Wedding photographers have been in a more challenging situation in the past few years. Something was going on in the circle from creativity to conventionality. The Internet makes everything grow extremely fast but also dying faster. People influence and imitate each other in the names of learning, inspiring and respecting. It’s the best and the worst era for wedding photographers.
Wedding photographer, as a career for me, started in 2013 with only one wedding and followed by a few weddings the following year. From the very beginning to now, I have the habit of looking back at my works frequently, that’s my way to learn from myself. Also, by doing so, I try to figure out the real vision of me which is the only reason for me to become a photographer but not anything else. The trend of wedding photography styles, just like the weather in Toronto, is always changing. People like to say that this is the core of photography, the soul of photography...different people have different views. I personally do not really care about that, because whatever that is, it totally makes no sense to me if it’s not my taste or something I pursue from the bottom of my heart. I just want to follow my heart and reach the results depending on my inner self.
Absolutely, in these past years, I have learned a lot from attending contest hosted by amazing Wedding Photographers associations such as FEARLESSPHOTOGRAPHERS, WPJA, ISPWP...they feed me back more than my expectation. They are all focusing on the Wedding Photography field, but with different attitudes, different conceptions, and different rules Something in common is that they all push you forward to the person you want to be.
There’s no style here at all, wedding photography is wedding photography, not “something” wedding photography.
Here’s the way, during the whole day of the wedding, I take photos with zero interference; No pose No guidance No faking moments. But I’m not always satisfied with the raw results of every single photo, depending on and beyond the real moment happening on the day, I also try to capture the aesthetic and essence of the couple, guests and something in between. So, as you can see, my final photos are a comprehensive suite of documentary and artistic approach.
No matter what it is, it is.
Here it is, the best 100 wedding photos as my selection of 2019, Thank you for your time and I’m looking forward to seeing you in 2020.
Thank you again for your time.
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