Alexa, can you translate this photography language for me?

Something that I often forget when talking with clients is that they (most of the time) don't have the photography education that I do. This means that when I mention terms like photography styles, lighting, aperture, etc. they look at me like I am crazy. So today I am taking a quick dive into a description that you'll see all over my website and media - bright and vibrant lifestyle photographer.

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"Photography is an art,

there is no wrong way

to shoot or edit, but there

are many unique approaches"

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When asked to describe myself and who I am as a photographer and editor, bright and vibrant lifestyle covers that quite well. Let's break those terms down one by one. Bright in photography terms means that I looove natural light and prefer to keep my images bright as opposed to moody and dark. This makes a light, soft touch to my finished product.

Vibrant refers to my color work. I stay as true to color as possible in my images while also making sure they are colorful and have sharp contrast. I steer clear of making it look like a cartoon and just ensure that they beauty of the colors is showing. A popular style of editing right now is called moody and they tend to desaturate some colors for a dramatic pop of others. I don't think that this is the best approach for the image I want and would rather all of the colors be vibrant.

Lifestyle refers to the fact that I don't do studio portraits. I don't have backdrops, props, or flash or even an indoor space dedicated solely to my image work. I have absolutely nothing against photographers who work in studios, in fact, I envy that they can continue to work when it's storming, snowing, or grossly hot out. Personally, I just prefer to use nature, buildings, and life as my background and foreground for images.

Almost every photographer you come across will have a "style" and when you hire them, you will get images in their "style." It's important to know this so that you can hire a photographer whose images fit a style that you like! Photography is an art, there is no wrong way to shoot or edit, but there are many unique approaches. I hope this helped you understand what to expect from images from me :)

Until next time,