Huy Nguyen, the founder of Fearless Photographers, invited Jos to critique a series of select photos. Together Jos and Huy analyzed what qualities make these photos work and what can be done to make them better. Education among the Fearless Photographers community is one of the best ways to grow as a photographer.  Join in on the discussion here: Full Discussion – Fearless Critiques

The Worlds Best Wedding Photos team just announced the winners of “the 50 Best Engagement Photos Ever” and 2 of our photos were awarded.  Our two photos included one from our home town, Portland Oregon while the second one was captured in Paris, France. Taking quality time with engagement photos is so important to us because not only are we looking for the best light, composition, and moment but an experience that our couples will remember the rest of their lives. Be sure to see all the award winning photos, it’s worth the time.     

Fearless Photographers is always searching for ways to better photography. New ways to compose moments that help lead the eye right to the subject is one of our favorites. Checkout this recent article about how “framing the subject” helps direct our eyes into telling the best story possible. We are honored to see 2 of our photos among this collection.   

Fearless Photographers honored some of our most favorite subjects to capture on a wedding day: Mothers! The expression of a mother can tell the story all by itself. They’ve touched every part of their childs story from giving birth, nurtured the upbringing, to every small gesture of love that is SO powerful!  Mothers are a huge priority for us to capture on a wedding day. 4 of our photos were honored by Fearless Photographers for Mothers day, 2021, among an extraordinary collection of mothers at weddings photographs.   

The Worlds Best Wedding Photos wrote one of our favorite concepts: Seeing The Big Picture. As storytellers we are on the constant lookout for showcasing “the scene” with our couples easily seen in the photo. This along with capturing emotion is top priority.   

The team at DVLOP reached out to us to ask us to test drive their new editing tools called Mixology by TWO MANN studios.  They showcased 3 of our images in their lead blog post about these game-changing presets.

Check out these additional 17 unforgettable elopement locations. We are honored to have 3 of our elopement settings showcased among the best.  The Worlds Best Wedding Photos team always has their pulse on great ideas. 

Elopements are becoming increasingly popular. When done safely they offer a great solution to COVID and are incredibly intimate. With extra focus on just the two of you they are even more authentic and adventurous. Find the right photographers and location and you have a master plan. We are excited to be included among the best-recommended wedding photographers in the world. Read what The Worlds Best Wedding Photos team has to say about the best places in the world to elope.

During the pandemic we’ve been lucky to be part of a thriving community of photographers dedicated to learning and growing. Checkout how SLR Lounge has created solutions for intuitive, effective, and effortless Lightroom editing. We are honored to be SLR Lounge ambassadors and learning right along side with the best of the best. 

We are honored to have one of our creative “groom and groom” portraits recognized by Fearless Photographers in their collection of curated portraits reflecting “love is love.” See full collection in link below. 

Winter weddings are some of our favorite celebrations to capture. The weather always shows up as a “special character” and invites unexpected experiences. We are always ready for the adventure and fully embrace everything we are given without expectations. This approach has always told the best story. We love it! Read what The Worlds Best Wedding Photos has to say about it.

The story behind grandparents is almost always profound. As photographers we always make a priority to capture them in the story. Their character and depth are always filled with emotion and literally drive the feeling behind all weddings.  The Worlds Best Wedding photos just put together some wonderful words and a great collection of grandparent photos at weddings from all over the world. And they included one of ours. Take a moment, especially during this time with COVID.

Sunsets are some of our favorite times to capture color and mood. Here’s a shot we captured at the end of Laura and GM’s sailboat elopement in Chesapeake Bay, Maryland. The Worlds Best Wedding Photos have a lot to say about “the golden hour” along with many great examples.

We are always on the lookout for that last epic storytelling photo of the night. Here’s a circus wedding we photographed in Palm Springs at the Merv Griffin Estate shooting through the circus performers throwing flames. Click on the link below to see great photos captured through flames on a wedding day.

We have been analyzing thousands of good to great to outstanding photos for the Fearless Photographers Collection 57 contest. Studying hard-earned photographs always takes us on a grand odyssey and opens new ways of seeing. A balance of gut feelings combined with technical reasoning always unveils good conclusions. Thank you to Huy Nguyen for his dedicated leadership in the growing community of powerful storytelling photographers. We are excited about the final results.

Capturing great photos of the groom is one of our top priorities. There’s always a great story with all the action, laughter, and concentration. The Worlds Best Wedding Photos describes the importance of capturing unique groom photos for a complete wedding story and included one of our groom photos. 

The team at DVLOP have some of the best of the best LR presets on the planet. Checkout how their presets work on skies. We are thrilled they showcased our engagement portrait in Iceland. 

To grow or not to grow? Checkout how 12 photographers close the creative gap through constant learning.

At a wedding kids never really care about the fancy wedding, check out these funny photos from photographers all around the world on Boredpanda.

Everyone can have a great laugh while all of us are in quarantine. Check out these funny photos from photographers all around the world on Boredpanda.

The Fearless Photographers keeps the community engaged by continuing to share and critique photos. 3 of our photos were recently included in their Epic Portraits, 2 of our photos included in their Artistic Portraits, 1 in their Classic Portraits. Visit all of the amazing photographs in the gallery links below.  

DVLOP helps pull out the full potential of an image and keeps workflow consistent. Timing is of the essence and DVLOP keeps our photography thriving.

Blair with the Worlds Best Wedding Photos asked us about our way of seeing the world, our travels, how we got started and what keeps us inspired.

A brilliant topic: Joy. Life is short and beautiful, no time to waist without joy. Checkout what WBWP has to say about joy.

SLR Lounge interviewed us about how we are using the Visual Flow Preset System to speed up our Lightroom workflow. Visual Flow Presets are magic! 

Robert Kiener’s dove deep into interviewing us about how we strive to provide an experience for the couples we photograph.

A detailed interview about how we visualize, plan, compose and wait for a great moment. Greatness (if we are lucky) is sometimes really persistent in disguise. 

SLR Lounge continues to push the edge of educating the world about the best of the best photography. We are excited to be included in their recent article about how 20+ photographers share techniques about why Environmental Portrait Photography can be so powerful.

Looking for great locations to take engagement photos around Portland, Oregon? We took some time to write up twenty of our favorite engagement photography locations around Portland and why. Check it out.

Full Article: Best Engagement Photography Locations around Portland, Oregon

Educating ourselves with other photographers is hands down been the biggest game-changer for our photography business. Yesterday we had the priveledge of being interviewed in “How I Shot It” by the amazing Trevor Dayley with MagMod. The MagMod tools give us the freedom to capture photojournalistic wedding photography, our favorite style. Join us in this video and let us know all of your thoughts. Feedback is paramount. Learning is the best!

Full Article: “How I Shot It” – MagMod Interviews JOS & TREE