
Documentary-style photography, also known as photojournalism or reportage photography, is a style of photography that aims to chronicle events or environments in a factual and objective manner. Here are some key characteristics and principles of documentary-style photography:
Objective Approach: Documentary photography seeks to capture moments as they happen, without altering the scene or influencing the subjects. For weddings and couples portraits this means letting couples be who they are within the frame or backdrop.

Storytelling: It focuses on telling a story through images, often capturing candid and unposed moments. Shooting the whole day from start to finish and the nuanced moments in between. For me this means also shooting the environment and things that catch my eye beyond the couple.
Authenticity: The emphasis is on capturing real-life situations and events as they unfold naturally, without staging or directing the subjects. Im NOT telling couples to be someone they aren’t but asking them to be themselves and in front of a good back drop.

Emphasis on Context: Photographs are often taken in the context of a larger narrative or story, aiming to provide insight into a particular issue, culture, or event. For weddings this unfolds in a few ways as the photographer I respect and honor each couples backgrounds and I work with families and people to capture that in a human way.

Minimal Manipulation: Unlike commercial or portrait photography, documentary photography typically involves minimal editing or post-processing to preserve the authenticity of the image. Exactly, I don’t edit much, and I don’t retouch at all thats an add on service.

I think the goal is to weave, even marry the love of photojournalism with weddings. Offering couples something really honest and unique to their love. Verse cookie cutting the same protocol every time. Someone once told me a lot of my weddings look different and I think to some degree they should, not everyone is the same. So the photos also shouldn’t look the same.

awesome magnum Article HERE on documentary style.

Documentary styled photography is often known for being little more edgy and crud, not as soft and gentle as more commercial and typical wedding photography. Artfully choosing angles that are maybe more about the image that being perfect. Sometimes stepping all the way back or on the floor to catch life from a different view.


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Happy birthday to my beautiful talented and incredibly smart artistic little girl ! I was thinking of you and hoping for you for a really long time before i met your father, in reflection i didn`t realize it but we were already communicating with each other, we just needed your dad to bring you into reality, i am so beyond grateful for you and all of your lessons, you are my greatest gift in this world i love you with all of my heart .. <3 and thank you to your wonderful father for helping to create you @earthlumbertree we love you so much your the best dad and human ever ..
"father and son" i took these of my husband and son a few weeks ago, i didnt plan for them to end up on the same frame but it feels like magical moment and such a powerful image, on the left my husbands story has already been written half of his life complete and thus the image is darker and my son who has his entire life ahead of him is filled with light and expansion .. this isn`t a negative thing at all but it struck me as an interesting interpretation of the image ..
libie and daniel city hall :) its been an amazing week !
austin and cody ! it was such a pleasure doing your elopement session all over manhattan ! congrats to you two and hugs to your lovely mom ..
the absolutely stunning @jeanetteshu maternity shoot @foxandfinchstudio <3 this was a serious pleasure so many more to come ..