29/03/2026
//Guitars, are well, - "perfectly acceptable " - lol //
If you place a Gibson Les Paul guitar in my hands and pass me a plectrum - I may just about be able to strum something resembling a tune - the cat may wince though !
If you gave that same guitar to a proper musical they would make it sing and soar to amazing heights - whether thats an Ed Sheeran, an Eric "The God" Clapton, a Jimmy "two fret" Page, or even a Noel "alright our kid" Gallagher.
These legends have spent decades perfecting their craft, making their mistakes early on before the cat stopped being forgiving :).
Give a camera to most people and put it on Automatic mode, and they will take a "perfectly acceptable" photo as these days digital cameras are super computers that make decisions in an instant.
Perfectly acceptable is NOT how you want your wedding photos to look like is it ? Thats why, many surveys quote around 45% of couples being unhappy with their wedding photos.
In todays image, I absolutely love the way how Simon, twirls Victoria round and the shadow that her dress makes on the lawn and of course, the sun star.
Having images that couples fall in love with, and then want to invest in massive prints and in their hallway, or living room is why I shoot manual, and always gives a me a buzz.
Unfortunately, if you put a camera onto automatic, then super computers will not really understand art. light, context and emotion well enough to ever beat a human.
These are the building blocks of imagery and bringing all this together so you as a Bride, or a Groom, actually makes you feel something and be taken back to that moment in an instant.
That, imho, is one of the keys to mastering ones craft- namely seeing a image that wasn't there, then executing it with a simple suggestion.
Let me know if you agree, or not ?
