Tuesday, February 27, 2007
KIRSTEN & TIM
Congratulations to Kirsten and Tim, who were married on February 25th in Fletcher, NC. Their ceremony was held at the Fletcher SDA Church with a reception following at the Lelia Patterson Center. We wish them the very best!
Tuesday, February 20, 2007
A FEW OF MY FAVORITES
I've been busy sorting through images for our new website (which should be up in the next week or two) and wanted to share some of my favorites from 2006. Christobal has been getting too much love on the blog, so it's time for some Kathleen pics. :)
Friday, February 9, 2007
FEATURED IN WEDPIX MAGAZINE
Christobal was interviewed for the latest edition of WedPix Magazine, an online publication of the Wedding Photojournalist Association (WPJA) discussing purism in wedding photojouranlism, an interesting topic for those of us who started our careers as journalists. Below is an excerpt:
WEDDING PHOTOJOURNALISM PURISM
How pure are you? When it comes to wedding photojournalism, purism is a good thing, which is why the WPJA strives to recognize and award purists.
Yet purism isn’t some religion; it’s about results.
So what is pure wedding photojournalism, and how does it impact the pursuit of good shots, as well as “giving the clients what they want”? We solicited expert perspectives from three successful WPJA members—all acclaimed contest winners who came to wedding photography with photojournalism backgrounds.
BEING A TRUE BELIEVER
During his 15 years as a Pulitzer Prize nominated photojournalist, Christobal Perez worked on staff for the Houston Chronicle, The News and Observer in Raleigh, NC and the Shreveport Times. Now he covers weddings with his wife Kathleen (also a WPJA member) at Azul Photography in Raleigh, NC.
“I approach weddings in the same way I used to approach my assignments at a newspaper,” he says. “I don’t direct, I don’t tell people what to do. I’m there to observe and absorb the environment and document it as it is. Just like you don’t want to lie to the public when you publish an image in the paper, I don’t want to do that at a wedding.”
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WEDDING PHOTOJOURNALISM PURISM
How pure are you? When it comes to wedding photojournalism, purism is a good thing, which is why the WPJA strives to recognize and award purists.
Yet purism isn’t some religion; it’s about results.
So what is pure wedding photojournalism, and how does it impact the pursuit of good shots, as well as “giving the clients what they want”? We solicited expert perspectives from three successful WPJA members—all acclaimed contest winners who came to wedding photography with photojournalism backgrounds.
BEING A TRUE BELIEVER
During his 15 years as a Pulitzer Prize nominated photojournalist, Christobal Perez worked on staff for the Houston Chronicle, The News and Observer in Raleigh, NC and the Shreveport Times. Now he covers weddings with his wife Kathleen (also a WPJA member) at Azul Photography in Raleigh, NC.
“I approach weddings in the same way I used to approach my assignments at a newspaper,” he says. “I don’t direct, I don’t tell people what to do. I’m there to observe and absorb the environment and document it as it is. Just like you don’t want to lie to the public when you publish an image in the paper, I don’t want to do that at a wedding.”
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