Form submitted successfully, thank you.

Error submitting form, please try again.

Vancouver wedding photographers | d'Soleil Studios Photo Blog bio picture

About Daniel & d'Soleil

Daniel is a professional photographer living and working in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada with his wife, son, and dog, McKinsey. He has been photographing since 1994 and has received many accolades from past clients and local vendors for his outstanding photography work.

He works with his wife and a number of highly talented photography assistants and associates. One of the main trademarks of his work are natural artistic imagery characterized by story-telling and deep human emotion. He strongly believes in building relationships with his clients and giving them every bit of his visual talent.

Daniel loves sports, travel to warm destionations, movies, and milky Earl Grey tea in the morning.  He hopes to learn guitar some day in hopes he'll be invited to join his favorite band, Blue Rodeo (fat chance!). This is his blog.


Liam at one week old

Mom and baby Liam

Mom and baby Liam

Vancouver newborn baby photographer

Vancouver newborn baby photographer

Vancouver newborn baby photographer

Steff Eckersall - OOOOh is he ever cute! I love his wrinkly angles and wrists, adorable little boy. :-)February 1, 2010 - 5:57 PM

Steff Eckersall - Ohhh, is he ever cute!! I love his wrinkly ankles and wrists! He is so adorable! :-)February 1, 2010 - 5:59 PM

Daniel - Thanks Steff! It was actually really tough to get him to stay still during the shoot, but we managed to pull at least one off!February 2, 2010 - 12:39 AM

Newport RI Wedding Photographer - I love the simplicity of the shoot. I love the black background and the B&W processing. I will always prefer these types of shots over a baby in a bunch of colorful yarnFebruary 6, 2010 - 1:17 PM

Alissa - Congratulations to the both of you! Beautiful pictures, he is adorable!February 6, 2010 - 3:40 PM

Newborn baby photo session | My very own, baby Liam

My life completely changed the moment I laid eyes on him. Liam was born on January 19, 2010 at 8:16am in the morning. We stayed in the hospital for about four days and on the fifth day, my wife and I gave him his first newborn baby portrait session.

Vancouver newborn baby photography

Vancouver newborn baby photography

Amber Hughes - He's just beautiful Daniel! I'm so happy for you and Sophia. :)January 25, 2010 - 3:59 PM

Mary Ann - Congratulations to you and your wife, Daniel. And a great big welcome to the world to Liam! What a wonderful photo.January 25, 2010 - 4:32 PM

Laura - He's beautiful! Congratulations to both you and your wife!January 26, 2010 - 1:47 AM

fran chelico - beautiful shots of a beautiful baby! congrats to you and sophia again!January 26, 2010 - 1:08 PM

Martha Howell - How beautiful! I'm sure this wonderful addition to your life will be much treasured (and photographed).January 27, 2010 - 11:17 AM

leslie biggar - beautiful! congratulations. I love the squishy lips!February 1, 2010 - 2:27 AM

Nick Everitt - Congratulations on your new arrival! and awesome photos, love the second one, his mouth is so cute.February 2, 2010 - 5:17 AM

re-Post | Spring Lifestyle Photo Session | Lola

Last spring, Alona contacted me about taking photographs of her sister Lola. She wanted it to be a special gift for her sister’s birthday. What an awesome sister to think of such a wonderfully personal and meaningful gift! Yay Alona – You rock! It took a while for us to eventually schedule the session due to all the rain we got in the Spring, but the sun eventually showed, and we got to do some lifestyle photos and head shots in Vancouver. I’m re-posting these photos because when we moved over to our new blog, the photos didn’t convert over as they should have. I love looking at photos taken in the Spring and Summer during the winter months, it reminds me of all the warmth and beauty I can look forward to in just a few short months.

