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Calgary Wedding Photographer | Redfern Photography bio picture

I'm Lisa Redfern, a photographer based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, specializing in weddings and portraits -- people are my primary subject. I shoot in a portrait journalist style, which is a combination of capturing moments as they happen, and posed portrait shots.

This all started for me in university, where I shot my first wedding in 1997, while I was studying photography (it was film and darkrooms back then!). Photography brings so much happiness not only to my life, but also to my clients. Being allowed in to peoples' lives and events is such a happy privilege, I feel very honoured to be capturing memories and sharing in special occasions.

My purpose in blogging is for my clients to have the chance to get to know me a bit better in the comforting glow of their own computer. I don't take myself too seriously, and want every session to be a fun experience for myself and my subjects while striving to capture beautiful images. The most frequent comment I get at the end of a shoot is "that was fun!", which is about the best compliment I could get.

You can also follow me on Twitter or Facebook. Thank you for visiting my site!

Tag Archives: Photos

Debbie & Mark | Calgary Wedding Photography

I go to a lot of weddings in Calgary. Which is a good thing, I really enjoy them, and it’s such an honour to be a part of such a special, happy occasion. I don’t even really know how to communicate the gratitude I feel when a couple chooses me for something so important as...

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Corbin | Baby’s First Birthday

Just over a year ago, I did some maternity photos for Alexis and Blaine. I was thrilled to be invited back to shoot their baby Corbin’s first birthday! We were lucky to have a sunny and warm day in their back yard, with lots of little ones. One year olds are SO CUTE. Corbin is...

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An alternative to wedding reception photography coverage…

As wedding reception coverage is an add-on to my base wedding package, I often suggest alternatives to clients, and ideas for getting digital photos from their guests during the reception. I found this the other day and thought it was pretty slick: it gives you the ability to have your guests upload photos they took...

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Ryan & Julie | Heritage Park Engagement Photos

In my digital calendar, I set photography events and appointments with the colour red (for Redfern). Looking at my calendar for August, it’s almost filled entirely red! It’s been and continues to be a surprisingly busy month. It’s one of my favourites for photography, though — warm, golden light, and that mellow late-summer feel. In...

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Laurie & Craig | Calgary Wedding Photographer

Laurie and Craig had a very intimate wedding at their home, with a celebration afterwards at a friend’s home in her beautiful garden. They didn’t need much coverage, just a few shots at the celebration and then some portraits afterwards in Riley Park. Pretty quick day for me, with just two and a half hours...

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Laureen & Dan | Calgary Engagement Photos

Laureen and Dan knew they wanted a rural feel for their engagement photos, and they awesomely pre-scouted some locations just outside of the city. We stopped at a few places, and thank goodness they had a 4×4. It was a fun shoot involving canola, granaries, hay bales, their dog, farms and fields. We were very...

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Sarah & Jeremy Engagement Photos at the Rundle Ruins

This session was the same night as the Calgary Stampede Sneak-a-Peek, which probably wasn’t the best night to try to find parking at the Rundle Ruins park — it is within a very short walk of the Saddledome and the Calgary Stampede grounds. Parking was at a premium. Still, we prevailed, and managed to capture...

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Aspire & Tracy | Calgary Wedding Photos In The Rain, Chinese Cultural Centre

You’ll notice I talk about the ever-changing Calgary weather a lot in this photography blog. When you’re an on-location shooter, weather heavily influences sessions. Sometimes in a good way that presents unique opportunities, and sometimes in a bad way that limits what you can do. Either way, we are all at the mercy of whatever...

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Aspire & Tracy | Calgary Engagement Photography

Another engagement session! This time, Aspire and Tracy. We enjoyed a nice evening in Confederation Park (one of my favourites). These two are super cute and came SO prepared to the session (with a change of clothes, each). Super easy to work with, it was a pleasure strolling around, even though we got bitten by...

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Amanda & Tyler | Calgary Engagement Photographer

The session with Amanda and Tyler was the second of my photographic forays into Reader Rock Garden this year. I really love it as a location, Calgary is pretty dry and it is the only place around here where I have seen actual ferns growing! I had a lot of fun shooting these two, Amanda’s...

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