In our Blog you will find Wedding, Portrait, Commercial, Family and some oddball Photography. We have been asked several times to define our style of Wedding photography and of course there is a whole host of words out there to describe photographic styles, photojournalism, reportage, traditional, documentary, fine art and the list goes on. We have come to realise that our (Ruth and I work together) style is based primarily around intimate images. We do all the other schtuff mentioned before but a common theme that runs through our work is 'intimacy'. The wedding is about the couple and the rest of us are there to observe. But ultimately it is about the love that the couple have for each other. That is what we seek to represent in the photographs we produce. You are the best judge of whether we succeed.
I have already posted some of Anna’s photographs on our dedicated Wedding Photography website which you can find by clicking on this link www.schtuff.com. I have had a quiet week this week so it has given me opportunity to process some more images and watch a few videos from other wedding photographers around the world. Making pictures is not something, in my opinion, you can ever rest with on previous accomplishments. Trends change, new technology appears and ideas begin to surface that appeal to a new generation of people. So we have to keep up! That means trying new ways and we know that not all images will appeal to everyone. I mentioned on my Facebook Blog this week that I have been trained by two of the worlds leading wedding photographers and there is no doubt that it has dramatically improved my awareness of what works in an image. Then of course there are now so many software treatments one can apply to a photograph to change its appearance. I have included a small sample in this blog just to give an idea of what can be achieved. All this means that it is vital for the wedding photographer to spend time with the Client prior to the actual wedding so that we can understand what appeals to you, our customer. That is why we promote a pre wedding shoot to all our Clients, it helps to get to know one another, build a good relationship, gets you comfortable with the process of having your photograph taken and enables us to clearly understand what you want.
