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Both signed up hoping to try something different.<\/p>\n
No carefully curated dating profiles. No endless messaging back and forth. Just two people meeting face to face, with a camera capturing the moment.<\/p>\n
Canfield said she was nervous but excited about the experience.<\/p>\n
\u201cI do like meeting new people, and it\u2019s kind of exciting. I don\u2019t really know anything about him, and now we\u2019re getting pictures together? It\u2019s kind of exciting, kind of cool,\u201d chuckled Canfield.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s a very new experience for me. I\u2019m not usually this outgoing, so it\u2019s definitely pushing my boundaries a little bit.\u201d<\/p>\n
Glennie was feeling nervous too, especially as he was getting ready.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was doing some fieldwork out with the combines, and I got totally changed in the field, and I was just shaking, and I had to call my one buddy just to prepare myself, because it\u2019s just something totally new,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
For some singles, a first-date photoshoot offers a break from the usual ways of trying to meet someone.<\/p>\n
Canfield didn\u2019t hold back when asked about dating apps.<\/p>\n
\u201cI hate dating apps,\u201d she said. \u201cThey\u2019re so pointless. Such a waste of time.\u201d<\/p>\n
It\u2019s a sentiment echoed by Glennie.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s the same thing every time. You talk for a couple of days, and then it usually goes to Snapchat, or then one person stops texting,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n
Wilson said that frustration is common among the singles who have applied for her photo shoots.<\/p>\n
She has received more than 300 applications so far, with roughly 90 per cent of the applicants saying dating apps are frustrating, and it\u2019s difficult to meet someone in person.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019re still meeting in person, but it\u2019s like an organic way to meet someone, whether you get into a relationship or it ends up just being friendship or just for the experience,\u201d the photographer explained.<\/p>\n
Wilson said she considers hobbies, interests, age preferences, careers and where they live when pairing people up.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ll try to match people up that have a country or western background, or if they\u2019re into fitness, like personal trainers, I try to match them based on that, or like a government job, if they\u2019re like a bookkeeper or an accountant,\u201d she explained.<\/p>\n
For Wilson, the project is about more than taking a few good photos. She hopes some of the matches lead to lasting relationships.<\/p>\n
\u201cObviously, the ultimate goal out of this is you pair two strangers up, and they end up dating, then from there, you shoot couple sessions, potentially a wedding, potentially maternity pictures, newborn pictures, anniversary pictures and family pictures is, like, the ultimate goal,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
\u201cBeing able to progress through life with them would be super fun, being there for all the moments. And if I set it up, that makes it extra special.\u201d<\/p>\n
For now, the photos capture the first moments two strangers meet. What happens next is a story that\u2019s still being written.<\/p>\n
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