ALYSHA SLADEK PHOTOGRAPHY

Calgary Family and Wedding Photographer

Stylized Photo Shoot – Take 3

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Here’s the last post for our photographers’ stylized photo shoot. It was such a pleasure working with these talented women and I hope to be able to work with them again.

As the night went on we started to lose light fast, but the sky looked incredible. Honestly the sky could not have been more perfect especially since we went from the soft ethereal colors to bold and dramatic. LOVED IT!!

Jody looked stunning in the burgundy and gold gown, and I’m glad Kristy and Liz changed. It was fun to put the 3 of them together. I didn’t want to stop shooting, we were having way too much fun. We shot until it was almost black out and then figured we better call it quits. I’m so glad I had the opportunity to shoot with these wonderful ladies and look forward to trying it again. I have so many more ideas for stylized photo shoots now.

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Stylized Photo Shoot – Take 2

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Part II of our photographers’ stylized photo shoot. We had grand plans to shoot in the blossoms at Edworthy Park, but all the trees blossomed early this year and we missed our window of opportunity. At the very last minute we decided to check out this awesome spot near Canada Olympic Park. It was beautiful there! Definitely a new place on my list of locations for shooting.

Jamie has the littlest baby bump (expecting baby #4) and we were able to throw in some maternity photos to the mix. I love how beautiful the blue maternity gown looks on her. We made her push her belly out to that she actually looked pregnant. Thanks for being a trooper, Jamie! Laura looked like a ballerina in the outfit Liz made for her. So pretty. Not to float my own boat or anything, but I did Laura’s makeup and I think the colors look great with the outfit. Makeup is one thing I tell all ladies is a must for photos. Even if you don’t wear much or any at all normally, in pictures you want your features to pop and makeup will help that. If you’re not comfortable doing your own makeup find a makeup artist or a friend who’s good at it. Or if you plan ahead of time, Sephora will do a free makeover with a $50 purchase, so get you makeover for your photos and then purchase the makeup to use afterwards. Totally worth it!  And oh how I love fake eyelashes! Seriously, they make such a difference. It’s worth it to buy a pair from Sephora or MAC, but I even use the ones from the dollar store. Worth every penny! Ok, makeup rant over. On to the images of Jamie and Laura!

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Stylized Photo Shoot

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Liz Cranmer, Jody Ann Crane, Kristy Gardner & Jamie Swainson – I had heard of these wonderful photographers here in Calgary, but didn’t actually meet them until January when we went out for dinner. Laura Taylor had been chatting with the other 4 for awhile and they were all meeting up for dinner and she asked if I wanted to join them? Yes please! I was nervous but excited! And they couldn’t be a sweeter, more fun group. After dinner that night I threw out the idea of getting together for a stylized photo shoot to see how each photographer saw and captured the same subject. They were game! Liz, Jody and I hit up value village and Fabricland to look for clothes and fabric to make outfits for the shoot. Liz was a creating machine and whipped up a few outfits. My mom was awesome and helped me get a few ready as well. We booked the photo shoot for June which felt like forever away, but it’s amazing how fast time flies and the day hit before we knew it. We toyed with the idea of getting models, but I was able to convince them (just barely) that WE should do the modelling. As hard as it is to be on the other side of the camera it is a lot of fun, and I’m so glad we did it!

When the weekend before the shoot came up I was nervous as the forecast said rain for the next 2 weeks. We picked the one day that said no rain, but the skies were not looking good the closer it got to us meeting up. Laura and I left to head to meet the others and the thunder and lightning hit. Then pulling in to our meeting spot the rain started a little and then came down hard! I kept hoping the rain would pass, but it just got worse. So, Laura and I hopped into the car with Kristy, Liz and Jamie (still waiting for Jody who was finishing another shoot) and we danced to Taylor Swift and Selena Gomez to pass time. Nothing like bonding in a car singing along to T-Swift, dancing like no one’s watching. Fun times! To my great relief the rain eventually stopped, the sun came out and it was beautiful!

So what happens when you get 6 photographers together?? Absolute magic! We shot until it was ridiculously dark and then finished the night off with dessert. It was such a fantastic night and I can’t wait to do it again! Thanks ladies! Here are Liz and Kristy. Keep an eye out for the rest to follow 🙂

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Sisters.

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I love these girls so much.  Not only are they beautiful on the outside, they are even more so on the inside. We have had a lot of fun times together and I love them like they’re my own sisters. We met in Olds for a girls night out, and it just wouldn’t be a get together without a photo shoot of some kind. I’m glad I was able to capture these 3 together. Maybe one day we’ll all live in the same city again…   Next I need to do this with MY sisters!

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Anticipation

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This beautiful family is about to become a family of 4. I simply love maternity sessions, the mom is always beautiful and glowing, even though she might not feel that way 😉 During our session I asked Jeff to think about the first time he saw their little guy when he was born, and to think about how he’s feeling to meet this new baby girl. Then tell Kim. Kim was almost to tears and having 5 kids of my own just thinking about the anticipation, excitement, nervousness and all the other emotions that go along with having a new baby I could barely get the words out.  I don’t know what he told her, but I can imagine. It was an absolute pleasure working with this darling family again. Good luck with everything and I can’t wait to meet your new little one.
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