Weddings
Beauty is what inspires me the most when I take photographs. A wedding day can be one of the most beautiful and memorable days of our lives (At least it was for me). The bride looks gorgeous, the groom looks dashing and friends and family are elegant and glamorous. My goal on your wedding day is to capture that beauty and magic in frozen moments, big and small, that you will remember forever.
Please call me or email me at the address below for more info.
Sidney Opera House and the Harbour Bridge at sunset
Portrait of a girl in a mountain village in Lesotho, Africa
Travel
Travel is one of my great passions. I have been on the road for most of my life. I consider myself fortunate to have visited over 60 countries around the world. In my travel photography I capture the essence and the distinctive flavor of the places I've seen.
Portrait by Vancouver Photographer Darko Sikman
People
Whether you need a headshot to kick off your movie career or a family portrait to hang over the fireplace I will deliver the perfect image to suit your needs. Sessions can be arranged in the studio, on location or at your home or office.
For quotes and more information please call or send me an email on the address below.
Workshops
In the era of digital photography a good digital workflow is of great importance. For the professional photographer my workshops can help improve overall efficiency and speed in postproduction and for the new and amateur photographers I can provide valuable tools to take your photography to a new level. Adobe software is the standard in the imaging industry and the Adobe Photoshop Lightroom is an application that any photographer can benefit from utilizing, whatever level they are at.
Lightroom Basics
This workshop is designed for both professionals who are new to Lightroom and would like to make their workflow faster and more efficient and for amateurs who would like to enhance their skills and learn how to organize, process and present their images. Workshops consist of the following elements:
-Importing and organizing your photos
-Basic development skills in color and B/W
-Image output to print, slideshows or your website
Advanced Lightroom
For amateur and professional photographers who would like to use this powerful program to its full potential. After this workshop you will be able to complete most of your organizing, editing and post-processing quickly and painlessly using only Lightroom. The workshop includes:
-Using Keywording and Metadata to organize your portfolio
-Advanced developing skills including cross processing and advanced B/W conversions
-Custom printing techniques
Contact me for more info or to arrange private lessons.
About Me
My love for photography started as a young boy growing up in Yugoslavia. In the process of attempting to translate the manual of my father's "Kiev" camera from Russian to Yugoslavian I also found myself learning how to use it and I was fascinated with the possibilities that this new toy presented. In the 90's, just when I was starting to get the hang of this amazing piece of equipment called a camera, civil war sent me on the road and interrupted all of my dreams.
Despite the misfortune of losing not just my home, but also my whole country I somehow found a silver lining. After leaving Sarajevo I found myself living in Toronto Canada, for a brief period where I had the fortuitous opportunity to work with another great photographer, Mir Lada, assisting in his studio, where I learned a great deal and had an opportunity to study not only the technical aspects of the art, but also the business of photography.
Continuing on since that time I have been even more fortunate to lead a life that has allowed me to travel the world, visiting amazing places and meeting remarkable people all of which I have managed to capture through the lens. After many years and many miles I met an incredible woman who proved to be a great companion and muse so I married her and together we found a magical place to call home: Vancouver.
It was a wonderful journey but there is nothing that makes me happier than living here, loving my wife and working hard.
Darko Sikman
In front of Mount Everest
Gokyo Valley, Nepal
October 2009
Use this form and contact me if you have any comments or inquiries. You can also call me at 778 321 3122
Thanks
Darko
