The Professional wedding photographer

The Professional Wedding photographer

Looking for a professional wedding photographer? Hit enter. This is how the Google hunt for wedding suppliers starts.

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Being a professional full time wedding photographer for 15 years already I’ve been always looking at this subject from the other side. Now I’ll step in your shoes and we together will discover something new about your wedding, that I’m sure you haven’t been aware of.

So, again: Looking for a professional wedding photographer? you hit the search button and start digging deep in the top results. Before to continue let me share with you some facts:

– a 10 years old statistic – the full time professional wedding photographers out there is only 4%
– the wedding photographers disappointment rate is 90% (true! Just open that bridal blogs and forums and you’ll see)
– so, if you’re lucky you have the 10% chance to book a real professional photographer. Are you going to test your luck for once-in-lifetime event?
– in the last 2 years many established professional wedding photographers closed down, which automatically makes the percentage less than 4%

The truth is, the digital technology evolved quickly and many enthusiasts having no knowledge in photography became wedding photographers. Seriously, close your eyes and throw a stone. The chance to hit a wedding photographer is very big. As big as your wish to stone him after your wedding. Jokes aside.

Let me share my story. I got a nasty flu just a week before a client’s wedding. All my trusty colleagues were booked for the day and I had to search for a wedding photographer. I typed:

Recommended wedding photographer London

One of the results caught my eyes. Not so many but nice photos. Same gear as mine, all expensive lenses and tools. Nice looking website. I found my photographer and booked him for the day. Gave him the schedule and all instructions. The gut feeling though didn’t grant me any peace and I decided to pop in as a second photographer, to capture the documentary stuff. Thanks Goodness I did it. Only 120 out of 800 of his photos were so so acceptable. All the rest were my photos.

What if I didn’t go? If I fell in the trap as a professional wedding photographer with experience, what would be the chance for you to book him and many like him? My advise is, there is no good and cheap. If the price is too good, run away. Like many others, after the wedding you’ll email me: Peter you were right! So what? Are you going to make another wedding? If I was given £1 every time I hear this I would be rich now.

Our wedding photographer was very good, highly recommend

This is what you’ll see if you post on Facebook goops: recommend a wedding photographer. Once of a sudden you understand that all your friends have a wedding photographer friend. Now is the time for you to throw the stone. My advice:

– Don’t rely on your friends taste. You may have different vision as everyone is different and every wedding is different.
– Meet the photographer in person if you can and take a look some whole weddings and albums. Everyone can make a highlights selection. You need consistent good quality photos during the whole day. Some “photographers” can’t work with flash, another with available light. Ask for different photos from different parts of the day. Take a look at the albums. Do your eye go fluent from page to page or zig zagging all over the page? You’ll either enjoy your album for life or zigzag it for life.
– The photographer’s personality is important
– Ask questions. I like fussy clients and I’m happy when they ask questions as this is a very important day, isn’t it?
– Take a look at the photographer’s other stuff. Why? Because the profession wedding photographer as such is totally wrong. If someone has entered photography as a wedding photographer and haven’t evolved further, believe me you can expect much. You can’t expect creativity and passion, and it doesn’t matter that this guy is 50 years on the market. Photographer is a friend with light. Creativity should be a trend in all the portfolio not just in the wedding photos. The right term should be – a professional photographer who shoots weddings. Makes more sense.

Now you’re more educated and ready to take right decisions.

Feel welcome to browse our portfolio. We’ll be happy to meet you and assist with your requirements. Also, we’re happy to recommend other professional photographers in London, across UK and internationally.

Jewish wedding photographer

Your Simcha, Jewish Wedding photographer and videographer London

Welcome to the best Jewish wedding photography & storytelling videography company in London. My name is Peter Rosen-Lane, director of Peter Lane Photography, London based photography and videography company.

Shortly, how we started our Simcha department 5 years ago. I was invited to shoot and film a Simcha event and I had a meeting booked with the client. Very wealthy and picky client with an amazing house in a good Jewish community area. He was very straight forward: “Peter, how can I trust you? I asked around friends, neighbours, the synagogue and nobody knows who Peter Lane is. We know Chiko, Daniel Morris, Ezra and nothing about you.” Well, I said, you have eyes and you see what I do, you either like or dislike it. Then he said, “for us photography is very important and we can trust Jewish wedding photographers and videographers, proven and experienced Simcha professionals, I like what I see but still difficult to trust you and book you. If they were not booked already we wouldn’t take this meeting”. Nothing I can help with, I replied. And then he stood up, “Peter to be honest I can’t book you but as our Simcha coordinator Dan said: “I guarantee for Peter with my life”, I’ve never heard of someone to guarantees with his life, especially in our community. I said, me neither! That was the BEST recommendation I’ve ever had. He shook my hand and prepaid immediately.

