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Oakville Wedding, Engagement and Portrait Photography by Mike Clarke bio picture

Hello,

I get asked a lot, "Why wedding photography?"

In the past 10 years, there has been such an advancement in photography since the digital era. It's hard to choose which path is right for you.

Do I want to shoot lions for National Geographic, Girls on the beach for Sports Illustrated or models for the cover of Shape. Sure, any of those would be fun... just not for me.

I love weddings because it gives me a a lot of freedom to be creative. It's also very exciting, I know I have seconds to take that special shot, or it's gone forever. I can't ask everyone to pick up the rice, and lets try take 2.

I also love to interact and meet new people. To me, working with people is the best. A landscape doesn't show emotion like the first kiss does. 

My goal is for you to look back on your pictures years later and know instantly why you were laughing, or what you were thinking about right before you smushed cake into each-others faces. 

Tag Archives: Oakville

Miranda + Hans – B&W Engagement

Deep down I have this love for black and white photo’s. With no colour to distract you from the subject, you spend more time looking at the expressions and mood of the image. I quite enjoy these and think I will post more black and white from now on.

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Lauren + Keith – Downtown Oakville Wedding

What a way to end the summer, PERFECT weather and sunshine all day. Keith and Lauren tied the knot in Downtown Oakville, then barged out the front doors of the church for everyone to see. I’m very fortunate to have had the chance to be part of their day, thanks guys!

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Donna + Julian – Newmarket Wedding

I’m not sure If I have ever seen a happier bride, she was so into these photo’s it was awesome. I’m glad the weather held off for a few hours and we were able to get some great shots. I wish you both all the best!!

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Stephanie + Jeremy – Vaughn Wedding

What a great looking couple and so much fun to shoot with, here’s a few favourites from the day.

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Liz + Bori – Oakville Wedding

I don’t have much to say about this wedding, the shots turned out phenomenal and everything went so smoothly. I’ll let the pictures do the talking.

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Vanessa + Gerardo – Engagement

Vanessa, after living in Canada her whole life decided to move to Mexico for a few years to go to University. What are the chances she meets her future husband there? Well, pretty good I guess because that’s where she met Gerardo. It’s always such a relief when I meet new clients who are up...

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Liz + Bori – Engagement

Liz and Bori are by far the easiest couple to shoot. All I had to say was smile and they broke out laughing. I swear they’ve both modelled before, they wouldn’t stop striking up poses. Made my job extremely easy. Today was kinda cold but they toughed it out and we got some great shots....

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I’ll look at yours if you look at mine!

I’ve got a few emails recently from photographers just complimenting my work. That’s awesome and nothing feels better than to get feedback from fellow photographers in the area. In this industry, there are a few ways to really excel. If you can market yourself really well you’re golden, and by networking with people. Don’t consider...

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Oh-So-Sparkly

There is something about ring shots that mess with my mind… in a good way. I follow a few blogs and with every engagement session or wedding there is always that “gorgeous ring shot”. I have to admit, I love looking at them. It’s something I need to do much more often. It’s not as...

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Krissy + Kevin

All through school, Krissy was best friends with Kevin’s sister. She never thought any more of it, he was her friends brother… that’s just weird. Well they met again at a party some 15 years later, went out for a few drinks and their friendship morphed into something they didn’t expect. A love affair. What...

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