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Monthly Archives: February 2010

“The Passionate Photographer - Weddings that Sizzle!”

That was the name of my seminar which I gave to local Toronto photographers on Feb. 23rd held at the Terrance Banquet Centre, and for my upcoming seminar at WPPI in Vegas.  What originally was supposed to be 30, turned out to almost 60!  I was humbled that so many actually wanted to hear what I had to say about how I work my weddings.  A BIG thank you to all you attended.  I hope you were all inspired and were able to walk away with something that you can apply to this year’s weddings!

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A special thanks goes out to David Lai for setting me up with audio/visual.  Thanks a bunch David!

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Making sure everything works…..

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A special thanks to Joe Laviola and his staff for the awesome set-up, service and tasty gourmet Hors d’oeuvres.  These are some of the delicious creations which were served.

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Chefs Alex & Mike showing off their talents!

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I have to tell you all how amazing Josie from Juicy Desserts is!  She created this awesome Camera Cake for me! When I first saw it I thought  “You have got to be kidding me!”  It looked so real!   I sent her photos of my camera from different angles and this is what she came up with.   How talented.  She even made some “Flash Card Cupcakes to go with it!”  I have to say that not only did it look awesome, but it tasted so good and was so fresh and moist!  Mmmmm!!  I think the next time I shoot I’m going to want to eat my camera!  To all who are looking for a cake for any occasion, you must see this girl.   Thanks  so much Josie, you really are a true artist!

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You have to see this cake from all angles to appreciate the fine details

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Right down to the little screws above the lense!

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Judy, myself and my awesome assistant Roshel.  Thanks girls for all your help!  Love ya!

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Thanks to all.  It was really great to share with everyone and was quite the experience for me.  I hope you enjoyed it!

Silvana

XOXO

March 21, 2010 - 4:51 pm Carl - Congratulations on the seminar...only wish we could've have attended. Regards, Carl from T.O.

March 10, 2010 - 8:36 am Shadi - Congratulations! I'm so happy it was a most successful event, you truly are passionate about what you do and that really makes everything you do shine!

March 3, 2010 - 11:35 am Eleni skoulos-stratakos - Thanks again for inviting us.....you did an AWESOME job and really touched our hearts....YOU ARE GONNA ROCK IN VEGAS!!!!! xo

March 2, 2010 - 7:21 am Diane (www.sagephoto.com) - Wish I was local...I would have loved to attend. That cake was super cute and so detailed. A sin that you have to eat it but glad you shared photos of it....amazing job!

March 1, 2010 - 6:31 am Carla Jackson - Silvanna, thank you so much again for the invitation. Hands down, this was the most inspiring talk on photography I have ever experienced and I know it will be the same for all your WPPI attendees. I love how real, integral, personal and passionate you are about your work and these things certainly show in your photos. My prayers will go with you to WPPI - wishing you all the best. I know you will kick butt!

February 28, 2010 - 8:45 pm Joe LaViola - Amazing!!! I love the shots of the food. You are truly a master of your craft. Sonia and I are so excited about having you shoot our big day.

February 27, 2010 - 5:01 pm Roshel.k - You will rock it at wppi, i have no doubt. your presentation sizzled.

February 27, 2010 - 3:14 pm Julie Mckee - Thank you so much for the invitation Silvana - it was a fantasic night. I love your work, you are an incredible inspiration to me! I'm absolutely cetain you will 'shine' in Vegas!

February 27, 2010 - 11:15 am Charmaine - Wow - that is an amazing cake.

February 27, 2010 - 9:13 am pravin Thakrar - Thanks for inviting.Your seminar was execellent enjoyed it .Lots of information,education for photographers.Thanks again & all the best.

