#ianweldon

[galerieprints]

Coming soon ・・・ Interior, Dunston Social Club, Gateshead- 2019 by Ian Weldon #ianweldon #documentary photography #interiorphotography #architecturephotography #workingmensclub #socialclub #gateshead #dunston https://www.instagram.com/p/CMmrriksjl2/?igshid=mxropgdhdl5p

[jordicervera]

‘Ama Fuerte’. Space Ibz, Spain 15. Really honoured and grateful to be featured at @outerfocuspodcast ’s 19 Calendar beside such amazing masters as @martinparrstudio @nikiboonphoto @goncalodelgado @ianjweldon @davidjcarol @stevenbollmanphotography @pedrovilelaphoto @parisvisone . Thanks ✨ Link 👇🏾🖤 ••• #Repost @outerfocuspodcast ・・・ Available now! The 2019 Outerfocus calendar featuring photographs from some of the world’s best photographers. We asked some of out guests from 2018 to contribute a photograph to our fundraising calendar, and we were blown away with the response. Martin Parr, David Carol, Niki Boon and Steven Bollman to name but a few are supporting what we do, and that’s truly amazing! Here’s your chance to have an awesome photograph to look at each month, and support the podcast. 
Buy them for your photography friends, they’ll love you for it. We’d also like to thank all of listeners for your support, kind words, and donations in 2018. Long may it continue.

All the best, friends! x Link in bio. #ianweldon #outerfocus #podcast #fundraiser #photographycalendar #streetphotography #2019calendar #documentaryphotography (at Ibiza, Spain) https://www.instagram.com/p/BrgBGygB0oI/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=ljq8rv46ocl7

[bradleyhanson]

For the past few weeks, UK photographer Ian Weldon and I have been working on a podcast called Outerfocus that focuses on photographic history and current photography rather than merely equipment. Each week, we discuss a historic photographer with a current photographer. Episode 1 is up and new shows will be posted every Wednesday. Like the Outerfocus page to see the links to listen, and you can find the podcast on iTunes. The Facebook page will have links, information and photographs referenced in each episode. @ianjweldon @iamnotaweddingphotographer @bradleyhansonphotography @outerfocuspodcast #outerfocus #ianweldon #bradleyhanson #photography #podcast

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A British Photographer Takes Honest Wedding Photos, and You Might Regret You Didn’t Invite Him to Your Celebration

Ian Weldon says that he is not a wedding photographer, but a person who takes photos of ceremonies without any untruths. You won’t see brides and grooms posing, the fake smiles of relatives, or guests who are all doing the same poses in his photos. Weldon prefers other types of photos: awkward dancing, the preparatory bustle, kids making funny faces, and the newlyweds trying to finally eat something. They all look natural, funny, and a little bit crazy. Today Ian is invited by people from around the world in order to capture one of the happiest days of their life. We at Bright Side like this alternative take on wedding photography a lot and we tried to choose Ian’s brightest and liveliest works. Sometimes preparing for the ceremony can be as interesting as the wedding itself.

www.ianweldon.com   View this post on Instagram   Martin Parr @martinparrstudio presents this very special episode of Outerfocus. Yes, you read that right. With my exhibition, I Am Not A Wedding Photographer, opening today - 26th June 2019 - we thought it fitting I be interviewed for an episode of Outerfocus. And, as @martinparrfdn are hosting the exhibition and have co-published my book with @rrbphotobooks we thought it fitting Martin be the host. Link in bio at @outerfocuspodcast While I was in Bristol last week installing the exhibition (mostly pointing and drinking tea) we sat down and discussed how the work came about. I wasn’t nervous at all. For your listening pleasure, Outerfocus presents - Martin Parr in conversation with, Ian Weldon. The exhibition, I Am Not A Wedding Photographer runs at the Foundation from 16th June to 10th August 2019 . Visit the Martin Parr Foundation, Bristol - Wednesday to Saturday, 11am to 6pm - to see the first exhibition of Wedding Photography in the UK within an art photography context. SaveTheDate / 16 JUL 2019 join the Martin Parr Foundation, Bristol, for I Am Not A Wedding Photographer, the Wedding Party! The event will be held at the Foundation on 16 JUL from 6.30pm, and is sponsored by our friends and neighbours Lost and Grounded Brewers. The evening will include a cake, wedding music, and maybe even a first dance with Ian Weldon and MartinParr. Dress code - we’ll be wearing our wedding attire, please join us. If you would like to attend the wedding party please RSVP to info@martinparrfoundation.org before 12 JUL 2019. #ianweldon #outerfocuspodcast #photographypodcast #iamnotaweddingphotographer #documentaryphotography #martinparr #martinparrfoundation #weddingphotography #wedding #photographyexhibition #photographyhistory A post shared by Ian Weldon (@ianjweldon) on Jun 26, 2019 at 2:58am PDT   View this post on Instagram   #ianweldon #wedding #hairandmakeup A post shared by Ian Weldon (@ianjweldon) on Nov 27, 2018 at 1:43pm PST   View this post on Instagram   #ianweldon #wedding A post shared by Ian Weldon (@ianjweldon) on Oct 10, 2018 at 3:39am PDT

