About
Serhiy prylutskyy
Photographer
A few words about me
My name is Serhiy Prylutskyy, I am a professional wedding photographer based in Victoria, Vancouver Island. I have been doing wedding and elopement photography for over 16 years. I create fabulously unique wedding masterpiece photos in the Fine Art style with real vivid emotions and memories for a lifetime.
In my work, I use the technique of Low-key lighting photography to show a person in an unusual, non-standard place, and emphasize the beauty and importance of of individuality in this amazing, versatile and wonderful world, where you will be like the cherry on the top of the cake.
On your wedding day, I will be with you from start to finish, I will be your best friend, mentor and the person who will do everything to make you remember this day with bright emotions and an endless smile on your wedding photos. I am a right person who will find out a way in any unusual situations and take responsibility, take away all worries and always find the right solution and word at all moment on the wedding day.
I am a maximalist and an infinitely positive and energetic person who is a passionate artist and loves what he does. I work hard on myself, constantly developing, looking for fresh ideas, inspirations, interesting places and locations. I regularly visit the world’s best photo exhibitions, expositions and old art galleries.
My professional achievements in my career as a photographer
- In 2016, I graduated from the Academy of Photography in Krakow with honors on a diploma.
- In 2017, my photo artwork “Metro” at the exhibition in London received Night Photography Nominee in FINE ART PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS 2017
- I’ve done more than 150 weddings and elopement photo sessions, plus around 3,000 portrait photoshoots.
- I had a portrait photoshoot session with the Minister of Defense of Ukraine and the Prime Minister of Poland.
All this makes me constantly progress and keep up with the times and new trends in modern wedding and portrait photography. And having deep knowledge and skills in photography with the best education and experience, I can confidently execute any ideas and projects with best results and make everyone fall in love with my photos. Eventually, a true professional loves his job, is obsessed with what he does and makes every effort to be the best and worthy of attention. I will be extremely happy to apply my experience and provide all the best and new things that are in photography today.
A little story about me and company Crassodon:
I would like to tell you a little about myself and my work. The origins of my work date back to the early 90s, when my mother gave me and my brother the first film camera Zenit-E. In those days, color film was very expensive, and I shot mostly on black-and-white film “Svema”. That’s how I started to learn the technique and the first basics of photography. Later, with the availability of color film, the world opened up to me in a new way. I started to look at many things in different perspective and started landscape photography, where a lot of different colors and tones at sunrise, sunset and a simple forest lawn can be perfectly captured in a photograph.
As the years passed, I gained experience, the technique changed, and with it new open horizons, when you can shoot digitally without thinking about the rest of the shots in the camera. At the same time as photography, I was engaged in football, road cycling and later motorsport, due to this I developed qualities such as perseverance, endurance, fearlessness and go the distance. Eventually, when you’re really training, you’re not afraid of rain, mud, cold, or even deep accumulated fatigue, you have to finish and reach your goal, no matter how much effort it takes.
In 2006, I bought my first professional digital SLR camera. I had the opportunity to shoot hundreds of portraits a year, learn the features and nuances of portrait photography and keep up with the times. Having done a huge and colossal job in learning and improving the art of photography, I began to shoot people in unusual places and landscapes. Exactly, to do what I like – portrait and landscape photography, which I started combining in wedding photography in 2009. In this way, my deep hobby turned into a professional job as a wedding photographer.
Wedding is the most important event for every person who is in love, as Love is like the sun and moon in the sky filled with infinite energy and shining brightly like stars. Well, wedding is a celebration of love, where you want to freeze every moment in time and not miss a single second. And elopement photoshoot is the most exciting adventure and an unforgettable journey of the couples to the most beautiful places.
In 2023, I moved to Victoria on Vancouver Island, Canada. And first of all, I started exploring the island and traveling a lot by motorcycle to all popular and hard-to-reach places where no human has ever set foot, in order to find the perfect, unique and most beautiful locations for elopement photo shoots. I keep hunting for new spots and discover new horizons moving further into the depths of Vancouver Island, like a wolf who is as focused, fearless and tirelessly stalking the victim in a pack of wolves to achieve his goal. Since, a wolf is not only a hunter, it is a forest orderly, without whom real nature would not be so beautiful and harmonious.
