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My Favourite Photos of 2018

January 31, 2019 by Lara Eichhorn

So I finally pulled together my favourite photos I took in 2018 and portfolio updates are in progress. Considering I shared my favourites from 2017 at the end of March last year, I’d say I’m ahead of the game.

2018 ended up being the busiest at the end of summer and into fall, as with most years. I had a wedding every weekend for ten weeks in a row starting on August 11th, but I did manage to beat my previous years’ delivery times, which made me and my clients happy. I also photographed theatre for the first time last year, along with my usual documentary family and couple portrait sessions.

These are my favourite photos of the year, not necessarily the “best” photos. A common theme is big smiles, laughter, and lots of emotion. For more backstory on some of these, check out my instagram where I write about individual images, or scroll back on the blog for full weddings and sessions.

Check out my faves from other years

WPPI Las Vegas

March 13, 2011 by Lara Eichhorn

I’m a little late on posting these as I’ve been preoccupied with album design lately. Two weeks ago, I spent 5 days in Las Vegas for the Wedding and Portrait Photographers International (WPPI) conference at the MGM Grand Hotel. I stayed at the hotel, walked around the tradeshow for countless hours, spent a whole night dancing and then went to a sunrise concert, and met a ton of amazing photographers. However, I didn’t manage to take my camera out of my bag very often. I took a few photos, but mostly I was caught up in the experience of it all.

On Monday night, there was a big dance party that everyone headed to in their finest clothes. We got our photos taken at the Smilebooth (for the record, I may be the worst photobooth poser in the world). My tiny top hat made by Mischief My Dear (check out her shop to get the cutest rainbow starred top hat) was a huge hit with everyone.

At 5:30am that morning, Krista and I got on a bus that took us out into the middle of the desert for a sunrise concert put on by With Etiquette (a place to get great royalty-free songs for wedding slideshows). Below is a video made by the amazing wedding videographers Still Motion about the concert, followed by a couple of my photos from the morning.

On our last night, we finally took a wander down the strip to check out the fountain show at the Bellagio, which is a very fancy hotel. We also saw the chocolate fountain inside, which a room service man at the MGM made me pinky swear that we’d see. Here are a few of my photos from that night.

Maybe next time, I’ll take more photos when I’m not so distracted by all the new and sparkly lights.

Dreaming of Ireland – Cliffs of Moher

July 24, 2010 by Lara Eichhorn

I thought I’d revisit one of my favourite photos I’ve ever taken, even if it was taken with my old Digital Rebel and kit lens, re-edited tonight. Whenever I hear Irish music, I always think of the month I spent in Ireland last April. It makes me wish I could go back. I can’t even watch the movie Once because it makes me miss Dublin too much, even though it’s a beautiful movie with gorgeous music.

This photo was taken at the Cliffs of Moher on the west coast of Ireland, which reminds me a lot of the west coast of Canada – rainy, windy, and cloudy, but beautiful. The beaches are similar to our rocky beaches on Vancouver Island, but the grass is much, much greener. I think my dream wedding would be at O’Brien’s Tower at the Cliffs of Moher, maybe an elopement with an awesome reception back home after.

I would love to photograph a wedding in Ireland, especially at the Cliffs, but anywhere really. Contact me for more info.

20 Favourites from 2009

January 23, 2010 by Lara Eichhorn

I haven’t been posting much because I haven’t been shooting much. For a primarily wedding and outdoor photographer, winter can be a slow time. I thought I’d post some of my favourite shots from last year’s wedding and portrait shoots (especially for those new to my site). I started this website and blog in April 2009, when I was on vacation in Ireland. This post consists only of stuff previously posted to the blog, because my computer has been having some issues and I don’t have easy access to my files (safely stored on an external hard drive) at the moment.

I love shooting weddings in a photojournalistic style, but I also love a good artistic portrait. Weddings are such a great opportunity to get a great photo of yourself, because you’re dressed up and looking your best. The photo below on the left is from a trash the dress shoot with Steph and Steve. Steph looks like a super tough model here, in the tunnel to the waterfall at Goldstream park. On the right is my favourite shot from Mikayla and Chris’s wedding day portrait session. I thought the park they chose was fairly generic and wasn’t sure what to do to make it special, but I think this amazing tree really makes the shot. Doesn’t hurt that there’s a gorgeous couple kissing under it.

I started doing some high school senior portraits this year. It was so fun working with these girls. They really got into modelling and had such great spirit. Of course, I’m a sucker for graffiti (and pretty dresses).

A couple more shots with an urban feeling. The shot on the left was taken around sundown outside of Fan Tan Alley. We’d wanted to get some shots in the alley, but it was locked up. This shot makes me glad it was. He looks like such a rockstar. The shot on the right is my friend Irene in the alley beside the Yates parkade. I think she looks beautiful and totally fits in with the background.

The below are from my first couple shoot ever. These two were really cool and accommodating to all my cheesy pose suggestions. I think they turned out pretty great.

Another sweet wedding portrait. I think these two were feeling a little tired and a bit uncomfortable in front of the camera. This shot gives a sense of peaceful happiness, of two people who always manage to find comfort in one another.

Yet another adorable couple. These are my friends Lauren and Andreas, who got married in 2009. I missed their wedding because I was traveling back from my vacation, sadly. I’m so glad they asked me to do this shoot for them. I love watching them together.

I love this photo of my friend Lynn, who was an ever patient model when I was portfolio-building. I think she was goofing around with this model-like pose, but it worked out amazingly. I love the way the sun outlines her figure.

I love this shot from Mikayla and Chris’s backyard wedding. I think it embodies the spirit of their wedding, where they broke out the champagne immediately after the ceremony.

The classic wedding shot: The Kiss. I love this one of Lyndsey and Brennan for many reasons: the smiling officiant, the awesome tattoo, the glowing light on her back, her dress, the kiss.

I loved the bridal party’s gangster-style outfits at Steph and Steve’s wedding. I love the way the hats make this photo and I couldn’t resist processing it in an old-fashioned black and white style.

Another couple of shots from Katie and Hannah’s joint senior portrait session. There were so many amazing shots from this session. I had a really hard time deciding which to blog about in the first place. These are two of my faves.

I think this is actually one of my favourite shots of the year, aeshetically. I love the way the light falls on Steph’s face as she braves the cold water at the base of the Goldstream waterfall. It was quite dark by the time we got there, so this lighting was created by one flash on my camera and another being held by Phil above and to the right of Steph.

This shot is the result of me randomly snapping as Lyndsey and Brennan were moving from location to location. I love how detailed the flowers look.

And one shot from my Ireland trip of the castle on the Cliffs of Moher. Did you know you can get married in that castle? If you do, please hire me. This was one of the most stunning views I’ve seen in my life.

Here’s to a 2010 of many more beautiful photos, stunning brides and happy grooms, and meeting lots of amazing people.

Holiday Lights in Victoria

December 20, 2009 by Lara Eichhorn

I’ve been focusing on work (and volunteer work) so much lately, I haven’t gone out shooting for pure fun in ages. On Tuesday night, I joined my photography group for a night shoot near the parliament buildings. I didn’t bring my tripod or a lot of gear. I brought my Canon 50D with my 85mm 1.8 lens and my 430EX flash. Unfortunately, autofocus stopped working on my lens. I think it’s time to send it in for repair. I had fun playing with manual focus and manual unfocus and different shutter speed effects. I definitely need to get out there more often this winter.