A wedding always has a wide range of emotions from happiness to a slight sadness.

  View this post on Instagram   #ianweldon #wedding #dancing A post shared by Ian Weldon (@ianjweldon) on Nov 27, 2018 at 7:33am PST   View this post on Instagram   #ianweldon #wedding #gran #ninetynine A post shared by Ian Weldon (@ianjweldon) on Nov 12, 2018 at 9:06am PST   View this post on Instagram   #ianweldon #wedding #lager #groomsmen #shades A post shared by Ian Weldon (@ianjweldon) on Jan 15, 2019 at 7:45am PST Ian calls his working method “democratic photography” and says that each person and object is important in every frame.   View this post on Instagram   9am refreshments 🍻 #ianweldon #iamnotaweddingphotographer #stellaartois #wedding #groomsmen #groom #weddingprep A post shared by Ian Weldon (@ianjweldon) on Sep 4, 2018 at 3:34am PDT   View this post on Instagram   #ianweldon #wedding #morningprep #tidy A post shared by Ian Weldon (@ianjweldon) on Feb 20, 2019 at 9:54am PST Instead of the standard group shots, where everyone stands in one row, the photographer takes spontaneous shots and documents everything.   View this post on Instagram   The next exhibition at the Martin Parr Foundation (@martinparrfdn) will be I Am Not A Wedding Photographer, on display 26 JUN to 10 AUG 2019. The Foundation and Ian Weldon – photographer and author of the @outerfocuspodcast – present the first exhibition of wedding photography in the UK within an art photography context. On 16th July 2019 join us for the, I Am Not A Wedding Photographer - the Wedding Party. Think first dance, wedding cake… More details to follow shortly……. #ianweldon #iamnotaweddingphotographer #martinparr #martinparrfoundation #bristol #weddingphotography #wedding #documentaryphotography #groupshot #buffet A post shared by Ian Weldon (@ianjweldon) on Jun 7, 2019 at 1:54am PDT   View this post on Instagram   Pow! Right in the kisser. #ianweldon #iamnotaweddingphotographer #wedding #confetti A post shared by Ian Weldon (@ianjweldon) on Sep 16, 2018 at 8:43am PDT   View this post on Instagram   #ianweldon #wedding #speeches A post shared by Ian Weldon (@ianjweldon) on Jan 7, 2019 at 12:43pm PST Many moments get lost in the whirlpool of events, but nothing stays unnoticed thanks to Ian.   View this post on Instagram   A photograph a day for a week from a selected wedding. Some unseen and maybe even some wedding-y photographs. Week 5 - Megan & Richard, Durham 2019 #ianweldon #wedding #bride #groom #weddingphotographer #weddingphotographerdurham #iamnotaweddingphotographer #martinparr #martinparrfoundation #photographyexhibition #documentaryphotography A post shared by Ian Weldon (@ianjweldon) on Jul 13, 2019 at 3:36am PDT   View this post on Instagram   #ianweldon #wedding #bridesmaid #flowergirl A post shared by Ian Weldon (@ianjweldon) on Dec 26, 2018 at 1:57am PST   View this post on Instagram   #ianweldon #wedding #bride #groom #weddingceremony #church A post shared by Ian Weldon (@ianjweldon) on Feb 25, 2019 at 1:27am PST   View this post on Instagram   Rock n Roll night, The Clav, Dunston - 05/2019 #ianweldon #documentaryphotography #downtheclub #gateshead #workingmensclub #rocknroll A post shared by Ian Weldon (@ianjweldon) on May 26, 2019 at 7:58am PDT Kids make photos especially nice and funny.

