Kim Kalyn Photography » Photographers in Victoria BC

Claire & Ryan {Married}

admin — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 19:45:51 +0000

Wow, this way overdue. So overdue in fact that there is now EGGNOG in the grocery stores! It’s not even Thanksgiving yet! Darren is one of those people who has to buy eggnog the second it hits stores. I on the other hand prefer to wait until the Christmas season is upon us. I don’t like the novelty to wear off before December even hits. Now I am not saying that because it is now in our fridge that I am going to refrain from drinking it. I would hate for it to go bad

I know that Claire and Ryan had a challenging year with many obstacles, upsets and life changes thrown their way. Now as always in life it is not often what happens to you, but how you react to such events that shape who you truly are. Claire and Ryan chose to focus on the positive and their wedding truly reflected that. It was a gorgeous intimate ceremony at the beautiful Glendale Gardens. This sentimental location was the perfect spot for their lovely garden wedding.

I hope you enjoy the images.

Lisa & Steven {Engaged}

admin — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 22:12:21 +0000

Maybe it’s the pregnancy hormones, but I was melting behind the camera at how sweetly Steven looks at Lisa. Seriously so much love in their eyes. I feel privileged to work with couples who share such a love.

Lisa and Steven both said they felt a bit nervous having their photo taken. Um, are you kidding me?! These two rocked it out like they do this every Saturday afternoon just for fun. I think that so much of creating naturally beautiful images comes down to the comfort and closeness between the couple. And with a sweet love like this I knew they would have an easy time looking fabulous.

True love is also wearing a purple sweater when it wouldn’t have been your first choice Steven you are the man and you look awesome in purple!

Can’t wait for your wedding in May!!

Lisa you look so beautiful.

Heeeeheee!!

Mr. Murphy made an appearance for a few snaps. So cute!

What’s in your Kelly Moore Bag ??

admin — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 23:03:58 +0000

I had my eye on the Kelly Moore Bag since it first came out, and the only thing that held me back on buying one, was that I couldn’t decide on what colour I wanted. I have a gorgeous cranberry Liz Claiborne bag that my mom got me on her last trip to New York, and I love it ! Sidenote – I am super spoiled. My mom buys me a new bag almost everywhere she travels to and lucky for me she has amazing taste, and she travels a fair bit Because I love that bag so much I was leaning towards Kelly’s Cranberry Croc Bag. But was torn between that and the Classic Black. You can never go wrong with black, right ?? I also thought it might help me blend in while shooting weddings. Well as you will see below I went with the Classic Black and I love it !! It is super stylish and I can fit a LOT of my gear. I mean a lot. I can easily get in four lenses (including my 70-200mm 2.8L) and an extra body, or 3 lenses, my camera body, and a speedlite. All of my CF cards zip in the back pocket so there is no chance of them falling out. I fit my iPhone and business cards in the side pockets. I can fit my keys, lipgloss, mints, extra batteries, wallet in the front buckle pockets and I still have room left over. It is a bit heavy all loaded up, but once I take out a lens and body to shoot with, it’s all good.

Female photographers all over the world are thanking Kelly for coming up with such a fashion forward camera bag. It isn’t a secret that most camera bags are icky and bulky and just plain unattractive. As a lover of purses and fabulous bags (I have about 20 or 30 in my closet right now, and I purged about 15 before we moved into our new house!) I needed to get my hands on one of these.

Here are just a few fun shots of my new lovely purchase. I think I might also need to get it in Cranberry for days when I feel like spicing up my outfit a bit

*Photographers – all of these images were edited with Red Leaf Studios actions*