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Wedding Location: Richard Nixon Library
Sara’s Wedding Photography Style
I believe as a wedding photographer you can’t be one style vs another you really need to be versatile and be able to capture everything. You must be both a traditional wedding photographer and a photo journalistic… Please watch this video to find out more.
A photo shoot just for fun
Believe it or not this was my grand mothers dress. I think its a 1930’s – 40’s dress. The material is so old and fragile that I thought it would rip getting the model dressed. These photos were taken in my studio.
My Yelp Reviews
I have a 5-star rating on yelp. Unlike most companies that do reviews, yelp doesn’t allow business to take down negative reviews. In addition, if you are a first-time yelper your review won’t show up, yelp doesn’t post new yelper reviews is to protect the consumer they want to make sure business aren’t posting fake reviews. Back to my Yelp page, I have 8 reviews showing and 10 that are hidden, which really sucks.
I think my clients are more likely to be first time yelpers. You see I’m very hands on with my clients, I cater to them, I’m part wedding planner/maid of honor and I capture amazing memories. Honestly my business is my love, my baby and to be able to do what I love more then anything… I’m truly blessed. To take it a step further I want my clients to be blown away, so I always go a step above and beyond for them. So after my clients get their photos they tend to want to rave about the quality of my work. Some of the reviews that are hidden had me in tears after reading them. I’d like to share a review with you.
We hired Sara for our engagement photos and Wedding photos. We couldn’t have been more pleased and happy with our decision. We had interviewed a few photographers prior to hiring Sara and came across good talent but lacked professionalism and a sense of them really loving what they do-Wedding photography. Sara was not only extremely talented in her work, she is very attentive with any little or big questions we had, even if it had nothing to do with photography, she was always willing to go the extra mile for us-it made us feel special and that she genuinly cared for her clients. She always went out of her way to support us in any way possible and we will be forever greatful for that!!
Our photos turned our AMAZING!!!!!
We wouldn’t recommend anyone else-shes as good as they get!!
xo
Gina and Nelson
Making the Groom look like a Rockstar
Making the groom look cool?
My goal when shooting the groom and the grooms men is to make the groom look cool. I actually pull ideas from album covers. All the guys want to look cool and all the girls want to look beautiful.
Balance of Photo Journalism vs. Posed
Recently I met with a couple who was busy interviewing photographers for their up coming wedding. During our meeting they ask if I was a photojournalist wedding photographer or was I more traditional {meaning are my shots posed}. I have to say I love this question! My answer is that I am both. When documenting a wedding I think you need both.
Some moments simply can’t be staged, everything during a Ceremony, Reception Events (like the first dance, bouquet toss etc.) Every bride wants those photo-journalistic shots that capture the emotion of the day {people laughing, crying, hugs}. When you’re with your photographer one-on-one your going to want them to pose you and direct you as far as lighting. As a wedding photographer sometimes we need to create and document moments.
I tend to use a couple examples in meeting when this questions come up to show my clients why they want both….
These are photos taken back to back, both posed and candid. I think the use of both tells a story.
So this is a Korean Wedding I shot in Beverly Hills. I lined these women up to capture all the colors in their traditional gowns. After this shot I turned to see my bride and groom. Heard these women laughing and turned and got this shot.
During the reception I typically scan for candid moments, which is how I captured Ronnie jumping up on Ryan. After word I took this photo of the two of them together. Notice this posed photo has very real expressions.
Second Photographer
A second photographer provides more coverage, different angles and additional back up for a wedding. While the main photographer usually starts with the bride getting ready, a second shooter generally starts with the groom. During the ceremony, the second shooter will simply capture other angles of the event. While the main photographer is shooting formals the second is shooting the cocktail hour and reception details. During the reception the second photographer helps to get table shots and additional candids of the event.
A second photographer is a must for every wedding, which is why I include one with all my weddings.
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