Wedding photographer - Wedding photography in Ottawa and Montreal by Sébastien D'Amour
I walked up to the Club Mount Stephen in Montreal with my assistant on a rainy day! The interior of the downtown exclusive club is exquisite and pretty awesome to work with. Bruno and Marie-Christine had just arrived. They were as always pretty relaxed and laughing like crazy. MC was fabulous in her dress! They [...]
The Prix Média were held last night by Les Éditions Infopresse in Montreal. The event was taking place at the Windsor Station which was a fabulous venue. The event was celebrating the creativity of various campaign on the web, television, radio, print and more from the Montreal industry. This annual event was celebrating it’s 10 [...]
I had the mandate to capture the images for Infprosse once again at Les Prix Crea. The event was held at Le Taz in Montreal. The organiser had planned all sorts of stunts during the evening that lasted until the early hours of the morning.
Here are some images
I just got back from 14 days in the Hawaiian archipelago. I went on this trip on the request of a client for personal photography courses. She had purchased a lot of gear and she has taken a one year leave from her teaching jobs to travel and capture the beauty of the world. She [...]
On the evening of the 10th of february was held the Grafika awards in Montreal. The event was held at the Metropolis. The evening was filled with people having fun, laughing and enjoying the award ceremony. Infopresse holds this event to reward the people from the graphic and design industry. This year had some masterpieces!
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Yesterday night was held the Boomerang Gala from les Éditions Infopresse which rewards the best in the business of the Web. The event was held at the amazing Tohu in Montreal. The house was packed with over 1000 attendees! People seemed to enjoyed the event while twitting on the Infopresse page. [...]
I decided to do an iPhone 4 lighting portrait series. I was in an Montreal event last night and I used my iPhone 4 and my friends iPhone 4 to light people for a quick portrait series.
Here are the results.
I had the fun to cover the 5th anniversary party of TP1 in Old Montreal last night. The party was to thank their customers and also show their new branding. People really seemed to enjoy themselves like you will see through the images. The party was held at the Cercle Carré in the Creative sector [...]
We arrived at our destination for the week with a very bad news. An explosion had taken place 2 hours prior to our arrival and it had destroyed part of the resort where my client’s had to stay. Everyone was shocked by the event. The decision to change resort was placed in our hands with [...]
I was asked by my friend Marie-Claude Hamel to help shoot a Montreal event that was held in the superb Musée Juste pour Rire on St-Laurent Boulevard in Downtown Montreal. The was event was held by Ciot which was celebrating their 60th anniversary in business. They had invited comedians to play roles during the event. [...]
The Flèche Awards were held last night in Old Montreal at the Sciences centre on de la commune street. Another amazing event organized by Infopresse with multiple sponsors. The evening was held to reward the relationship marketing field in the Quebec province in 2010. I must admit that some campaigns sure looked like [...]
I arrived in Whistler, Bc on wednesday the 20th of October 2010. I came here with the intention of shooting video, spending time with my brother and seeing some pretty amazing sites. All 3 are done although the video part is pretty small. I made one more thing…A lot of friends.
Weather is pretty funny [...]
Here I am spending more time with my brother while teaching him some tricks in photography.
Yesterday, I went for a hike with some friends to Cheakamus lake. WOW! What an area. To go see the splendid view you need to hike 10km. It’s so worth it
They weather has been perfect for my [...]
I have covered many events in my small career. I am always amazed at the capacity of the human to adapt to his surrounding. In many events, we will have very little light to work with. I see let there be light so we can see each other…lol
I love light in all its shapes [...]
Ecorce joined force with the FNC to have a party during the large Montreal Cinematic event. It was held on the UQAM premise in the Hydro Quebec building. The place was full of people dancing to the beats mixed up by We are wolves.
The idea was to disguise [...]
The party was rocking still rocking hard when I left a 2am. Pharmacy student from L’université de Montréal have a huge wine and cheese party every year. It was held at the beautiful Marché Bonsecours hall. Live music from 3 different band and 1 DJ kept the students dancing. The wine and cheese was excellent. [...]
Novae was launching the first guide of specialist in the durable development in Quebec on this lovely evening. The event was held at the Pavillon des sciences de l’UQAM in downtown Montreal. Over 200 guest were present for this unveiling. The guide will be a great tool for people looking for [...]
When I got to their home, Justing was sleeping. They woke him up and inside 15 minutes we were on the road. We had decided to go to the Domaine Mackenzie-King in the Gatineau Park even if we were a Saturday. The reason I say this is because we saw 5 different weddings…lol
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I was hired to photograph the Prix Lux for Infopresse.
