Returning client Susan Pockett and her daughter Ashley Macintosh are RE/MAX certified Realtors with decades of experience.
The mother-daughter duo combined their expertise and founded Peak to Pier Real Estate Group. Jericho Beach was the perfect backdrop to incorporate both elements of their companies branding. Best wishes on your new adventure ladies.
Georgette Reed was an Olympian and 17-time Canadian champion in shot put and discus. After an incredible athletic career, Georgette has dedicated herself to empowering others through her work as a personal coach and motivational speaker. Drawing from her experiences in sport and leadership, she inspires with her message of resilience, self-care, and embracing diversity. Her authenticity and energy made this session fun to photograph. It was a true honour to photograph someone whose journey continues to uplift and empower so many.
“I had an incredible experience with Belle. It’s been years since I had professional headshots and my last experience wasn’t great. Belle made this experience fun and I loved the creativity and attention to detail in the set up of each shot!
I enjoyed this experience so much that I am looking at doing another session.”
Esplanade Consulting in Vancouver, BC is a consulting firm working in the fields of public and government affairs, and organizational and strategic development. Rémi Courcelles and Dr. Gerrit Krueper wanted new headshots to match their branding logo. I found the perfect location on the Stanley Park Seawall below Vancouver’s iconic Lion’s Gate Bridge.
“Belle is an absolute professional. Easy to work with, great communicator and she knew how to bring out the best of us. Looking forward to our next collaboration!”
“Fantastic photoshoot! Belle is super accommodating, caring and the kindest person you could imagine. Will definitely reach out to her for any future photos I need.”
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.
Julie Harrelson came to me via another happy client. Julie is an investor, founder, sales leader, and consultant based out of Portland, Oregon.
She lives part-time in Vancouver and we spent a lovely afternoon walking around Granville Island together finding interesting locations for her new headshots.
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!”
Vancouver portrait photographer Belle Ancell specializes in creating heirloom fine art for families.
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belle@belleancellphotography.com
