Ottawa Ornamental Gardens Engagement Session: Melissa + Rami

Ottawa-Ornamental-Gardens-Engagement-Session-Stephanie-Beach-PhotographyPretty much every photographer know about Golden Hour. it’s that gorgeous time in the evening as sunset approaches where the sun is lower in the sky and creates a nice warm glow that lights subjects up so beautifully. It is my favourite time to do engagement sessions as it really is just so wonderful to shoot in! Golden Hour is so well known that even a lot of our clients have heard of it and are looking for the type of images we create using that light.

As soon as I mentioned that I preferred to start sessions later in the day, Melissa + Rami knew why right away. And as the sun started to dip beneath the horizon, we were able to create even more spectacular images! And as I mentioned in their sneak peek photos, these two really know how to sizzle in front of a camera!!

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Ottawa Ornamental Gardens Engagement Session: Ellen + Mike

Ottawa-Experimental-Farm-Engagement-Session-Stephanie-Beach-PhotographyI am so incredibly happy that the weather forecast was wrong leading up to Ellen + Mike’s engagement session! Everything had been calling for rain – so much so that we were thinking of alternative locations and some indoor spots. Thankfully, come Sunday morning the skies looked completely clear and super sunny and the forecast changed its opinion on the whole rain matter.

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Experimental Farm Engagement Session: Courteney + Steve

experimental-farm-engagement-session-stephanie-beach-photography-08Sometimes all you need to make a dull day a little brighter is a fantastic couple who isn’t afraid of a little rain. Because rain is definitely what we got during Courteney + Steve’s engagement session, but it turned out to not be a problem whatsoever!

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Testimonial Highlight #7

Ottawa Ornamental Gardens Wedding Stephanie Beach PhotographyJenn + Jon’s wedding fulfilled a dream I had from roughly eight years ago. A dream from before I even owned a professional camera and a dream I never thought would come true. It was a very surreal and special moment getting to photograph a bride and groom in a location I had thought of so many years ago and it was so awesome to have done this with people as sweet and kind as them. Continue reading “Testimonial Highlight #7” →