Highly recommended Jewish wedding photographer and videographer

On the day, Dan came to me and said: “this client is very very fussy, if he likes you you’ll have plenty of work, but if not happy the whole community will know that. After his first son Bar Mitzvah I was pre-booked for the younger one and got 19 referrals for next year.” It was a great Bar Mitzvah party, really huge and fancy. Lasers, production, decoration, fancy Central London event venue … We ended with about 3000 photos and everything was filtered, edited and delivered to the client 2 days after the party.

I was in the parents house with Dan, celebrating his dad’s birthday and at 11pm I got 3 messages in a sequence. I saw the name and I thought. So late messages in a raw he is not happy. I said, Dan, you open it. He read it and smiled. Peter, this is it! This is what we live for. The client is over the moon. First message was all possible ways to say Thank you in English. Second: “Peter, you and your team are another league, better than anyone. The whole family is so happy that we can’t express with words.” Third message: “If your are free for that date (3 years in advance) mark it as booked for both photo and video. I know how hard is to find professional photographers and videographers and I want to be sure that you’ll be the one. If already booked we’ll choose another day.” Dan added “they booked me too”. That was so awesome!

Jewish wedding photographer near me – Hendon, Finchley, Borehamwood, Edgware, Hampstead

Next year they refer to me a number of Jewish wedding and Bar Mitzvah clients. Now we’re one of the most recommended Jewish photographers and Jewish video production company in London. We also serve Manchester, New York and abroad. Most of our clients live in Borehamwood, Finchley, Barnet, Hampstead, Hendon, Edgware.

Planning a Jewish wedding, Bar Mitzvah (portfolio here), Brit Milah or any other event feel free to contact us. We have 3 photography and videography teams as our top one is often booked for about 2 years in advance and other do a lot of short notice Simcha.

Here on this page an example of our Jewish wedding portfolio.

Jewish wedding videographer near me – Hendon, Finchley, Borehamwood, Edgware, Hampstead

Also you can find examples of cinematic edit Bar Mitzvah and Jewish wedding videography. We offer high-end Jewish wedding video production and excellent professional Jewish wedding videographers.

Jewish Wedding Cinematic videography by Peter Lane Studios

As you know photographers and videographers are cats and dog, everyone fights for the best shot, vantage point, etc. We solve the problem by organizing everything in-house, so you’ll get same style photography and video. We know how to compliment each other and we deliver more than you can expect. Please take a look at our dedicate videography page for more videos, info and pricing.

Tewinbury Farm Hotel, Jewish Wedding cinematic highlights

Jewish Wedding at Quaglino’s, London cinematic highlights

We don’t have big or small clients, big or small weddings because we love them all and we’re driven by passion and inspiration. Our Digital collection clients are as happy as our full day all inclusive Premium Collection ones. Our attitude is always the same however our services differ, so please choose the one that fits your needs and budget the most. Collections are customisable depends on week/weekend, season/off-season, timing, your choice of products and services and of course your wishes.

Here on this page you’ll see two types Photography Collections – Premium (all inclusive) and Standard (or Digital). Please take a look the difference and knowing what’s included will be the base of our meeting discussion.

Can’t wait to hear your story!

For those of you who need wedding photography and cinematic wedding videography under one roof, yes we can do it all for you with greatest pleasure.

Premium Collections – book your meeting:

covered personally by Peter Lane together with a trained assistant, or a second photographer. You’ll benefit by more than 13 years of international experience and Peter’s ability to creatively blend fashion, fine-art and documentary to capture all aspects of your Big Day.
the best Italian hand made wedding albums coming with hundreds of options – paper types, covers (materials and colours), sleeves and boxes, etc. to match your theme and preferences.
it’s a huge difference when the photographer knows how to shoot with the album in mind, designing the page while shooting.
your unique album will be designed by professional magazine designers and retouched by professional fashion magazine retouchers, which is a huge difference between “one man business” albums.
whole day coverage.
a beautiful private online gallery to share photos with your friends and help them find and print the photo they want and the media they want – canvas, frames, T-shirt, iPhone covers, etc.
fastest in UK delivery of all your thousands of images – only 2 days after the wedding while people still have hangover and fresh memories, so you can show the social media that your wedding has been magnificent, not dark, pixelated and blurry 🙂
Home Use rights of all photos in hi-res, edited, print ready. You’ll get thousands of nice photos not hundreds and you can print them wherever you want, they are yours!
fastest in UK album delivery, speed light fast!
unique and amazing online album proofing experience, you don’t have to describe the photos to be changed, swapped, enlarged, removed, etc. anymore because we’ll see the same what you see as if we share one computer.
your album retouching is the same quality as the fashion magazines and even better.
you won’t be posed but directed instead because we teach our brides how to pose for great results months before the wedding day.
you’ll be spoiled and surprised because we like happy clients!
you’ll get more than you can imagine.

