Tara Whittaker Photography

I first met Palma back in January when we both worked on Second Bloom, a theatre production of Fire Exit Theatre Company. Palma did an amazing job of the make-up for Second Bloom and I had fun doing some shots of her during the application process backstage. I met up with Palma and Zoltan for a shoot on a VERY chilly morning but they were excellent sports with a lot of personality. You gotta love a girl who understands the necessity of wardrobe changes. Many thanks to The Art Gallery of Calgary for allowing us to shoot in their outstanding venue and warm our frozen fingers.

Tara Whittaker Photography will be supporting earthquake relief efforts during the month of February. I am offering mini-engagement sessions for $300 (plus gst) which include 30 minutes of shooting within the Calgary area and 20 High Resolution Images on a CD. For each mini-engagement session booked during the month of February, $150 will be donated to Help Haiti through Samaritan’s Purse. Give us a call to book your shoot at 403-247-3746.

If you’re interested in making a donation of your own, click here.

If you’re newly engaged and are looking for wedding inspiration, check out Bridal Fantasy at the Telus Convention Centre on January 17th, 2010. Be sure to stop by my booth and say hello. I look forward to meeting you.

We shot Pam and Gord’s engagement session about one month ago (see their sneak peek here). When I was organizing the shoot with Pam and wondering about a location or objects that were personal to them she said, “we could always bring road cases”. And so they did. Pam and Gord both work in video production (that is how they met) and so road cases are very familiar to them. Their wedding in January will be my first of 2010 and I can hardly wait. Don’t forget the slide show at the end. Enjoy!

Meet Pam and Gord. We shot their engagement session this week and I’m really looking forward to their Wedding in January.

This weekend I met up with Julianna and Blake in the evening for a session in the “golden hour”. This was my first time meeting them but already I can see that their marriage will be filled with love and laughter. We did a little bit of trespassing to use this great, old barn as a backdrop and finished up at Big Hill Springs Provincial Park. Thanks for a great evening and congratulations.

During my recent trip to California, I was able to hook up with Christine and Tyler for an engagement session at Balboa Fun Zone in Newport Beach. I first met Christine at CSCand was taken in by her incredible voice and mesmerizing stage presence. Sadly (for us), Tyler has wooed her away to California and they are getting married this summer. Tyler is a bass guitarist and is currently touring with Phil Wickham. After the session, they invited me to a concert Tyler was performing in that evening so stay tuned for concert photos. Congratulations Christine and Tyler.

Meet my good friend Bonnie and her betrothed, Jason. I was so thrilled to hear that they were engaged and even more so when they asked me to photograph their wedding. We headed out to Nose Hill Park for engagement photos on a wintery afternoon and they were troopers. I’m looking forward to August and warmer temperatures too.