No Checklist!!

Anyone who has hired me has always marveled at the paparazzi type of photography that I do. All you hear is the constant clicking of the shutter before, during and after the ceremony; I do this without blocking anyone's view or stepping on anyone's toes.

I am passion driven, constantly searching for the right angles, the flirting moments such as your dad with tears down his cheeks; photography has never been a list of things to shoot.


I've been asked on many occasion whether I use a check list as well as I've been given a check list, by many, on what photos they would like. Although I'll accept your checklist and make a mental note on the shots that you would like, to an old verteran photographer all of this is second nature like photos of the church, ring fingers, bride peeking out with anticipation, groom wiping his forehead and so much more; it is a given that these photos are takened whenever possible.


Recently I had the opportunity to view a check list created by another photographer on what photos the family would like him to take; it had more then a hundred photo items. I cannot even fanthom how this would work. Does the photographer take a photo then pauses to check off the photo from the list? I've heard horror stories that a photographer had walked past the grandma on a swing while she was waiting for the reception to start and didn't bother to take a photo since it wasn't on his list. What kind of photographer would miss this kind of photo moment?



If you riffle through my thousands of shots, it almost become an animated movie of your wedding. Every expression from the time I start shooting until you relax at the completion of the ceremony are all captured forever as photo snapshots; even candid shots of your grandma on a swing included.


Even with family group shots, I never use the 1,2,3 method where everyone grimaces at the prospect of being shot or holds their breath before the flash. From the time the family gathers for the group photo and organizes themselves, at least several photos have already been takened; the expression just before the grimace and the moment of relaxing are usually the best photos.

It is a passion as well as hard work as I shoot at the oddest angles above your head and sometimes at floor level for spur of the moment creativity. I take shots that no list can ever imagine and if it is on the list you can be sure that I will have at least six variations of that photo and if it is not on the list, you can be sure that I have it too...