Cinematic weddings - the future of my photography !

I don't really want this statement to sound too profound but I think the wedding of Samatha and Lou was a milestone, a breaking point for me. That is because after photographing it and discussing the future of my business with Monika Broz (who has recently been my best friend, a mentor and inspiration in photography) I have realized where I want to take my wedding photography. 16x9 has become my format of choice. Cinematic coverage is what I truly want to do. From now on I will make changes to my website and direct my marketing efforts to attracting customers that appreciate movies. I consider myself a hard core movie person. I was always fascinated by the work of great movie directors. I believe cinematic wedding photography, when done right can be fresh, different, amazing !



It all started when myself and Monika approached our MAD LOVE engagement session from a different perspective and decided to do all photography for it in wide, 16x9 aspect ratio. Ever since then I have been discovering more and more how "at home" I feel working in this format. Whether cinematic coverage is going to be my way to stand out in the crowd of other wedding photographers or just something special that I can offer to my customers - it is a goal that I am going to pursue now.



Time to change this game a little ! Welcome to David's world of cinematic weddings !

DWF Convention 2007

Las Vegas, Nevada. 600 photographers from all over the World come together to exchange experience, learn from each other, create friendhips that last a lifetime and have a ton of fun in between. All of them are members of DWF (Digital Wedding Forum). This year, I was honored as one of the speakers for this unique event. Together with Dina Douglass of Andrena Photography, I presented a seminar about lighting in wedding photography.



Speaking in front of hundreds of other professiona photographers requires a great deal of preparation and hard work, in order to deliver valuable content, but working with Dina was flawless and our presentation was fun !







Together with Dina and Yoshi Morimoto - author of some of the four above images:



The Convention offered to photographers so much more than just lectures. Here's some photos from our desert escapade and John Michael Cooper performing his anti-shoot:



DWF'ers and a desert sunset:



and myself, could not resist posing in front of the red convertible.... oh, those fantastic colors !



Christine, Thank You for this shot !

Las Vegas 2007 and the whole DWF experience was something truly amazing !
In the meantime I even got to photograph a real couple, on the streets of Vegas, getting married:







...and right after the Convention, went for a road trip through Nevada and Arizona with Monika, that I will never forget:













To many people, the first word that comes to mind when talking about Vegas is... cassinos ! What I learned this year, is that you don't have to make a fortune (or come with a fortune) to leave with the most amazing memories. There are, really, different ways to own Vegas..... :)