WHAT IS PHOTOJOURNALISM?
Wikipedia explains what wedding photojournalism or reportage photography is;
A wedding photojournalist is a person who takes photographs during a wedding using an alternative approach where images are captured spontaneously to emphasize moments and emotion. Much like photojournalists for the media, wedding photojournalists present the story of the day through their photographs. A wedding photojournalist typically shoots images quickly using available light or on-camera flash rather than using traditional, formal posing techniques and studio lights. The phrase wedding photojournalist has been in vogue for at least 10 years and has now become almost synonymous with normal wedding photography.
You can view my photojournalism gallery here.
"A moment is when the brother in law jumps on the table and starts singing a song during the reception. That's a moment, if you can recreate something, then it's not a moment. Good moments are fleeting. Good moments are one-of-a-kind. Once they're gone, they're gone."
Which is why anticipating the moment is so crucial.
As you can see in my galleries I obviously take posed photos, but because I take almost 1,000 photos for each wedding I capture those "moments" also. I am not limited to taking 250 photos, I can take as many as I want. It would be impossible to take 1,000 posed photos, it would bore me and the bride and groom.
Sometimes when I pose the groom with the lads, they get carried away and lift him up on their shoulders or fall on top of him. These are the shots I like to capture. With every wedding the bride has said to me "I love that photo, I didn't see you take it."
With the photo on this page, I had taken the typical pose of the couple smiling and drinking the champagne. I then ran round to the drivers side and sneaked onto the seat. I moved the mirror and while they were not looking I took this photo in the mirror.
That is why when you book me you will have the best of both worlds, traditional photos and candid "moments" captured.
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