My name is Dave Harrell. I am a portrait photographer just beginning to make a regional name for myself. I shoot in Northern Michigan and, while focusing on portraits, I am now also booking weddings (I have 5 this year).
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Sometimes, people make the same mistakes twice and still don't learn their lesson. This is the story of James Somerton, a self-acclaimed wedding photographer who plagiarized the works of other wedding photographers to run his business.
Wedding photography is one of the hardest genres, in my opinion. It's a make-or-break situation in many circumstances where you often don't get a second chance to photograph most key moments of the big day for the bride and groom.
In the two centuries since photography came into existence, we have witnessed diverse inventions that have made the medium more comfortable for subsequent generations. Perhaps, in this regard, the most influential change came in the 1900s, when Kodak introduced its popular and easy-to-use Brownie camera.
I always look forward to photographing men. There are fewer intricacies to worry about being perfect like hair and makeup. This alleviates a lot of the pressure and opens up a new subset of challenges to play around and use.
I love photographing with medium-format cameras. My first major camera purchase back in the day was a sun yellow Hasselblad 501cm. Using it during my formative years with photography influenced what I like to work with today.
There have been rumblings about the possibility of a new Sony FE 85mm f1. 2 G Master lens for the last few years. Until now, the rumors were merely speculations at the possibility of such a lens. Hope has been renewed in online forums with the latest 50mm f1.
The Canon RF 70-200mm f2.8 lens is another favorite zoom lens among the Photographer staff. It produces images with vibrant hues, plenty of details, and a true-to-life perspective. It's easy to see why it's often dubbed as the quintessential wedding photography lens.