FRANCES IS ONE OF VICTORIA'S most popular photographers. Her portfolio is a diverse collection of work spanning magazine covers, annual reports, advertisements and brochures, plus the city's finest weddings, portraits and events.

Her corporate clients include: The Empress Hotel, the Victoria Conference Centre, Tourism Victoria, Better Homes and Gardens Special Interest Publications, The Pension Corporation, plus a variety of government ministries.

Frances Litman has a beautiful studio, plus full on-location facilities. "I'm fully equipped. My clients appreciate having the assurance that I come prepared," she says.

People are her specialty. Whether it's a business or family portrait, Frances Litman strives for a relaxed and approachable look, while maintaining a keen eye for detail.

At events, Frances prefers to quietly go about her business, drawing no attention to herself, but simply recording the action as it happens. Her photojournalistic eye and sense of timing has earned her the respect of clients and colleagues alike.

Frances Litman has been featured by Kodak Canada in a national publication and has her images in books, on magazine covers and in FujiFilm advertising campaigns. She was awarded her Masters and Craftsman of Photographic Arts Degrees from the Professional Photographers Association of Canada, plus a prestigious Fellowship, and continues to win numerous awards both nationally and internationally. Frances Litman is also a member of the Victoria Better Business Bureau and the Vancouver Island Meeting Planners and Suppliers Association and Wedding & Portrait Photographers International.

CHARITIES...Did you know that Frances is an avid supporter of a number of charities, donating not only time but money to such worthwhile causes as: The Land Conservancy, the Sierra Club,  David Suzuki Foundation, the Western Wilderness Committee, Queen Alexandra Centre for Children’s Health, Amnesty International, Doctors Without Borders, Unicef, Oxfam, the BC Association for Community Living, PEERS, the CNIB, the Mustard Seed food bank, Ducks Unlimited, the Wild Arc, plus many others?

“I’m a firm believer in sharing and giving back when and where I can and donate a substantial portion of all my sales to charity. I’d love to be a full-time philanthropist, however, in the meantime I donate time, money and resources as regularly as I can and try to encourage and inspire others to do the same,” she says. Frances not only runs her business with integrity but with careful consideration for the environment.

RECOGNITION 2010:
Judge at international photography convention at MGM Grand Hotel, Las Vegas, with Wedding & Portrait Photographers International (WPPI) in the Premier and portrait division.

Received 2nd Bar from Professional Photographers of Canada (PPOC).

Invited to judge and speak at SWPP in London, England in January 2011.

RECOGNITION 2009:
Judge at international photography convention at MGM Grand Hotel, Las Vegas, with Wedding & Portrait Photographers International (WPPI) in the Premier and portrait division.

Judge at Professional Photographers Association of British Columbia (PPABC) annual convention in Richmond, BC.

AWARDS 2009:
International Award of Excellence in Wedding category, WPPI, Las Vegas.

AWARDS 2008:
Order of Fellowship, the highest designation possible from the Professional Photographers Association of Canada (PPOC).
Second place trophy in the prestigious 16x20 awards competition for Commercial/Illustration category presented in Las Vegas by Wedding & Portrait Photographers International (WPPI)

RECOGNITION 2008: Judge at international photography convention at Bally’s & Paris, Las Vegas with Wedding & Portrait Photographers International (WPPI) in the Engagement & Premier division.

AWARDS 2007:
Best Unclassified Image and Judge's Choice from Professional Photographers Association of BC (PPABC).
Images chosen for cross country exhibition and PPOC National Loan Collection.

RECOGNITION 2007: Judge at international photography convention at Bally’s & Paris, Las Vegas with Wedding & Portrait Photographers International (WPPI) in Wedding Album, Portrait and Premier categories.

RECOGNITION 2006: Judge at international photography convention at Bally’s & Paris, Las Vegas with Wedding & Portrait Photographers International (WPPI).

Speaker at the annual convention of the Professional Photographers of Canada (PPOC) in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Speaker and print show jury chairperson at the annual convention of the Professional Photographers Association of British Columbia (PPABC) in Victoria.

RECOGNITION 2005:
Photo leader/instructor in Italy.

Judge at international photography convention at Bally’s, Las Vegas with WPPI.

Plus, photo tour leader to west coast beaches with Wilson’s Travel.

RECOGNITION 2004:
Masterclass instructor and judge at Bally's, Las Vegas for the international photographic convention WPPI. As well, upcoming speaker for the Canadian Camera Convention.

FINALIST 2003:
Vancouver Island Business Award of Excellence.

RECOGNITION 2003:
Featured in two new books The Best of Children's Photography and The Best of Wedding Photography.

AWARDS 2002:
Wedding Album of the Year in Canada, top honour presented by the Professional Photographers Association of Canada.

Best Wedding Album, Top trophy Professional Photographers Association of British Columbia, also Fuji Masterpiece Award for Best Wedding Album.

NOMINATION 2002:
Women of Distinction nominee. Nominated by Daphne Goode of SHAW Cable and Grania Litwin of the Times-Colonist Newspaper.

AWARDS 2001:
Kodak Gallery Award for Best Wedding / Couple Photography in BC;
Master of Photographic Art, Professional Photographers Association of Canada (PPOC)

NOMINATION 2001:
Photographer of the Year, Professional Photographers Association of BC (PPABC)

AWARDS 2000:
Fujifilm Canadian Merit Award (1999 & 2000), FujiFilm (Frances is the only female Canadian photographer to have won these awards!)

RECOGNITION 1999:
Top BC Wedding Photographer (PPABC))

AWARDS 1999:
Kodak Gallery Award for Best Wedding Photojournalism;
Accolade of Outstanding Photographic Achievement, Wedding & Portrait Photographers International (WPPI)

AWARD 1997:
Accolade of Photographic Mastery (WPPI)

AWARDS 1990-1997:
Over 25 awards in various professional competitions (PPABC, WPPI & PPOC)

MEET THE SUPPORT TEAM AT FRANCES LITMAN PHOTOGRAPHY

Since 2005, Vicky has been a tech guru and assistant extraordinaire lending her patience and skills to keeping workflow seamless and contemporary.  She has also joined Frances twice in Las Vegas lending a hand behind the scenes at the world's largest photo convention, WPPI. Vicky is also a writer who loves hiking with her dog Tib at Matheson Lake when she's not tethered to her computer. Jake has been helping the team since 2006 thanks to his high school photography teacher Chuck Groot. Besides lending his bulging muscles to photo sessions, Jake, being an avid gamer, is a computer hunk who loves working on photos when he's not taking them in his free time.

 

FRANCES LITMAN PHOTOGRAPHY Inc.
Victoria, BC, Canada
Vancouver Island

TEL 250-383-0206
FAX 250-383-8040

info@franceslitman.com

 

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