Victoria BC Documentary Wedding Photographer Lara Eichhorn
Documentary Family and Wedding Photography
Shawna and John visited Victoria with their four children, all six and under. I think they’re very patient and brave to travel with all those kids. We met up at Willows Beach in early August for a documentary family session. Chasing the kids around was a great workout for me and I loved watching the fun they all had together. This one hour session resulted in a ton of photos, so here are a few of my favourites.
Lynda contacted me because her family was going to be in town to visit her parents, who live on the beach in Oak Bay. I didn’t really know much about it until I showed up, but it turns out that her parents were celebrating their 50th anniversary. I love how grandparents’ anniversaries tend to turn into family reunions full of so much life. They were preparing brunch when I arrived and the kids were running around and play fighting. I tried to get creative and non-intrusive while they ate and then we headed to the beach where the kids filled everyone’s pockets with a ton of stones and shells to take home.
I was so excited that Rebecca and Graham wanted me to take some family photos for them last month. I photographed their wedding back in 2011. Check out a comparison photo of Rebecca’s family below. It’s always cool to see my clients start their own families, and this shoot had the added bonus of seeing her siblings grow up too. Her parents were really sweet and clearly so in love, which seems to have set the perfect example for Rebecca and Graham’s awesome marriage. And of course, their daughter, Marilyn, was really adorable and photogenic.
We took a documentary approach to this shoot, with just a few minutes spent on group portraits. I had fun running around on the beach trying to capture all of their interactions. This is a family that knows how to have fun.
And from their 2011 wedding:
Ok, not that long distance, but enough.
Sophia and Deryck live in different countries, with her living in Washington State and him living here in Victoria. Over time, they’ve settled into their own Friday night ritual for when she comes to visit. He picks her up at the ferry, bringing some food for them to eat in the car (taking turns driving), then they spend some relaxing time at his apartment, playing some games and snuggling (and from my observation, lots of tickling and laughter).
This shoot is a candid look at the start of their weekend visit.
Jennifer, Gord, and their six-month old son Jasper were in East Sooke a couple weeks ago visiting family. They had me along for a documentary family photography session at the beach at East Sooke Park and then some time at their family’s home nearby. I don’t typically do family portraits, so I was thrilled that they wanted to do a session documenting an actual day in their lives. Jasper is a very lively and expressive baby – it was actually tough to get him to stop looking at the camera (babies just don’t understand photojournalism). The weather was perfect and I had a lot of fun. I’d love to do some more sessions like these.
