This is also a great chance to tie in a pre-wedding photo session, which is an opportunity for me to work with the couple in a less stressful environment. It's a great benefit for the couple as most of them are not familiar with posing and sharing a moment in front of the camera. Also it's an occasion where they see how I work my portrait sessions, so when it comes to do it on the day a mutual understanding is already built therefore we can create a fabulous session on the wedding day, even though we probably have a shorter time to play with.
The location of the shoot may vary. It can be a place where it's convenient for both parties, a location that I have seen before, which I think would be ideal or even somewhere that has a special place for the clients. A place they first met, their first date etc.
On this occasion Rizki wanted to shoot in London but avoiding the postcard places, which is the commercial places that the majority see "London" - this means avoiding Big Ben, London Eye and Tower Bridge. - JUMPING FOR JOY - as a photographer I always want to create something new, similar to a blank canvas, shoot in places where I have never been before.
I carry out my research on the internet to see if any other photographers have been there, NOT to copy what they've done but to scout the location without having the need to go there. Check out the scenery, the lighting, potential places. But the last thing I want to do is go to the same place, take a shot with the same pose, the same angle. That is one big NO-NO.
Anyway, both the couple and myself know that the deeper we go into London, the better it is. There are some hidden treasures for location shooting around the city, you wouldn't believe it. All you need to do is walk through the back streets, turn a corner which you have never turned before because you will uncover "somewhere only we know" type of places.
Having lived in East London for the last year, Rizki and Marisha thought it would be the perfect area to start exploring. Rizki is an architect, he knows wonderful places to recommend for me, and his decisions were amazing. To me, the shoot was like a chocoholic in Charlie's Factory. There were many lines to play out, different angles to experiment, truly was a fab day.
If you fancy a session around London or any other places you're in love with, please feel free to drop me a line and let me know what you have in mind. It doesn't have to be a pre-wedding shoot, if you're already married, maybe you want to surprise the other half. You don't have to be a professional model to strike up these poses. Even the best actors needs a lot of takes to create the perfect scene.
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