I met Hannah last year at my local Gyrotonic gym, Center Gyrotonic. She’s been working there part time, around her school schedule, so I’ve chatted with her now and then about art and dance. The owners trust her so much that she runs the place by herself on Saturdays. No wonder; she’s a sharp, intelligent...
If you ever have the opportunity to photograph portraits or a wedding on a university campus, I say: go for it. Manicured grounds, historic buildings, grand vistas. What more could you ask for? Devon grew up at the edge of Portland’s Reed College, so when we discussed where she wanted to take her senior portraits,...
This past week saw the publication of an article of mine in Rangefinder Magazine/Wedding and Portrait Professionals International. It needs no introduction, as it says it all: A Wedding Photographer Must Be Everything A brief defense of the modern wedding photographer’s multifarious talents. Fritz Liedtke www.fritzphoto.com “Oh, he’s a wedding photographer.” How many times have...
Thanks Bert. Hopefully articles like this will educate folks a little bit about what is required of us as professional wedding photographers, and earn us a little street cred.
Heck yeah. Thanks for this article. It amazes me how little this genre of photography is appreciated. But we do it anyway!
That’s a good story, Randy. Thanks for sharing, and solidifying my point!
Bravo!!!!..*S*..
I remember when I was first assisting and worked with a commercial advertising photographer who photographed $20k a day shoots for the major automobile manufacturers…here is a guy that dealt with unimaginable pressure on a shoot and when I told him I photographed weddings, he looked at me and shook his head…”there is a special place in Heaven for wedding photographers”. He’d NEVER go near a wedding as they were simply too much pressure.
GREAT article and about time we got the respect we’ve earned and deserve. Thanks for increasing awareness of the special niche of wedding photography in today’s world.
Last year, 2 days before heading out for 3 months in Europe, I photographed a wedding in Astoria, Oregon. It was a lot of fun, and I was stunned by the panoramic views from the Astoria column. (You should view Leslie and David’s Astoria wedding photographs, including the shotgun scene.) While photographing the wedding, I...
Some assignments make me feel older. I knew Lauralee’s parents when they were in high school–and I was, too. I remember her brother in a carseat, Lauralee as a toddler. Such a sweet child; I photographed her numerous times when she was younger. One of those images went into an artist’s portfolio that was collected...
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