Picture That Photography's Adventures in Edmonton and Abroad!

Nickie & Brandon’s Connection Session – Edmonton Portrait Photographers

Nickie & Brandon were a sweet couple whom we had the pleasure of photographing in many odd locations around Edmonton!  Nickie herself is an artist who writes children’s books, draws and photographs too!  It is always a large compliment for us when someone into photography themselves chooses us to photograph them :).

As Nickie and Brandon were up for anything, we took them to a few places we have scouted for some shoots… back alleys and a field full of metal “trash”.  We loved that we had two people up for anything, and willing to deal with some mud and garbage for some unique photos!

For photographers:  Many photographers love the no-flash look in photographs.  So do we in many applications.  Incorporating flash, and more importantly, off-camera flash is not just an important choice to combat the sun and add light into eye sockets, but it is also an important artistic choice.  Notice though how the sky is almost white in the last four photographs, and really dark and rainy in the two images before these.  Also, notice how the light and shadow on the faces changes depending on whether we used or didn’t use flash.  With flash, the tonal variation on the skin gives the illusion of depth in the picture.  We feel it’s important to be able to create a variety of looks, and have many lighting techniques up your sleeve.  Here’s two votes for some off camera flashing!