{"id":7202,"date":"2016-12-05T07:50:15","date_gmt":"2016-12-05T06:50:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gerthuygaerts.com\/?p=7202"},"modified":"2016-12-05T07:50:15","modified_gmt":"2016-12-05T06:50:15","slug":"wedding-photographer-feel-happy-make-happy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gerthuygaerts.com\/index.php\/2016\/12\/wedding-photographer-feel-happy-make-happy\/","title":{"rendered":"Stepping up as a wedding photographer, aiming for the moon."},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s almost time to say goodbye to 2016, what makes it a good moment to sit back and look back on what happened in my life as a wedding photographer. \u00a0 Again it has been a rollercoaster of emotions and events which got me at the most beautiful places among the most amazing people I could ever imagine. \u00a0On thing however, which started out a few years ago, finally fell into it’s place.<\/p>\n

People who have been following me and my work for the past years, might have noticed something about the look of my images.\u00a0 It has been changing a bit during the past three years.<\/p>\n

For me it was a next step in the growing process of my passion for photography.\u00a0 Three years ago I decided on going back to film photography for all my professional assignments.\u00a0 I was already shooting film again for my personal work, but I felt like I needed to take another step in the right direction.\u00a0 That is why I decided at the beginning of the 2015 season to take the big leap and leave digital photography for what it was.<\/p>\n

\"huwelijksfotograaf\"<\/p>\n

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I hear and see many people talking about \u201cshooting film\u201d as it must have something cool into these words, but that wasn\u2019t the fact for me.\u00a0 I knew the medium, it\u2019s just a medium as digital photography is, since I was at photography school many years ago.\u00a0 So to me it wasn\u2019t about being the cool kid on the block\u2026 no I wanted to go back to where I started out.<\/p>\n

\"wedding<\/p>\n

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I had been struggling in my digital work with finding the right \u201clook\u201d for my images and delivering consistent work, consulting people and getting different answers every time again.\u00a0 And when I was like \u201cOK\u201d with my editing, it still didn\u2019t feel like it were \u201cmy\u201d images\u2026\u00a0 it were digital images with someone-else\u2019s filter applied to it.\u00a0 So I wasn\u2019t really happy with that, which made it hard to me to believe I could make my clients happy with my work.<\/p>\n

As stepping up as a photographer to me also meant giving my clients the best possible result, the move to film only felt better. \u00a0The colours and softness that film images give me, are the perfect fit for the dreamy and romantic style my clients love.\u00a0 The unique feel every image delivers is just the extra little bit to treat my clients the best way possible.<\/p>\n

Then there was also the item\u00a0“time”\u2026\u00a0 I only have one life (unfortunately) and I want to live it as good as possible for my clients and myself.\u00a0 Being able to spend more time in networking with other wedding professionals, getting into education, finding better products for my clients\u00a0and\u00a0travelling around different countries to shoot the most gorgeous weddings all added to the value I can offer now.\u00a0 This wouldn\u2019t have been possible spending hours and days behind my computer struggling with the editing of my digital images and feeling unhappy with the result.<\/p>\n

\"provence<\/p>\n

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Agreed, it didn\u2019t make my life as a wedding photographer\u00a0more comfortable in the beginning, you just don\u2019t see an \u201cinstant result\u201d.\u00a0 But after shooting for years, building up experience, you just know what you\u2019re doing and you know it will look excellent!\u00a0 You just can feel how a certain type of film will react with a certain kind of light\u2026 \u00a0the perfect way you like it.<\/p>\n

Reflect, get back to the essence of the story and deliver the images that bring your clients to tears of joy.<\/p>\n

\"huwelijksfotograaf\"<\/p>\n

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I\u2019m at the point now that I feel confident in saying I can handle the majority of circumstances for my weddings, getting the result I feel happy with.\u00a0 Feeling happy to make other people happy.<\/p>\n

Now, is a film image better than a digital image?\u00a0 No, I don\u2019t think so\u2026\u00a0 but I found my voice in film and that\u2019s how I would love to tell my wedding stories.\u00a0 It slowed me down, got me thinking about how to shoot my frames, made my work more consistent, lifting myself and my images to a higher level.<\/p>\n

One of my friends recently told me: “you gotta aim for the moon\u2026 and even when you miss, you\u2019ll find yourself a star!” \u00a0And he was right, why settle for less if you can get the best out of it? \u00a0You clients only deserve the best!<\/p>\n

Feeling good in what I\u2019m doing\u2026\u00a0 it\u2019s not a \u201cjob\u201d, it\u2019s a passion. \u00a0And I would love to share that passion with you for the following years.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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