Answers for Your Questions.
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Your wedding day can be a blur, you have so much to think about, so many people you love all in one place, and the cause for the day is the person you’re standing across from. It can feel like the day is never-ending and over in a snap. Johnny wants your wedding photos to be reminders of your most cherished moments, and revelatory bits of poetry from an incredible day.
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You should enjoy the company of whoever you choose to spend the day photographing your wedding, admire their eye, and have a sense of their presence. Johnny prides himself on bringing an ease and quiet calm to your wedding day. From his years working on commercial sets, as well as shooting weddings, he has developed a comfort with timelines and shot lists, as well as a dexterity with the various facets of a wedding ceremony. His goal is for the two of you to forget about the camera, enjoy yourselves, let him dissolve into the background, and be thrilled at what you see when he delivers your images.
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In the months leading up to your wedding, He will be in touch with you and your wedding planner, making sure to dot i’s and cross t’s. Along with you and or your planner, he will have a few conversations about “must have” shots, how you want the day to go, and he can help build out a shot list (or not) so that everything you want to remember from the day will be captured.
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Johnny is happy to direct family and formal portraits, and his goal is to have you comfortable and at ease in front of the camera. Johnny’s favorite photos are the ones that unfold naturally and look like photos that have always been there.
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Depending on the scale and scope of your wedding, and how much film we shoot, Johnny will have a teaser together within a few weeks, and deliver your wedding images within two to three months, usually faster. Also, he loves shooting mini Polaroids, and you’ll have those within a week.
After the wedding, you and Johnny can discuss what you’re interested in as far as prints, a book, etc. One thing that is essential is delivering something real and tangible that you can hold in your hands.
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Can he ever! He can pin a boutonniere too. Covering details, fine touches, and making sure everything and everyone looks their best are delightful parts of the day for Johnny.
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Happy shooting either, Johnny usually shoots a mix, and he has made heirloom quality images on both media. If you have a preference he can lean more on one or the other, and if you let him know specific images from his portfolio that you’re drawn to he is happy to tell you which is which.
“We forget, and poetry reminds us.”
-C.D. Wright