Ashley Kampman Photography

05/28/2026

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Hosts // .jozef.fashion 
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Venue // .estates
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Cake // Model // .maffioli & 
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MUA // .rd
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05/26/2026

Some funny farm updates and new camera/lens practice. 🐾 🐴

05/21/2026

ISO: couples or solo creatives that will help me try new locations around the city.

Will be used on social media.

04/18/2026

As a photographer, something I've been very uncomfortable with is making people pretend to do a scene. ⁠
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This was taken at a workshop, so multiple photographers contributed to the set with seasoned models. And the photos look fantastic. However, I feel weird about it, because it's not genuine. ⁠
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And it's the same feeling I get when people fake run around or frolic, blah blah blah. I think it's why I enjoy weddings so much. ⁠
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Because we don't have time to stage a pretend scene and act it out. Like I want you back interacting with your family and friends. I want to get the candids of loved ones and the couple. ⁠
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But I also want to be good at whatever this pretend scene thing is. Because sometimes people have ideas that they want to "create," and I want that for them, but I can't get over the weird feeling that it's not real. Then when I share it, it feels like a lie... cause I know how much that scene was influenced. ⁠
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All that said, if you didn't know, I have these DIY couples sessions at a discounted price (sometimes even free) to help face those weird feelings and practice this element of photography. ⁠
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Couples that have a concept they want to try, or sometimes I post them in my stories. Thanks for reading my rant, but that's kinda where I am at with lifestyle photography.

04/17/2026

I had three horse-related sessions last year in my personal project folders, all of which are nearly finished. ⁠
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Thank you for answering my horse-y model call, , and for being so patient as my personal projects folder got pushed back for weddings and mini sessions.

04/15/2026

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Models // .ehmann

04/15/2026

04/15/2026

Reception 🖤

04/14/2026

The last wedding of the season, and then all the leaves fell by the next week. It was perfect timing with such impeccable fall colours.

01/09/2026

I've been sharing the archives of photographs I've taken over the years from workshops lately, because I've barely, if ever, shared them. Mainly cause I felt like they were unrealistic for the wedding day and set clients up for weird/unrealistic expectations. ⁠
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But I was so proud of the work, because I learned so much, and it was good practice. Or it really was beautiful, but I could not bring myself to overshare because of the expectation of a wedding day. ⁠
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Why? Most people are not that comfortable in front of a camera. So, as a photographer, making someone hold the same-ish pose while I get six different angles of it... just to "experiment"... feels like a massive waste of time on a wedding day. Like, no one has multiple hours to goof around for a couple's shoot. ⁠
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And even if you do, all your loved ones are in one location for you to enjoy, so that's more important. ⁠
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You enjoying your wedding day is way more critical than a styled shoot. If you want that look, you can always model, volunteer, and/or book a styled wedding shoot for yourself on a lower-stress day. Or make sure that you carve out an hour or more on the wedding day (which I have had couples do).⁠
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Remember, social media ain't always realistic. ⁠
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