A few of Sam's pictures

I've picked out a few of Samantha's pictures that I really like and say a lot about why her style works really well at weddings. My approach tends to be more hands off, I simply prefer to control less and shoot more - I like to capture the natural moments without too much intervention from me. Samantha is similar in a way but is much better at what we called 'directed photography'. This is very different from the traditional approach, where the pictures are heavily directed and controlled, it is simply giving people a little direction to enable some great photographs.

There is a big trend away from posed pictures and instead to have lots of natural and candid pictures. Our belief is that a mixture of styles is what works best for most people.

Let me show you what I mean:-


Taking a small amount of time with the bride and groom, away from the gaze of their guests can make for some very nice, intimate pictures. This is about setting the scene and then giving a little prompting on how to stand and what to do. I think it works really well.


I absolutely love this picture. The expression, colours, lighting and composition all make for this to be a beautiful and stunning portrait.


This is a more fun shot, but well set up. I'm not a great fan of tilted camera shots but they can work well and this one does. Asking the bride to spin her dress, the setting, timing and composition - and especially the bride's expression - all make for a great picture.


This is a nice picture and could easily have been a candid picture, but was not. There was no heavy control but some gentle direction to help turn what would have been a nice snap into a very nice and pleasing photograph.