For wedding photographers
The photographer’s journal
Practical notes on light, shadow, golden hour and weather, for photographers who like to know where the sun will be before they arrive.
25 October 2026 · 6 min read
Scouting the light at a wedding venue before you have seen it
Most of us meet a new venue on the morning of the wedding. Here is how to know where the light will fall, and where it will not, weeks before you arrive.
Read25 October 2026 · 7 min read
The timeline conversation: helping couples build their day around the light
The best portraits of the day are usually decided months earlier, when the couple chooses a ceremony time. A short, well-timed conversation is the most valuable thing you can offer.
Read25 October 2026 · 6 min read
Rain plans that reassure: using weather history in client consultations
Every couple asks what the weather will be like. Nobody can tell them. But you can tell them what it has been like, on their date, at their venue, for the last thirty years.
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