Vivian Doan Montreal Photographer » Matt Lipscombe

Photo of the Day – my Husband’s new album

Vivian — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 15:59:39 +0000

Last week I went out with my husband to shoot his album artwork for a new solo acoustic album he will be releasing in April at the Casa de Popolo. I had this idea of using the corner of St-Laurent Boulevard and Duluth, but the funny thing is that I was aiming at capturing the friperie on the corner including the street lamp and the image was just not really happening the way I had pictured it. Then I looked up Duluth, from the street corner where I was standing and I saw the slick of the pavement with the hint of Mont Royal in the back and the sunlight kind of streaking in from behind and I immediately changed the concept. No more traffic light, just the crossing and on the last shot of Matt crossing the street about 20 times, we got the shot! I already knew in my head at that point that I was shooting for a Bob Dylan style cover and I knew I wanted it in Black and White. It goes to show how an initial idea is not always the one you will end up with in the end, I’m so glad that it metamorphosed into this, which is infinitely better. I love what I do!

New Portfolio Website! – Montreal Photographer

Vivian — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 23:28:51 +0000

I’m so happy to announce that my new portfolio site is up – you can click on Portfolio in the menu above or click here. Lots of new photos and more to come… weddings and more family photos, this is just the beginning of the new rebranding of Vivian Doan Photography. More menu items on the site will appear as I complete the site in the next few days. I am still looking for an English to French Translator for many of my pages.

I know that there are so many fancy types of websites for photographers with lots of flash thrills, bells and whistles but I wanted the focus to be on the photographs themselves, which is why there is no background image and no frills. It reflects in a way what my photos are all about, simplicity.

If you enjoy the music on my site, it is a song called “Butterfly” composed by my husband Matt Lipscombe (music and lyrics) with vocal arrangements by Anne-Laure Mathieu. That beautiful voice you hear is Annik Amahete Michel, with Matt singing backup.

Vacation in La Belle Province de Quebec – Montreal Photographer

Vivian — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 22:57:34 +0000

I’m back from vacation and I have to say that we live in one of the most beautiful places on Earth – Quebec is simply stunning.

We visited the Bas St-Laurent and Gaspesie this summer and here are a few snaps from our peaceful vacation. I’m trying to catch up now on post-production from photo sessions both before and after the vacation and I am looking forward to all of the sessions booked the remainder of this summer!

The Lipscombes

Vivian — Tue, 12 May 2009 18:05:03 +0000

My husband Matt Lipscombe and his cousin Andrew have formed a kind of folky blues duo named “The Lipscombes” recently and they are really a hoot to watch! I’ll post some photos of their latest show but here is a poster I made for their upcoming show in Quebec City. I took this photo at Andrew’s place, next to the infamous closet recording studio. These guys are so funny – they just lock themselves into this tiny little closet (literally) and jam all day long. They’ve got what people would call a Bromance going on… cracks me up.

Unfortunately I wont be able to make it to the show in Quebec City as that is a huge shooting week-end for me – I’m shooting a bar mitzvah, a baptism and a family photo session so I wont be able to go up to the romantic old city to watch them perform.