How I work:
Capturing the moments
of your special day is my role.
The spirit of your
day lives in the passing events. Some are so fleeting they go unnoticed. However, if
recognized & recorded sensitively, they amplify & enhance your memories - days,
months and even years later.
There's a kind of
magic in this process – images, music, words - the important ones unfold without
direction. It takes a combination of talents to see and record these moments - a
sensitivity to mood - an eye for the special. I am present for your whole day, not
just a few hours - working quietly - making sure your memories are not lost.
When I photograph,
I'm restless, moving constantly through the scene. Oddly, I'm also nearly invisible.
You'll know I'm there but most guests don't notice me.* I constantly get
complements on how 'invisible' and unobtrusive I am. I work alone, usually
without assistants and rarely with a second photographer. It's artistic reportage
that I'm after. Your day should be full of wonder and joy. My role is to
capture that, not direct it.
If you have a
"shot list", lots of posed, predetermined images, you probably don't want me as
your photographer. If you have some specific photogaphs, let's talk. There's
always a way to work them in.
When we do portraits,
I make it fun, whether is just you, you and your fiance or groups. They do take time but
they are important, to your or to someone you love. I've written several articles about
how this can work and would be happy to send you links to them. By the way, I enjoy
groups and while these are not spontanenous they don't have to be tedious or drawn out.
Again, I work to make even those fun.
After your wedding, I
spend several days building the compilation of your day, your story. This takes the
eye of a magazine editor, the creative of a graphic artist and, sometimes, poetic visual
skills. In those days, I pull together your story via extensive editing. I
document it in multiple forms but always with the intent to enhance it's unique imagery
and retell it for you.
In wedding
photography, this is often called "wedding photojournalism" or
"documentation photography". I've always called it "capturing
stories". Beautiful memories are it's natural consequence.
