Julie & Luc... Playful, silly & madly in Love. It was a real pleasure to share a winter adventure with these two. We've been waiting for the perfect time to shoot their engagement session. They pictured big fluffy snow, perfect for snowballs. This shouldn't be hard to come by in Northern Ontario... We thought. With winter drawing to an end and Julie & Luc soon setting off for new adventures, we took advantage of a mild early morning with a dusting of fresh powder. Not sticky snow... useless for snowballs... but GREAT for snow angels...
The images above are my interpretation of Julie & Luc. I love the intensity that exists between them. But it's not an obvious intensity... It exists beneath the playfulness, almost in private... I had the pleasure of seeing it in the moments between shots... behind the scenes. It exists in the way Julie looks at Luc, in the way they cling to each other. I hope my images illustrate it.
I feel that I am by far the luckier member of the Art From Life team. I get to shoot strictly with my gut, without any expectations other than my own. I get to experiment freely while David bears the burden of "getting the shot". I thank him for this. It has been the most valuable learning experience I could ask for. I am proud of these images. I saw them, I shot them... I even edited them (this is something I normally leave to Dave... again, I'm spoiled). I feel that I captured something of Julie & Luc. I hope they see it.
M.
