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Point of View: How to make every photo more interesting
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NEWS
The News this Week
Are we getting a Canon R6mkiii already? Voices are heating up that next week Canon will announce an update to their most popular mirrorless camera with a R6 mark iii.
$3000 wedding photos that shocked Reddit. “Probably better photos if I had strapped a GoPro to my dog” These wedding photos shocked everyone. See this Youtube review to see them all, and this article to see how photographers came to the rescue.
Disconnected. Love My Dress found Annabel weighs in on the overwhelm that many wedding vendors are feeling about the industry right now. “The line between inspiration and aspiration has blurred. Content feels less relevant and more unrealistic.” Dive in here to read her whole essay.
Top 30 in the world? Another top 30 list, this time the top photographers worldwide from The Wed - do you agree? And who’s missing? Let us know.
J.Crew’s AI backlash. This week the internet blew up over J.Crews new campaign that featured Ai generated models, clothes, everything. See this reel for more. Or the original article exposing it all here, and how a little digging into the details of the images, reveals all. People are wising up, you heavy generative users.
Daily Cameras. Lifestyle photographer Samuel Elkins jumps into the world of daily cameras, with some excellent recs for wedding photographers looking for a personal, fun, but serious camera.
Instagram, Finally. After years of requests, Instagram has finally released an official iPad app for Instagram.
Becca Bloom’s Wedding of course. Like it or not this wedding is getting a lot of people talking. Here’s a gushing review, and here’s a take that says it is all fake. (hint: it’s just generative remove). Whatever your view, here’s Jose Villa’s favourites from the day. Incredible as always.
THE BIG IDEA
👉 Point of View: How to make every photo more interesting
Images: johndolanphotog and theferros
If you are ever feeling lost on a wedding day, like you are stuck just taking photos OF things, without a perspective or vision… today we have a simple but game changing thought to add into your mix.
Shoot your shot from someones’s point of view (POV). A guest. The groom. The waitstaff. The bride. Someone who’s actually there.
Stop documenting from the outside, and step into someones shoes. Ask yourself, how does this moment look for them? Go stand beside them, behind them, and capture it from their perspective.
All of a sudden your image has a voice, a perspective, a story. It has LAYERS.
So how could this look on a wedding day?? Give us examples they say!!
Here we go:
Images: joelandjustyna and haute.weddings
⬆️ The Grooms POV.
A classic, obvious almost, moment for this. The moment is all about the groom seeing the bride for the first time. Why not try show it from his POV? It’s not just a photo OF her coming down the aisle, it’s the moment he sees her.
Subtly move around from behind him and back around to the side to capture his face too. WINS.
Images: siempreweddings and haute.weddings
⬆️ An alternative POV.
To change things up try seeing things from the perspective of a musician, or the wait staff. Get behind the champagne pour and have it your FOREGROUND. Let it frame your image and lead the eye. How about a guitar?
Images: haute.weddings and hanguyenphoto
⬆️ The guests.
If you feel like your speech photos are boring, sit at a table like a guest. Shoot it from their perspective. Again, pop a head or two into the foreground of your photo and you have perspective. STORY.
Images: grainysoulphotos and nicole__plett
It’s about adding layers.
Incase you haven’t noticed by now, this is a super simple yet effective hack. Add a layer into your foreground. A head, someone’s back, a wine glass. Add a layer to a photo and you instant have, a point of view.
LENSEL PRO
We host a workshop every month
Every month in Lensel Pro you get to be a part of industry leading workshops from the very best.
September we have Daniel Knight Harris, the film master, teaching on “Mastering Film in 2026.”
October we have the one and only Anni Graham teaching on “The Cohesive Wedding” and how to think about shooting multi day weddings.
November we have the biggest announcement ever to make - coming soon we promise.
Come join.
INSPO THIS WEEK
⬇️ In love with these honest, real moments instead of portraits before the ceremony from Zara Staples.
⬇️ A little focus on the other characters around on a wedding day. Love this image that includes the wait staff.
⬇️ Holly Clark, bringing back the POP in this first image. Casually while the rest of the post is a masterclass in clean, natural tones, and real moments.
Till next week,
