Hello, I am Dzesika. It’s nice to meet you.
I am a photographer, and have been for 15+ years.
I am truly obsessed with taking photos. It has created a tremendous life experience for me.
Some of my best friends were originally people who found me online and hired me to shoot their wedding.
If I’m not shooting a wedding, I’m out photographing on the street, meeting and striking up conversations with strangers.
In the evenings, I watch movies to study cinematography so I can hone my craft.
Photography has turned out to be just as much about building human connections as it is about making photographs.
It is such a privilege to have you consider me photograph such an important life event for you.
I want you to know how serious I take this responsibility, and how much I love this experience.
These collections are focused on coverage, artistic results and collaboration between you and me.
All prices include HST, and
digital photographs along with film.
Brunch Collection
$540/hr
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This is ideal if you are getting married at city hall, or are having a short and sweet brunch/midday reception. Hire me for as little or as long as you like.
You will receive roughly 50-100 digital photographs per hour. All images are edited and delivered in high resolution (print ready), and resized for social media use.
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The main photographer is myself (Dzesika), and that is who you are guaranteed to get for your hourly coverage.
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Ahhhh, nostalgic film. When you book 1-5 hours you receive 1 roll of film (which is roughly 35 photographs). I usually shoot with Kodak Gold 200.
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You will receive a tangible package after your wedding day! Included will be your 35mm film negatives, and 30 prints of your film photographs.
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This is a password protected online sharing gallery. It’s an easy way to share your photos with family and friends. It will be hosted for one year.
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I will provide a guide on how to make the best use of your time through out the day, and how much time should be allotted for each event. I will help you coordinate your schedule so that you have me for the most important parts of your day.
Midday Collection
$3240
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You will receive roughly 50-100 digital photographs per hour. All images are edited and delivered in high resolution (print ready), and resized for social media use.
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The main photographer is myself (Dzesika), and that is who you are guaranteed to get for your 6 hour coverage.
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Ahhhh, nostalgic film. With a 6 hour coverage, you receive two rolls of film (which is roughly 72 photographs). I usually shoot with Kodak Gold 200.
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You will receive a tangible package after your wedding day! Included will be your 35mm film negatives, and 50 prints of your film photographs.
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This is a password protected online sharing gallery. It’s an easy way to share your photos with family and friends. It will be hosted for one year.
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I will provide a guide on how to make the best use of your time through out the day, and how much time should be allotted for each event. I will help you coordinate your schedule so that you have me for the most important parts of your day.
Evening
Collection
$4,590
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You will receive roughly 50-100 digital photographs per hour. All images are edited and delivered in high resolution (print ready), and resized for social media use.
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You will get Dzesika as your main photographer and her husband, Eddie as the second photographer. Collectively, they have 27 years experience photographing people and weddings.
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With a full day coverage, you receive 2 rolls of film (which is roughly 100 photographs). I usually shoot with Kodak Gold 200.
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You will receive a tangible package after your wedding day! Included will be your 35mm film negatives, and 90 prints of your film photographs.
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This is a password protected online sharing gallery. It’s an easy way to share your photos with family and friends. It will be hosted for one year.
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These portrait sessions are meant to be conceptual and reflective of you as a couple.
We will take the time to build a mood board together online and collaborate on ideas.
This includes ideas, outfits, locations, etc.
I offer a guide on how you can prepare conceptually and practically for your portrait session.
This is an opportunity to get some meaningful portraits of you as a couple, for us to build rapport, and create something artful and cinematic. -
I will provide a guide on how to make the best use of your time through out the day, and how much time should be allotted for each event. I will help you coordinate your schedule so that you have me for the most important parts of your day.
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Here are some additions you can include to customize your collection.
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These portrait sessions are meant to be conceptual and reflective of you as a couple. We will take the time to build a mood board together online and collaborate on ideas. This includes ideas, outfits, locations, etc. I offer a guide on how you can prepare conceptually and practically for your portrait session. This is an opportunity for us to really create something artful and cinematic.
Includes one roll of film and digital photographs.
$540 -
10 rolls of 35mm film.
This is in addition to the rolls of film included in the collections listed above.
These rolls of film include high resolution scanning, and the negatives will be mailed to you.
$600 -
1 roll of film, 36 photographs.
This includes film developed, high resolution scanning, and negatives mailed to you.
$60
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Add on an hour to your 8 hour coverage!
$540 -
A 2 hour candid coverage of your rehearsal dinner. This is a good opportunity for your guests to meet me, and familiarize themselves with my approach before your wedding day.
We will also take a few couple portraits before I head out.
Rehearsal dinner coverage adds to the overall storytelling of your wedding photos.
$580 -
I love photographing people when they’re tired. Some of my favorite photographs are of people at the end of the night, or the day after, all partied out.
$580 -
You will get Dzesika as your main photographer for every collection.
If you’re looking to have a second photographer for less than 8 hours, then you get Eddie!Collectively, we have 27 years experience photographing people and weddings.
$850 -
Display your photos in underground fashion.
5x5” x 8.5” Zine
Consider different series you could have for each zine:
Day of the Wedding
Wedding Guests
Candid Only
Makes a great gift for any family member too!
$110 -
I love traveling, so don’t be afraid to ask if I’ll travel for your wedding day.
If overnight accommodations are required, or flights, this is added in addition to your collection listed above.
If a rental car is required, all I charge is the cost of a rental car and fuel.Whatever travel expenses are required to make it to your wedding, only the cost is charged. No additional fees.
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8 photographs.
This Polaroid is the SX70, originally released in the 70s. This is the original Polaroid, with deep and warm colors.
Polaroids are scanned at a high resolution for online use. The originals are also mailed to you.$40
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9 - 5x7
4 - 8x10
2 - 11x14
1 - 16x24
Printed on Hahnemühle Natural - Bamboo 290G.
The prints are photos of your choice.
Made from 90% renewable bamboo fibres and 10% cotton. An elegant choice for warm-toned colour and monochrome prints.
Material: 90% bamboo fibres, 10% cotton
Weight: 290G
Thickness: 0.41mm
Tone: Natural white
Texture: Very lightly textured
Surface: Matte
Comes with 1/8” bleed and additional white border of 3/4” for framing.
$320 -
This is something you haven’t seen before.
An entire roll of film (of your choice) is scanned into strips. The “winning” photographs are circled in red ink. (This is common when working in a dark room).
Your contact sheet is printed on a fine art, archival print, and framed with a thin black metal frame. This is a completely original way of displaying your wedding photographs in your home.
13x19” photo in custom, metal, black frame and classic white border for a gallery look.
$246
Here are visual examples for some of the add-on items.
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Dark Room Framed Print
This is nostalgia to the max, in an editorial way.
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Zine
Old school and indie.
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Polaroid
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Fine Art Print Package
Texture of the prints.
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Conceptual Portrait Session
A collaborative process.
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Eddie
The second photographer, my husband, Haha.