As a result, I founded Crassodon company in 2025. Where the word “Crassodon” means a subspecies of wolves that live only on Vancouver Island. Due to so many high-quality, sentimental moments in my life intertwined with a unique interpretation of this word for me, I chose the name “Crassodon” because it is exceptional for Vancouver Island, and carries the meaning of joining forces to achieve maximum results, as in a wolf pack, which is important for me as a photographer and an artist. And it’s especially nice to know the place where you live and capture photos with the most beautiful wedding moments and unique locations that you will look years later, sitting with a large family, smiling and remembering the emotions you experienced over and over again.…
Photography equipment for wedding and elopement
I own Nikon cameras for various types of photoshoots:
- Nikon D4s camera for high-speed and dynamic photography in low–light situations
- Nikon D810 high–resolution camera with the ability to print wall–sized photos
- Nikon Z6 camera for modern and creative tasks
- Nikon F5 analog film camera for vintage photography
High-end professional modeling light Profoto for weddings & elopements:
- Profoto B2 modeling light of 3 sets & 6 heads
- Profoto Connect Pro Remote
- Profoto OCF Octa Softbox (2′) with Softgrid
- Profoto OCF Softbox (2 x 3′)
- Profoto OCF Softbox (1 x 3′) with Softgrid
- Profoto OCF Softbox (1.3×1.3′) with Softgrid
- Profoto OCF II Filter various colors
- Profoto OCF II Grid and Gel Kit
- Profoto OCF II Snoot
- Profoto Zoom Reflector 2 with Honeycomb Grid
High-power professional lenses with ultra fast and wide open aperture provided superior rendering performance and large, beautiful bokeh:
- Nikon 14-24mm F2.8G ED
- Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR II
- Nikon PC-E 24mm f/3.5D ED Tilt-Shift Lens
- Nikon PC-E Micro 85mm f/2.8D Tilt-Shift Lens
- ZEISS Milvus 21mm f/2.8 ZF.2 Lens
- ZEISS Milvus 85mm f/1.4 ZF.2 Lens
- ZEISS Milvus 135mm f/2 ZF.2 Lens
- ZEISS Milvus 50mm f/2M ZF.2 Macro Lens
- ZEISS Milvus 100mm f/2M ZF.2 Macro Lens
- Tamron SP 35mm f/1.4 Di USD Lens
- Voigtlander Super Wide-Heliar 15mm f/4.5 Aspherical III Lens
Professional heavy-duty studio equipment, light stands and mounting accessories from Kupo, Avenger, Matthews, Impact brands which allows me to realize any creative and artistic ideas:
- Kupo 546M K Stand Junior Boom Stand
- Kupo Baby Kit Stand with Square Legs (13′)
- Kupo 40″ Riser C-Stand Turtle Base Kit
- Kupo 20″ C-Stand Riser Column
- Kupo Convi Clamp With Adjustable Handle
- Kupo Super Grip Double Baby Receiver
- Kupo Super Viser Clamp
- Kupo Photo Baby Boom
- Kupo 40″ Hex Grip Arm with Big Handle
- Kupo Grip Head With Hex Stud
- Kupo Counterweight for Grip Stands (8.8 lb)
- Avenger D200 2.5″ Grip Head
- Avenger Extension Arm with Swivel Pin
- Matthews Black Flag (24 x 36″)
- Matthews Flag (18 x 24″)
- Matthews Cutter (10×42″)
- Impact Filled Saddle Sandbag 15 lb
For creative and retro black and white photography, I use vintage Asahi Pentax lenses:
- SMC Takumar 35mm F2
- SMC Takumar 50mm F1.4
- SMC Macro-Takumar 50mm F4
- SMC Macro-Takumar 100mm F4
- SMC Takumar 135mm F2.5
professional photographic equipment for better performance, speed, comfort, and full control over light and shadow in art photography:
- Nikon SB-910 AF Speedlight (x4)
- PocketWizard FlexTT5 Transceiver Radio Slave (x4)
- PocketWizard MiniTT1 Radio Slave Transmitter
- PocketWizard AC3 ZoneController
- Proaim Airwave V5 Camera Vibration Isolator Arm
- ProMediaGear PMG-DUO 24″ Video Slider
- Smallrig and Tilta gears, camera rigs, clamps and lighting accessories
- Think Tank Photo Pro Speed Belt V3.0 with Photo Pixel Racing Harness and Lens Changer
- LensCoat RainCoat Medium Sleeve
- Arca-Swiss Monoball P0+Hybrid Classic
- Benro Induro Classic Carbon Fiber Tripod BICLT203
- Rogue Photographic Design modeling light Modifiers
- Custom Brackets Digital PRO-M Camera Rotating Bracket
Let’s collaborate and create the most beautiful and unique photos on your wedding!