The setting was amazing with great lighting and amazing people. Lots of laughter, discussion about arts and life in general. The event was held in the Ex-centris on the St-Laurent Boul in Montreal!
Here are some pictures of the evening!
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There she was with her huge smile, getting ready for her wedding day. She was helped by her 5 bridesmaid and her mom. All family gathered in the living room and then proceeded to walk in front of the house near Clayton Lake to live the wedding ceremony that was about to happen.
Jen did [...]
I went with a friend in old Montreal to shoot some film. I decided to great some images with only natural or man made lighting. I did not want to add any lighting.
Different from my regular camera, I shoot film with a Voigtlander Bessa R3m with a 40mm 1.4. It’s a telemetric 35mm camera. [...]
I went to play golf once again. I played the course #2 at Les Quatres Domaines near Montréal. A par 72 golf course measuring 6800 + yards. There was also AGPQ golf tournament. It was fun to see old competitors and some great golf shots.
I teed off with 2 friends and played the front [...]
I spent the last week-end shooting a documentary on a 93 year old man in Saguenay. It was wicked I got to visit an amazing area. If you ever feel like going camping and visiting an extraordinary go see that Canadian area!
Here is a picture I took with my iPhone when shooting a timelapse.
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Last saturday we organized a party for the departure of a good french man. Jerôme Semblanet was leaving Canada to go back to his home country and travel the world. He’s a good fellow that knows how to party and enjoy life. We will miss him dearly since is presence was always followed with laughter.
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Here she was waiting after us to get out of the convenience store. We then walked to a spot I wanted to test in old Montreal. The light was juts perfect. I just made them get close and personal. You have to understand that Dominic is somewhat of a clown. He likes to play around [...]
I had no weddings or work to accomplish this week-end. So I decided to take the week-end to treat myself. I went to play the Flacon golf club on saturday were I shot a 3 over par 75 on a 7000+ yard course. I decided to play again this Monday. The day was very nice [...]
Why is it that doing things simple makes it more complicated.
I have been reading some photography forum this morning about a talented Wedding photographerJasmine Star. People are stating that her work is average and just above good. I feel people say this because her work is simple, nothing added. I feel wedding photography is [...]
I have moved to Montreal in March 2009. I love big city’s for their energy, people and the fact that they are always changing. I get to meet incredible people in my line of wedding and event photography. One of the greatest side of my work with the fact that I am capturing the souvenir [...]
Just like every other human being I am scared of failure. Some people tell me that my pictures are awesome but how much of that is from being polite? Although I project a lot of confidence, I am scared of people’s judgments and failure. I have failed once at something that I really love, Golf. [...]
The images captured for the Montreal Caterer Agnus Dei and Jerôme Ferrer to demonstrate the look of a wedding and some food they catered. This event was held at the Scena in Montreal.
Yesterday evening was held a fundraiser event for La fondation Marie-Vincent at l’Auberge St-Gabriel in Old Montreal. The event was about the influence that people can have on the life of others. Marie-Claude Hamel, the portrait photographer, captured some amazing images of influential people from the Quebec and Canadian community. The portrait will now be [...]
I decided to be a 2nd shooter for a wedding to take me out of the 1st shooter mentality and see some more creative and dynamics wedding shots. This wedding was taking place in the country side of Montreal city. Their ceremony was held in a park and the reception at a great reception hall. [...]
It was on a lovely 14th of August that Véronique and Sean united their love on their wedding day. Their union took place in a nice little church in Luskville, Qc. I saw on her facebook status that she had been excited for the last few weeks. Sean arrived early so I took him aside [...]
There she was running in her bra with her hair all nicely done when I showed up to her home. The morning had been going great and on time for all the preparation. I receive a warm welcome from Marie-ève, her wedding party and family. I proceeded to capture some images of her shoes, dress [...]
I got scare by one of the biggest dogs I have seen in my life. Julie was getting ready for her big day at her dad’s home. In her old room was a licence plate with her name attached to the wall. She had that sparkle in her eyes. Her bridesmaid helped her get dress [...]
They flew to Mexico so both there families could come over from Haiti and Chilli to celebrate their marvellous wedding. If you remember 2010, both these countries have been tragically hit with earthquake. Both these events postponed the wedding but their love was stronger then these events and made everyone come to witness such a [...]
They were all laughing crazy when I walked into the house. All the girls were getting ready at Catherine’s home. They all laugh hard and cried when they first saw Catherine in her wedding dress. The girls like at every other wedding were stress about their boobs…lol The bridesmaid all had the same dress but [...]
