What is wedding photojournalism, and what does that mean for my wedding?
Documentary wedding photojournalism is a style that tells a narrative creatively with photographs. From these photographs you will relive the joy and love you felt on your wedding day. A wedding photojournalist lets the wedding go at its own pace, rather than stopping the action to stage a particular moment. With a documentary wedding photographer you will not feel as if the photographer “runs the show.” I don’t direct; I capture moments as they unfold. The wedding party is mostly unaware that they are being photographed. Clients say they want/wanted me as their San Francisco photographer because of the way I capture feeling and emotion. Years from now you’ll be able to look at your pictures and remember how you felt at the moment of each picture. Capturing a moment in time is very important to me. People have commented, “You took so many great pictures and we didn’t even know you were there.” What is a traditional wedding photographer? “Traditional” photographers concentrate largely o