Happy Holidays !

May the spirit of Christmas bring you peace,

The gladness of Christmas give you hope,

The warmth of Christmas grant you love.

 

From our family to yours, Happy Holidays !

 

please note: Our offices will be closed from December 24 and we will reopen on January 2 2013.

Real Wedding- Chris & Bahar

We loved capturing this wedding. So modern, yet so elegant at the same time. Our friends and neighbours at Marry Me Productions blogged about this so just head over to their blog to see our images.

Congrats Chris and Bahar- we loved working with you. All the best.

We're in Wedding Bells Magazine

We photographed Shannon and Mathieu's romantic pink wedding in Ottawa on May 26 2012 and it has been picked up by Wedding Bells Magazine. Click here to read about their chance encounter and see the shots Anthony Cava captured.

Congrats Shannon and Mathieu !

American Photo Magazine Nominee

 

 

We received exciting news last week; we have been nominated for inclusion in the 2013 American Photo Top Ten Wedding Photographers list. Basically, the editors of American Photo asked us to submit 2 albums from the past year showing at least 30 images of one of our fabulous wedding clients including ceremony, detail shots, reception, toasts, getting ready etc.

 

Of course we couldn't have been nominated without having stunning wedding ceremonies, locations and couples to shoot, so we owe half of our nomination to all our wedding clients.

 

We will keep all our blog readers posted on the results !

 

 

 

 

 

A Little Teaser.....

Once again, we're in awe of Christian Lalonde's recent promotional shots he did for The White Dress.

We don't want to give everything away just yet, but here is something to wet your bridal fashion/photography appetite....

Happy Thanksgiving !!

May your sweatpants get lots of use this weekend.....



Photo: Christian Lalonde

From our family to yours....Happy Thanksgiving !
 

Photo of the Week

Natasha and Stevan, married on September 15 2012. So sultry, so romantic, so mysterious- all at once.

Photo of the Week

We love incorporating the details of both our subjects and their surrounding landscapes. Check out Emily and Jason who were married on September 2, 2012. Emily's red shoes, colourful bouquet and soft wedding dress really pops against the textured grey walls.

 

Congratulations to Emily and Jason ! We wish you all the best....

Photo of the Week

We love our bridal portraits but we also love capturing our grooms with their own portraits on their wedding day as well. Check out the composure from our recent groom Martin who was married August 4 2012.

Photo of the Week

There is something so beautiful about this picture. Maybe because of it's layers. It's not just a photo of a bride and her dress. It's an intimate photo taken away from the chaos of the morning of the wedding, in the seconds before our bride Kristen (married July 7 2012) turns from someone's fiance into beautiful bride. Maybe it's because it quietly captures the exact moment that Kristen has been waiting for since she was a little girl. Maybe it's because the angle (peeking through doors) gives you the lucky feeling like you are sharing the moment with Kristen that she thought she had to herself.

Maybe that is why we love this photo.

Photo of the Week

Is it just us or is everything more romantic at night?

Cynthia and Ian were married in Ottawa on Saturday July 14 2012. They had their ceremony at Notre-Dame Catherdreal and their reception followed at The National Gallery. We convinced Cynthia and Ian to sneak away from their reception at Gallery so we can capture this shot of them- on the steps of the National Gallery with the Notre Dame Catherdreal glowing in the background.

Hope you are enjoying your new life together Cynthia and Ian !

Photo of the Week

Another week, another fantastic wedding. Megan and Carmelo who were married July 7 2012. We adored working with this couple because they were so fun loving and carefree. Their infectious outlook on life is clear through these series of photos.

All the best Megan and Carmelo !

Photo of the Week

Our beautiful bride Erika taking a moment to let the importance of her big day sink-in on June 22 2012.

We're in Wedding Bells Magazine's Blog

We were excited to get an email from Wedding Bells Magazine yesterday informing us that the shots we captured from Jenny and Albert's wedding were featured on the homepage of the Weddingbells blog.

