Vancouver Wedding Photographer

Hello everyone,

I did some street shooting in while I was in Playa del Carmen Mexico last month and thought I would share some of the images with you… most of these are from the back streets as i find them more interesting than the touristy areas.  Doing this type of shooting makes me realize how much those national geographic magazines effected my view on the world… my goal is to get photos of people being themselves, no posing, no anticipation, no worry, but natural snaps of everyday life that in their own right tell the story of life….

below are a few of my favorites.. if you want to see more, please check out this link… www.deansanderson.com/uploads/playamexicostreet

and if you have any comments, please email me at dean@deansanderson.com … i would love to hear your feedback!

-dean

The good thing about being a Canucks fan is that you meet a lot of great people. When I was in Mexico, I met a Chris watching a hockey game and one thing led to another, the Canucks swept the Blues in four straight, and we decided to go out to the beach in Tulum and take some photos… here are a few of the better ones.

I thought I would share a little bit of what I do when I am not photographing weddings in Vancouver. I shoot a lot of stock photography. Stock photography are images that we photographers create  and then post on sites such as gettyimages.com. It is a great way to make money because you have the ability to shoot whatever you are passionate about. For me, I’m passions lie in issues such as the environment and education, as I figure that without the environment or good accessible education we as a society are never going to succeed. Here are some images portraying a little bit of family fun, love and togetherness… and of course education.

You may see these photos in ads or magazines and if you do, now you will know where they came from. And yes, directing being prepared, having the right crew and directing the talent in a positive productive manner is very very important to a shoots success…(whether it be stock or your wedding… )

I was hired by this awesome couple (Amy and Mike) from Chicago, who brought a bunch of their closest family and friends to Whistler for a stunning wedding. For the photos we went to a beautiful mansion that they had rented for their friends to stay at. It was so beautiful, so romantic and they were such a great couple it was easy to get awesome photos… here are a few of my favorites that I quickly chose. 

Well here is a first, I am going to post some photos I took on Saturday. Min and Carlos are quite a special couple and as a result required a special location. So to change things up and not make them look like the ‘regular’ wedding photos, I decided to take them to some old warehouses in East end of Downtown. The other location was SFU. Things ran a little behind and the sun went down a little early, so by the time we got to SFU it was getting dark. But here’s the good thing about hiring a good photographer, we can make any situation work. As you can tell by the work I promote on this site, I love clean bright fresh photography with tones of emotion and personality. Min had given me several photos of SFU before the wedding, therefore, I knew that she wanted to capture the architecture of  of SFU in some of her wedding photos. So even though it looked too dark for photos, I took them into SFU for a quick session. What I did with my assistant Shay is called ‘painting with light’.  I’ve posted a few from the warehouse district and then of SFU… To me, this is why it is worth it to hire a photographer with lots of experience and an ability to think on their feet. There is never a bad time to create a great photo! Sun, shine, rain, or even night…. all can be romantic times, it is just a matter of seeing it… Since this is a bit different than my usual imagery, I’d love to hear some of your feedback. You can email me through my website under the contact tab…. o and one last thing.. no photoshop here… all this is done on site, or as we like to say, in camera. 

I have been choosing some photos for my portfolio lately and I thought I would share some of my favorite images with you.. Here are some great photos from a wedding I did in Peace River this year. Great couple and awesome group of friends! Nothing like a colourful pair of Betsy Johnson’s!This photo is so much more special when you know that those are their initials carved in the rock!The perfect night! 

I get this question all the time and so I thought I should post some photos I took yesterday while it was raining. These are some more engagement photos from Jen and Drew as great couple who have hired me to photograph their wedding later this month. As you can see by the photos all we have to do is find a place where we are sheltered from the rain. For the purposes of this shoot we used under the Granville street bridge. So if your worried about rain on your wedding day, please don’t. One we can’t control the weather, so worrying is really just the creation of a useless thought. Two, if you choose a good photographer, with todays technology you should get great photos… I guess I should mention one other thing. Jen was really nervous about having her photo taken, but I think Jen did a great job of letting her fears go, taking direction and just being herself so that we could get great photos. The wedding will be even better now! -dean   

Finally the season has started to slow down enough so that I can start posting some of my favorite images from the summer. So I figured I might as well start with some of my most recent. Rose and Tom have hired me to photograph their wedding in June of next year and here are some of there engagement photos, which for me are more of a process of getting to know a couple than getting great images. Then again, what’s more fun than taking a camera to a park or beach with a couple in love???  And in the end, I think we got some great photos of them being themselves. Thanks Rose and Tom!    

Well this is pretty cool. The first year I really start submitting my work for publication I get published in Weddingbells in their national pages. Jody and Adams wedding was so beautifully put together, how could I not get great photos. Good work guys!   

I was going through Robert and Rebecca’s photos today and came across this one. How beautiful and free does she look in this photo? This is why I love this business.