I want to take a moment at the end of the year to be proud.
This is a great achievement for us at Moda Fotografica. But especially for me it is wonderful to get the recognition of my work by my respected peers.
Earlier this Year I won the NZIPP Wedding Album of the Year award for the second year in a row.
First page for wedding album award
As a Wedding Photographer I am also a story teller. This is what makes an album such a wonderful way to bring the parts of a wedding together.
Wedding Photography in New Zealand is up there with the rest of the world. I read a wonderful piece about New Zealand by a guy called Kevin Roberts, the author of "Lovemarks". He spoke of the independent momentum of New Zealand as a small isolated identity. An environment very well suited to freespirited change, more flexible than countries with larger populations that were affected by the inertia of a resistance to change cause by size and mass.
To this end wedding albums should be independent designs that reflect the subject matter, as well as the personal style of the Photographer. Not the Photographer's style as seen through the images of somebody else's wedding.
I feel strongly about the poetry and rhythm of an album and try to pace the presentation of images to allow for the natural flow of the story being told. The same would apply for a portrait album. The story must be as strong as the photographs.
Sometimes there will be pages with many images, but they will always be near quieter spaces. There is a flow that feels right. What I am trying to say is that the album should read well and not be cluttered.
Both years the albums were for brides who were reluctant about photography. I think this helped me because in each case I was encouraged to look at the entire wedding as a story. The final albums were made as Queensberry Duos and designed with album design software called Photojunction.
Some photographers say that I shouldn't be allowed to enter next year ... I'm still thinking about it.
Very nice work, definately deserve the awards!
"As a Wedding Photographer I am also a story teller. This is what makes an album such a wonderful way to bring the parts of a wedding together."
Couldn't agree more. I tell my clients your wedding pictures should be about more than the couple's portraits. It should be a narrative story with a beginning, middle and an ending. A good album is the very best way to do that.