Jenni and Albert were married on July 23 2011 at the Chateau Laurier here in Ottawa. They were a wonderful couple to work with and although the classic elegance of their wedding comes across well on film, it's hard to capture the true love between this couple- they were amazing to work with.

We hope married life is treating you well Jenni and Albert !

Take a look a the Wedding Bells feature here.

Photo of the Week

Heidi and Jordan, taking a moment to enjoy the view- of the water and each other. Taken on June 9th in Kingston, Ontario.

Photo of the Week

With wedding season underway, we are developping even more photos than normal. So, we thought it'd be fun to post a new photo every Tuesday of what we have been up to the week prior.

Today's Photo of the Week is of a tender moment between our bride Preeti and her groom Roby who got married in Ottawa just last weekend.  Don't forget to 'like' it on Facebook to give us an idea of the types of photos you love seeing.

Real Weddings- in a PEI Wedding Blog

These images may seem familiar to you... We were a part of Crystal and Matt's celebration last summer. Their wedding has just appeared in a wedding blog and we were honoured to be mentioned.

Take a look here at some photos we never published on our blog of their soft pink, white and romantic all over wedding day. Wedding coordination done by Marry Me Productions.

Hope life is treating you well Crystal and Matt !

Olympic Fever

The Olympic torch was recently lit and the excitement for London 2012 in the air is palpable. Olympic fever has hit Photolux Studio when Chris Lalonde photographed 5 Canadian Paralympic athletes for the "Super Athlete" campaign.

These photos are almost as beautiful and inspiring as the athletes themselves...

Real Weddings...a teaser

Words can not begin to describe this gorgeous bridal portrait Frank Cava took recently.... we'll post the rest from this wedding when we get through them all.

Very excited for wedding season !

Recent Accomplishments

Once again our commercial photographer genius Chris Lalonde has been recognized with some recent praise and we wanted to acknowledge his success here and share some of his winning shots with you.

First off, he has been nominated for a National Magazine Award for a recent food story in Ottawa Magazine. With almost 2,000 entries, we're very proud that he's down to the final few. The awards will be announced on June 7 at an awards gala and we'll be wearing our "Team Chris" t-shirts.

To refresh your memory, here are his 'ideas on the plate'....

Secondly, Chris has also received a Canadian Urban Transit Association (CUTA) award for his "We Get You Where You're Going" campaign that was launched in York last Fall. Take a look at the winning campaign....

Keep up the fantastic work Chris !

Silver Medal Finish !

We're proud to announce that our commercial photographer Christian Lalonde has brought home a second place finish in an international photo contest held in Las Vegas last month.

You may recognize this image as part of his Rideau Centre ad campaign across Ottawa. The backdrop is our city's gorgeous new architectural gem; The Ottawa Convention Centre.

We can't say enough about it- we love the juxtaposition of the femininity from the model and the harsh cold steel structure of the OCC.

Photolux Inspires Others at 'Imaging USA 2012'

Sorry for the delay in posting, we have been travelling. In early January, our own Anthony Cava returned from Imaging USA 2012 in New Orleans. Imaging USA is the longest running national photographic convention, expo and image exhibition in the United States, drawing tens of thousands of professionals from around the world.
Anthony was one of their guest speakers sharing his 20+ experience as a photographer in the wedding industry with a strong focus on running a successful photography studio & bringing clients exceptional product & service in a competitive marketplace. We work with Anthony so we know how talented and inspiring he is but it is always nice to hear that kind of praise for your colleagues from others outside our office walls (because of course we're biased).

photo credit: Vincent Lawson 

Vincent Lawson,  from Mobile, Alabama attended Anthony's packed session and sent us the following; "Anthony, it was an honour to meet you and to hear you speak. It was an outstanding class. Thank you again."

Leah Hubbard from Knoxville Tennessee also had kind things to say about Anthony;

"Your class was very beneficial to me and I am changing several things in the next few days due to the knowledge I gained from your lecture. Thanks so much for sharing!"

Keep up the great work Anthony, Ottawa is lucky to have you.