Love does exist anywhere. Joanne and Martin met from the internet. Seeing her smile while getting ready in her bedroom I knew she was happy and just in love head over heels. I have known Joanne for more than 5 years now. Seeing her this happy just gave me more energy to enjoy this special [...]
The 2009 Grafika award ceremony was held in Montreal at le Metropolis where about 800 people attended. The event was photographed for Infopresse. I had the challenge of capturing the ambiance of the event in a very low light area.
The Grafika awards are prizes given to the creative community of the province of Quebec. [...]
Very emotive she was while saying her vows to the man she loves. I stood in front of her proud and so happy that they are uniting their life. They both are very expressive about their feelings and their mood. Even the rain on this day would not break their happiness. Their wedding was held [...]
Chantal and Gio have been together for 8 years prior to their wedding. They have lived numerous big moments in their life together like having two boys, building a company and more. Their wedding was held in Ottawa , Canada. Their ceremony took place in a small, beautiful and well lit church in Ottawa. Chantal [...]
They were all getting ready in such a small room but with huge smiles. Alain was so nervous even if his relationship with Manon had been going on for 11 years and two little boys! Even if she said yes the butterflies were in his stomach. While she was getting ready, her dad was sitting [...]
They both got prepared in the Delta Hotel in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. They were both laughing and enjoying the morning. Although they have two little boys together, Martin cried when I first saw Natacha walk down the aisle in the lovely Church. She was walking down with her 82 year old dad with a magnificent smile [...]
He saw her for the first time in college. He told me that he wanted to know her better and really liked her. A couple of weeks later, she then told me a secret, she was interested by Gabriel. I just laughed and told her to run to him and let him know case he [...]
I met Amélie at a local Montreal Tim Horton. We bounded in the hour we spent talking about life, their relationship and my wedding photography service. I went on this trip with a little hesitation since I was being thrown into a group of 18 friends and family. I set out to travel to Cuba on the [...]
As I was driving up to Mel their house in the suburb of Montreal, I reminded myself how much fun this couple was. Mel was enjoy her meal with her family. They have two amazing kids that just wanted to be photographed. I don’T know why but that day I captured many images of Mel [...]
Lynn and Nicolas found me via the power of the web. They were in love with my Wedding Photography! Nicolas had seen my earlier racing photography work since one of his business partners was that person that gave me a chance in racing photography. At our meeting with laughed and bonded like if we were [...]
Nancy and Scott have been together for a number of years now. They first fell in love in High school. Their wedding was held in Ottawa, Canada. They required my services for a small 3 hour intimate wedding that was held on the side of a lake. Once again, the weather was perfect! They shared [...]
I met Michele through the wife of my best friend. She was looking for a wedding photographer for her intimate wedding in Ottawa. They had met with a number of photographers but they we’re looking for a more fashion and personal approach. They have been together for a couple of years now. Cory is a [...]
Ana and Richard found me through the power of the web. They saw my website and loved my work. We had a blast at our pre wedding meeting. They are a young couple in love and they enjoy life. Their wedding was held in Ottawa. What a magnificent setting and great day! The weather was perfect [...]
This wedding was held on the 22nd of December 2008. The day was cold but still Isabel and Joel wanted to go outside to capture their wedding pictures. They had a great ceremony held in Gatineau, we took pictures of them in at the Hilton Hotel in Casino in Hull.
There reception was held in [...]
Shanin and Ryan are a young and fun couple. They saw my work on my photography website and decided to give me a shout! We meet at their home and discuss their wedding plans, their wedding photography needs and all the details. We worked on a package that was suited for their needs. They hesitate [...]
Life takes you all sorts of place and brings you back sometimes. This story is pretty touching and cool. Patrick is the owner of an awesome car called a Nissans Skyline GTR. We have know each other without ever meeting because of our automotive passion. Earlier in his life, Patrick had a serious accident which [...]
Georgina and Andrew are a great couple that live in a ecological house full of windows in Wakefield, Quebec. Their house, their relationship and their lifestyle is amazing. They live a simple but very fulfilling lifestyle. They love, but LOVE their dogs! They now have a little girl which is the most precious part of [...]
I have met this lovely couple after we had discussed via several emails. I went to their home in Gatineau, Qc. They are a young and delightful couple. Their wedding was held in a Church in Ottawa, Canada. They wanted more classic images but we still had a blast capturing them. They enjoyed the wedding [...]
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