07/07/2026
The Canadian Museum of Nature in Ottawa doesnāt pause for wedding portraits. Depending on the wedding day timeline, thereās a very good possibility that there will be museum patrons wandering the exhibits, enjoying the architecture and space at the same time as photos. That means my couples and I literally have minutes, not hours to get portraits done, always being mindful and respectful of the public first.
SO, as we navigate all the floors and twists and turns to the museum, I need to know where the best light is, when it will appear (and disappear), how the space will open up from museum patrons with the best flow and how to create photographs that feel as though we had the museum all to ourselves - all with minimal gear to abide by museum rules.
These are a few frames we created in the smallest pockets of time this past weekend for Janet + Sean, self-professed ānerdsā (their words) who really wanted photos with dinosaurs - which, of course, we made happen as if it wasnāt a Saturday afternoon in July at the museum. š Swipe to see that frame.
Howād we do?