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Looking through old galleries makes my heart reall

Looking through old galleries makes my heart really happy. Emily, Joanne, and I went on an awesome engagement session adventure to Brandywine Falls near Whistler and it's one of the most memorable sessions I've ever had.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Have a sentimental location in mind for your engagement session? Let's do it!

This is literally the first time I have ever share

This is literally the first time I have ever shared my face on this Instagram feed...⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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I have invested lots of time into my business this week - I've set alarms to watch webinars with @jessicastansberry every morning before work and have spent the last two evenings enjoying the Wedding Photography Summit created by @jailong.co. It has been an exhausting week, but it has absolutely kicked me in the ass in the best possible way.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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One of my new goals for my business is to show my face more often. I spend a lot of time behind the camera, but not very much time in front of it. So here we are, 426 posts in. Late is better than never, right?!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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This is my partner, Manue, and I on a camping trip at Nairn Falls over the summer. I am wearing approximately 324982340234 layers of bug spray and this was probably my 20th attempt at scrambling over the rocks to beat the 10-second timer on my camera, but this shot makes my heart super happy. I'm hoping my new business goal means more photos like this one. 💜⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Tell me about your goals! Have you made any new ones recently? What inspired them?

How do you choose an inclusive venue for your wedd

How do you choose an inclusive venue for your wedding?⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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I'm starting an education series on my blog all about planning an inclusive wedding and the first step in the planning process is typically booking your venue. Sometimes prioritizing the safety and comfort of your guests means looking past aesthetics.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Three questions you need to ask when choosing an inclusive venue are:⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
❶ What is the history of the venue?⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
❷ Is the venue accessible?⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
❸ What is the dress code for the venue?⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Head over to my blog for more information on why these questions are so important. The link is in my bio!

November 20th is Transgender Day of Remembrance.

November 20th is Transgender Day of Remembrance. Today is a day for honouring the lives of transgender people around the world who have lost their lives due to anti-transgender violence and discrimination. We need to listen, we need to amplify trans voices, we need to educate ourselves on how to be better allies, and we need to stand together to fight transphobia. Not just today but every day. 💙💗🤍⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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#tdor #tdor2020 #transdayofremembrance #transgenderdayofremembrance #transvisibility #transweek #transawarenessweek #transawareness #stoptheviolence #transrights #transrightsarehumanrights #translivesmatter #trans #transgender #transphobia #restinpower

One of my favourite things about being a wedding p

One of my favourite things about being a wedding photographer is taking a piece of each couple's story with me. This is Mimi and Donna and theirs is one for the books.
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Mimi's late wife wrote her a letter before she passed telling her to go to a dance they had planned to attend together. At that dance, Mimi met Donna. They got married in a suite at the Pan Pacific two years ago and danced together to Perfect by Ed Sheeran for their first dance. I cried behind my camera on their wedding day and still get emotional every time I hear their song...
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What song punches you in the feels?!

Something I often see in Facebook groups for weddi

Something I often see in Facebook groups for wedding photographers is "How do I pose LGBTQ+ couples?!"⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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These posts always make me laugh... We don't require special lenses or filters or posing guides. I think what the industry really needs is a mindset change around posing entirely. If you can let go of the super gendered, super cookie-cutter approach that is traditional posing, it becomes pretty obvious that posing an LGBTQ+ couple is no different.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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All that said, if you'd like some advice on posing LGBTQ+ couples for engagement sessions and wedding portraits, I've got a new post on my blog. The link is in my bio!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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I'd love to know your favourite gender-neutral words of affirmation in the comments! (I think my go-to's are "amazing", "SO good", and "I'm dying!", though any past clients feel free to correct me!)

Waking up this morning and discovering that Biden

Waking up this morning and discovering that Biden had taken the lead in both Georgia AND Pennsylvania made my heart so happy! Crossing my fingers that today is the day and that LGBTQ+ Americans can rest a little easier tonight.
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In the meantime, I'm just going to put this super gay, super blue, super celebratory photo from Wylie and Dan's 2017 wedding at PAL Studio Theatre out into the universe. 💙

I've spent the last couple of years feeling like I

I've spent the last couple of years feeling like I was on the road to burn out working in education. Turns out, what I really needed was a change in direction.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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I launched my LGBTQ+ inclusive website audits for wedding industry professionals a month ago and I think education might be in my blood. I had originally intended on just creating a list of things for my clients to improve in their businesses; however, I'm finding myself writing equally long lists of inclusive practices my clients are already doing well. This seems to make my teaching heart much happier.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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It's also helping restore my faith in the wedding industry amidst all of the discrimination cases that inevitably go viral in Facebook groups. There are a lot of rad humans out there who acknowledge their privilege as white, cisgendered, heterosexual people and who are willing to do the work to do better.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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I'd love to know your thoughts! Do you prefer your constructive criticism a little soft or more straight up?

I'm changing up my educational blog post game! To

I'm changing up my educational blog post game! Today's post is for all the couples wanting unconventional advice on how to slay their engagement sessions. I've got 10 tips on my blog but I'll share the first 5 with you here.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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❶ Find the right photographer.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
❷ Ignore everything you've ever read about when to book your engagement session.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
❸ Choose a sentimental location over a pretty one.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
❹ Do not create an engagement session Pinterest board.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
❺ Say no to props. Except your dog.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Head over to the blog to hear my rationale and to read the other 5. The link is in my bio. Know someone who needs this advice? Tag a friend in the comments below!

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Shauna Danielle Photography is based in Vancouver, BC and specializes in chasing movement and laughter to produce candid, joyful wedding photography.

Shauna Danielle Photography acknowledges that she lives, works, and plays on traditional, ancestral, and unceded Indigenous land belonging to the Coast Salish peoples, including the territories of the Musqueam, Skxwu7mesh, and Tsleil-Waututh nations.

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