Lifestyle photo session in Vancouver by Vancouver photographer, d'Soleil Studios

Portrait session in Vancouver

Lifestyle photo session in Vancouver by Vancouver photographer, d'Soleil Studios

Lifestyle photo session in Vancouver by Vancouver photographer, d'Soleil Studios

Lifestyle portrait session by Vancouver Wedding & Portrait Photographer

Kirk Mastin - This is a great portrait session. Love the light and compositions.January 17, 2010 - 8:37 PM

Sandi - gorgeous session! Beautiful lighting and she looks wonderful.January 18, 2010 - 9:15 PM

Engagment session @ UBC | Kristen + Dan

Kristen + Dan first met at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, BC. They now both live in Ontario, but have made plans to get married here in Vancouver. They were in Vancouver over the winter holidays, so we met up at the UBC  and had their photo session around the campus. UBC is an amazing location for both engagement and wedding photography. There’s a full mix of new architecture and older classical buildings. The campus is enormous and the options for where to go are too many to list.  Although it was a cold January day, they tough’d it out and can ready to rock the camera lens. It was cool to get an opportunity to learn a little something about them and I’m super excited that they asked me to be their wedding photographer later this year. Here are a few engagement photos from the session.

Vancouver engagement session | Vancouver wedding photographer

Vancouver engagement session | Vancouver wedding photographer

Vancouver engagement session | Vancouver wedding photographer

Engagement photo session | Vancouver wedding photographers

Vancouver engagement session | Vancouver wedding photographer

Vancouver engagement session | Vancouver wedding photographer

brian - wow. super clean look. love the pics. keep it up!January 20, 2010 - 3:45 PM

Mark Andrew Higgins - I love the soft light and delicate color work!January 21, 2010 - 11:30 PM

Bill Murray - Love this work, very natural looking couple and dreamy desaturation. I'm sure the couple is thrilled with their photos!January 25, 2010 - 1:11 PM

Scott Allan - I loved the colors and feel of this Engagement Portrait Session. Great story line also.January 28, 2010 - 11:34 AM

Maternity Photo Session with Alicia + Paul

Alicia and Paul are having a baby and they’re due just shortly after my wife and I are due later this month. They both came by the studio for a portrait session and I had a easy time working with them both. Alicia looks amazing, and Paul looks good too of course! I just know they’re going to have a beautiful baby! Below are just a few images from our maternity photo session. Can’t wait to see their precious little one in about a month’s time. Hope I’ll get to do some fine art newborn baby photos with them too!

Maternity Photos - Vancouver Photographer

Vancouver maternity and baby photographer

Vancouver maternity and baby photographer

Featured Vancouver Wedding Venue: Stanley Park Pavilion

The Stanley Park Pavilion is a charming rustic Vancouver wedding venue situated a short distance away from Stanely Park’s Georgia Street entrance.  Just steps away from the Rose Garden, it offers an outdoor venue for your ceremony and an indoor venue for your wedding dinner reception. In the summer months, the area outside the Pavilion is often crawling with visitors and nearby parking lots can be jammed packed if there are entertainment events happening nearby (such as the Theater Under the Stars at Malkin Bowl). If you don’t mind the occasional crowds, Stanley Park Pavilion can a great place to celebrate your wedding in a single location that has it all! Being situated in Stanley Park, opportunities to create gorgeous photos with your wedding photographer are abundant. No need to go far – just a short walk away and you’ve got everything from lush forests to tranquil gardens to beaches and sand.

The Stanely Park Pavilion - photo by Vancouver wedding photographers, d'Soleil Studios

Sabrina and Derek celebrated their wedding dinner reception at the Stanley Park Pavilion this past summer. We spent some time taking photos with family and friends in front of the pavilion before heading out for a photo stroll through the park. The only problem we encountered was having to choose from the many nearby locations to visit for photos. If you’re having your wedding at the Pavilion, make sure you communicate with your wedding photographer that locations you’d like to visit. Stanley Park is a huge place and if you don’t plan ahead, you might just be overwhelmed by all the scenic locations available to you.

The Stanely Park Pavilion - photo by Vancouver wedding photographers, d'Soleil Studios

The Pavilion provided parking passes for all of Sabrina and Derek’s guests, but finding a parking spot nearby was a bit of a challenge because an event was happening the same night at Malkin Bowl. Nonetheless, all their guests managed to find a spot and the reception turned out perfectly. There were a number of touching speeches, but Sabrina’s speech was the best! After dinner, the danced, drank, partied, and ate some more late into the evening of this Portuguese/Croatian wedding!

