Should a photographer be unnoticed or in the action?
(and why it matters for your wedding photos!)
I know no-one likes reading stuff, but my blogs are going to be really short so you can take a little something away with you in less than 2 mins.
I’ve been reflecting on the past year and how things have changed from the start to the end of my wedding season, and i’ve found that I do thing’s a little differently to some wedding photographers.
Here’s why I ditch the colossal lenses during weddings. Trust me, it's not just because they're heavy!
Little legends failing to keep simple tower of wood standing for more than 30 seconds at a wedding at Quex Park
People often say that the best photographers are ones that you don’t even realise are there. I instantly imagine a photographer with a load of camo hiding in a bush with a long lens. But at the end of great wedding days, couples almost always say “it was like you were a friend and part of the day”. That’s because if you become part of the group and get involved, everyone becomes much more comfortable with having a photographer there, and it REALLY shows in the pictures!
My aim is for people to know me as Matt, not ‘the photographer man’.
To be part of the day, I'm all about using a 35mm lens. I get to be involved in the action, which means you get images that feel alive, like you're right in the middle of things. Imagine flipping through your wedding album and feeling like you're not just observing from a distance but actually reliving the moments. It brings you closer to the emotions, the laughter, and the tiny, beautiful details of your day. And the mishaps. I get those too.
85mm (left) vs 35mm (right)
As a London and Kent wedding photographer, I love both city vibes and countryside vibes, and the 35mm gives you the ability to add that context to photos too. Less ‘super blurry background all compressed’ and more ‘kind of buttery background but you know where you are’.
So if you’re looking at photographers, or if you’re a photographer looking at lenses, think about how you want to feel looking at your photos.
And hey, if you're ready to chat more about how we can make your wedding photos feel like they're bursting with life, hit me up! Let's capture those real, unfiltered moments together.
Keep it candid, keep it natural, keep it YOU.
Groomsmen doing groomsmen things at Chapel House Estate. I must have about 5 of them eating lol
