Authentic Wedding Photos Created with 35mm Film
Why film for your wedding?
Photography literally means "drawing with light." It is the projection of light from it’s source or reflection, onto a medium that captures the image in a moment of time. Originally, photography was done through a process of using a medium with light sensitive chemicals, mainly known as film. This process has a unique quality of authentically representing the captured image in a way that digital lacks. The image captured is preserved on film in a continuous form, that exists on it’s own. This the image is truly preserved in an authentic manner, unlike digital which simply creates a mathematical formula representing what was captured by the photographer with a digital camera. So film has a more fluid nature to how it 'draws' the image, and in this respect each film image is unique in how it represents the image, with grains of molecules, and the nature of the chemicals used, and how they individually react with the light as it strikes the film. Film, in a word, is poetry, a less precise, but more organic way to preserve a moment, much the way our mind remembers moments from our past. In this way, film is nostalgia.
While that description is rather philosophical, it has practical implications in the final product that one gets in the process of creating photographs. The quality of the final image is determined in part by the process, and so whether film or digital is the medium matters in what the character of the final displayed images is. This isn’t an argument intended to say one or the other way is better, but to suggest there is a difference.
For those who want to experience the authentic medium of film, and the resulting qualities that give the final image it’s unique value and impact, Robert Welch now offers his expertise and over 35 years of experience creating photographs with film for your wedding.
This is a service that will be specifically planned for your wedding, through a consultation process, to ensure the right approach is used to maximize the unique properties of film and get the results that will provide you with those special images that are created to embody the emotions and beauty of your own personal day. This isn’t just about what camera and film is used, it’s about the experience of creating memories that you will treasure, capturing the beginning of your new life with your partner, and what this special day means for both of you in the form of blessed memories captured in artful, unique ways.
Early in his life, Robert Welch learned the art of photography by studing the work of original film masters like Ansel Adams, the landscape master, and Henri Cartier-Bresson, the original decisive moment life photographer. He will bring this experience and knowledge to your wedding through his renewed service of taking photographs with film at selected moments during your special day. The specific parts of the wedding day and photos taken with film will be determined through consultation with you around your unique preferences, wedding plans and situations, with Robert guiding you on how to achieve the results you are wanting for your personal enjoyment.
For the discerning lover of beautiful photographs that express the full range and subtleties of your wedding, let Robert Welch be your creator of the authentic moments and memories expressing the beauty of the moment you start your own family life afresh.
