Hi there! My name is Suzanne Taylor, and I’m the proud owner and photographer at Suzanne Taylor Photography, the best newborn/children, family portrait and wedding photographer servicing the Red Deer and Calgary area in Alberta, Canada. For years I have dedicated myself to creating timeless images to document special moments in the lives of my clients.
You may wonder what set’s Suzanne Taylor Photography apart from other photographers that you have looked at online and I can offer you a couple of different reasons. First off, I am a multiple award-winning photographer and have won several awards between the NAPCP (National Association of Professional Child Photographers) and the 9th and 10th International Color Awards, 10th and 11th Annual Spider Awards and Shoot and Share 2016 Photo Contest.
The second reason – I am a MoM. Why the crazy capitals? It is an acronym that stands for Mom Of Multiples. I have four captivating children; my son, who is eight and has been my number one muse since he was born and my beautiful triplets that are now six years old. Sure they are cute and lovely models for me, but what does this mean for you?
Let me explain…
Long before I was a photographer, I was a Social Worker and earned my Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Calgary in 2004. I have worked in very demanding fields like Alberta Children’s Services, where I wore several hats from Investigator to Case Manager to Family Enhancement Worker to Kinship Care Worker. Next, I moved into a position with Alberta Health Services with high needs psychiatric patients where my job was to place these patients in facilities that would meet their needs, but in Alberta, we are short of these facilities creating high stress and very urgent environment.
These positions taught me the virtue of patience, honesty and caring when dealing with tough and stressful situations; though nothing prepared me for Motherhood when I brought home three screaming infants to a very confused 2.5-year-old. I had to learn to adapt to difficult and stressful situations, emotions and moments that I never thought I would have to – but somehow we managed and had thrived in our little community and everyone is growing, happy and healthy.
So fast forward back to you and your session again in Red Deer or Calgary, AB (or anywhere in Alberta really). How do the last three paragraphs relate to your photography session…regardless of whether you are looking at an Engagement Session, Family Session, Newborn Session, Childhood Session or a Stylized Session?
Patience.
I have had the sad experience of hearing from so many people over the years that they avoided photography for years because their initial photographer was terrible. Short on patience, poor manner, sometimes bad technical skill, didn’t like kids, etc. It is painful for me to hear that another photographer put your family in a situation that created so much angst that photography was put on the back burner – usually because the experience was so painful or annoying for them that it was not worth risking it again.
I have worked with hundreds of people over the past (almost) 8 years of business and I can tell you that most kids and adults are easy to photograph, regardless if it is the adult who just isn’t interested or the child/children that are exhausted and sad about being dragged out to do pictures. I don’t let that worry me when I am working – I go with the flow, and if it is a bust, we can always try again later. There is never a point to making a situation worse by demanding that it is done and will be perfect NO MATTER WHAT. It is a terrible way to proceed with a session and usually, if we wait a little bit and introduce something fun into the equation, then everyone comes around. I allow 1-1.5 hours for each photography session so there is no rush – though I do shoot fast and can be done in as little as 25 minutes if necessary.
So in conclusion, here is the summary from the above:
You have found or been referred to an award-winning international photographer who has been in business long enough to know the ins and outs of most photography situations. I am highly skilled as a photographer and highly patient, allowing the time to make your session something to remember for all the right reasons. I am at your service to make sure you get what you want from your photography session, not sell you a cookie cutter package that may or may not meet your needs. I am here to invite you to become part of the Suzanne Taylor Photography Family and am so very glad that you are here.
Suzie
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