When you work with less stuff, if forces you to work with what you got. You find new things, techniques with available light to make your photographs interesting. If I had a million gadgets, I’m more opt to be distracted from my own stuff. In other words my concentration on my stuff would cause a decrease in my observation of what’s going on around me. That’s what I’m hired to do; to capture what’s going on around me at a wedding. It’s two philosophies: I need lots of stuff to create images vs. using what’s available to tell the story of the wedding. I prefer to focus on what’s happening at the wedding.

Of course it is important to have some of the gadgets to make images possible that wouldn’t be otherwise. You can use your technology to improve the current situation or to further emphasize points of interest. For example, you might need flash to blast out a part of an image to embrace the less is more philosophy.

The phrase “less is more” has become somewhat cliche, but I tend to think of it as utilize what you got. And if what you got isn’t working, use your tools to better your situation. But don’t go using tools with no goal or purpose..

This isn’t a superior method for a basis of photographic style, it’s just what works for me. Some photographers are amazing with all the gadgets they have, producing unbelievable work. I’ve let go of that philosophy and figured out what works for me.

What do you think about this? I’d love to hear some people’s thoughts…

My photography professor taught me that what you leave out of the photograph is more important than what you put in it. This has been the biggest influence on my work. I’ve also learned that the best images are created when moments aren’t forced.

The combination of those two things are the basis for my photographic style. My goal is to produce images that are natural, but yet critical when it comes to the elements of photography.

It’s the basis of my “photographic eye.”

This is fascinating, because every composition photographed exists in the world. It’s the job of the photographer to reveal the way that they see the world.

I continue to work on my vision of the world to better share it with my clients. It’s rewarding to see the beauty in all of it, capture it, and then share it with everybody.

I look forward to getting to know your story, and hopefully sharing my vision of the beauty in all of it.

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