Modern Wedding Photography with a touch of Awesome
Ok, this will be the last post of the year for me. I’m working my ass off to get albums designed, weddings edited and discs sent out, but in a couple of hours I will shut my computer down and relax for the rest of New Years Eve. I think I have deserved it.
Here’s another shot from Tim and Kesh’s wedding the other day. Give me some nice light and a couple in love and suddenly my job is very easy. I will post the rest of their wedding very soon.
Happy New Year!
Gott Nytt År!
Hi,
I’m sorry, Jonas Brothers fans of the world, I’m not one of the bros, sorry to disappoint you. And no, I haven’t shot Kevin’s wedding. I’m just another Jonas. I know you end up here after googling the brothers. I’m soooo sorry.
Have a look around and get back to me if you like what you see. Who knows, when you find your special man, say in 2026, give me a call. I’m pretty good. And hey, I AM a Jonas after all.
xox
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It’s getting late in Brisbane. All I can hear is the steady hum of the fan in our bedroom, the rest of the house is quiet. I’ve been going since 4am this morning, but still I can’t sleep. It sometimes happens after I’ve shot a wedding and today I shot the last one of the year down in Sydney. I want to write that I’m mentally tired and need a rest, but the truth is I’m looking forward to the next one in ten days. My first one in 2010. This time in Melbourne. But for now I’m done. No more weddings this year. I hope.
Oh, this is Kesh.
She got married to Tim this morning.
It’s been a pretty amazing day.
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It’s early Monday morning and I’m packing my camera gear again. I can hear the rain hammering down outside and this weather reminds of my childhood Christmases back in Sweden. When people talk about Christmas here, I often mutter, “this isn’t Christmas”. I remember the cold and the snow and spending most of the holidays inside with family.
But it wasn’t really snowing that much when I was a kid.
I grew up in the south of Sweden and the climate there is more like London, it can get cold and most often wet, but snow on Christmas? In the city? I don’t think so.
Anyway.
I know I said I’d start fresh here with more personal content, but somehow Christmas came first, no matter the weather.
I’m packing my gear again. Later today I fly down to Sydney and the last wedding of the year. This could easily evolve into one of my, “I’ve been so lucky, lucky, lucky, lucky” posts, but let’s just say I’m packing my camera gear with a smile on my lips. My stress levels are very low and I’m looking forward to both this wedding and the ones I have booked next year.
I have so much I want to do and I can’t wait to get started.
Come on, 2010.
Bring it on.
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We jumped on our bikes this morning, it was still not too hot and the breeze from the ocean made it a great start to the day. We had nowhere particular in mind, just cruised down the waterfront with our boys on the back of our bikes, the meaning of life never more apparent. I could hear Noah screaming, “Go faster! Faster!” and of course we did. I could hear the pure joy of his laugh as he pounded my back with his small hands. When we came back, both Noah and Joel were fast asleep and I could go back to work.
I’m designing albums like a mad man these days and the only thing that keeps me going is listening to new music.
The last couple of days I’ve been listening to Lady of the Sunshine.
I think you should too.
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I heard about this short doco a couple of days ago, but I’ve been too afraid to watch it. I’ve grown up with dogs and know the pain involved with having to put one down. Today I decided to watch it anyway. I’m glad I did. I cried like a baby, but still feel happy I did. Unconditional love is an amazing thing.
Last Minutes with ODEN from phos pictures on Vimeo.
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I’m sitting at my desk watching the rain pouring down outside. We live 18 metres from the ocean, so even on a day like this the view is pretty fantastic. I’m going through images from the year and I still have a lot of weddings I haven’t had a chance to blog. I’ve been all over this huge country but also to Europe, Asia and the US. If it wasn’t for my crazy schedule, I’d blog more weddings, but every time I sit down to work on a blog post, I get super anal about stuff, which photos to pick and and so on. Suddenly a whole day is gone. I’ll try and upload some more stuff before my next wedding. I’m shooting the last wedding of the year in Sydney on the 29th. It should be a great day. Here’s two shots from another beautiful day a while back. Rhi and Brian got married in Avoca Beach on the Central Coast and it was one of those wedding that will stay with me for a long time. If only I could get some time to blog it. Fingers crossed, hey.
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So I get to travel a bit. I could use this space to make it all sound glamorous, pretend I’m traveling up front and not in coach. Uphold some sort of facade for you, live the dream, be the fancy pants guy I’m expected to be.
Well, I’m not.
I do get to see a lot of interesting places and that is glamourous enough, but it’s not the fancy pants sorts of lifestyle you all crave, trust me.
I do one thing though. Every time I fly.
I order at Bloody Mary. It doesn’t matter if I fly the local airline or a big international one, I order a Bloody Mary. I’m not much of a drinker, but still I find myself getting one. Quietly I judge my shitty drink and the plastic cup it comes in. I’ve seen everything, the here-you-go-mr-fancy-pants-have-a-friggin-tomato-juice-and-vodka to the really good ones. I don’t really care these days, I’m more interested in the actual process.
I was on a domestic flight in Thailand a couple of years back and ordered the usual.
I was served a lemongrass infused Bloody Mary with fresh chilli. Not only was it the spiciest sucker ever, it was also the tastiest. My mouth went numb and my eyes watered, but all I could do was smile. I had been served the most un-orthodox Bloody Mary ever, but at least it was creative and full of life.
The Bloody Mary litmus test.
It always delivers.
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Since I now have decided to blog more, I may as well add a section. I get a lot of questions about photography, gear and post processing. I try and answer most of them, but sometimes I’m just too busy, so I apologize if your question hasn’t been answered. If you have any questions regarding gear, processing, techniques or similar, please post them in the comments. I will try and answer as many as possible in an upcoming post. Ok?
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I was interviewed today. I always find it interesting and weird at the same time. I’m amazed that people want to hear about my approach to wedding photography. Well maybe not amazed, I get why, but it’s still interesting. It also means I have to verbalize what my actual approach is.
I never sat down and looked at what potential clients would be interested in, never looked at graphs of demographics or scouted out the competition. It was more a “this is how I want to do it” kind of decision. Call it the “Gut Feeling Approach”. I shoot the way I do because that’s how I’d want my wedding shot. No sneaky niche marketing, find your audience approach. More a “hello, this is what I like, whaddyareckon?” kind of approach. So far it’s worked out quite well.
So yeah, I enjoyed the interview.
Johannes, the guy who interviewed me is a very talented photographer, probably the best in New Zealand, and that of course made me even more nervous. I even dressed up for it. For an interview. Over the net. Silly, huh? But once we started talking I was fine. Or at least I hope so. The interview is for a project the album makers Queensberry is doing and I’ll post a link here once it’s up online. I’ve recently started working with Queensberry and am thrilled about what we’ll be able to do together.
I’ll tell you more about it soon.
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