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Bride Decides To Be Her Own Wedding Photographer And The Result Is Better Than Most Wedding Photos
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Tallinn-based photographer Liisa Luts and her husband decided to do something unusual for their wedding on August 28th. The couple, who run a small photography and videography company, agreed that Liisa would take their wedding photos, using a mirror when necessary. Everyone was surprised by the result.
“I just felt that I want something different, not those posed beauty shots and not that post-processed glamorous photo gallery,” Luts told PetaPixel. “With all respect to the wedding photographers, I just wanted something more ‘us’…And what could be more real than me taking the photos myself…?”
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better than most wedding photos? not so sure..
I am sure. The most wedding photos are horrible. It is very very hard to find a really good wedding photographer. But this photos are wonderful! Really artistic!
nah. i see much better wedding pics than these. these are nice and delicate and intimate and diary-like, should be kept as a journal. but still, there are better wedding pics. just have to find a tasteful wedding photog, obviously don't hire the cheesy/tacky ones.
i don't know were are you from, but were i live , in Portugal, there are tons of great photographers, that take stunning pictures, maybe you want to see some of there work :)
Lol. It's real. It's not pretentious. That is why it's called better. I have a friend who looks completely different on her wedding photos than she does now and in "real" life. Why do weddings mean be perfect and hence fake. Weddings look too much the same, and brides compete to see who is the most beautiful, and the photographer helps with this. It's all about intention in the end.
Why not hire a talented family member or friend? You'd be surprised by how many good unknown photographers are within our own circles.
wedding photos are horrible when the photographer hired is not good enough. This is usually due to lack of funds.. most brides will spend more on their dress than their photographer.. which is understandable but in the long run does not make sense. A good professional photographer costs money. and people never want to pay for quality work. as for what she did here.... i love it... The photos are great.. i love the intimate personal feel of each but.. to say they are better than most wedding photos is so general that it is impossible to make such a claim. As a pro photographer... i think it's kind of insulting to proper pro wedding photographers who do their job very well.. just sayin.
It's only hard to find a good wedding photographer when you're budget is less than $1,000 in the Southern US. Less than $3000 in the North East. If you value photos, you make a larger budget for a photographer.
Yea i am pretty sure you mean really hipster!
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Yeah i am pretty sure tou mean "really HIPSTER!"
It's already said: "I just felt that I want something different, not those posed beauty shots and not that post-processed glamorous photo gallery." If your value is on posed beauty shots, post-processed glamorous photos, for sure these type of photos aren't your thing. Those who say "better than most wedding photos" maybe value the creativity and plainness.
To be honest, it depends on your taste. You might like to hire the photographer to get everything photographed, and tha's you. That fits you. The photos in this album may not be the best, but they surely bring the intimacy that the hired photographer simply cannot capture, no matter how hard they might try. I think they look amazing, but a good photographer could also make amazing photos.
I agree. Not great.
Dick
Better than my engagement photos though lol...
im not so sure either...
The last photo! <3
I agree, that one is just perfect,, she summarized the whole story so perfectly, sharing the journey with us, makes me feel as though i was there,, haha
Nice idea !! But it's selfie, isn't it ??
Of course it is! Although not all of them. "Liisa would take their wedding photos." Liisa was the bride. If a bride takes pictures of HER wedding, what do you call that?
They can hardly be considered selfies when you are hiding your own face behind the camera or your hands. Selfies are little more narcissistic than that.
No. A selfie is a piss poor 'snapshot' of one's SELF only. This is much much more and NOT just of herself.
Haha this made me laugh. Pretty much though.
better than most wedding photos? not so sure..
I am sure. The most wedding photos are horrible. It is very very hard to find a really good wedding photographer. But this photos are wonderful! Really artistic!
nah. i see much better wedding pics than these. these are nice and delicate and intimate and diary-like, should be kept as a journal. but still, there are better wedding pics. just have to find a tasteful wedding photog, obviously don't hire the cheesy/tacky ones.
i don't know were are you from, but were i live , in Portugal, there are tons of great photographers, that take stunning pictures, maybe you want to see some of there work :)
Lol. It's real. It's not pretentious. That is why it's called better. I have a friend who looks completely different on her wedding photos than she does now and in "real" life. Why do weddings mean be perfect and hence fake. Weddings look too much the same, and brides compete to see who is the most beautiful, and the photographer helps with this. It's all about intention in the end.
Why not hire a talented family member or friend? You'd be surprised by how many good unknown photographers are within our own circles.
wedding photos are horrible when the photographer hired is not good enough. This is usually due to lack of funds.. most brides will spend more on their dress than their photographer.. which is understandable but in the long run does not make sense. A good professional photographer costs money. and people never want to pay for quality work. as for what she did here.... i love it... The photos are great.. i love the intimate personal feel of each but.. to say they are better than most wedding photos is so general that it is impossible to make such a claim. As a pro photographer... i think it's kind of insulting to proper pro wedding photographers who do their job very well.. just sayin.
It's only hard to find a good wedding photographer when you're budget is less than $1,000 in the Southern US. Less than $3000 in the North East. If you value photos, you make a larger budget for a photographer.
Yea i am pretty sure you mean really hipster!
This comment is hidden. Click here to view.
Yeah i am pretty sure tou mean "really HIPSTER!"
It's already said: "I just felt that I want something different, not those posed beauty shots and not that post-processed glamorous photo gallery." If your value is on posed beauty shots, post-processed glamorous photos, for sure these type of photos aren't your thing. Those who say "better than most wedding photos" maybe value the creativity and plainness.
To be honest, it depends on your taste. You might like to hire the photographer to get everything photographed, and tha's you. That fits you. The photos in this album may not be the best, but they surely bring the intimacy that the hired photographer simply cannot capture, no matter how hard they might try. I think they look amazing, but a good photographer could also make amazing photos.
I agree. Not great.
Dick
Better than my engagement photos though lol...
im not so sure either...
The last photo! <3
I agree, that one is just perfect,, she summarized the whole story so perfectly, sharing the journey with us, makes me feel as though i was there,, haha
Nice idea !! But it's selfie, isn't it ??
Of course it is! Although not all of them. "Liisa would take their wedding photos." Liisa was the bride. If a bride takes pictures of HER wedding, what do you call that?
They can hardly be considered selfies when you are hiding your own face behind the camera or your hands. Selfies are little more narcissistic than that.
No. A selfie is a piss poor 'snapshot' of one's SELF only. This is much much more and NOT just of herself.
Haha this made me laugh. Pretty much though.