scarlet oneill toronto photographer sits on the back of a white chair in a brick studio with curtains wearing a white jumpsuit and laughing with her eyes closed
 
 

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AND PERSONAL

 

They say if you get a photographer to fall in love with you, you’ll live forever. And, I couldn’t agree more.

 
 

HI LOVES. I’M SCARLET.

 

I’m so glad you found yourself here. Before I start with me, I want to share my why. Like most things in life, for it to be good, it has to click, it has to feel right and it just has to connect. My whole purpose in this realm is to tell your story, to capture your juiciest moments, and those sweet never want to forget feelings. With each thing I capture a little part of me exists in each one of them. Your moments are made with love by me. That’s where it’s important to make sure your heart is just as ready to open & share in this exchange, as is mine. You have to like me as much as I like you, because without that, we’d be two strangers with no connection and where is the magic in that?
Thats why it’s so important to get to know me. To feel like I’m an old friend you look forward to seeing, sharing with and having the best time ever. So here I am, all of me.

 
 
 
scarlet oneill a toronto photographer wears a large hat and a white wrap and looks toward her shoulder with her eyes closed

PHOTOGRAPHS
ARE THE BONES
OF MEMORIES
WE STORE
IN OUR
HEARTS

scarlet oneill gets a smooch from her husband anothony carone and their king charles spaniel pup during a portrait session in toronto
anthony carone and his wife scarle oneill hang out laughing in a forest with their son oscar and their pups in toronto
scarlet oneill and her family enjoy a moment in the forest in a park in toronto
scarlet oneill leans against the back of a chair in a toronto photography studio with her hand in her hair and the back of one hand over her mouth with a cheeky expression on her face

I am someone that leads with love and gives her heart (often too fast). I am quick to fall in love with people and especially the little in-between moments.
I am a mother, a wife, a dog mama, a photographer, an artist, a friend, and a mentor. A woman of many hats, but I put my heart into each one. I drink copious amounts of coffee (mostly lukewarm to cold because that’s life these days), I am tattooed, I prefer sweet over salty, I shoot with both my left and right eye alternating randomly, I get car sick unless I’m the driver, I’m a master at parallel parking, and if you
compliment my driving you’ll be someone I remember forever. I have become obsessed with buying books that I hope to read but can’t seem to commit to reading. I’ve started pottery and dream of opening an Etsy shop even though I have only made a few pieces.

 “THIS MORNING, WITH HER, HAVING COFFEE”

— JOHNNY CASH

(WHEN ASKED ABOUT HIS DEFINITION OF PARADISE.)

While my own little family is my life, I deeply believe in my chosen family being deeply important. I love hats but seem to only wear them when getting my photo taken. My favorite flower is the chamomile and I love having fresh flowers in my home. Being by the water or in water is the most healing experience for my soul. I will never not wake up early for a sunrise and sunsets make my heart flood with emotion. I’m an empath. I think I’m funny but have been told my human ranges in the “dad humor” area. I love running and loud music. Despite being married to a musician, I think I might be tone-deaf but it doesn’t hold me back from singing just as loud as I listen to my music. 

I’ve hosted an annual photography exhibition for the Toronto wedding community for over 4 years, and before that I had another art show focusing on the stories of women & their bodies. After a wedding you’ll find me in the bath, with a whiskey on the rocks listening to something to calm my inner introvert who was moonlighting in the extroverts shoes all day and all over the dance floor. I’m constantly inspired by the every day and the way people interact with their person.

 A lot of this

  • BEING THE RIGHT FIT FOR ONE ANOTHER & GETTING TO KNOW EACH OTHER

  • CONNECTION, VULNERABILITY, OPENNESS

  • MESSY HAIR, LAUGH LINES AND BEING OUT OF BREATH FROM LAUGHING

  • LEADING WITH LOVE AND BEING THE ONE TO MAKE THE DECISIONS FOR YOURSELF

  • LOVE NOTES 

  • HELLS YES FEELINGS!

None of that

  • NOT CARING ABOUT JIVING WITH ONE ANOTHER

  • FORCED POSES AND PERFECTION

  • LETTING OTHERS DICTATE YOUR WEDDING 

  • WRITING ME “SEND ME YOUR PACKAGES” 

  • BEING SOMETHING OTHER THAN YOUR TRUE SELF

  • NOT INTO THE ART OR HEART OF THE IMAGES

I want to be remembered by my work
—
Creating images that bring you back to those moments. I want to be remembered for making you see what really matters, and helping you stop time and live in that moment.

01. CONNECT

 
 

02. PORTFOLIO