Hélène Paul, has been a photographer since the young age of 11.  She took various photography courses before finally enrolling in a 3 year intensive program at the Dawson Institute of Photography, where she learned all the skills needed to become a fully qualified professional commercial photographer, and spent the best years of her life, learning from the very best photography instructors in our country.  In 1991, Hélène graduated from the Institute of Photography in the higher ranks, and also successfully completed a 2 1/2 year pre-university program in Creative Arts, after which she spent 1 1/2 years working as a professional photo lab technician in one of Canada's most reputed professional photo labs, Corlab. This is where she learned to truly master black & white photography. Coming from a long line of artists and artisans, Hélène  found a real passion in photographing artists and their art. She has created work in a wide variety of areas, has been exhibited, published and has won numerous 1st place awards in Photography, drawing & painting, and crafts. Her work has been recognized internationally. Her experience in photography has helped her immensely with video filming; another passion she has been involved with since 1991.  She completed a workshop in 16mm film at Mainfilm, in Montreal in 2000 and moved on to digital filming. The wide variety of photos posted on this website will convince you of her natural abilities & experience, and make Hélène Paul the choice photographer for your most important moments. To come are some of the hundreds of films she has taken over the years.