Wedding photography shot list We’ll work you before your wedding day to ensure we document exactly who to shoot and when. The following is a useful checklist of some of the beauty that we capture on your special day. The bride Preparation Bridal prep Bridal portraits in various orientations Full show back of dress The bridesmaids Prior to getting ready and after Group photo Individual photos The details Details with a heartbeat (earrings, engagement rings, the dress with the bride etc.) - we recommend setting these aside the night before Mum, dad, brothers and sisters Rev ..read more

Wedding photography locations So many beautiful outdoor wedding locations in Melbourne often leave you spoilt for choice: Parliament House Fitzroy Gardens Victoria Barracks St Kilda Botanical Gardens Carlton Gardens Port Melbourne beach St Vincents Gardens Mordialloc beach foreshore Melbourne University Campus Rippon Lea Estate Federation Square Treasury Gardens Montsalvat. … whatever you decide, I will take gorgeous and timeless portraits of you and the bridal party. From the serious to the fun, we'll capture candid moments that you'll look upon with joy ..read more

Melbourne wedding reception venues From your first entrance in that classy cocktail dresses, the best man's embarrassing speech, the father of the bride berating his new son in law, the maid of honour's tear jerking words of encouragement, the awkward cake cut, the shoe game, dance-offs, disco fever, the wedding DJ going off, the wedding MC getting the crowd up to rock out, that tearful dance with dad, right through to your final sparkle-filled goodbyes, I'll be there to photograph all these special moments and do them the visual justice they deserve.  I’ve worked in many wedding receptio ..read more

How much does a wedding photographer cost in Melbourne?  All of us want to be able to capture those perfect moments on our wedding day, but how much do you need to spend?  How you allocate your wedding budget really depends on which aspects of your celebration you value most. While the cost of wedding photography is perceived to be on the high side, it’s one expense most couples prioritise. Since you probably want to relive your wedding memories for years to come, gorgeous wedding photos and therefore finding a great photographer is a must. &nb ..read more

Need help with your wedding day timeline? No one likes being rushed on their wedding day and no photographer likes to photograph a stressed bride. This is why I insist on working with my clients about three months out from their wedding. In this article, I’ll share a typical wedding timeline based on a traditional wedding day with a 3pm ceremony. While I understand how overwhelming the wedding planning process can be - I remember I was stressed out during my wedding back in 2010 - getting your timeline sorted can mean light and day for your wedding day experience … and I want you to be able to ..read more

Why are wedding photographers so expensive?! I've heard this asked by people who have gone on to hire cheap photographers only to proceed to legal proceedings later. So, what is a reasonable price for a wedding photographer? Well, professional photography is more than just turning up, taking photos and going home. Wedding photographers invest in and insure costly camera and lighting equipment. They also need to invest in the right software to edit and finish quality wedding imagery. You might think thousands of dollars spent for one day is too high a cost of wedding photography. The truth is ..read more

Wedding clients who place a high value on wedding photos do so because they value their memories. Having a tactile, visual reminder, like a wedding photo album, takes you right back to the day and helps you relive the emotions of the day. Traditional wedding photography focuses on posing people formally, i.e., creating a variety of family portrait shots that are fixed, staged and classic. Although it has a time and a place, it can take away from the more transient, engaging, unscripted parts of the day. If you’re as old as me, your parent’s photo album is probably full of this sort of photogra ..read more

If you follow the steps outlined below, you’re going to look your best on your special day. Kudos goes to Ryan Schembri for these posing techniques, someone who has had so much influence on my photography. Turn your body away from the light source Turn your chin into the light source From here, the pose starts with your feet and legs. So turning your body away from the direction of light, with the front toe (the one that’s closest to the camera), point that to the photographer. We then go up the leg and with the knee, we bend and cross that front knee over the back knee. We then put our weight ..read more

Priceless When my daughter looks through our wedding album, she’s reading our ultimate fairy tale, our ultimate story, our wedding - that’s something you can’t put a price on. A wedding album isn't just a set of pretty pictures. An album is a story presented in an art book form that preserves your memories from your special day. It is also a family heirloom you can pass on to generations to come. Wedding album design The design should be simple, clean and easy on the eyes. We also focus on good colour, great black and white and good tone. The flow and direction of images is key in our album la ..read more

Etymology What we do in photography is contained in the original meaning of the word ‘photography’. It’s actually two Greek words; photo, meaning ‘light’ and -graphy, meaning ‘to draw’. So all we do as photographers is draw with light. This means light is the most important thing before everything else, and yes, that means location, pose, composition, exposure, amongst other things. Once we get the light right Once we have the best light, we then incorporate pose. Once we have the best pose for that light, we look at composition. Once we have the best composition for that pose for that light ..read more