I
work in a candid style, documenting actual events rather than posing
the perfect picture. Although I do enjoy making simple, elegant portraits,
I try to photograph the entire event as it unfolds. I think
that reality, with all its imperfections, is more interesting
than a posed picture.
I photograph all of the traditional events, from
the initial preparations preceding the ceremony to the toasts and
dances, while also looking for unique images that sing. I continuously photograph throughout the event,
in an effort to capture the way your wedding really is. I'll photograph the majority of your event digitally, with a bit of b&w film (which I'll have scanned), too, because I like that look. I'll ask your preferences regarding color versus b&w and will incorporate your wishes into the final digital photographs. You'll be able to see all of your (lightly) edited proofs online (for a limited time), and in your proof magazine, which will be yours, as a keepsake. Finished wedding albums are a la carte.
I work with an assistant if the situation requires one. An inner city
wedding, with several locations or formal pictures set outdoors ,
benefits greatly from an assistant. A wedding held solely at an estate
may not need one. I prefer to photograph at least 5 hours at an event
so that I can try to capture the spirit of it. This is difficult to
achieve if I have limited time; a high percentage of pictures will
be of the ceremony and the posed groups.
My rates begin at $2000. Please contact me if you would like more details or if you would like to meet me and see my more of my work.
Here's some advice
to help you figure out how much time you'll need.
- A Minimum of 30
minutes to an hour is typically spent on getting ready. If
I'm photographing the bride and the groom getting ready (only if the groom
is preparing in the same building) I'll need at least 45 minutes
to an hour. If you have a large wedding party and they're all having
hair and make-up done, I'll need at least an hour. If you have a small
wedding party, 30 minutes is fine. If you want portraits done of yourself, plan on more time.
- Formal photographs.
If you want to be at your cocktail hour, do your formals before the
ceremony. I think that 30 minutes to an hour is plenty of time for formal
pictures (so that I can focus predominantly on getting candids). An
average number of formal pictures is 6 to 12, estimating 5 minutes per
shot, with 10-15 minutes spent on the bride and the groom. This will
go smoothly as long as everyone is present so factor in extra time for
those who run late.
- I need to be at
the ceremony site about 25 minutes early to photograph the site, the
ushers, the guests, the groom, to speak to the officiator, as well as
record the bride arriving!
- The ceremony.
Factor in that they usually start 5 or 10 minutes late, sometimes more.
- Receiving line,
if there is one. Estimate that it will take 30 to 60 minutes for 125
to 225 guests. Guests do not typically run through the receiving line.
They want to congratulate you!
- Formal photographs,
if they weren't done pre-ceremony. See above.
- Travel time to
reception site, if it's separate from the ceremony site.
- Time to photograph
the cocktail hour (if we're not doing formals post-ceremony), then toasts,
dances, and general celebrating. Factor in time for dining. While people are eating, I usually photograph still-lifes (cake, flowers,
etc.), photograph the entire room, and eat. If you're changing into
going away clothes, you may want me to be there to photograph your exit.
Hire me for enough time so that I'm not leaving just as a group has
settled onto the veranda with cosmopolitans !
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