Archive for October, 2009

While copying the files over from last night’s wedding in Ottawa, this particular ring shot really stood out for us. This shot was taken in a room at Lord Elgin, using available light from a table lamp.

Back home you can find many things made in this style of wood with ivory inlays including side tables, jewellery and even cigar boxes. I remember having a set of side tables growing up made of the same stuff that I would sometimes pull up in my living room while doing home work. Out of boredom, I’d sometimes stick my pencil around the ivory inlays and try to loosen them. Until, of course, Ammi saw me doing it.


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She walked into our lives wearing yellow shoes on a bright summer day. With her restless eyes constantly running, she talked about her wedding, our book collection, the view from our downtown condo of the Ottawa river, Mehreen’s hair, food, life in Ottawa, life elsewhere and much else. Half an hour later she left. The two of us shared a look and then muttered something along the lines of, “She’s cool. [Pause] Why does she like us so much?”

A couple of weeks later she was sitting in our living room, three of us plopped on our white IKEA couch, her hogging the remote control in one hand, a plate in the other, as we all ate something delicious Mehreen had cooked and watched “So You Think You Can Dance”. A little while later we shared our funny YouTube finds, the laptop hooked up to the TV laughing our asses off.

Then there was the time she decided to be our Ottawa tour guide; the time both of them dropped by to give Mehreen company after the accident; the time they came by on Mehreen’s birthday leaving their best friend’s wedding earlier; and of course the numerous times she’d run into us at weddings and yell and wave frantically upon our first sight, “DOST! HELLO DOST1!”

We still don’t know why you like us Afroz. But, we like that you like us. And we like you too. A lot!

And Usman, we like you too, coz YOU’RE THE MANAGER! (sorry internet; inside joke – maybe another blog entry some other day – you’ll be hearing a lot more of these two).

Afroz and Usman are getting married this weekend in Ottawa. And we’ll be there as their friends, and their photographers. Gitty up!


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1. Dost is Urdu for Friend.

We covered Ambereen and Intiaz’ wedding photography in Ottawa earlier this summer at the National Arts Centre. You may remember Ambereen and Intiaz from their engagement shoot we posted on our blog earlier this year. You can see it here and here.

Here now are a few pictures from their bridal shoot in and around the NAC.


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Ambereen And Intiaz shared a first look moment much earlier in the day.

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We then went out for some shots and the weather was on our side.

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And one of our favourites from the day …

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TGIF!

To find out about getting your own children and family portrait photography in Toronto, please contact AliphAurMeem Photography.

If you haven’t yet seen/read part I of this family portrait, check it out here first. Then come back for part II.

We weren’t kidding when we said we took tons of pictures. We hope to have made one mom, really, really happy!

Here is part two of the family portraits.


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Mommy’s watching …

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Their frontyard had a big slope, perfect for rolling down the hill …

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We caught an out of focus silhouette of Judy in the back with Sean anxiously waiting for his turn to roll down the slope.

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Bro and sis, deep in conversation.

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A quick dress change and we headed inside for some more traditional, proper, just because shots.

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And we ended the evening with these shots of Sarah in her living room. She came down and placed herself in this pose with very little if any guidance from us. Definitely the prettiest and cutest bride-to-be ever!

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In this post, check out pictures from a recent family portrait photography session in Ottawa. For more information on children and family portraits in Ottawa, or to get booking information, please contact AliphAurMeem Photography.

When Judy first contacted us about doing her children’s portraits in Ottawa for her yearly christmas cards, we were totally psyched. Judy wanted to do the shoot in fall at her home in the serene and peaceful Greely near Ottawa, Ontario.

On the day of the shoot, though the forecasts promised rain, we headed over to Judy’s place taking our chances as it would have been too cold to reschedule for fall this year. Luckily, it didn’t rain at all.

As soon as we pulled up outside Judy’s house, we could see two little heads just jumping up and down. Before we had a chance to get out of the car and collect our bags and equipment, Sean and Sarah were already standing in the porch dressed in white shirts and jeans wearing big smiles. Moments later we were all standing in the backyard where Sean and Sarah, wasting no time, immediately began showcasing their stunts on the swingset all proud and beaming. For example, they can both jump off the swings, mid-air and, here’s the tricky part, make a very cool landing. Note to self: must try this on an adult sized swingset, when no one’s watching.

We were supposed to stay there for an hour, but we just had so much fun with Sean and Sarah that we ended up staying a little over two hours. Surprisingly, no one, including Sean and Sarah, got tired or bored and we came home with tons of pictures. Literally, tons.

Here are some of our favourite children’s portraits from this session.


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