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FEEL FREE TO REACH OUT IF YOUR QUESTION ISN'T ANSWERED HERE. DON'T WORRY, i WON'T TRY TO SELL YOU ANYTHING. i WISH i COULD BUT IT IS NOT IN MY NATURE...I MIGHT EVEN SUGGEST A DIFFERENT PHOTOGRAPHER OR OFFER YOU A LESSER PACKAGE! HA!
what is your approach?
when shooting weddings I don't think anyone can be one thing, we have to be all the things. documentarian, family wrangler, candid street photographer, high fashion, macro, details...That's what I love about weddings. i try my best to be a fly on the wall when it is called for and when it is my time to take control, I do THAT TOO. i AM VERY CONSCIOUS OF THE TIME AND KEEPING ON TRACK. ALL VENDORS NEED TO WORK TOGETHER FOR THINGS TO RUN SMOOTHLY SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY. i would love nothing more than to monopolize all of your time but instead I work fast so you can get back to your day. i will direct you WITH FORMAL POSES AND GIVE YOU PROMPTS FOR MORE ARTISTIC, ROMANTIC IMAGES. THOSE ARE THE ONES YOU WILL CHERISH THE MOST.
how many weddings have you shot?
i have NO IDEA! i GUESS i SHOULD'VE KEPT TRACK. I WOULD SAY IT IS MORE THAN 100 AND LESS THAN 200. i HAVE BEEN PHOTOGRAPHING WEDDINGS SINCE 2014 AND TAKING PHOTOS MOST OF MY LIFE.
WHAT IS THE GALLERY TURNAROUND TIME?
WEDDINGS TAKE 6 WEEKS OR LESS, SNEAK PEEK WITHIN 48 HOURS.
ALL OTHER SESSIONS ARE DELIVERED IN 2 WEEKS
DO YOU RECOMMEND A 2ND PHOTOGRAPHER?
IF THERE ARE TWO THINGS THAT NEED TO BE PHOTOGRAPHED AND ARE SEPERATED BY A BIG DISTANCE THAN MAYBE CONSIDER IT. SECOND SHOOTERS ARE $200/HOUR MIN. 3 HOURS. I AM FINE WORKING ALONE, THAT BEING SAID I MAY HAVE JUST JINXED MYSELF.....
I DON'T SHOOT VIDEO BUT CAN RECOMMEND SOME VERY TALENTED PEOPLE, THEY EVEN HAVE DRONES!
WHY SHOULD I HIRE YOU?
I HAVE NO IDEA. I AM NOT THE BOSS OF YOU. I DO KNOW THAT I HATE TO LOOK BAD, SO WHY WOULD I WANT TO MESS UP YOUR PHOTOS. MY FAMILY HAS A SMALL BUSINESS AND I GREW UP IN THAT ENVIROMENT....WE ARE HELPERS NOT SALESPEOPLE. i KNOW YOUR PHOTOS WILL BE CHERISHED NOT ONLY BY YOU BUT BY GENERATIONS TO COME. I HAVE MY GRANDPARENT'S WEDDING PHOTO ON MY WALL...IT'S OFF KILTER, THE WHITES ARE BLOWN OUT AND IT IS IN FRONT OF SOMEONE'S HOUSE ON DETROIT'S EASTSIDE. NOT A SINGLE PERSON CARES ABOUT THAT! WE CARE THAT THEY LOOK HAPPY AND IN LOVE.
DESCRIBE YOUR EDITING STYLE
I CAN'T EXACTLY SAY I AM TRUE TO LIFE BEAUSE I SPEND A GREAT DEAL OF TIME EDITING....THE CAMERA IS NOT THE SAME AS THE HUMAN EYS SO I TRY TO ADJUST. MODERN TERMS TRY TO FIT PHOTOGRAPHERS IN A BOX: LIGHT & AIRY, DARK & MOODY, DOCUMENTARY....IF IT'S OVERCAST I WILL REJOICE AND PLAY UP THE SHADOWS, IF IT'S SUNNY THEN IT'S GOING TO BE LIGHT AND AIRY. I AM NOT TRYING TO BATTLE NATURE. I AM ALSO NOT GOING TO MAKE YOUR SUMMER WEDDING PHOTOS LOOK LIKE THERE WAS JUST A FOREST FIRE AND EVERYTHING IS BROWN, EXCEPT FOR YOUR SKIN WHICH IS ORANGE....IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT I MEAN, DO A QUICK SEARCH ON INSTAGRAM. I REMOVE RANDOM STUFF FROM THE BACKGROUND EVEN IF IT'S A PHOTO YOU WILL NEVER PUT IN AN ALBUM. STRAIGHT LINES ARE ANOTHER THING I STRIVE FOR!
WHAT THE HECK IS A FRESH 48?
THAT TERM REFERS TO A BABY BORN WITHIN 48 HOURS OF THE PHOTOS. IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE EXACT, ESPECIALLY IF THEY ARE IN THE nicu OR MOM HAD A C-section. IT TAKES PLACE IN THE HOSPITAL ROOM AND CAN INCORPORATE THE ROOM AND THE BASINETTE, SIBLINGS, PARENTS. BABIES CHANGE SO MUCH OVER THE COURSE OF EVEN 2 WEEKS.
WHAT CREATIVE GENIUS CAN YOU MOST RELATE TO?
wELL, IF I HAVE TO COMPARE MYSELF TO SOMEONE, I'D SAY dAVID bYRNE. hE IS OLD AS HELL BUT STILL RELEVANT AND HIS AGE BRINGS EXPERIENCE. hE THINKS OUTSIDE THE BOX BUT ISN'T TOTALLY OUT THERE.
WILL YOU CRY AT MY WEDDING?
IT'S NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION. SPEECHES ARE A BIGGIE AND SO ARE THE DANCES. IF YOU DANCE WITH A PARENT TO ISN'T SHE LOVELY BY STEVIE WONDER OR WILDFLOWERS BY TOM PETTY THAN IT'S ALMOST GUARANTEEED.