MY PHOTOGRAPHY STYLE

My wedding photography style is best explained through two components: THE CAPTURE and THE EDIT.

MY STYLE: THE CAPTURE

I primarily have a candid photography style - allowing a moment to play out naturally and then photographing the raw emotion that results. This style is unobtrusive and is especially perfect for aspects of the wedding such as pre-ceremony preparations, the wedding ceremony and the wedding reception. My input may be minimal but I often find that it’s those unplanned, candidly captured moments that can be some of the most memorable.

Thing is, there are so many aspects to a wedding that I don’t believe you can bring out the best with just a single style of photography. When it comes to photographing individual, couple and bridal party portraits, feeling like there is pressure for you to know what to do in front of the camera can be extremely daunting. That’s why I don’t rely on just a candid approach. I also know how to provide plenty of guidance and put whoever is in front of my lens at ease so they don’t have to worry about a thing. I like to start with some basic shots, build your confidence and then get more creative. I don’t just capture images with natural light but also use various flash and other artificial lighting techniques to produce a more dramatic look and broaden the creativity that I can bring to a photograph.

Whilst I enjoy capturing portraits that are a little creative and different, I also dedicate time to photographing the traditional types of portraits with the couple, their bridal party and families. These shots are always great to have as part of your wedding album and are typically something your parents would expect to see as well. When you’re being directed, it’s easy to mistakenly assume that your images will look artificial and overly staged. In reality, there are still ways to capture some beautiful and candid portraits, composed with genuine joy and laughter, even amongst all the direction that I’ll provide. My experience as a photographer across the last 10 years has helped me to hone in on this skill. I'd tell you the secret of how it’s done but then I’d have to shoot you… with my camera (I promise my puns will be limited on your wedding day). As you can imagine, the result of leveraging multiple photography styles and using different lighting techniques is a wider range of creative photographs that beautifully tell your story.

MY STYLE: THE EDIT

Your story has been captured, now it’s time to edit your images to bring out the best in each. My style of editing is constantly evolving. Much like how I’m continuously broadening my skills behind the camera, I also dedicated to advancing my skills in the editing process. One thing that has remained consistent throughout is the foundation of a clean editing style where I focus on achieving accurate colours and bringing out the vibrancy in my photographs. Why? Because you’ve designed your entire wedding around a colour scheme that you have chosen and love. Editing a wedding album where those colours are too far manipulated I feel, takes away from accurately documenting the vision that you had of your wedding day.

I also love editing images that are more dramatic in appearance so I like to provide a selection of photographs where I take a more creative license. I produce these dramatic looks through different off camera flash setups that create a certain mood and then rely on various image manipulation techniques to really bring a dramatic impact to the photograph. These types of edits are typically performed on some of your formal portraits as it is these images that couples usually choose to have printed. While I like editing the colours of your story to look closer to how it actually appeared on your wedding day, when it’s the right fit, I also prepare some images in black and white. This is another way to express mood and add drama to a photograph.

Rest assured, I give each image in your album the attention it deserves and never compromise on quality. I don’t believe in batch editing my images and review each image on an individual basis so you receive the best out of each photograph.  

SO THAT’S HOW I DO IT, READY TO GET STARTED?