Visual Roots is the combined talent of professional photographers Andrew Essig and Kate Gass - a collaboration of two different perspectives creating one unique photographic story.
Our approach to photographing your story is simply fun & relaxed so that your true self shines.
If you're newly engaged, have a new addition, having an event or just looking for a new portrait don't be shy to contact us to ask any questions that you might have. We love what we do and are so glad to share in your special life moments.
If you like what you see here, why not check out our website. Cheers, Kate & Andrew
Anita & Chris will be getting married next summer and I cannot wait to see what they have come up with for decor. Anita has such a great sense of style! I will give you a hint… “zebra print” We photographed their engagement session in Collingwood, Craigleith and the Blue Mountains. It turned out to be a great evening with lots of warm light. Anita & Chris had never been to some of the locations we went to and really enjoyed finding some great trails and places to walk Easton.
Their dog Easton! Was very excited to meet us and have his picture taken.
So Much fun! I had decided to put together a photobooth for the Wasaga Business show about a month ago. During the past month many things got in the way in promoting it but it was still a big hit. Next year we hope to more people join us and maybe have a theme? It was great to see so many people out at the show and see faces we have not seen in awhile. Thanks for stopping by!
This Sunday is the 5th annual Business show in Wasaga Beach. It is a fantastic show that displays many of the great small businesses in the Beach and the surrounding areas. We will be at booth B1. We would love to see you! and get you to say “Cheese” for your Free Facebook Photo. Yes, that’s right we will be photographing all day long and I did say free!
The Details:
-Date: Sunday March 27th, 2011
Time: 11:00am till 4:00pm
Location: Wasaga Beach RecPlex
For information on exhibiting at the show or on the event itself, please e-mail us at wbbshow@hotmail.com or call at 705-999-0275.
See you soon!
The Visual Roots Soccer team 2010. They know how to say “Cheese & Number 1″
Caley and Matthew will be getting married this summer. They are currently living in Ottawa, with their families being from all over they decided Collingwood was the place to get married for them. We started their E-session just outside of Collingwood in the Blue mountains and then headed to Craigleith beach ending the session at the Collingwood docks. The light was really nice but left us really fast. Sometimes I wish you could just pause a moment so that you can full take it all in and then hit play again when you are ready. Caley & Matthew are a really sweet couple and I can see myself getting teary-eyed as they say their vows. I am sure I won’t be the only one.
I just received Sam & Aaron’s guest book back from our book printers and I am so excited! It looks great and fits really well with their black and white theme. Don’t take my word for it here it is:
Just a quick note today to share with you Craig & Jennie’s guest book. They met us in Elmvale for their engagement session and then we headed to some great spots, ending the session at our beach. It was a very cold and windy day so we tried to stay out of the wind as much as possible. It was great to photograph with them both before their wedding day. On the day of the wedding they totally forgot about the camera and just did what they normally would do.
This past week has made me sit back and reflect on family and great friends. The reason being we have had a few people, friends of family who have left this world. While our friends Jim & Marlene brought a new baby girl into this world. Other friends are celebrating milestones such as turning Thirty. Everything these days seems to happen so quickly.
It is a wonderful thing to be surrounded by great people but are you letting those people know how great they really are? ( This is what I asked myself)
This weekend we will be getting away to slow things down and get back to nature. But, I also plan on letting those great people know how great they really are and how much they mean to me.
I love you, man!! (added humour to lighten this post up!)
What are you up to this weekend? It’s supposed to be a great one so enjoy it!
Our Wonderful and stick loving dog Thunder.
Happy Birthday Shannon! Now, we are the same age for a few weeks.
Andrew getting in a quick paddle before bed. This is why we live way out here.
Sending warm thoughts and good vibes to all this weekend. Remember “Safe Home”
Save the dates can be lots of fun and are a great idea to get everyone excited about your wedding. Many wedding planners say that they are essential in the following situations: if a lot of your guests will be traveling to your wedding, your wedding takes place on or around a holiday, you are planning a destination wedding, or your wedding will take place in a seasonally busy or tourist locale, where the flights and hotels perhaps book up early.
Many Bride & Grooms, especially those with a lot of guests from out-of-town, find it useful to also include:
The URL to their wedding website
Hotel information or Location information
Any special information that guests may need to consider in advance
Here are a few samples of our custom designs
These designs all come in postcard format but some other fun idea’s are Custom Bookmarks or Magnets.
Christine & Edward will be getting married this September in Collingwood. We photographed their engagement session this past fall and have not shared it with you all yet. It was a wonderful sunny day but with a very cold wind. We were lucky to find this abandoned field on the way out of Collingwood, it was nice and warm and out of the wind.
The cover image is one of my favorites. I really love how it is all about them in a field of gold. Andrew shot this using our trusty red ladder. People laugh at us when they see our ladder strapped to the roof of the Subaru but, it is a great extra to have on shoots.
More signature E-albums to come!
I hope you all had a wonderful Easter.
Kate & Andrew
I wanted to do something special for Andrew for his birthday this year. So, I decided to take him Ice Climbing, we were happy a great friend of ours Clayton came with as well. There are some fantastic climbs in Muskoka.
