So...Why Me?

With all that being said...What the hell makes me any better than all the rest?! Let me tell you...


A.) I shoot 90% candid - I like the posed shots even LESS than you do. However, I do shoot posed shots because there is a certain value to them.

B.) I give you full access to the originals.......Good God, should I repeat that?! Am I crazy?! No - You paid me to shoot your wedding, and it's my duty to provide you with what you've paid for. That doesn't mean that you can take my photos and edit them to your heart's content and then pass it off as something I took...I have a few barriers in place to protect myself there...But in general it means that if you'd rather save the file and print it yourself, be my guest - But I promise that my prints will look better than yours! It's my time, and it's your photo - That's the exchange. BTW - I strongly encourage password protection on your galleries...It not only protects my work, but it protects your images from being manipulated by random passer-bys (Not to mention wedding photographers who pass other people's work of as their own to get business...See my previous post Photography Theft for more on that!) But again, that's your choice.

C.) I do my own editing, and I edit every photo. I may take over 1000 photos, but I may only choose to post 400...That's because I may have 20 shots of you cutting the cake and we could make a cut-action movie out of all the still shots put together! But I choose and edit the best ones from each batch on a case-by-case basis. I know my way around Photoshop pretty well, which means your image will be of higher caliber than a standard out-of-camera photograph. I have my own editing style, which comes from years of practice, but I also recognize the importance of keeping editing at a minimum in order to preserve the sanctity of my art! I would rather be known for taking amazing photographs rather than doing amazing editing.

Sure, I could devise a system say where every fourth photo is automatically converted to black & white...That would save me so much time! And the less smiling my clients do upon viewing these photos would reduce the number of wrinkles in their skin...I think I've got a market niche here, what about you?!

D.) I arrive early and I stay until the job is done...Enough said. None of this 4 hour package, 6-hour package, $500 for every extra 30 minutes rubbish.

E.) It's me, myself and I (and my incredible fiancee-that-is-also-an-amazing-assistant Meghan) - Turn-around time is lightening quick compared to others you will tell you two months and then have them to you by your one year anniversary. On average, it takes me two weeks.

F.) I shoot digital, but I also shoot "old-fashioned" 35mm black and white film. And I hand-develop the negatives and prints! In essence, that means I know a little more about what I'm doing than your average Joe. Mistakes are a little more costly when you're in the darkroom, and you learn fast.

G.) Cost...I am not intangible...yet! Contact me for pricing! I'll let my portfolio do the rest of the convincing for you...

I'm a well-rounded and friendly person who won't push your guests around to get the shot I need...I'm the fly on the wall who captures every detail without intruding on what will no doubt be one of the most amazing nights of your life. A wedding is YOUR day, and this is my way of doing a little self-advertisement and letting you know that I'm the right person to shoot it.