After looking at a lot of wedding crap online I've come to a pretty serious conclusion: most wedding photos suck. It's just not serious photojournalism, so it's not all that spectacular. (No offense to anyone's wedding pictures - those are great.)
B and I certainly want our day documented, but we're also pretty chilled out about what photos we need and what we're willing to pay in exchange for what we want. There are amazing wedding sites - photos that are creative, funny, interesting and smart - but most of the people who take those photos also take a lot of money and your rights to your photos too.
We contacted our amazing friends at Illini Media Company, the parent company of The Daily Illini where B and I met. (Romance!) Our friend Kit connected us with a talented, interested, entreprenuering photographer who is willing to shoot our wedding.
I met him a few weekends ago - he's smart, full of ideas and not at all hungover (even at 11 a.m. breakfast on a Saturday and he's in college!). He's coming to our wedding, taking as many photos as possible, leading another photog through the event, capturing the day and sharing a dvd of photos with us soon after.
He might not get the perfectly centered shot of my shoes, or take 342 pictures of my hands or get the light perfect for every photo. But that's fine. I'm quite sure there will be quite a few photos of me with all the important people I know - what more can I ask for?
2 comments:
You said most wedding photos suck and then you went to talk about all the amazing wedding photo sites there are. Just saying.
Grrrrr! JB West - you've got me! There are some very amazing photos taken of weddings.
BUT, the great-GREAT majority of wedding photos suck.
I stand my ground. If you want links just say so and I'll share what I like.
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