February 26, 2010 - 9:14 pm David - Hi Silvana, You are a wonderful and talented individual who truly has a passion for photography. I wish you all the best for WPPI and thank you once again for allowing me to be a part of your presentation. All the best! David

February 26, 2010 - 7:59 pm Adele & Jason - Thank you so much Sil for Blessing us with an inspirational evening. Your presentation was very well organized and professionally delivered. You are a natural! You photographed our wedding 3.5 years ago and it's been incredible to see how you continue to grow as a photographer. Your distinctive ability to capture the beauty of life and relationships in a photograph still mesmerizes us. Good luck in Vegas....we know you will shine! Much love always, Adele & Jason ps. the Hors d'oeuvres and camera cake were awesome too:)

February 26, 2010 - 7:51 pm Julian Moniz - Everything was awesome Silvana...Rock it @ WPPI...Thanks for everything :)

February 26, 2010 - 7:46 pm David Lai - Thanks Silvana! Glad to be a part of the experience!

February 26, 2010 - 7:14 pm Josie Bancheri - Great presentation Silvana!! Like I always say, you're the greatest photographer and I absolutely LOVE the shots of my cake! Thanks for making me a part of this night, and for allowing me to display my work. I wish you all the best :) xo

TIME FOR SOME BLOG’IN AGAIN!

For those of you who follow my blog diligently, this is long overdue.  As you are aware, I have been very busy this winter with work,  renovations and other photography projects, so my blogging time has been cut back, but I vow to get caught up!  I should post the “before” and “after” photos of my renos .  Let me tell you, it has been quite an experience!

I have also been getting ready for WPPI which is coming up real soon.  I received my new Wedding Books the other day that I will be taking with me to the show and was so excited to finally see the finished product!  They look gorgeous!  (I hope to post some pics of these soon!)

But for now, let’s get to my couples.  I want to share with you some Lifestyle E-Sessions I photographed in the fall/early winter.  There are so many couples that I still need to post, so I have chosen to batch them together in a few posts.  For now, here are my first 3 awesome couples.  I thought I would start with my #1 blog stalker!……ahem…..you know who you are……Lisa Marie……

LISA MARIE+ MAURO

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These 2 are so cute.  I feel like I’ve known Lisa Marie forever!  She contacted me a LONG time before she got engaged.  Telling me how one day she would love to have me photograph her and Mauro.  She was anxiously awaiting her proposal.  I believe about 1 year later it actually happened and she called me the day after Mauro proposed, came in right away, and booked me!  Their wedding is coming up this year and it is long awaited. Can’t wait!  It will be a fun wedding as I’ve already met her family from a photo shoot I had with them not to long ago, and let me tell you, her family are pretty energetic and humerous people!!  They had me laughing so hard!

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STEPHANIE + MICHAEL

These 2 are cute as pie!  I went out with Stephanie & Michael in the fall to catch the awesome colours that I so now dearly miss.  I really enjoyed getting to know them and look forward to the big day! Super cool couple :)

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MELISSA + ROB

I thought it would be appropriate to post Melissa & Rob next as they are great friends with S+M (above).  Their wedding dates are only 2 months apart!  I took Melissa & Rob into a foresty area on this gorgeous day (foresty? Is that a word? probably not)  We worked with the beautiful light we were given and had a great shoot….they are so adorable :)

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February 11, 2010 - 5:10 am Sally - I just came across your blog aftare googling WPPI! Beautiful images - I love the image at the top of your blog on the swing. And the post above you have captured all the colours beautifully and the light is amazing.

February 10, 2010 - 7:33 am Carla Jackson - Hey Silvana, I recently introduced myself via email and thought it is high time I leave some comments about your amazing talent. It was very exciting to see this post yesterday with all these stunning photographs. I, along with many of your other "stalkers" I'm sure, was having IMPULSE PHOTO withdrawals. Spectacular job as always. You are such an inspiration!

February 9, 2010 - 2:17 pm Michelle - Long time stalker, first time talker. These are awesome. I've spent the past half year visiting and revisiting your blog, going through all the old archives. You have a great sense of style and excellent execution! Definitely one of my favourite photographers to watch! :)

February 9, 2010 - 7:58 am Danielle - I'll be the first to comment on these beautiful images Silvana, Love them all! Your work is soo amazing :)

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