Wedding photographers in Auckland

—Whose works made an impact on you as a wedding photographer?

—Marcus Bell in Australia & Mike Hill in New Zealand

—Are there tendencies in wedding photography?

—There are trends in wedding photography, but don't blindly following and chasing trends. Create your own.

—How do you improve your photography skills?

—View, learn and be inspired from others work, including photographs, paintings, films/movies, even television or magazine advertisements. Learn from others successes and failures. Don’t just enjoy viewing great work, but those average ones and specially those failed ones. By picking mistakes out from others, I learnt how to avoid the same mistakes in my work, or to try out the same mistake in different ways.

—What makes you continue shooting?

—The mind of pursuing the excellence is a huge motivation to myself to continue taking pictures. I believe everyone can do better today than yesterday, yet tomorrow will be another day for us to do something better than today.

—What are the key elements that make a photo attractive?

—The most important components of a good photo are good composition , great sense and showcase of perspective as well as able to capture the moments and atmosphere.

—Imagine that you can travel back in time. What would you do differently?

—Everything apart from being my parents' son, apart from being my wife's husband, and apart from being my son's dad.

—Do you like travelling?

—I love travelling, and there are so many places I have never visited.

—What key message are you trying to convey with your pictures?

—My photographs are no the best, and they will never be.

—What is absolutely unacceptable when taking photos?

—I don't know about others, but I never drink and shoot.

—Imagine aliens come to our planet. You are the first human they meet. What would you tell them?

—Say Cheese! (and snap a photo for them)

—Do you look good in pictures?

—No, I'm not photogenic.

—Give some advice to a wedding photographer who is a beginner.

—Assist at a wedding. Be a natural open spy, learn, notice, smile!

—What makes wedding photography different from other photography genres?

—The Moment! You can't afford to miss a moment of a tear on grandparents cheek, of a first dance, smile, kiss. You need to watch this movie of love and capture every moment!

—How do you deal with criticism?

—It really depends on who is criticising really, and what those critics are about. I'll definitely take it on board if it comes from an experienced and respected in the field photographer. Everything else, in my opinion, is a matter of taste.

—Do you hate anyone or anything? Who or what?

—I don't use the word 'hate'. It has strong negative energy about it. I prefer not to like or strongly being disagree with something. Definitely not to hate.

—What key message are you trying to convey with your pictures?

—Im learning something new with every photoshoot, be it editing technique, peoples personalities, working with different weather conditions.

—Do you believe in the superstition that a photo replicates the soul of the pictured person?

—No, when different people look at the portrait/photo they all see whats inside their heads, not what actually is in that subject's eyes.

—Whom can you name as a person/people not deserving respect?

—No one. We all human, and it's very easy to judge, but very hard to understand the reasons of unfavourable behaviour of others.

—Do you believe in the traditional gender roles?

—I do, depends how traditional we are talking about. But I agree that man is stronger and woman is prettier :)

—Do you shoot wedding photos only?

—No, but I keep my photography around people and emotions. I do loads of product photography as well.

—Whom can you name as people you respect and admire most?

—My parents and grandparents. For giving me life and helping me become a person I am today!

—What makes you continue shooting?

—Hunger for creating. When I don't shoot for a while I start vividly dreaming about it.

—When are you totally satisfied with the results of your work?

—When I leave the photoshoot and start going through pictures right in the car.

—Imagine aliens come to our planet. You are the first human they meet. What would you tell them?

—To make humans being unable to ever feel hate, greed and jealousy.

—Imagine that you can travel back in time. What would you do differently?

—Nothing. I learnt a lot from my mistakes and successes.

—Cats or dogs?

—Cats, fluffy, gently, sometimes moody, but cats :)

—Do you believe in life after wedding?

—Real meaning of life for me starts after wedding.

—If you have a chance to shoot a movie, what genre will you choose?

—Drama/Adventure, something like Castaway.

—What side of you do you never show to the public?

—Anger, though I rarely am.

—In your opinion, should your parents have been more or less strict to you as a child?

—They were just right!

—What would you have preferred to learn before becoming a photographer?

—Psychology.

—Life is great thanks to:

—Love