I think part of what makes someone a good photographer has very little to do with cameras and a lot to do with awareness.
Noticing what’s happening, but also what’s just beneath that. The shift in light. The pause before something changes. The small, quiet things that are easy to miss if you’re moving too fast or only looking for what’s obvious.
There is always something to notice. Always!
And I think that’s part of the art of it. Honing your attention. Letting the world speak before you decide what matters. Staying in contact with what’s actually here instead of only reaching for what’s obvious (or what’s trending!)
That’s how I try to move through the world and definitely how I move through weddings too. Practicing the art of paying attention.
Because some of the best parts are easy to miss. And often, they’re the parts that end up meaning everything 🫶
I think being a talented wedding photographer has very little to do with weddings and everything to do with awareness.
It’s about paying attention and honing in on anticipation.
Watching people, noticing patterns, sensing when something is about to happen before it actually does.
Weddings are full of fleeting moments that exist for only a few seconds. A look, a hand squeeze, someone starting to cry, a group of friends about to lose their minds on the dance floor.
If you’re not paying attention, you miss them. If you don’t anticipate them, they’re gone.
Traveling cultivates my curiosity and reminds me to pay attention, but honestly you don’t need to go far to practice this. You can do it anywhere.
Watch people in a café. Watch how friends walk together. Watch how light moves through a room.
Photography, for me, is mostly about awareness and timing.
Weddings are one of the places where this kind of attention really matters.
Toronto based, paying attention worldwide 🫶✨
So many people assume that beautiful wedding photos require a lot of performing, a lot of posing and constantly being pulled out of the moment. I don’t believe that.
The most meaningful images usually come from presence. From actually being there. From letting yourself feel what’s happening as it unfolds.
My approach is rooted in paying close attention to what’s real: the energy, the movement, the nuance, nerves, the laughter, the quiet moments, chaos, the people you love and the way it all lives in your body while it’s happening.
I’m not there to turn your wedding into a production. I’m there to help create enough space for you to actually experience it while making photographs that feel honest, artful and alive ✨
From Amanda and Ryan’s wedding day in 2021. I loved that it happened on their own property in Killalou, on land that holds meaning. This one felt so tender, unrushed and deeply personal. Still so special to revisit 💜
Building my portfolio this last month has been a huge and challenging undertaking while simultaneously nurturing so much personal delight. I felt an exceptional amount of joy going through my entire career these last 12 years. I’m SO proud of these photos I’ve curated that highlights my particular approach and what makes my work special. Take a look, on my website now 🫶
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make peace
with all the women
you once were.
lay flowers
at their feet.
offer them incense
and honey
and forgiveness
honor them
and give them
your silence.
listen.
bless them
and let them be.
for they are the bones
of the temple
you sit in now.
for they are
the rivers
of wisdom
leading you toward
the sea.
//i have been a thousand different women by Emory Hall