View this post on Instagram A photograph every day for a week from a selected wedding. Some unseen and maybe even some wedding-y kind of photographs. Week-2, Claire & Sam. North Yorkshire 2015 #ianweldon #weddingphotography #iamnotaweddingphotographer #bride #groom #wedding #richmond #northyorkshire #yorkshirewedding #martinparr #martinparrfoundation A post shared by Ian Weldon (@ianjweldon) on Jun 24, 2019 at 1:04am PDT View this post on Instagram #ianweldon #wedding #weddingreception A post shared by Ian Weldon (@ianjweldon) on Jan 21, 2019 at 5:08am PST View this post on Instagram #ianweldon #wedding #weddingprep #stare #food #breakfast A post shared by Ian Weldon (@ianjweldon) on Feb 26, 2019 at 5:34am PST View this post on Instagram #ianweldon #wedding A post shared by Ian Weldon (@ianjweldon) on Dec 20, 2018 at 12:04am PST Of course, brides do too. View this post on Instagram A photograph every day for a week from a selected wedding. Some unseen and maybe even some wedding-y kind of photographs. 🤷🏼‍♂️ Week 1 - Nat & Tim, London 2016. #ianweldon #wedding #weddingceremony #bride #groom #londonwedding #weddingpreps #weddingcake A post shared by Ian Weldon (@ianjweldon) on Jun 20, 2019 at 7:03am PDT View this post on Instagram #ianweldon #bride #wedding #veil A post shared by Ian Weldon (@ianjweldon) on Jan 16, 2019 at 3:16am PST View this post on Instagram A photograph every day for a week from a selected wedding. Some unseen and maybe even some wedding-y kind of photographs. 🤷🏼‍♂️ Week 1 - Nat & Tim, London 2016. #ianweldon #wedding #weddingceremony #bride #groom #londonwedding #weddingpreps A post shared by Ian Weldon (@ianjweldon) on Jun 19, 2019 at 1:15am PDT View this post on Instagram A photograph every day for a week from a selected wedding. Some unseen and maybe even some wedding-y kind of photographs. 🤷🏼‍♂️ Week 1 - Nat & Tim, London 2016. #ianweldon #wedding #weddingceremony #bride #groom #londonwedding #weddingpreps A post shared by Ian Weldon (@ianjweldon) on Jun 19, 2019 at 1:15am PDT Celebrations can be pretty tiring, and some of the guests get really exhausted. Why not capture these emotions too? View this post on Instagram A photograph every day for a week from a selected wedding. Some unseen and maybe even some wedding-y kind of photographs. Week-3, Theresa & Fillipo, Naples - 2017 #ianweldon #weddingphotography #iamnotaweddingphotographer #bride #groom #wedding #italy #naples #italywedding #italianwedding #martinparr #martinparrfoundation A post shared by Ian Weldon (@ianjweldon) on Jul 4, 2019 at 12:59am PDT View this post on Instagram #ianweldon #wedding A post shared by Ian Weldon (@ianjweldon) on Dec 21, 2018 at 5:48am PST That’s the photographer himself. Recently he had an exhibition called ‘I Am Not A Wedding Photographer’ at the Martin Parr Foundation in London. He has also published a book with the same name, published by RRB Photobooks. View this post on Instagram Just to remind myself that I’m always watching #ianweldon #onlyiphone #hotel #mirrorselfie A post shared by Ian Weldon (@ianjweldon) on May 6, 2018 at 2:45am PDT Read the full article

[ianweldon]

group shots, don’t be a dick about it.

If the bride and groom, on their day, don't want any group shots, who am I to tell them otherwise.

I recently observed a conversation in a Wedding Photography Facebook Group. It wasn’t pretty. 

The question was asked - ‘I have a wedding next weekend and the couple don’t want any group shots, what do I do?’

Not fucking group shots, that’s what!

The comments ranged from ridiculous to even more ridiculous, with wedding photographers insisting that they tell the couple that they must have them as it’s an essential part of a wedding. 

‘They’ll regret it if they don’t, you’ll get the blame!’ 

And the pièce de résistance, ‘The group photos are the fist ones that people share on Facebook when someone dies’! Ha hahahahhahahahahahah.

When did wedding photographers become so arrogant that they think they know what’s best?

