Foreword
Besides the obvious reason to promote my services, I've expanded this site to provide future newlyweds with a solid understanding of relevant issues to be evaluated, prior to making this major investment. I strongly encourage you to read through the short articles, it'll help you make astute choices with any given budget.
If you've surfed around, you must have noticed that many photographers treat their pricing and policies as some kind of a State secret. There's no valid reason for this behavior whatsoever; we're in the information age, not the dark ages! Besides, transparency and sincerity represent important core values!
I publish pricing and highlights of my most important policies. Additionally, a referral can be obtained directly by using the email links on the testimonial page.
This website is my portfolio. If interested in my services, please review the articles, policies, pricing and email me the dowloadable shoot list prior to making your first appointment.
I respectfully thank you for your consideration !
Ever wonder what it takes to become a great wedding photographer?
You need to excel at every photographic genre: the anticipation of a sports shooter, the artistry of a great portraitist, the style of a fashion photographer, the technical abilities of an architectural/landscape specialist, the empathy of a photojournalist, the attention to detail of a product photographer. In addition, you need to execute it all under pressure, with no re-dos, in any light, any weather and with subjects you've never met. You also need to keep your composure, no matter how hectic the day becomes, because everyone looks to you for guidance. You need to be high energy, low maintenance and a good enough comedian to keep everyone enthused and smiling while you work and focus nonstop for extensive periods of time. When I think about it, It resembles a job description for motherhood! I'll have to bring this up with my wife...
For 30 years, I've had countless opportunities to share and photograph one of the most important rituals of human existence, the wedding day. A tradition that distinguishes us from all other living forms.
Because a wedding marks the beginning of the lives of two people living as one, we feel compelled to record it with images that can best witness, not only the rituals and elegance of the event itself, but especially the abundance of emotions that fill this unique day. The know-how to anticipate decisive moments is an important aspect of wedding photography and must be evident throughout a photographer's portfolio.
Your wedding day is an historical event and as such, your wedding album becomes your family's first heirloom. A longtime friend of mine wrote to me about this important issue, you can read his touching letter in the testimonial section (français). If french is unfamiliar to you, the image below also captures the essence of his point.
This lady bravely fought her terminal illness with the primary goal of surviving long enough to attend her niece's wedding. I'm honored by the opportunity to have immortalized her tears of joy, when her sister (bride's mom), moved from her front row seat during the ceremony, in order to stand next to her and share this special moment! Sadly but inevitably, this courageous lady passed away only 2 weeks later.
