https://www.facebook.com/101401766683369/

Sliver of Light Photography

Home
Canada
Vancouver, BC
Sliver of Light Photography

Welcome to Sliver of Light Photography page where I will be sharing some of my photography. I've been interested in photography for a long time.

My first exposure to photography was back in high school in the days of film (yes, film!) I spent countless hours back then in the darkroom honing my skills. We worked primarily with B&W negatives and dabbled a bit with colour slides. These days all my work is done with a digital camera and computer, although I try to spend as little time as possible in post-production. I really don't enjoy that

part of it as much as I do getting out there and just shooting. My strengths are B&W and composition and I'm a pretty good critic. Things I am working on are learning to edit down to showing just the very best photos and the very important command of lighting. This page serves as a way for me to share some of my photos publicly on Facebook. I hope you will find something you like. Thank you for visiting!

05/24/2022

I might be rethinking my deep seated belief that I don’t like pink… 😅
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
These pink umbrellas outside Yaletown station are so photogenic. There actually was someone sitting on the bench behind me that I photoshopped out. Not the cleanest edit but I figure it’s good enough for the ‘gram. Check out my stories for a before and after.
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
I hope you managed to enjoy the beautiful weather we got this weekend. I made sure to spend some time outdoors soaking up some vitamin D and breathing in fresh air. I never did get around to doing my taxes tho… 🙈 Oh well, that’s what rainy days are for right?

📸 , edited by me.
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ *
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
# ctvvancouver

05/20/2022

This is my field of dreams, to be surrounded by an endless sea of flowers. 🌷🌷
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
It’s finally the May long weekend! And for once the weather forecast looks promisingly dry. Woohoo! What are your plans? I’m hoping to finally find a moment to get my taxes done this weekend lol 🙈 and of course get out and enjoy some of that sunshine and maybe finally not have to wear a sweater like in this photo 🌤😎
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
📸 .yvr, edited by me
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ *
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

05/07/2022

Feeling pretty in pink 🌸
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Even though it’s past blossom and tulip season, I’m still going to post them for the next week or so. April was such a busy month for me that I didn’t have much free time at all. Case in point: I haven’t even submitted my taxes yet! 🙈 But I don’t owe the government money so it’s okay to be a bit late, phew! 😅
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
I didn’t even realize it’s mother’s day weekend until a friend call me moments before I posted this. Eeks! Who else is gonna be madly scrambling to figure out a mother’s day gift before tomorrow?? 🙋🏻‍♀️ If you already have it figured out, please help a girl out and give me and others in the same boat some ideas in the comments down below 👇
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
📸
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ *
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

05/04/2022

Tulip season may be over for us in the Lower Mainland, but here are five tips for making the most of your trip to any flower fields. Be sure to save this for your next trip!
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
1️⃣ 🌷 Some fields may not allow you to go in between the narrow rows of flowers, but you can make it look as if you are standing in the middle of a field. Stand by the end of a row and get your photographer to shoot from a few rows away and at a diagonal to simulate the depth and fullness.
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
2️⃣ 🌷 Experiment with shooting angles. Get down low and capture closeup of tulips against a beautiful blue sky. Or raise your camera high above you and get a higher angle perspective of the whole field.
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
3️⃣ 🌷 Go as early as you can or go during the weekend. It gets super busy on weekends.
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
4️⃣ 🌷 If it rained recently, be prepared for muddy fields. Don’t wear your brand new white shoes or heels that will sink in the mud. 🙃
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
5️⃣ 🌷Recent rain can leave behind small pools of water that are great for puddle reflection photos.
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
📸 .yvr, edited by me.
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ *
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

04/29/2022

She walks into a reddish-orange field of tulips and pauses, turning her face towards the sun. She closes her eyes, feels the warmth of the light bathe over her and the gentle breeze on her skin. She looks so carefree and dreamy in that moment. A photographer lifts his lens and takes a photo.
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
* ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ *
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Social media experts eschew posting a landscape photo on Instagram because it is considered a waste of screen real estate. Stats back that up and show that a portrait photo, which takes up more of the screen, does better. But what happens when your location dictates a landscape shot?
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Instagram has changed how photographers shoot and present their photos. Long ago photography teachers would tell students to “Try shooting in portrait. Don’t shoot always in landscape only.”
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Even before Instagram, I shot a lot in portrait, but I always let the subject or location determine what was best. Now, I shoot almost exclusively in portrait. But every once in a while, I ignore the advice we’re told. After all, a landscape just looks better in, well, landscape orientation.
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
I asked Kiran to shoot in landscape for these photos to capture the expansiveness of the tulip fields. This is possibly my favourite photo from that day. Thank you Kiran for capturing such a beautiful photo 💞
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
📸 .yvr, edited by me.
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
* ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ *
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