Isn’t it all that AWESOME? And that’s not all 🙂

Standard Collection – From £1600:

time based
digital files (no albums or prints included)
standard for UK just better quality. Our trained photographers are happy to prove their creativity with every new wedding.
digital files edited in hi-res
online private gallery
all extras like albums, photographers, retouching, etc. can be purchased A-La-Carte
get in touch for more info or book a meeting

Fine art wedding photography

Artistic, Creative and Fine Art wedding photography

Luxury, Elegant and Timeless are our favorite words to describe Fine-art wedding photography. As a Fine art wedding photographer London, I take pride of not only capturing moments of the wedding day, but also every detail that have taken so much planning.

A wedding is one of the most magical days. A celebration of love, commitment, and emotion. As one of the best Wedding photographers in London we are tasked with documenting the festivities for decades to come.

Sometimes the best way to capture such a day is by thinking outside of the box. This is where fine art photography fills the gap for those that want their day to be represented with more story to it.

Hiring a professional Fine art wedding photographer

Fine art wedding photographers London capture images that are intended to be appreciated as art, not just a documentation of the event. Many artistic wedding photographers are putting a great care into the detail of the scene.
Artistic inclination stems from unique composition, new perspectives, and having a strong storytelling element in the photographs. As much of fine art is about the artist as it is about the subject of the photograph.

Shallow depth of field, pastel colours and ethereal beauty.
Fine art plays into wedding photography wonderfully. It goes beyond displaying the subject. It expresses the emotion and feeling behind it all.

Documentary wedding photography

A great documentary wedding photographer can capture all the little moments that you didn’t even see on the day itself.
One of the clear advantages of the documentary wedding photography is the capture of emotion. The documentary photographs are never planned. These are the moments you don’t remember and they are often one of the most powerful.

A reportage wedding photographer approach should allow you to look back on the story, and see it unfold exactly as you remembered. A true faithful record. The moments are authentic, they are real. They may bring a tear to your eye as you remember.

Hiring a professional Documentary wedding photographer

Documentary wedding photographer London tells the story of your day, in a genuine unobtrusive way. Your best wedding photographer London will capture those fleeting moments that maybe a small handful of people saw and that’s what makes it so beautiful.

Spontaneous, natural pictures which tell the story of your day without posing or intervention. And for us as a professional wedding photographers London is important to get to the end of the day, having been as invisible as possible. And for people to wonder if there was even a photographer there at all.

Documentary Wedding Photography London captures the heart and soul of your wedding day.

Leez Priory wedding photography

Leez Priory Wedding Photographer

It was an absolute honor to capture the wedding of Danielle & Tony at Leez Priory and to be recognised as the Best Essex Wedding Photographer. Leez Priory, situated to the North of Chelmsford is a wonderful venue to get married, probably one of the most unique wedding venues in Essex.

I was thrilled to be their Leez Priory wedding photographer.

Hire a Top wedding photographer Essex

The wedding day is the most cherished and auspicious event for every couple getting married. It’s the most precious and emotional day. Our wedding photography Essex team will capture all candid and documentary mementos, so you can feel the same excitement and happiness in the future years.

Make sure you book your wedding photographer at the first move. During the wedding season getting the best photographer available for your wedding date is not that easy.

Le Meridien Piccadilly Wedding Photographer

It was an absolute honor to be picked as Top London Wedding Photographer for Elizabeth and Estaban’s wedding.
They had found a perfect venue to host their gorgeous Greek / Columbian wedding and I was thrilled to be their best Le Meridien Piccadilly wedding photographer.
Le Meridien Picadilly is a wonderful wedding venue. Your wedding guests are going to be blown away when they walk in! Is a truly amazing place to celebrate your wedding day with your nearest and dearest family and friends.

Your wedding is one of the most important days of your life. You need a good wedding photographer who can document it and not miss the small details. Make sure you hire an experienced wedding photographer in London.

As one of the best wedding photographers in London we know how to capture the special atmosphere of your Big Day.