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Annoucing Charleston Wedding Photographer Richard Ellis Photography

I’ve been slow posting the last few months as I’ve been very busy as I’ve branched out and have been shooting photojournalism documentary style weddings here in Charleston, SC and throughout the southeast since the spring. Verdict, I love it. As a photojournalist and travel photographer I’ve spent most of my working life looking down at wedding photographers – guys with tacky tuxedo shirts and huge flash guns that looked like potato mashers! Well times have changed and thanks to guys like my buddy Greg Gibson the wedding photography game has been transformed into some of the best photography available. I can honestly say that some of the best photography done today is done by wedding photographers and the tops are they guys who spent their life shooting editorial and have translated those skills developed shooting wars, riots, presidents and celebrities to the wedding photography scene.

What I’ve learned the past 9 months shooting weddings is they are tough. It’s very, very hard work to do it right and be great at it. A wedding in many ways is like a marathon for photojournalists. You start documenting the beginning of the day with the Bride & Groom getting ready and then shoot portraits, the ceremony, more portraits, captured moments, family photos, reception, toasts, dancing, eating and often more craziness than you can imagine. A good wedding mixes the best of portraiture, landscape, documentary, photojournalism, happy snapping, action, emotion and often conflict all in one assignment. It takes a lot of work and when you are done you feel great about what you shot and how happy it makes everyone. Finally the best part of shooting a wedding is you are welcomed and wanted. Most of my life as a photojournalist was spent ruining people’s days or witnessing events everyone wishes never happened. It’s nice to be wanted.

Some of my latest wedding images: