As a professional wedding photographer I have a need to push myself, increase my skill set and above all, learn to be better than I am now so that I can provide images that my clients love so that more people will want me to be there wedding photographer!
How do I do this?
To accomplish this I take part in courses run by other wedding photographers that I admire or styled shoots with other suppliers. On Monday I did my most recent styled shoot at a local hotel with two models. This gave me the complete day to play. It allowed me to set up situations that I face on a wedding day and try to be more creative. On this day, my goal was to go for a more editorial look and to edit the images using my 2022 colour grading that I will deliver to all of my clients.
How this will benefit couples
As my style develops (and it will always develop), I am able provide my couples with better quality images that they will cherish forever. It allows me to develop a style that, I hope, sets me apart from other photographers so that I am able to provide something different. Importantly, it shows couples what they could have on their wedding day or on a “couple session” (see below).
Couple Sessions
These are shoots that can either be before your wedding or after your wedding and have various benefits:
It allows for for awesome photos of the both of you.
If the session is before your wedding, it allows me to create a slideshow of images that can be shown to your guests on your wedding day.
You can include locations of your choice that may be special to the two of you.
You will look your best and not have any wedding day nerves - I can provide an MUA for the session if required.
You get more time which means more images.
You do not need to worry about photos on the day which means that you get more time with your guests.
If the weather is awful on your big day or its a winter wedding, this is an option for you to still get those photos that you had planned (this is the most common reason couples have asked me for a post-wedding session).
There are also negatives and this session may not be for everyone:
If its a pre-wedding shoot it means the wedding dress is not a surprise.
If the session is post-wedding, it means getting dressed up all over again.
The decision is yours and is a service I offer and worthy of consideration.
Enjoy the images….