Documentary Photographer Lara Eichhorn
Documentary Family and Wedding Photography
Sarah and Andrew visited Victoria a few weeks ago and we met up downtown for an early morning mini session. They met in Victoria, so it was a great way to celebrate their pregnancy in a city that holds so many memories. They were pretty game for anything, so we explored some new alleys and played with lighting a bit.
Jasmine and Nathan met me bright and early at 7am for a downtown mini session. I don’t know how she looks so gorgeous and put together at that time of day, but I was definitely glad that I wasn’t the one in front of the camera. These two are getting married next weekend, so it was great to be able to capture their engagement before the big day.
Megan and Brad came out for downtown mini sessions on Saturday. Despite him having a cold and the weather getting a little chilly, he was a really good sport. I love when both people value having photos taken together, and I hope these photos will be a great memory of this stage of their relationship. They’re pretty cute in their camera shyness.
I met Kristin and Dylan downtown on a bit of a chilly fall day last week for their engagement session. We started at Habit on Pandora for some coffee and then wandered around the blue bridge and Chinatown. They seemed a bit shy at first, but then got totally comfy with snuggling in front of the lens (looking really sweet doing so).
I had a fun downtown shoot with Tam from Blue Lily Event Planning a couple of weeks ago. If you’re planning a party or wedding and want some help and awesome design skills, check out her website. She’s really friendly and sweet – totally easy to get along with right away. She was nice enough to help me try out some new techniques, and we also discovered some great new portrait locations.
Kurt and Cat joined me for a very cold engagement shoot a couple of weeks ago. They had a bunch of great location ideas (and some really creative wedding ideas). I worked with Kurt for a while, back when I worked for an engineering company. I’m glad that we’ve been able to keep in touch, because these two are lots of fun and remind me of my old engineering school days. The locations we visited included the Selkirk trestle, Songhees oceanfront, Phillips Brewery graffiti wall, The Union Club exterior, and Herald Street with all the pretty Christmas lights.
I love the early evening light at this time of year. The low sun around 4:30pm is incredibly warm-looking. I’m also starting to really love shooting at night. I didn’t use my flashes too much during this shoot, but we did play with the umbrella a bit.
Oh, and we saw a double rainbow.
