I put this picture on a forum for documentary wedding photographers the other day and one of my colleagues, a documentary wedding photographer who’s work I admire, made a comment that made me think. There are people who think that Documentary Wedding Photography is about grabbing images, some even think that it’s the same as candid…
All the pictures used in this post were originated on film. Anyone who has been following us on Facebook or twitter over the past couple of months will be aware that we have a new project on the boil. We are going back to our roots and working with film again. We have acquired a…
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I love these. (All of Your Work)… I have a film camera and loads of film … Need to get them out ….
It’s fabulous to see wedding photography celebrated as an art in itself. Beautiful images.
A lot of what I write on here is inspired by what I read on the Internet, on forums, Facebook, Twitter etc. Most are conversations with other photographers and wedding industry bloggers. Lately there has been talk about the labels photographers attach to their style. I wrote a blog piece trying to distance our…
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Really loved Rachel and Dans Blog. It is filled with emotional snaps and really tells what the day was about. Thankyou for doing such a wonderful job.
Technology is constantly moving, changing the status quo. Over the years we have lost some noble crafts. Some craftspeople or artisans adapted or sought different markets while others became niche suppliers of their traditional trade. In recent years the profession of photography has experienced a huge upheaval. Photography was always a popular pastime, the…
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“All that technology is just a tool, in the same way a painter uses a brush, a carpenter uses a hammer or a writer uses a pen”
Or as the great Elliot Erwitt said: “All the technique in the world doesn’t compensate for the inability to notice.”
It’s great to see an article about why professional photography is so important with the latest trend in just having a go yourself or getting a friend with a camera to capture what will such important memories.
We are a solitary bunch, us wedding photographers, well I work with Josh and Megan but I’m a lucky one. Most of us wedding photographers don’t work with a lot of other people. We haven’t got a water cooler where we can meet up and chat about last nights’ Eastenders, for most of the…
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Having spent the day before the seminar at Focus with Steve, Josh & Megan and then later meeting up with Alex and Chris and having a good chat about what we were all doing, the state of the industry and generally having a great time I really felt I’d missed out on the following days seminar. So i’ll be first in line for next years…I trust you don’t want payment yet Steve?
Thanks for putting on a great day guys!
It’s always good to spend time chatting with other photographers and hearing their thoughts.
Shame you couldn’t make it Andy, but it was great to meet you finally on the Monday.
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Guy - Its a stunning image Steven as is the next one. A great article too. The lighting is extraordinary
Sanibel Wedding Photography - This is just beautiful. What a gorgeous bride! Stylish and elegance – love it!
David Burke - Great capture and all three work well together. Nice one.
Colin Nicholls - Great images and a great article to go along side it!
Thanks for sharing!