When did wedding photographers become so disillusioned that they think only their photographs, on that day, matter?

It’s like no one will have taken a photograph of Granny Smith in her life, and today is the only chance.  And what does it matter, when all is said and done, if there isn’t a photograph of Granny Smith stood beside Uncle Harry. Fuck all, that’s what it matters.

Tradition seems to override logic, and the ego of the photographer takes control of the situation. Guys, it’s not the 1920’s anymore, people own cameras, it’s thing now.

Don’t get me wrong, if my clients request some group shots I’ll quite happily oblige, but if they want every combination of family member and guest, I’m not the photographer for them. If they don’t want any at all I’m certainly not going to force an outdated viewpoint down their throat and demand that they do. Just to keep my ego happy.

I’m not even going to get started with photographs of rings on a bible or a dress hanging up in a tree….

[jordicervera]

#Repost @jordicerverabw ・・・ Really honoured and grateful to be featured at @outerfocuspodcast ’s 19 Calendar beside such amazing masters as @martinparrstudio @nikiboonphoto @goncalodelgado @ianjweldon @davidjcarol @stevenbollmanphotography @pedrovilelaphoto @parisvisone . Thanks ✨ Link 👇🏾🖤 ・・・ Available now! The 2019 Outerfocus calendar featuring photographs from some of the world’s best photographers. We asked some of out guests from 2018 to contribute a photograph to our fundraising calendar, and we were blown away with the response. Martin Parr, David Carol, Niki Boon and Steven Bollman to name but a few are supporting what we do, and that’s truly amazing! Here’s your chance to have an awesome photograph to look at each month, and support the podcast. 
Buy them for your photography friends, they’ll love you for it. We’d also like to thank all of listeners for your support, kind words, and donations in 2018. Long may it continue.

All the best, friends! x Link in bio. #ianweldon #outerfocus #podcast #fundraiser #photographycalendar #streetphotography #documentaryphotography https://www.instagram.com/p/Bq7qoz8lIEt/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=bq4uafec4oc

[jordicervera]

Really honoured and grateful to be featured at @outerfocuspodcast ’s 19 Calendar beside such amazing masters as @martinparrstudio @nikiboonphoto @goncalodelgado @ianjweldon @davidjcarol @stevenbollmanphotography @pedrovilelaphoto @parisvisone . Thanks ✨ Link 👇🏾🖤 ••• #Repost @outerfocuspodcast ・・・ Available now! The 2019 Outerfocus calendar featuring photographs from some of the world’s best photographers. We asked some of out guests from 2018 to contribute a photograph to our fundraising calendar, and we were blown away with the response. Martin Parr, David Carol, Niki Boon and Steven Bollman to name but a few are supporting what we do, and that’s truly amazing! Here’s your chance to have an awesome photograph to look at each month, and support the podcast. 
Buy them for your photography friends, they’ll love you for it. We’d also like to thank all of listeners for your support, kind words, and donations in 2018. Long may it continue.

All the best, friends! x Link in bio. #ianweldon #outerfocus #podcast #fundraiser #photographycalendar #streetphotography #documentaryphotography https://www.instagram.com/p/Bq7qLHIhMhT/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1s8sqt1yxv2fe

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A British Photographer Takes Honest Wedding Photos, and You Might Regret You Didn’t Invite Him to Your Celebration

Ian Weldon says that he is not a wedding photographer, but a person who takes photos of ceremonies without any untruths. You won’t see brides and grooms posing, the fake smiles of relatives, or guests who are all doing the same poses in his photos. Weldon prefers other types of photos: awkward dancing, the preparatory bustle, kids making funny faces, and the newlyweds trying to finally eat something. They all look natural, funny, and a little bit crazy. Today Ian is invited by people from around the world in order to capture one of the happiest days of their life. We at Bright Side like this alternative take on wedding photography a lot and we tried to choose Ian’s brightest and liveliest works. Sometimes preparing for the ceremony can be as interesting as the wedding itself.

