tracey l heppner - photographer & lover of life

in 2008 i went to oktoberfest. it was when i was in europe shooting a destination wedding at neuschwenstein castle. 

of course if you are in or around munich at oktoberfest, you can’t NOT go.

the funny thing? i think beer is gross. but knew that didn’t matter ...

the reception of tristan and charmaine was GORGEOUS! the planners did an outstanding job and the venue - wow! and the venue - angels field - so dreamy.

the details were out of this world amazing!  so grateful to be able to capture these amazing days of couples as a second shooter with ...

with a new TURKEY tour announced on my Follow Your Heart Tours site, and the fact that i have NOT blogged about my turkey trip, except for it being published in Lonely Planet Philippines magazine, i decided today was as good a day than any to start showing the world ...

anyone who knows me even a WEE bit know i LOVE italy.

i have only stayed 6 hours in rome, though, if you can imagine! but i took as many photos of rome as my 5D could take, let me tell you.

here is 6 hours in rome through my ...

this wedding has literally taken me MONTHS to blog. and it didn’t dawn on me until just a couple weeks ago as to why:

this would be my last wedding i shoot as a primary photographer under tracey l heppner photography.

WHAT??!?! WHY!?!??! HOW COME!?!?

glad you asked. :)

you ...

the studio was amazing…dozens of different “scenes” within..some artificial light, some natural. the couple was beautiful. it was a definite win-win.

i have never experienced an engagement session like this before! thanks to my dear friend and fellow partner in crime, pilar, for asking me to shoot along ...

the love i have for these 4 is remarkable. they are friends who are family. and they are some of my most favorite people on the planet.

matt & kim also do a remarkable job balancing cultivating their relationship and parenting their littles. it’s such a joy to watch the ...

i think i first met steph back in 2001, right when we moved back from the manila, philippines to estevan, saskatchewan, canada. she was in our youth group. not only was she this gorgeous young lady who was quiet yet so fun, she played the bass guitar. she was my ...

such a lovely calgary day. the details were perfect. the couple so very much in love. it was such a joy to be a part of this day of love between darlene and kirk.

thank you again, you two, for allowing me to be a part of your history. much ...

we met in 2001. our kids are basically the same age. we lived in rural saskatchewan. we’ve been friends ever since.

when i first photographed this fam, it was in the mid 2000s. i truly cannot remember when..maybe 2004/2005? anyhow, its been a while since our last ...

when darlene and kirk asked me to be a part of their wedding day, i was thrilled! they had heard about me and seen my work through shannon & omer’s wedding in vancouver.

i met up with them in calgary. the day we had scheduled our session, it was stormy ...

its a funny thing really.

how in just 15 short months so many things about yourself and about what you value can so change so greatly.

as i read my bloglines.com, where i keep a running list of all the blogs i frequent, and see the broad spectrum of ...

one thing that i dont leave home without anymore is my iPhone 4. not because i have to text. not because i just GOT to check my facebook. but because i have a camera. in my pocket. that i can pull out at any given time and photograph the world ...

usually i’d have a FANTASTIC post about some FANTASTIC place where i went and took some FANTASTIC photos.

unfortunately, our internet is down at our house… BOOO!! ….so the post i had the photos for couldn’t get uploaded.

so you get this instead:

 this kinda says what the ...

i have had many people ask me how i got into travel photography…and everytime i am a little stumped.

ever since i can remember i have wanted to see the world. growing up, my dad had a subscription to those yellow national geographic magazines and everytime there was a ...