20 years 100% Satisfaction

Its over 20 years now since I did my first wedding and I still have 100% satisfied customers.
Believe it or not Wedding Photography is one of the hardest things to get right consistantly. The venue, weather/lighting and subjects are never the same. The only thing that never changes is the fact that I'm there to capture that one day perfectly.
I received a lovely text message from a couple last night and although short, it once again gave me such satisfaction that I have never had one unhappy customer. The fact is that they are not only happy but full of excitement about how good their wedding photography is. I also get the usual great feedback of the guests from the wedding. Most of the time they think I am also a guest. Thats always been my aim, to blend in with everyone else. That enables me to capture the really good stuff. Even the posed pictures, you can see everyone is natural and relaxed. Its like even when I'm doing this portrait side of things that I'm still somehow off the radar.
You would think that with my track record and the skills I have that everyone would know about me. (I'm starting to sound like a big head here!!) That when every couple comes to decide on a wedding photogapher the first name that pops into their head is Paul Reid. This really isnt the case. I have never been big on advertising and marketing.  I've always been a speakeasy kind of thing. You do get almost a cult status when you work the way I do. This I think has also been part of the appeal for many couples who have booked me. Word of mouth has always been where the majority of my work has came from.
The rest are people lucky enough to have stumbled accross me on Google. (Talk about blowing my own trumpet!!)
I will leave you with the text I recieved last night. Short and sweet!!

Paul these are absolutely amazing.
I am totally gob smacked at how perfect they are.
Thank you so so so so much

Last minute bookings

I am recieving a lot of last minute bookings this year. I say last minute but I class within 6 months of the wedding date last minute. Sadly in most cases I am already booked by a couple who got their date in a year or more ago. However if you are lucky enough to be having your wedding on one of the odd dates that I do have available, I am offering a large discount on these late bookings.
Thats great for couples who want a premium wedding photographer like myself at such a low price.
So if you are getting married this year and you still dont have a photographer, just get in touch and cross your fingers. You never know, your luck may be in and I may still be available.

Following in my Footsteps?

My 8 year old daughter took these photos of me. I think she did a great job!!

Shhhh

Although I've posted a lot of the photos from this series I couldn't resist this one!

Dear Photograph Revisited

I decided to revisit the Dear Photo site that initially filled me full of sheer depression. I thought I would try to get to the bottom of why it had such an effect on me. After spending a good while going through the various photo's and words, I realised that it was actually my own sentimentality of the past. Some photos like the one shown here show a once carefree childhood and provoke thoughts of people and experiences now gone forever. I think it's the contrast between most of the photos between what was then and what is now. I tend to try not to look back and celebrate the past or I may risk immense nostalgia and slump into some kind of depression due to the fact there's nothing in the world that could bring those times back again..
I'm sure this wouldn't be the case but I'd rather not look back and think that those times were the best days of my life. I'd rather enjoy now whilst looking to the future. These are the best days of my life right now!
I contradict this all completely even today by the fact I take lots of photographs capturing memories. And in 10 years time I'll refrain from looking back at them for exactly the same reason.

She Loves that stupid cat!

Memories

I don't really know how I feel about the website below. It mainly made me feel sad to a point where I had to just stop looking at it.
I find it in fact extremely depressing to re-visit the past in this way. To hold a photograph up that captured laughter against exactly the same location years later where laughter is no longer heard.
Like going to a fairground when the fair has left and all remains are empty toffee apple wrappers floating around in the wind.
Maybe I'm just getting soft! See what you think.


http://dearphotograph.com/