I have a lot of laughing outtakes from this fun session creating professional headshots for Justin Saint’s new career in UX Design. Visit Justin’s LinkedIN profile HERE.
“I’ve hired Belle for both professional and personal family photos and she is always a delight to work with! She’s an absolute expert at putting you at ease and getting you to make small adjustments so you look your absolute best.”
Alessandra Maciel recently completed a 6 month empowerment program with Dress for Success Vancouver. One of her resolutions for 2025 was to invest in her personal growth, strengthen her leadership skills and build confidence in herself.
Alessandra won a headshot session with me at the Sophia Financial Wealth Academy event, and to celebrate completion of the Dress for Success program we updated her professional headshot. We spent a lovely evening walking around Mount Pleasant in Vancouver creating these new dynamic portraits together.
I’ve photographed ALOT of political candidates. Recently I collaborated with Tammy Bentz, NDP Candidate for North Vancouver Capilano.
Our session was shortly after the snowfall in February and we had to don our snow boots to get into the park locations in North Van.
Tammy is a social justice and climate activist and an Instructor at the British Columbia Institute of Technology.
She is a proud member of the Vancouver 2SLGBTQ+1 community and hoping to bring her experience and passion to Ottawa in 2025.
Tis’ the season for doing business portraits. This January I held my first LinkedIn Business Portrait Day and sold mini session spots to some wonderful folks. Each session was 15 minutes long and was fun and challenging because I had to make a connection with each person in a short period of time. Here’s a few of my favourites from the day and a lovely quote from a new client.
“Working with Belle for this year’s LinkedIn photo was great. Our time together was casual, fun, light, and enjoyable - we laughed, we connected easily, and the gallery of proofs I received to pick my photo from was great - - the only challenge was picking just one photo! 😆 I can’t wait to go back next year and get an updated photo for the profiles! I’d definitely recommend Belle for your head photo (and more!) needs!”
Pamela Costanza, a Lawyer, Workplace Investigator, and Mediator, knows how to dig deep for the details—she found me thanks to an article written by a past client featuring one of my headshots! She loved the author’s photo so much that she tracked me down as the photographer.
With a new website launch planned for 2025, Pamela wanted fresh, professional headshots to complement her updated branding.
Working with suggestions from her web design team, I made sure the photos perfectly matched the tone and style of her new site.
It’s always fun to be part of a project that brings someone’s brand to life!
“If you, like me, hate getting your picture taken, Belle Ancell can make the experience so much better than you expect. She was kind and patient and I learned a thing or two about working with nervous clients!”
John Horodyski, is a Digital Asset Management (DAM) and Metadata Expert, MarTech Strategist, Author, Speaker, Educator. He’s also one of my favourite people to work with. We’ve collaborated a number of times now to create headshots for his business.
Working with Trevor Loke to update his headshots was a lovely reunion.
We hadn’t seen each other since our last collaboration in 2019.
We enjoyed a relaxing walk around downtown Vancouver, catching up on the past few years and creating these fresh new headshots.
Trevor is the Executive Director of Transparency International Canada and co-founder of Orgmatch. It’s always a pleasure to work with someone so dedicated to making a positive impact.
You can see Trevor’s 2019 headshot session HERE.
“Belle is such a pleasure to work with.
Her eye and personal touch are unmatched in bringing out the best in clients. Anyone who is looking for the perfect professional photo should look no further than Belle. ”
Stephen Irving and I crossed paths at Canada's 2SLGBTQI+ Chamber of Commerce (CGLCC) Symposium in September, where our deep conversation sparked this creative collaboration.
I loved capturing these urban headshots with Stephen while strolling through our mutual neighbourhood—it was such a fun session!
In return, Stephen shared his marketing expertise to help me refine my website and better connect with clients who truly align with my work.
Vancouver portrait photographer Belle Ancell specializes in creating heirloom fine art for families.
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