Photographic style and technique - Photojournalistic photojournalists documenting your wedding

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style and technique

Q: What is your particular stylistic goal?

A: Our goal at Amie Morgan Photography is to capture the whole story comprising your special event with images that are candid, filled with beauty, and honest.

There is natural beauty in the most mundane, everyday moments and we strive to distill those images in a medium that will invariably allow you to return and reflect on such for the balance of your lifetime. These most subtle moments, the ones glossed over and taken for granted while enmeshed in the hustle and bustle of a rather overwhelming day, are likely the very moments used to reconstruct and define the boundaries of your cherished day for decades to come.

In short, out goal is the capture the real story of your day, not artificially construct such in some desktop publishing application.

 

Q: Do you recommend day-before (or earlier) bridal shots or should those simply be done the day-of the event?

A: Without question, we highly recommend that bridal pictures be taken before the event. This will relieve an unbelievable volume of stress from the bride (and groom for that matter) during the actual wedding day. Capturing these moments before the event allows us to (a) capitalize on the countless beautiful and diverse geographical assets within our unique environment (many of such locations are off the "beaten path" and certainly not at the site of your event), and (b) capture the bride's true warmth and glow in an undistracted low-stress environment.

Furthermore, a frequent mistake of clients is to grossly underestimate exactly how fast paced their event actually is and how exceptionally quick time slips away. Before you know it, after getting ready, saying "I Do," shuttling over to the reception, and embracing your loved ones...the time slot previously allotted to "bridal pictures" ends up vanishing without a blink.

Although not essential to do before the event, we simply cannot stress how very much we recommend this pre-event photo shoot.

 

Q: We want photos of both the bride & groom getting ready. How can you be in two places at once?

A: Easy...we shoot as 2-person man/woman team (assuming of course you booked one of our wedding/event or engagement packages that includes such). Please check our prices & fees pages for the most current info as to which package includes two photographers (generally, it's been packages of 4+ hours).

Accordingly, I'll be shooting the bridal preparation and my assistant will be shooting the pre-wedding activity surrounding the groom and his groomsmen.

 

Q: I'm quite shy and am curious about having a photographer in the room while getting dressed; I'm embarrassed to ask, but are you planning on actually being in the room while I'm only wearing my undergarments?

A: In short . . . it just depends on what your preference are and what you feel comfortable with. Remember that our goal is, first and foremost, to make your day as wonderful and beautiful as possible and if having a photographer in the room will take away from that glimmer and sparkle, then by no means do we want to do that. Either way, as I have said repetitively throughout this site, I have found that the pre-event preparation shots are some of the most telling, "real," and precious given the emotionally rich experiences between the mother (or very close family friend) and bride. Given this fact, I can't recommend enough that I document at least some of this preparation time . . . it will surely be worth it.

Back on point though, if you're really opposed to me being in the room during the dressing process, there are some other more moderate approaches to simply not having me present at all.

For example, I would be attentive to the situation and avert my eyes (and of course the camera) during those times where you are most exposed. Alternatively, I could take photos during those moments in order to capture the joy, love, excitement, and emotion but just take photos of your face alone so that not even a sliver of you wearing your lingerie are captured.

No matter what you desire, we always aim to be respectful and delicate during such moments in order to maximize your comfort.

 

Q: I'm interested in knowing if you shoot in digital or film; furthermore, do you favor black & white over color?

A: Excellent questions! In fact, these questions are so excellent that we've devoted a full page or so to answering them in our next FAQ section focusing on the gear and equipment we use. With that said, please press on and read this next section to find out more.

 

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