Following on from my ‘meeting me’ blog post here’s a bit of background in to how I became a wedding photographer.
When I was at university studying photography back in the early ’00 when people hadn’t quiet started using digital SLR’s (I know, I feel ancient!), wedding photography was looked down on as being so uncool. Not that I have ever considered myself as cool but at that time I never would have thought I’d be making a living out of photographing weddings and be happy with it. Then digital happened and digital SLRs changed everything! Being able to take thousands of photographs and not have to worry about changing the roll of film freed you up. You could take experimental shots, instantly know if everyone’s eyes are open, have fun with the couple without thinking about needing to get it right in one shot and so having to play it safe or needing to factor in the cost of developing.
I have always been lucky to have photographed such fun, creative and brilliant people and that’s a huge part of what I love about being a wedding photographer. This photo was taken at the wedding of my dear friends back in c. 2011. This day played a big part of how I became a wedding photographer. My gift to them was to take photographs of their wedding - I loved it and the rest is history!
I think I must have photographed over 100 weddings by now so have experienced pretty much every scenario that might happen at a wedding, shot in all weathers, photographed the small and intimate, to the large and wild of wedding days.
I choose to photograph no more than 15 weddings a year as I want to arrive full of energy, excited and raring to go, it’s too important a day not to. I also choose to photograph families as well as weddings and more commercial photography work to keep it fresh and varied. Being my own boss means I can carve out my business in a way that suits me and my interests, creating a job that I jump out of bed for, which benefits not only for myself but my clients.
I photograph weddings in a style that suits me, my personality and incorporates what interests me about people. I feel a photography style is a lot like handwriting style; it’s within you, you can tweak and adjust things but the overarching style both in how you shoot and how you edit is part of your being. I am drawn to people, their connections with other people, their emotions and the reactions from the event that’s brought everyone together. That’s want I look for with whatever I photograph. Connections, emotions and joy.
If you're interested in taking a peak at my 2019 wedding highlight slideshow click on this link
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