For the past fourteen years Heather Douglas has been creating memories for her clients to last them a lifetime.

Be it through capturing the magic of a wedding day, the boundless joy of a baby’s face or a gathering of loved ones, Heather uses her talent behind the lens to keep those moments fresh forever.

Heather has been recognized Nationally for her work, receiving her Masters of Photographic Arts award from the Professional Photographers of Canada. She has had photographs hung at international competitions, but she is most proud to see her work on the walls of her clients.

She chose Muskoka as her home after spending her childhood in Toronto. It was the peace and the beauty of the area that drew her to the region and she works to incorporate those aspects in her photography. “We live in such a beautiful area we need to take advantage of the outdoors.”

Having a home studio allows Heather to be close to her family, which includes a very busy toddler, Hudson, but, , she cherishes these times and captures as many images as she can to keep her own memories alive.

“I am very lucky to have my career in photography,” she says. “I love preserving people’s memories, but also, I am able to keep my own alive. I love what I do and being able to look at my own walls and see my history.”

When Heather photographs a wedding, she jokes that it becomes her wedding as well and the couple are her bride and groom. “I put a lot of myself into my work, for my clients and for me as well,” she says. “I love to have fun at what I am doing and to make it fun for everyone.”

In the short time that Heather has been in business, she has seen many changes in the industry, especially from film to digital, but also, , in what people want their images to be. “I don’t believe there is any ‘traditional’ style to wedding photography anymore,” she said. “I tell my clients they should do exactly what they want, not what they think should be the proper way to do something. I have had a wedding party where the only man was the groom; all the attendants were women. I have had dogs in a wedding party, brides arriving at the ceremony by horse, canoe or plane. There is no longer any straight and fast rules to weddings. And that is good.”