ABOUT
In this section, you will get to know me more.
First, I must say that I am a person with a lot of empathy. I am an emotional person. Often, I will shed a tear during a wedding. I am touched by the words you both exchange during the ceremony. I am touched to see the love you have for each other.
Also, I can say that I am a positive person ( even though my blood type is negative !). I need to see love and harmony around me. In fact, it is essential. I surround myself with good people. Life is so much better that way.
Finaly, I am a person who believe in a dream. My dream of becoming a wedding photographer. My dream of doing what I love the most in life. My dream of photographying happiness. The dream is now reality and it is just amazing.
Photo credit: Marie-Ève Rompré
“ Life is a dream, realize it “
- Mother Theresa
PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHERS OF QUEBEC'S COMPETITION
5 mentions & 2 deserved ribbons in 2016 | 2 mentions in 2018
HI, I'M NADINE
I live in a light yellow house in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu with my husband Mathieu and our 3 kids: Raphaël, Marguerite & Mathilde.
I can tell you that I wear glasses since I am 13 years old. I have curly hair but sometimes I straighten them. I have my office at home. Photography has such an important place in my life and I take care of my business with all my hearth. I like to dress warmly to play in the snow with my kids during winter or have bicycle ride with them during summer. I do the best “sucre à la crème” ever. My family is saying it. For my part, it is just too sweet !
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MY BIGGEST HEARTHBRAKE
I am a mom of 4 children. A baby boy deceased “in utero” at 38 weeks. My biggest hearthbrake. After his departure, we had other kids that brought so much softness in our lives. Twins (a boy and a girl) and an other girl with blond and curly hair.
It was after the death of my son that I realized the importance to live our passions. With his departure, my little boy taught me that I had to enjoy every moment of my life; life is too short to be merely contemplated. So I decided to live this wonderful passion for photography every day.
2.
TRAVEL
I love to travel and learn about other cultures. This is why I return rarely to the same location twice. Life is short and there is still so much beautiful places to see. I have been already in many american states, canadian provinces and few countries: Cuba, Mexico, Honduras, Costa-Rica, Colombia, Morocco, Nigeria, France, Belgium, Netherlands, Germany, Italy, Austria & Turkey. My next trip: California !
3.
MY COUNTRY SIDE
I grew up on a farm. As a child, I loved looking at the sunset. I was looking at the fields behind my house and was breathing freshly cut hay. I was free to run and jump in mud holes. Maybe that is why nature is such important in my life, in my photographs. Nature is essential to recharge my batteries !
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MY PHOTOGRAPHY TRAINING
In University, I completed a bachelor’s degree in Political Sciences and a certificate in Human Ressources. My diplomas in hand, I worked as a public servant. Photography came in my life in that period. I completed several courses, the majority at Collège Marsan in Montreal which specializes in Photography. Every year, I take one or many photography trainings (in person or on-line) to learn in the different aspect of wedding photography. I found that fundamental. It is a way to elevate my photography to an other level.
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Environment
The environment is so important for me. I would like to leave a better planet for my kids. We are doing our part. We are reducing our waste by buying in bulk, we recycle, we buy our basket of organic vegetables during summer, we are composting, etc. I am not perfect but I am trying. For my business, I decided to buy my albums only in Canada to reduce my ecological foot print. Also, we are planting a tree for every wedding that I am capturing.
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FOOD
I like to discover new dishes that make me travel. I love Indian, Lebanese & Thai food. I like to make my crusty bread and eat it when it is still hot. In the summer, I like to drink a good chai tea while I sit on the patio watching my kids having fun outside. I love to pick raspberries while my kids are eating it faster than what I can pick up. I like to get my basket of organic vegetables and make great discoveries. I like to cook spring rolls and sushi with my husband.