Georgia’s Winner, Kodak’s Award For Professional Excellence!

Photographing Weddings - My Approach

Photographing weddings is some of the most fulfilling work I do, combining elements of my artistic style with technical expertise. It is also some of the most important work; there is no room for mistakes as there is no possibility for a reshoot!

My approach towards photographing a wedding is based upon respect for the sanctity of the wedding ceremony and all participants, family and friends. I enjoy meeting the wedding party and family and I pride myself on being able to get along with everyone. Your wedding day is a day of celebration and anything that interferes with that celebration is inherently bad. I work for the bride and groom and immediate family. I politely stay away from situations where other people ask me to shoot or do things that conflict with what the bride and groom have requested me to do. I do not order people around or place people in stiff poses. Pose and lighting is part of a good photograph, but it is equally important that people feel comfortable being photographed. I shoot the vast majority of my images as events are occurring. I do not try to stiffly recreate the wedding. You are hiring a photographer so that forcing people to re-enact events is not necessary. The wedding is not a performance for the camera, but an important ritual and celebration. In my work I capture this spontaneity in the moment.
I typically arrive to shoot 2-3 hours before the wedding ceremony begins. I usually begin photographing where the bride is getting ready and where the groom is getting ready capturing magic moments as they occur. When bride and groom are dressed and ready, I will begin shooting formal portraits of the wedding party and, if bride and groom will see one another before the ceremony, I will go ahead and do formal portraits of bride and groom and immediate family. If bride and groom are not to see one another before the ceremony, I will shoot formal portraits of them and family members immediately after the ceremony. I like to keep posed photographs to a minimum, shooting only the combinations you desire. I do not spend hours shooting every possible combination of every wedding party member with one another.

After the ceremony I will shoot photographs at the reception such as cake-cutting, toast, bouquet toss, etc. as they happen. With almost all of my packages I have no time limit and do not book more than one wedding per day so I do not force these events to occur. Your wedding can unfold at its own pace. I am usually one of the first people to arrive at a wedding and one of the last to leave; no moment goes unnoticed.

Because of my shooting style, I average 250-500 shots at a wedding. These are delivered to you in the form of 4x5 proofs bound in an attractive album, a CD or DVD, and proofs are published to the web for your friends and family to enjoy.

I can shoot all color or all black-and-white or a combination of both. Most of my customers are asking me to shoot both as I have become known for my black-and-white expertise.

Lowery Studio does not book more than one wedding per day. There are no extra charges for additional time - your entire wedding day is included.

Call 706-248-9599 to arrange a consultation or to receive our wedding information packet!
 

Contact Info
email
info@lowerygallery.com

phone
706-248-9599

address
2400 Booger Hill Rd.
Danielsville, GA 30633

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