Happy Valentines Day…. We shot this Winter Wedding just two days ago and it was officially our coldest outdoor
photography of a wedding. The bride and groom were from Washington DC and were real troopers when it came to following their dreams to do an outdoor shoot in our Canadian weather. How cold was it…the bride`s bouquet crytallized and my tripod legs froze solid.
Oh…and yes, that really is a kilt at minus 25!
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Wow….our work was just featured in the new National Wedding Magazine Bride and Groom…
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This is a creative project I shot for a local makeup artist. It was my first time trying this technique and I have to say that we had a blast shooting it. One thing for certain though, I have even more respect for folks who do great video now that I have seen the amount of work needed to get it right.
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We created a cover spread for Ottawa Life`s Women of the North issue and this was my take on the Eldest and the Youngest of these women. Two artists, one who I had the pleasure of first meeting years ago in Cape Dorset on a Time Magazine shoot, the second an up and coming chanteuse. Elisapie Isaak was quite the trooper…singing at the Nac that evg with the flu. Kenoujuak was photographed for the cover holding a screen print I had purchased from her on a trip to Cape Dorset.
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What can I say about Leanne Lacroix…talent, looks and business saavy all rolled up into one. If Leanne was any more fun, she would be illegal.
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This is an outtake from my shoot with Angie Seymour and family featured in Capital Style magazine from Ottawa. Still one of my faves…but what do I know.
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Wow….Brookstreet chose my work to illustrate its new promotions for East Indian Weddings…great spot by the way.
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This is going to sound odd…really odd.
The best place to start comparing photographers in Ottawa may well be the Yellow Pages. http://www.yellowpages.ca/search/si/1/Portrait+%26+Wedding+Photographers/Ottawa+ON
In these days of Google and Social Media, why would I write such a thing. Surely, I must be out of touch with the digital world.
Not really. I was involved in digital photography as early as 1991. Couvrette Studio was one of the first photography websites in Canada, launching six months after Microsoft in 1996.
So why look at the old fashioned Yellow Pages…well,because every one of the top studios is there. It doesn`t cost a penny to launch a Facebook page and a few bucks a month for one of those cookie cutter Blu Domain sites that look really swish, but nothing beats a business that actually has a commercial phone line and a long term reputation.
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I shot this last night and learned how to do the effects this morning…its hot off the presses as they say.
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Wow! I read something today on Facebook and it occured to me that in reality it has always been the motto of Couvrette Studio.
Here goes…..
Refuse to lower your standards to accommodate those who refuse to raise theirs.
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Flashy web sites, funky music and a smooth sales pitch…
A deal from a friend of a friend…
How to decide……..
We think dependability and service are important and perhaps that is why we are the only studio in Ottawa with a AAA+ rating.
http://www.bbb.org/ottawa/business-reviews/photographers-commercial/paul-couvrette-photography-in-ottawa-on-10588
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Very nice! Love the post processing. Very Jill Greenberg like for the first two. Reminds me of the ones with Gwen Stephanie. Love it!
We had a blast working with Internationally renowned Jazz singer Diane White. Glasses were by Mercura and Makeup by Leslie Ann.
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Would you believe that this is her first model portfolio shoot…
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Comparing photographers is a formidable task. Most people do not realize that the photographers skills in composing, exposing and making your day fun are only half the story. Every shot we print goes through an in house Photoshop expert. People who try to make their own albums probably do not realize that an expert can make every shot that much better. Color, tone and contrast simply does not record in all of those online books you can order. Plus their longevity is a quarter of real photographic prints.
I have learned over the years that all things in the wedding business go in phases and I will be glad when this one ends. Its sad hearing about brides whose only memory of that important day are a DVD sitting at the bottom of their
drawer…waiting to be printed.
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