Wedding reception at the Stanely Park Pavilion - photo by Vancouver wedding photographers, d'Soleil Studios

Adam Cavanagh - Gorgeous work!January 8, 2010 - 4:12 AM

Nice way to start off 2010 – A feature on the Wedluxe Magazine Blog

CC Roa contacted me a few days ago to let me know that my photos were featured on the Wedluxe Magazine Blog on January 1st! What a great way to start off 2010!  They featured a few photos from Reshina & Steffyn’s wedding last summer. CC did the decorations and floral arrangements for their wedding, which was a fantastic event at Swan-e-Set in Pitt Meadows. I had a fantastic time as Reshina & Steffyn’s wedding photographer. Be sure to check out Steffyn’s band, Bullets Over Beauty. Thanks Wedluxe!

d'Soleil Studios on Wedluxe Magazine Blog - Winter 2010

Featured Wedding Venue: The Arbutus Club

The Arbutus Club is a private member’s recreation club situated in Vancouver’s west side. The Club offers both an outdoor and indoor venue for your wedding ceremony and a handful of mid to large sized rooms for a lunch or dinner reception. The largest room is the Strathcona Room, which seats up to 200 people. One of the mid-sized rooms is the Quilchena Terrace, which seats about 100 people. They also provide their own catering. Parking is available on premise with additional options available around the neighborhood. A number of upgrades were recently done to the Club, making it nice option to host your special event. There are also a number of good nearby locations that make great options for creative wedding photography.

The Arbutus Club in Vancouver for weddings

The Arbutus Club in Vancouver for weddings

The Arbutus Club in Vancouver for weddings

The Arbutus Club in Vancouver for weddings

Barb Cameron - Ottawa - what a stunning venue for a wedding! Would be at the top of my list. Fantastic imagesJanuary 3, 2010 - 7:54 PM

Bill Murray - You've captured some beautiful detail shots of this charming venue. Must be a great place to shoot weddings!January 5, 2010 - 8:10 PM

Keith Simonian - Memories well captured. Nice job covering the wedding.January 24, 2010 - 6:56 PM

Sneak Preview: Sophia’s maternity photo session

Maternity Photos

Mark - Great image. Look forward to more. :)December 18, 2009 - 7:31 PM

Adam Cavanagh - Very cute!!December 28, 2009 - 12:49 AM

Sandi - great image!January 18, 2010 - 9:16 PM

Yay! We have a Christmas tree (thanks to Tracey and Michael!)

Sophia and I are in between places this Christmas. We’re basically living out of boxes and suitcases while we wait to move into our new place. We weren’t expecting to have a Christmas tree this holiday season, but thanks to Tracey Heppner and Michael Wachniak we’ve got ourselves a cute little tree this Christmas.

Christmas Tree Gift

Sophia and I love it so much, we incorporated it into our maternity photo session this evening! (More maternity photos to come!)

Christmas Tree Gift

Thanks Mike and Tracey!

tracey - that is awesome!!!!!!!!!!! :) bless you guys big! xoxoDecember 14, 2009 - 2:36 AM

s h e r r y - That is a cute tree! :DDecember 14, 2009 - 2:51 AM

Tracie - awww what great photos! So cute! She is very beautiful and the tree is great. It was nice to meet you last night at the party.December 14, 2009 - 2:52 AM

anastasia - oh my gosh, i love your tree! it's so cute!December 14, 2009 - 3:27 AM

laurahana - Uhm... that is SO AWESOME! Sophia looks great too!December 14, 2009 - 5:26 AM

fran chelico - what a cute tree :). sophia looks beautiful! xo happy holidays!!December 14, 2009 - 12:56 PM

jeanie - aaaahhhh! cuteness!!! totally made me smile!!! thanks for the post!! (:December 14, 2009 - 2:21 PM

Daniel - Thanks all! Sophia and I had a great time photographing the tree!December 14, 2009 - 2:27 PM

Amber Hughes - That is seriously too cute! Love the tree and love the photos too... :)December 14, 2009 - 3:26 PM

Wendy & Edmund - Awww, Daniel! That's super cute! We are so so happy for you guys and can't wait to see photos of mini-daniel! Sophia is such a cute mom-to-be!December 17, 2009 - 1:55 AM

Mark - Awww! Sophia looks radiant. :) Congrats to you both on your upcoming parenthood. It's a blast! :)December 18, 2009 - 1:12 PM

Reshina - Your wife is absolutely gorgeous!!January 23, 2010 - 1:45 AM