Wedding Photographer in Ventura and Santa Barbara, California
All wedding photographers take pictures. I believe there is by far more to the job than taking pictures. What I do as a wedding photographer is capture the love and beauty of your wedding day. It's not a taking endeavor at all, rather, it is to record the moments of your wedding day then produce images for you to enjoy for the years to come.
I love photographing weddings. No need to say “smile”. No need to wait for an emotion-filled shot. The abundance of joy, tears, laughter and dancing makes wedding photography both pleasant and satisfying. To every event I shoot, I take my desire to find a new way to put emotion in art form. My goal is to capture the moments in your wedding day that will bring tears to your eyes for years to come. To me, the perfect shot is one that you and your new spouse will look at ten, fifteen, twenty years from now and remember exactly what, when, why, where and how you were feeling at that precise moment.
I have photographed weddings in Southern California for more than 25 years and I am one of the early photographers to combine photojournalism and weddings. Also Having a background in Editorial and Studio Photography, I photographs weddings in a combination of all styles from the Classic and Photojournalistic to a little Avant-garde, in both Digital and /or Film.
I have spent all these years trying to perfect a combination of classic, photojournalistic and creative wedding photography that fits both my clients’ taste and my personal taste as an event photographer. What I have learned and accepted is that there is no perfecting of this. Things change, people change, styles change. I myself have a different overall style now than I did ten years ago. So I keep an open mind and aim to fit this combination of styles to what I have learned about you, my client, my friends.
The expertise needed for wedding photography is an extraordinary combination of artistic ability, technical training and top of the line equipment. Photographers with all these skills are few and the most talented people in this field are hard to find. Beyond the technical expertise with cameras, equipment, and a knowledge of lighting both broad and sublime, wedding photography requires sensitivity, compassion, intuition and an eye developed over many years of photographing people.
The wedding photographer you see is the one you get. I am the photographer, not a wedding photography clearing house. I do not subcontract my work and when I book with a second shooter they are professional and someone I have personally worked with that understands my vision and concept. Because of this wedding photography bookings are limited in order to assure quality.
There is so much I more I could tell you, but you don't have all day. After all you are here because you have a need and a desire for professional photography this I can fulfill.
Wedding Photography Styles
Most common wedding photography styles today are of two types, the first is Traditional wedding photography (classic), the second is Photojournalism. Most photographers will fall somewhere in between these two styles. A new style that is gaining popularity for weddings is Editorial Photography.
Wedding Photojournalism
Photojournalistic wedding photographers began to rise in
popularity in the 80's and has its roots in story telling
documentary style images and focuses mostly on candid and
non-posed images. In the tradition of straight photojournalism
the photographer imposes very little simply photographing the
events of the day as they unfold often from a distance.
This is the least intrusive type of wedding photography as the photographer acts akin to a "fly on the wall" rather than an integral part of the ceremony. I here over and over from couples "how did you get this picture?" and "I didn't even know you were there"
Shooting as a photojournalist I also produce a lot of images and series of wedding photos as I tend to "sketch" with the camera rather than just snap a few images.
Classic Traditional Wedding Photography
Traditional consists
of classically posed images and requires a great deal of control
by the photographer on the day of the wedding. Traditional
wedding photography draws on the discipline of portraiture
and is very detail oriented body alignment, lighting, the
background, even the dress, will be set up for the image.
There will be a lot of interaction between the photographer and wedding party. The photographer will often work from checklist of detailed images to be photographed. The print quality, correct lighting and background are photographer's main concerns.
This takes time. Traditional Wedding Photography requires some commitment of time devoted to the photographer from the Bride, Groom and wedding party. Basically the photographer is in charge of large portions of the wedding to accommodate posing for the pictures.
Editorial Wedding Photography
Consists of
Wedding images that are inspired by Editorial and Advertising
photography rather than the classic traditional portrait type of
imagery. This type of wedding photography requires intense
control and interaction between the photographer, the bride and
groom and wedding party. Often there is a great deal of
photographic and lighting equipment involved and a crew of
assistants including makeup artists. There is also a great
deal of image post production.
This could all be described best as a production photo shoot that just happens to include someone ending up married. In some cases this is desirable, especially when very few loved ones are able to attend the ceremony leaving them with only the wedding album images to experience the event. And really... It can be a whole lot of fun, something you would never forget.
Wedding Photographers Services
Weddings and Engagement photography in Ventura County, without travel expenses including the cities of Thousand Oaks, Somis, Simi Valley, Port Hueneme and Oxnard, Ojai, Moorpark, Newbury Park, Fillmore and Santa Paula, and Camarillo, California. Weddings in Santa Barbara: Isla Vista, Goleta, Montecito and Carpinteria. In Los Angeles County: Westlake Village, Santa Monica, Malibu, Calabasas and Agoura Hills. Also available for destination weddings.
Wedding Articles by the photographer:
- Candid Wedding Photography.
- Wedding Photography in Difficult Circumstances
- Professional Photography?
- Quality Wedding Photography.
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