Vancouver Island Family, Wedding & Airbnb Photographer

A little piece of my story

My last name is pronounced Do-Mon-So, but because its hard to say and spell, I go by Alanna D. I am a new mama to 2 sweet kids, and 3 fur-babies. My photography journey is about your special life moments, and now I get to experiment in how I want to preserve my own family memories with each little detail of childhood, the tears and messy moments and all.

In 2010 a little trip to Australia rekindled my love for photography, nature and travel photography in particular. After a few more adventures and some years in the frozen north of Alberta, Photography became my full time career in 2019 ~ with a few little side gigs thanks to Covid. I became a wannabe farmer and flower farm-obsessed, for a short while, but the gardening love has stuck for good too now even though we have recently scaled down in property size.

In 2022 we got the best surprise of a lifetime. My husband and I welcomed our first baby, our son after 12 long years of unexplained waiting and many tries of unsuccessful IVF. A few years after we stopped IVF, just out of the blue we got lucky. I’ve never felt more connected to maternity and family photos as I do now that I can see and feel HOW FAST each moment goes by as your little ones change and your family grows up.

And following right along with our little guy, we are were blessed once again with another surprise baby in August 2023. We tried it all; IVF, naturopathic assistance, acupuncture, every test imaginable and yet here we are with another amazing surprise and we now have two adorable babies just 15 months apart.

No one had a reason or medical explanation why we couldn’t have children. We even changed our whole lifestyle not once, but twice, with big city and home and career moves, taking up a somewhat homesteading lifestyle and gardening to reduce stress. But 12 years later, here we are and we are so lucky. I hope this happens for your family too if you are in the fertility challenge journey like we were. If you are looking for infertility and pregnancy loss support and resources, I highly recommend checking out Footprints: Infertility & Pregnancy Loss Support Initiative.

What type of photography do I like best? It’s an impossible choice because it always changes.

Family moments everyone wants family photos together at some point, even if it’s just with your fur-babies. I really enjoy making people laugh and feel connected while having fun with our photos. But now that I have a real connection, having my own children, I am very much drawn in to the details and little things that make up the connection. Documenting childhood is my new favourite fun challenge, especially for our own little ones.

Weddings YES! Every emotion just lights me up with creative energy. I want to be there to share your day with you and your family and capture everything you have spent so much time planning, and all the emotions and surprises that come with it.

Making your Airbnb shine? ABSOLUTELY! Working with your vacation rental property to bring your social media and business to life through photography makes me so excited.

Laughter, awkward, fun and genuine lovely memories are what my job is all about. I look forward to bringing something new to each and every session, and you’ll see in my galleries that no two sessions are alike. Let’s get together for some fun.

I am a total nature nerd, wannabe gardener and animal lover. I may have obscure nature facts to share about each of our session locations. I avidly support animal rescue organizations and you’ll often see these popping up on my instagram stories.

I am quirky and outgoing and I work well with quirky clients too. I love to meet people and share new ideas and get creative.

What to expect when we work together

• This is my professional, full time career and I will wear professional, appropriate attire for our type of session together (which might mean rain gear or rubber boots).

• I’m very safety conscious for all of my clients and myself during our session and may ask you about any active kids or mobility concerns as we select the best location for your photos.

• I will get you all set up for your session with a calendar invitation and an invoice with gst if you need it for your business expenses.

• Your photos are deeply personal to me too and I take care in creating the moments with you, as well as selecting the final gallery of what I hope will all be favourite images.

• Your portrait gallery takes 3-5 weeks for delivery with the fully edited downloadable final selections that I have chosen from your session. Weddings are 8-10 weeks turnaround as these take much more care and attention with so many beautiful moments. Airbnb galleries are up to 1 week turnaround.

• I am fully licenced and insured to work in any event spaces.

If you think we might be a fit to work together at some point, please stay connected on Facebook or Instagram or Message Me to inquire about your photography session.