Alan Maudie Photography

What one should look for in a wedding photographer? The simple and best answer is style and substance! Your wedding day is the most special for you. Isn’t it? So you must look for someone who can capture you, your beloved and all your mixed emotions in a great way. Hence, going for an amateur photographer or a photographer who charges next to nothing for their services cannot give you your desired picture coverage! Go for the pro. Before choosing a photographer for your wedding you must understand that there are different wedding photography styles and every photographer has his own forte. For an instance some photographers are expert in journalistic style, some love to capture you naturally, some love traditional way and likewise. Hence, the choice is completely yours on how you want to get captured and which photography suits your wedding theme, location and most importantly your own personality. Once you decide the wedding photography style then search for photographers who ar...

After the champagne toast has been made, vows are said, the dancing is done, all that’s left are the beautiful memories and the images captured throughout the wedding day. For this reason, many brides put wedding photography on the must-splurge list. Finding the right Calgary wedding photographer for you and your once-in-a-lifetime wedding takes time. Here are a few tips to get the best wedding photos possible: 1. Seek for exceptional skills A professional Calgary photographer uses unique skills and techniques to bring out the beauty and creativity of every photograph. Whether it’s how they edit, what camera they’re shooting with or what their overall style is, it’s necessary to feel that you’ve found a photographer that has different creative elements. Browse the photographer’s websites to get a unique feel for different angles, times of day, subjects, and more. A Calgary wedding photographer should be able to capture the joy and candid moments during the day as wel...

I am a parent and a photographer, so I do understand what parents are after when they come to me looking to hire a Calgary Family Photographer.  Mainly they are worried that their kids are getting bigger and they don’t have a set of photos that shows their personalities, expressions and character at that time.    There are quite a few different approaches to photographing a family and this post doesn’t speak to all of the options.  My approach is probably best described as photo journalistic coverage of a planned activity.  Or to paraphrase my clients “photos of family that don’t look overly posed.” When I first started photographing Calgary families I found it extremely painful.  The parents told me they wanted a portrait, so I did my best to arrange everyone and then tried to get a photo where every person was looking at the camera and smiling.  Wow, just writing a description of it seems boring and painful.  For starters, ...