If you are looking for inspiration for your photography, you came to the right place. There is simply no better time than the start of a new year to envision your success and to find inspiration from amazing photographers from Canada.
Dariane Sanche (Fashion & Beauty Photographer)
Born in Mont-Laurier in the upper Laurentians, Dariane spent her childhood in this mountainous territory bordered by lakes and nature reserves. Growing up with the rise of social networks and the latest digital techniques allowed Dariane to open up to the world and above all, to the fashion industry. At the age of seventeen, Dariane bought her very first camera and began her photography career. She quickly specialized in fashion and beauty photography. A few years later, at the age of twenty, she moved to Montreal to open her own photography studio and make a living from her art.
As a professional photographer, Dariane has a natural talent for capturing emotion and creating timeless images. Creative and imaginative, her process is inspired by high fashion, textures, nature, and classic style. Feminine strength and unique beauty are at the heart of her work.
Recognized in the Montreal fashion industry, Dariane’s unique and cinematic artistic photo style is now her trademark. In 2018, the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts named Dariane as one of the 100 most influential women in the Montreal fashion industry. That same year, Dariane became an ambassador for the mega photography web platform 500px, which has over 15 million subscribers.
Also known under her artist name “DS Sanchez”, she travels internationally for work and education.
How Did You Get into Photography?
“I never really made the choice to become a photographer. My path was made by chance through my passion for the arts,” says Dariane.
At a young age, Dariane quickly developed skills on Photoshop. Between the ages of nine and sixteen, she had a lot of creative ideas that she wanted to implement but had to go beyond Photoshop to make them happen. It was a high school project that introduced Dariane to photography. From then on, she understood the potential of combining photography and photo editing.
“I could now create the creative pictures I imagined,” Dariane continued.
A growing passion quickly developed in the young photographer, that of expressing her art through concepts and creative staging.
“One thing leading to another, people became interested in what I was doing. A growing demand for my style of photography made me evolve in the field and led me to where I am now,” says Dariane.
Dariane’s Go-To Gear:
Since she first started out, Dariane has always used Canon cameras. She currently shoots with her Canon 5D Mark IV, and her go-to lenses are the Canon EF 17-40mm, 50mm, 105mm, and 70-200mm.
“In the last few years, I have greatly improved my workflow by shooting connected to my computer with Tether Tools. I prefer the Tether Tools TetherPro USB-C to C Right Angle Cable which I find to be more ergonomic. My workstation is composed of the Tether Table Aero, my tripod (which I mount on the Rock-Solid Tripod Roller so I can move it freely around my studio) and ONsite power accessories to power my MacBook Pro all day long. In combination, I love to use my iPad as a second monitor when on location. I attach my iPad to my station or any other stand with the AeroTab Universal Tablet System,” says Dariane.
What Does Photography Mean to You?
“I consider myself above all an artist and I use photography as a means of communication. For me, photography allows me to touch many creative and artistic aspects. I am interested in makeup, hair, costume design and set design,” says Dariane.
For Dariane, photography is a medium that allows her to create a link with people. Whether it is with her subject in front of the camera, to convey a message or to tell a story in an editorial.
“There is nothing better than making a true connection with my subject and bringing out the emotion of the people I photograph,” says Dariane, “I do photography for me! It’s liberating! I love the real, the tangible, the experience of shooting and especially the satisfaction I get from having imagined and created an artistic work with my hands. Photography allows me to escape, to produce my concepts, to create without any limits, rules, or restrictions. What is fantastic about photography is that there is a happy mix of instinct, chance, timing, careful and precise planning, and experience.”
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Original posted by: Hailey Barrus on Feb 28, 2023
