Vogue Magazine Says You Shouldn’t Hire Professional Wedding Photographers

Announcing it is 2016 and that it’s time weddings change, Vogue released a list of 10 wedding “rules” to break. Among the things that Vogue claims will “detract” from the “raw, essential celebration of true love” are rings, the first dance and professional wedding photographers. Instead, the magazine recommends couples rely on their guests’ Facebook […]

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Angry Brides and Grooms Board A ‘Justice Bridal Bus’ To Confront Their Wedding Photographer

TV show A Current Affair was contacted by several angry newlyweds who claimed that Australian wedding photographer Justin Hollow ruined their special day for them. Current Affair did what any TV show would do: put all the brides (wearing their wedding gowns) on a bus and go to confront the photographer. According to the video, some of the […]

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Pushing The Limits Of Wedding Photography – A Crazy Boxing Composite

When Jeremy and Emma approached me about including a Story Art piece as part of their wedding day coverage I was initially hesitant. My composites often takes hours of pre planning, not to mention the time that would need to be allocated to the shoot itself, on the wedding day. I love to take a […]

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The Problem with Wedding Guests with Cameras Perfectly Explained In A Single Photo

If you’ve been to a wedding recently you’ve probably noticed this; if you make a living photographing weddings you’ve definitely seen it: more and more guests these days watch weddings through their smartphone screens as they photograph and record every moment of it. God forbid Facebook won’t get to see the entire ceremony. While many […]

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10 Ways to be a Better Wedding Guest (and make a photographer happy)

I was scrolling through my Facebook feeds and came across an article featuring a wedding photographer’s rant on disruptive guests who get in the way of wedding photographers who are just doing their job. Good to note that the photographer who was featured in the article did his best to get good shots by getting […]

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Mom’s Touching Wedding Photos Honor 8-Year-Old Dead Son

Anna Bozman’s wedding to her longtime boyfriend, Travis Thompson, had been put on hold for years while Anna’s son Lake battled cancer. Unfortunately Lake passed away in May, and last month the couple decided to finally get married knowing that’s what Lake would have wanted. “The thing I dreaded most was taking the pictures. I […]

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Photography From The Future: Using A Gimbal And Sageway For Smooth Wedding Shots

I just know that many wedding photographers will hit their heads and go “how come I did not think about his before” but it looks like this could be an emerging trend with wedding photographers. Photographer Mendel Benams posted this cool short video on Facebook showing how a videographer gets a super smooth shot of the bride. […]

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Belt and Braces – or How to Sleep Well the Night Before and After Photographing a Wedding

I have a dear and very cheerful friend who always assumes that the worst is going to happen. It very rarely does and so, when things turn out better than expected, she’s always much happier than she thought she possibly could be bearing in mind that things are always turning out better than anticipated! Photographing […]

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