04/28/2022

🌷 Is it possible to have too many tulip photos? 🌷
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Not in my opinion! I love tulips. They are my favourite flower, despite their delicate nature and my inability to keep any alive. I love how they come in so many colours, shapes, and varieties.
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
So I hope you will indulge me as my feed turns into a tulip field over the next week.
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Oh and be sure to check out all the photos. The last one is a funny candid that Kiran snapped of me behind the scenes 👒👒
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
📸 shot by .yvr, edited by me
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ *
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

04/25/2022

🌸 𝟻𝟶 𝚂𝚑𝚊𝚍𝚎𝚜 𝚘𝚏 𝙿𝚒𝚗𝚔 🌸
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
It’s the prettiest, pinkest time of the year. The deeper pink kwanzan (or kanzan) cherry blossoms are in full bloom and they couldn’t be more gorgeous.
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
My friends and I got dressed up in different shades of pink for a 💖 pretty in pink 💖photoshoot with the blossoms. Dearly missed was who had to work.
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Funny tidbit is that while I don’t actually like the colour pink, except for a pale pink, I somehow own a hot pink dress. And even though Fion’s favourite colour is pink, she didn’t have any pink dresses so I lent her my magenta one. 😄
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ *
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

04/22/2022

Throwing it back to a couple weeks ago when the blush pink, fluffy akebono cherry blossoms were still in bloom.
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
I haven’t had much time or weather luck for chasing blossoms this year, so this outing was the only photoshoot I’ve done with the blossoms so far. But hopefully I’ll get a chance this weekend with the deeper pink kwanzen blossoms in bloom now.
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
What’s up with it being rainy and miserable on the weekends but sunny during the work week? Sheesh, can we catch a break weather gods?
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ *
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

04/20/2022

Vancouver Lookout

Even though we didn’t get a pretty sunset that night, the lights came on and made for some pretty photos.

Have you been to the Vancouver Lookout before? This was my first time despite living in Vancouver practically my whole life 😅 I don’t know what took me so long. I can’t wait to go back on a day with a pretty sunset!

~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ *

04/19/2022

It’s funny the path that life leads you, is it not?
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
I had intended to resume posting and being active on Instagram but then I found myself extremely busy. And last night I came to the realization that Instagram will have to be put on the back burner again. For the next 4-6 months, my priorities will be elsewhere as a result of some major changes in my life that have come about lately, which I will share with you here eventually but not quite yet.
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
In the meantime, I have a huge backlog of photos to post… eventually…. and I also have some exciting collaborations coming up on the horizon so keep an eye out for those!
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
One of the things that held me back was I wanted to create some reels to showcase the photos, since as we all know, Instagram] is first and foremost a video-sharing platform and photos are relegated to a far, far distant second. However I ended up not having the time or energy to find creative ways to spin photographs into reels and thus days turned into weeks again of not posting.
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
So screw you : I’m just going to post photos. Who’s with me?
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ *
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

03/22/2022

Taking it one step at a time.
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
The only way to get back into something you’ve not done for a while is to just do it and do it consistently.
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Thank you so much for the comments on my last post. They were so welcoming, understanding, and personal. They truly warmed my heart and lifted my spirits and remind me that it’s the connections we’ve made here that are what’s important. I appreciate you. 😊🥰
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
This photo might look like it was taken last fall but it was actually in mid January. We’re lucky here on the west coast to be able to go hiking in the woods even in the winter, as long as you don’t mind soggy ground or bit of wet weather. The rain keeps it so lush and green.
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ *
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

03/21/2022

It has been 10 weeks exactly since my last post. I don’t know exactly why but suddenly I lost all motivation and interest in posting.
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
I lost my WHY.
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Why am I doing this? What is this for? What’s the goal? What’s the point then?
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Nothing was wrong, per se, but something wasn’t right and it was hard to pinpoint.
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Add to that a lack of excitement over LNY — something I typically love and look forward to — the inanity of the trucker protest over a so-called lack of freedom that overtook the news in this country, and then the horrific, devastating news that Russia invaded Ukraine and the loss of actual freedom, livelihoods, and huge disruption of lives, and the subsequent heartbreaking stories that we’ve seen since, it became too much.
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
I truly want to thank those of you that took a moment to reach out and ask if I was okay, those who told me you miss seeing my posts, and even the ones who didn’t ask but just let me know “Hey, I see you”. I apologize if I did not respond. I struggled with formulating words to express my current state and general malaise. But please know they meant a lot to me.
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
As we say hello to spring with it’s longer days, I find my mood finally lifting.
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
One of the toughest things is restarting something after a long break. So here I am easing into things with a simple nature photo I took a couple months ago. It isn’t flashy or particularly eye catching. But I like the peaceful mood conveyed by the light beams filtering in between some tall trees in the woods, one of my favourite places to be. And you’d never know it was taken in the dead of winter.
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
I’ve you’ve made it this far, thank you for sticking around. I appreciate you.

Address

Vancouver, BC

Website

facebook.com

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when Sliver of Light Photography posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Shortcuts

Want your business to be the top-listed Photography Service in Vancouver?