I've had so many other photographers throughout the years step up to me and introduce themselves just to tell me that they admire my work, and I've had so many requests to have my images published, that I know what my peers think of me. Because they're not in the business, bridal couples haven't followed my work for years. Perhaps that accounts for my growing popularity in New York City. But the bottom line is if the bridal couple is looking for something artistic, something different and very documentary and special, I know that' s exactly what I can deliver. My wife and my mom already think I'm the best around, but as for me, I'll let my body of work speak for itself.
Many wedding photographers are very stiff and routine-like in the manner in which they photograph.
Yet, that's the exact approach many photographers use. The wedding day is an event, but they don't treat it as such, photographing a specific routine instead. They depend on the pose to make the picture, rather than the moment, or the action or the reaction. Some of them may achieve superlative technically correct photos, but too stiffly, without life in them. They look grim.