Cornwall Wedding Photographer

Unposed, Natural, Relaxed Professional Photography

Hey! I'm Steven. I am a Cornwall Wedding Photographer. I have been professionally photographing weddings since 2004 and have captured hundreds of happy couples. Before I was a wedding photographer I was a professional music photographer working worldwide with big acts. My approach to wedding photography is simple: to create a whole story that documents your most important day in the most natural and beautiful way possible. Working on all that the pictures are captured for forever. I will always look to capture your special day naturally and organically, documenting the fun, laughter and happiness as and how it occurs. I cover set up, love, photographs of your big day directing you or your guests. I follow the narrative of the day and capture all of the magical moments.

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A Little Bit About Me

I love being a wedding photographer in Cornwall. I've been professionally photographing weddings since 2004 and have captured hundreds of happy couples. Before I was a wedding photographer I was a professional music photographer working worldwide with big acts. Photography has always been a huge passion of mine ever since I was a child.

I grew up in Cornwall but have enjoyed travelling the world as much as possible since my early 20s. Not only do I love photographing weddings in Cornwall, I've never been lucky enough to capture couples special days all over the UK, Europe and the rest of the world.

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How to Find the Perfect Destination Wedding Photographer

I firmly believe that your destination wedding photographer is the most important vendor you will hire. You’re spending so much time and effort planning a wedding in an amazing location, and when it’s all said and done your pictures are the only memories you will have. To open the treasure box of your memories after long years of togetherness, is something dearly close to one’s heart. Flipping through the album after every few years will still bring a smile across one’s face. Those frames hang on the wall for years and are still irreplaceable. Furthermore, that one photo of your wedding never gets old.

Do. Not. Skimp. On. Photography. Please. And when I say don’t skimp…I mean with your wallet or your time. Take your time researching all your options and then hire the very best photographer you can afford within your budget, even if it means cutting back in other areas that are less of a priority. The photographers perceive how significant these photographs are for you. Also, they put their aptitude and long periods of involvement with making your own extraordinary wedding collections.

Photography Options for Your Destination Wedding

So let’s get started by looking at the different photography options you have when planning a destination wedding.

1. Hire the Resort’s Photographer

Some resorts will only allow you to use the resort photographer for your wedding. They do this to reduce costs and maximize their profits. But the problem is that a lot of times these in-house photographers are sub-par. You’ll get what you pay (or don’t pay) for. You should ask to see a few complete wedding collections from the resort photographer before you put a deposit or confirm anything. If they do allow an outside photographer, get written confirmation and make sure there isn’t an outside vendor fee for bringing your own photographer.

2. Hire a Local Photographer

Chances are that there are some pretty amazing local wedding photographers in your destination. You just have to find them. The benefit of hiring a local photographer is that there’s a good possibility that they’ll know a lot of these venues intimately. A local photographer is especially beneficial if you’re planning to do a trash-the-dress photoshoot because they’ll know all the secret hot spots, or will scout them prior to the wedding to ensure they capture the best shots.

3. Fly a Photographer to Your Destination

If you can’t find a photographer you love in your destination, you can always fly a photographer from your hometown or from another country. That’s what I did. I lived in NYC, got married in Cancun and I flew my destination wedding photographer.

Where to Find Your Photographer

You might be wondering – How do I even begin searching for a wedding photographer in my destination when I’m so far away? Here are some excellent resources:

  • International Society of Professional Wedding Photographers (ISPWP): This is an organization of the best wedding photographers in the world. They have a great directory of local wedding photographers sorted by region/country.
  • Best of Wedding Photography: Another great resource with an impressive list of photographers all over the world where you can get a snapshot of their photography.
  • Destination Wedding Vendor Directory: You can also search for some pretty awesome destination wedding photographers in our directory.
  • Instagram: Check our feed where each day we share photos of real weddings shot by destination wedding photographers.

Latest Trends in Destination Wedding Photography

With fresh set of ideas that will suit every couple in their distinctive way, photographers design these irreplaceable memories and bring them to life. Here are the latest wedding creations and trends:

  • Portrait Photography: One latest trend is the portrait photography where professionals travel across the globe as conservational wedding photographers capturing moments.
  • Candid Photography: The smiles that are unknowingly captured as candid photos are the most splendid of all. We see all the soulful photos of celebrity weddings and they are all caught in the moment itself.
  • Documentary: A wedding narrative shows the romantic tale in a film. Be the star of your film and creative a video of your story for your wedding.
  • Target Image Delivery: The latest trend talks of how the photos can be automatically delivered to the guests using cloud-based face recognition and artificial intelligence algorithms.
  • Beach Backdrops: For destination weddings on the coastlines, beaches are the latest best background for the photoshoot.
  • Preset Themes: To create aesthetic and visually pleasing photos, photographers aim at clicking photos with the same color schemes using presets for altering the photographs.
  • Black And White Photography: Monotone is the new colorful. Black and white images portray the soul of the image and turn out to be some of the most creative photography.
  • High Contrast: For the weddings taking place at night in a destination with light contrasts, the art of highlighting fine art details is trending using moonlight and minimal artificial lights.

Engagement and Couple Photographer Cornwall

As well as being a wedding photographer in Cornwall I am also a professional couple and engagement photoshoots. I love photographing love! In which I do love having photographed couples for the last 15 years in Cornwall and the rest of the world.

Whether you are a new couple or have been married for 50+ years, a professional couple is a wonderful gift. I have photographed couples of many stages of their relationship.

I always make sure the photoshoots are relaxed, unposed, and fun. Not many people enjoy having their photos taken, including me, which is why I make sure that you are both relaxed and happy during the shoot.

Engagement photoshoots are a great way to get used to the camera before your wedding and are offered as part of my wedding photography.

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