtney and Parry’s sign in album soon.

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