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I Take Weird Wedding Photos And Clients Love Them (18 Pics)
When I started in the wedding industry, I was told that I had to shoot traditional wedding photos to be successful. For a long time, I shot the way others wanted me to shoot, and I struggled. Then I decided to shoot what made me happy - weird surrealist and minimalist images - and I found success.
There will always be a compromise between art and expectation, a balance that needs to be struck. And wedding days can sometimes be constraining. But it's not an impossible juggling act. And as much risk, as there is in doing things differently, there is more risk in doing nothing at all.
Success follows passion, and creativity will always be compelling.
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Do not find these photographs weird... they are beautiful... unusual and truly unique..
This is the most beautiful wedding picture I've ever seen. It's breathtaking.
Can I opinion I think you’re focusing more on the stars more than the wedding like the wedding was an afterthought that’s just my opinion know hAte
WUTHERING HEIGHTS COMES TO MIND~ ALTHOUGH I'VE NEVER SEEN IT, I BELIEVE THERE'S SOMETHING WITH THE SCOTTISH MOORS. WHAT.EVER... IT'S FABULOUS!
Wuthering Heights is set on the Yorkshire Moors, which is in north-east England :)
Load More Replies...Now these are wedding pictures that will never be forgotten and are truly unique!
They know who they are and they're the only ones who count.
Load More Replies...This is so perfectly set and lit that it looks like a perfume or jewelry advert.
Not downvoting you but it’s THEIR wedding and in the nicest way possible - they didn’t pick their outfits to please strangers
Load More Replies...THIS IS WHERE THE GIANT MONSTER COMES OUT OF THE SEA, GRABS HER. AND DRAGS HER BACK IN WITH HIM~ OR HER... A SEA MONSTER COULD BE FEMALE, RIGHT? PROBABLY SHEEE WOULD BE REALLY NICE THO, AND... YOU continue on with THAT story. NOW, THAT'S WHERE WEIRD COMES IN!
A sad thought just occurred to me … what if her fiancé/groom/husband was overseas (perhaps serving in the military) & they had to do a virtual ceremony?? If done right, it IS a legit marriage, though it’s also what they’d call a “proxy marriage”. It would explain why she stands alone in her gown, gazing toward the starry night sky & the ocean, perhaps in the direction her beloved would’ve been stationed. Sad picture, but a beautiful one nonetheless & also speaks a thousand words. I know my idea is just a theory, but looking at her, I can’t help feeling some sadness… 🥺💔💍
She's having a quiet moment, thinking "Well, now I'm married. I wonder what's next?"
Yeah, just a couple sailing in the clouds. Totally normal :D
Load More Replies...Drone shot. If you zoom in with your browser, you can see they are floating on their backs.
Load More Replies...All of these are great ideas but some of them are just too far away. They're barely in the photo
It’s beautiful but why so many « dark » pictures? A lot of them are in a black background.
Personally I love the starry night sky/astronomy so these pics are a dream to me
Load More Replies...Yeah, it kind of reminds me of the red tree in the ring but..not red
Load More Replies...And in the end, only the tree remained, the stained ground beneath it glistening softly as it dried...
These pictures don't look weird to me at all. They look a like the couple stood together no matter what. No matter what life can bring, either good or bad, majestic or simple, happy or sad, average or mystical, they just are. They're beautiful and quite frankly, breathtaking. Keep up the good job.
These are Beautiful! Please do not underestimate your talent! Honestly , only one was ok , because of likes and dislikes. Not my taste. You probably do more than wedding pictures. If you don't , you should! You have talent to No end! Be Proud of Yourself! I am sure you have Beautiful pictures of families or people with their animals. If not, Start! Stay well people
I REALLY WISH THAT THE SUBJECTS/PEOPLE WERE LARGER IN THESE PICS... SO DIFFICULT TO SEE THEM ON MY PHONE! AH HA, LANDSCAPE IS A TINY BIT BETTER... I NEED A NEW TABLET!
So, I don't recall if it stated that THESE PICS are all Photoshopped...
Subtle and romantic use of colour, grain and image.I will steal these ingredients.
These are all dramatic and beautiful but I hope you get some traditional close-up photos, too.
I would marry again to have my wedding photos look like any of these. All are wonderful, amazing, lovely.
And?? Nothing more romantic than a good Zombie movie
Load More Replies...I've seen a lot of wedding photos like that, I think it is just normal. Maybe except for those double view where they are lying down.
Load More Replies...These are all artistically stunning & beautiful photos.. Great work!
I like the photos, but I don't think they're good wedding photos. I think they look like tourism photos and you can barely see the people in the most of the shots. I think you're forgetting the point of wedding photography: to document someone's wedding so they can look back and remember it. These are contrived in the extreme, and don't at all capture the emotion of a wedding. Too much of your own ego in these photos I think. But as photos for a tourism campaign they'd be fine.
I've seen a lot of wedding photos like that, I think it is just normal. Maybe except for those double view where they are lying down.
Load More Replies...These are all artistically stunning & beautiful photos.. Great work!
I like the photos, but I don't think they're good wedding photos. I think they look like tourism photos and you can barely see the people in the most of the shots. I think you're forgetting the point of wedding photography: to document someone's wedding so they can look back and remember it. These are contrived in the extreme, and don't at all capture the emotion of a wedding. Too much of your own ego in these photos I think. But as photos for a tourism campaign they'd be fine.
