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Hello and welcome to the internet! More specifically, my blog.

I'm Scott Williams and I'm the owner/photographer/president/janitor of Capturing the Light Photography. I specialize in wedding photography and lifestyle portraits. Basically, if it has a pulse, I photograph it.

I'm based out of Kitchener but I travel though-out most of southern Ontario including all of Waterloo Region, the Golden Horseshoe and nice fancy resorts up in Muskoka!

I'll be using this blog to showcase recent work, for any announcements and to showoff the occasional pictures of my cute kids. You can subscribe to this blog using an RSS reader at the very bottom (scroll WAY down!) or by adding it to the bookmarks in your browser. If you like what you see, feel free to leave a comment (nasty ones will be deleted...).

Thanks.

Scott.

19th Place | ISPWP Winter Contest

I just got word that one of my images came in 19th at the ISPWP Winter Photo Contest.

19th might not sound great, but considering the amazing competition from around the world (literally.  Who knew Brazil and Russia had so many great photographers?) I’m really happy to have placed.

Tri-City Wedding Vendors

After a long break, some of the local wedding vendors got together again for another networking get together.

Instead of another bar or restaurant, Jasmyn from Olympic Sound graciously offered her house which allowed everyone to mingle and avoid a sore butt.

I thought I’d be ‘that guy’ and bring my camera and grab some pics.

Our host Jasmyn.

Naghmeh from D&G Photography

Ida from Sweet Sweets.

Christine from Pure Potential Weddings.

Tracey from Little Details.

Melanie from Melanie Driedger Photography.

And her other half Justin.

Scott from Re:Action Photography.

Erin from Erin Carpenter Make-Up.

Shelly from Shell Designs.

Tanja from Courtship Weddings… Okay, it’s actually Tanja’s little girl.

Afzia from Style and Elegance.

Karolina from Karolina Kuras Photography.

Carrie from Carrie Lynn Weber Floral Design.

Christine from Click Photography and Teresa from Ultimate Affairs.

And of course Emma, from Barebone Photo.

Colleen + Jason | Kitchener Wedding Photography

Had a great time at Colleen & Jason’s New Years Eve wedding at the Delta Kitchener.

And it sounds like they had a great time on their honeymoon safari in Africa.

The bridesmaid brunch.

kitchener wedding photography

A little hairspray.

Getting the dress on.

Jason sees Colleen for the first time coming down the isle.

A quiet moment during the ceremony

A portrait at Kitchener City Hall.

Dad’s speech.

The mob of cameras during the cake cutting.

Krista from the Krista Blondin Band (they were great!)

First dance.

Grandma enjoying a spin on the dance floor.

Waaaaay past their bedtime.

A little booty shakin’.

The stroke of midnight!

Jack + Emma | Olympic Torch Relay

Commercial Photography | Kitchener-Waterloo

I had the opportunity to do some portraits for a commercial client recently, something I don’t get to do enough of.

The first shot was actually done in a -20 Fahrenheit (not Celsius!!!!!) blast freezer… a little cold to say the least. I couldn’t even tell if my finger was on the shutter button by the end of it.

commercial portrait Brantford

commercial portrait Kitchener

Mentoring for Haiti

The Mentor Marathon 4 Haiti will be held on WEDNESDAY JAN. 27 to raise money for charitable organizations that provide relief for Haiti earthquake victims.

For a $100 donation, photographers receive unlimited access to a day-long online mentor session by the industry’s top photographers. Mentors will be conducting portfolio reviews, image critiques, answering questions, etc. Of course, the amount of 1-on-1 interaction depends on the number of photographers participating.

Mentoring schedule for Wednesday (all times Central USA)

7 am – 10 am : Sergio + Critsey Rowe
10 am – NOON : DQ Studios
NOON – 2 pm : David Murray
2 pm – 4 pm : Tyler Wirken
4 pm – 6pm : Ben Chrisman + Anna Kuperberg
6 pm – 8 pm : JVS
8 pm – 10 pm : Brooks Whittington

5 Wedding Photography Myths

I just stumbled upon a great article over at ISPWP debunking some of the most popular and prevelant myths that people have about wedding photography.

It’s a great read and I agree 100% with everything written.

Here’s a link to the article, enjoy!

Colleen + Jason | Delta Kitchener

Merry Christmas!

New Website!

Just wanted to let everyone know that my new website is finally up and running.

I’m really happy with how it came out.  Some of the new features are bigger images, full screen mode, sample weddings and a better menu system.

Head on over and have a look, I’d love to hear what you think.

www.capturingthelight.com

I’d like to thank the guys over at Big Folio for all their help.  If you’re a photographer who needs a new website, give them a call.

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