Film wedding photographer
Photos that don’t just live on a hard drive.Film photography is making a comeback, and it’s about time. People are gravitating towards the nostalgic and beautiful qualities of film photos.
There is something timeless and heartfelt about documenting moments on film. Images turn out a candid and authentic feel that just isn’t quiet the same as digital photography. It’s like listening to a vinyl record versus listening to the same album on Spotify. There is something about the analogue delivery that feels different, even the preparation and process; with an album, you choose your record, you take it out of the sleeve, you open your record player top, place the needle, and bathe in the sound. The idea is the same when taking a photo on film – you load the film in the camera, you advance the roll forward, set your ISO, then you make decisions about what aperture and shutter speed to use, you observe your lighting, set up your composition, and make the picture.
Annie Leibovitz has said that she makes pictures rather than takes pictures. I can’t tell you why she chooses the view it this way, but for me, it’s because there is method to photographing people and all of their nuance. It’s not just snapping a photo, it’s slow, intentional, it requires attention and some passion.

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Wedding Photos on Film
There is something real about film. Something timeless and true. I’ve always been drawn to it, in it’s many forms; disposable cameras, the 35mm film I would load into the my brick of a film camera in high school, polaroids, pinholes cameras, plastic toy Holgas and Dianas, medium format Mamiyas. I could go on and on about my love affair with film and all of its vessels.
I’ve thought so much about why we have such an affinity for film. Maybe it’s because in the digital world we live in, where trends are fleeting and tastes are fickle, there is still something dependable, consistent and timeless about the analogue nature of a photo taken on film. It’s intentional, it’s grounded.
A photo on film is taken with a specific aperture in mind, the perfect shutter speed, with light that was observed and adored and the photographer clicked the shutter once, not many times in hopes of getting the right image. *That* was the chosen moment. *That* is the memory you see and feel and get to keep.
Here you’ll see a mix of 35mm film, medium format taken with a variety of cameras, and polaroids. I love it all.