Falling back in love with documenting a wedding- capturing emotion.
I have recently hit a “mid-30s wall” questioning Why I’m doing what I’m doing.
Reflecting and trying to figure out what I love about photography. For those of you who know me, I am quite a people pleaser. This has been my personality trait all my life. I have been moulding and adapting to suit everyone’s needs around me, not concerned with what “I REALLY LIKE OR WANT”. Within my photography career, this trait has also infiltrated into my photographs, how I post and what I blog. Always considering what my current clients would love to see, and how it would make them feel.
After attending @Twomanustudios boot camp for photographers, I have realised that I would need to re-evaluate the “Why” within my work.
I have always loved documenting “true emotions”. However, I have come to a crossroads in my professional career where My creative fire for weddings was starting to die off. I have been chasing “Pretty” moments at weddings to fuel my love for photography.
When the “Prettiness” couldn’t be achieved, I would be disappointed. After weddings, I would feel completely drained, and uninspired. Through Introspection I have narrowed down what I love about weddings, what I would love to document and what I will strive to achieve.
Scrapping the: Making a pretty photo, most flatlays and all the fake must haves that the internet conditions photographer into believing is a necessity for wedding photography. Instead focussing on emotion, reactions, how the story unfolds, the setting and reading between the lines.
I have decided to start considering what I love to photograph, and post, and what I would like to show to my potential clients not only my current clients.
Attracting clients who love my work for the same reason I love it: CAPTURING EMOTION.
Here are a few images that all share this thread of storytelling and documenting.
