Our Creativity

Our goal is to document your wedding as it happens and capture those moments when people are themselves, wrapped up in the moment and not focusing on the camera. I have a documentary style, which is often referred to as photojournalism. While posed, formal shots are part of the wedding experience, there is much more required in order to capture your special day. While I appreciate photography as an art form, my approach is to get to know and understand the couple and what it is that you want. I want you to feel comfortable with me; like working with an old friend and try to keep things fun and relaxed. It is your big day, and it is all about you and the images must convey your individual personality, express the intimacy and emotion of the moment, and tell your unique and timeless story. The advantage to my style is that in the end, it provides a more natural collection of pictures that better capture the true emotions

Our Philosophy

Weddings, family reunions, or other events: they are special times to share with loved ones and to create memories that will last a lifetime. My goal is to tell your story with digital imagery, capturing your memories and preserving them forever. Often your photo collection is the only tangible item that remains to document all of the love and care, time, effort and expense that you have invested. I understand, from personal experience, just how important it is to find the right photographer. When my wife and I were engaged, we spent many weeks and hours planning all of the details so that everything would be just right. We wanted to be certain that we had an experienced photographer, and paid a professional a great sum of money to shoot our wedding. He had the best cameras and lenses that money could buy–but in the end, his photos did not tell the story of our day. The pictures, although of excellent quality, were not the ones we had specified, and the result was a mixed bag of seemingly impersonal photography.

Why AQPHOTOART!

When planning your big day, you have so many vendors to choose: photographer, videographer, florist, reception site, wedding attire, etc. I want to share a little bit on what differentiates me from other photographers. Perspective: We have a unique perspective given my diverse background including: photography, business management, and software engineering. Those with a photography-only background and are often times stuck in a certain mind set. Knowing the rules is one thing but what makes outstanding photography is sometimes breaking those rules. Technical accuracy is important, but most important of all is making certain that the bride and groom are satisfied with the final results. While we appreciate photography as an art form, our approach is to get to know and understand the couple (client) and what it is that you want. We want you to feel comfortable with us; like working with friends and try to keep things fun and relaxed. It is your big day, and it is all about you and the images must convey your individual personality, express the intimacy and emotion of the moment, and tell your unique and timeless.

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