Want to know about my style?
A non-labelled style
I find it really difficult to define myself to a style, but it's simply because there are elements of each style that could be documentary, fine art, candid so its more of a artistic in the moment kinda style.
It is a work between myself and my couple to find a relationship more than just a wedding photographer.
Constantly creating
Constantly creating
Constantly creating
Constantly creating
The Non-posing portraits!
Always looking for creativity, from the moment I get out of the car to the moment I sit back in it at the end of the night, my mind its always thinking "Creative shots, Creative shots"
Even when my legs are screaming "Sit down" , but I see a opportunity for an amazing shot, i'm there waiting for it to be captured.
Its the obvious shots of couple sharing a kiss, but on the side the bride's father having tears in his eyes, or the groomsmen are chanting the groom's name.
its the in-between moments that bring the story together and paint the perfect moment of just a simple kiss that turns into a memory.
The Non-posing portraits!
The Non-posing portraits!
The Non-posing portraits!
No, this portrait wasn't posed at all, I just suggested where would be better to stand and started chatting to the couple about their amazing day so far.
You are not gonna hear me say things like "put your head a bit higher" or " your elbow its in the wrong position" just be yourself, be comfortable with each other and all the natural, all loved up posses and beautiful smiles comes out of you without even noticing because, on that day you are marrying the love of your life, your best friend, your soul mate.
Telling someone where to position his or her arm, or how to stand just feels like a complete contradiction to me. In fact, the portrait side of the day is much more relaxed than I think most of my couples perceive, it’s about taking a quiet moment away, going for a walk and reflecting on what the hell just happened!!!
The Non-posing portraits!
The Non-posing portraits!
Family and group photos
I’ve always shot weddings in the way I’d like mine to be shot, and the family photo’s are important, but I don’t want to spend 45 minutes stood in the same spot whilst a conveyer belt of people stand beside me and my wife, that’s really not my idea of fun!!! And I doubt that if you’ve read this far, neither is it yours!!
You’ll also be pleased to hear that I shoot them in a bit more of a relaxed way, I don’t whip out a measuring tape to line people up, and if you want to put your hands in your pockets, you put your hands in your pockets!! So long as the people you want are in the shot, and looking in my direction, we won’t be messing around.
So that’s it, in a nutshell!!
I’m there to interpret and document the day, and to build a body of images that when you sit down in a year, two years time, or even 20, it feels like you’re there. I want my images to feel honest and genuine, not staged or heavily stylized. I want my couples to have complete trust in me to do an awesome job.
That creative process and documenting of the unknown, I suppose it’s like a drug, I get to spend a day with great people, having the time of their lives, and with complete creative control. And at the end of it all, I get to present my couples with an incredible set of images to remember their day by, it doesn’t get much better, does it?!