www.ianweldon.com   View this post on Instagram   Martin Parr @martinparrstudio presents this very special episode of Outerfocus. Yes, you read that right. With my exhibition, I Am Not A Wedding Photographer, opening today - 26th June 2019 - we thought it fitting I be interviewed for an episode of Outerfocus. And, as @martinparrfdn are hosting the exhibition and have co-published my book with @rrbphotobooks we thought it fitting Martin be the host. Link in bio at @outerfocuspodcast While I was in Bristol last week installing the exhibition (mostly pointing and drinking tea) we sat down and discussed how the work came about. I wasn’t nervous at all. For your listening pleasure, Outerfocus presents - Martin Parr in conversation with, Ian Weldon. The exhibition, I Am Not A Wedding Photographer runs at the Foundation from 16th June to 10th August 2019 . Visit the Martin Parr Foundation, Bristol - Wednesday to Saturday, 11am to 6pm - to see the first exhibition of Wedding Photography in the UK within an art photography context. SaveTheDate / 16 JUL 2019 join the Martin Parr Foundation, Bristol, for I Am Not A Wedding Photographer, the Wedding Party! The event will be held at the Foundation on 16 JUL from 6.30pm, and is sponsored by our friends and neighbours Lost and Grounded Brewers. The evening will include a cake, wedding music, and maybe even a first dance with Ian Weldon and MartinParr. Dress code - we’ll be wearing our wedding attire, please join us. If you would like to attend the wedding party please RSVP to info@martinparrfoundation.org before 12 JUL 2019. #ianweldon #outerfocuspodcast #photographypodcast #iamnotaweddingphotographer #documentaryphotography #martinparr #martinparrfoundation #weddingphotography #wedding #photographyexhibition #photographyhistory A post shared by Ian Weldon (@ianjweldon) on Jun 26, 2019 at 2:58am PDT   View this post on Instagram   #ianweldon #wedding #hairandmakeup A post shared by Ian Weldon (@ianjweldon) on Nov 27, 2018 at 1:43pm PST   View this post on Instagram   #ianweldon #wedding A post shared by Ian Weldon (@ianjweldon) on Oct 10, 2018 at 3:39am PDT

A wedding always has a wide range of emotions from happiness to a slight sadness.

  View this post on Instagram   #ianweldon #wedding #dancing A post shared by Ian Weldon (@ianjweldon) on Nov 27, 2018 at 7:33am PST   View this post on Instagram   #ianweldon #wedding #gran #ninetynine A post shared by Ian Weldon (@ianjweldon) on Nov 12, 2018 at 9:06am PST   View this post on Instagram   #ianweldon #wedding #lager #groomsmen #shades A post shared by Ian Weldon (@ianjweldon) on Jan 15, 2019 at 7:45am PST Ian calls his working method “democratic photography” and says that each person and object is important in every frame.   View this post on Instagram   9am refreshments 🍻 #ianweldon #iamnotaweddingphotographer #stellaartois #wedding #groomsmen #groom #weddingprep A post shared by Ian Weldon (@ianjweldon) on Sep 4, 2018 at 3:34am PDT   View this post on Instagram   #ianweldon #wedding #morningprep #tidy A post shared by Ian Weldon (@ianjweldon) on Feb 20, 2019 at 9:54am PST Instead of the standard group shots, where everyone stands in one row, the photographer takes spontaneous shots and documents everything.   View this post on Instagram   The next exhibition at the Martin Parr Foundation (@martinparrfdn) will be I Am Not A Wedding Photographer, on display 26 JUN to 10 AUG 2019. The Foundation and Ian Weldon – photographer and author of the @outerfocuspodcast – present the first exhibition of wedding photography in the UK within an art photography context. On 16th July 2019 join us for the, I Am Not A Wedding Photographer - the Wedding Party. Think first dance, wedding cake… More details to follow shortly……. #ianweldon #iamnotaweddingphotographer #martinparr #martinparrfoundation #bristol #weddingphotography #wedding #documentaryphotography #groupshot #buffet A post shared by Ian Weldon (@ianjweldon) on Jun 7, 2019 at 1:54am PDT   View this post on Instagram   Pow! Right in the kisser. #ianweldon #iamnotaweddingphotographer #wedding #confetti A post shared by Ian Weldon (@ianjweldon) on Sep 16, 2018 at 8:43am PDT   View this post on Instagram   #ianweldon #wedding #speeches A post shared by Ian Weldon (@ianjweldon) on Jan 7, 2019 at 12:43pm PST Many moments get lost in the whirlpool of events, but nothing stays unnoticed thanks to Ian.   View this post on Instagram   A photograph a day for a week from a selected wedding. Some unseen and maybe even some wedding-y photographs. Week 5 - Megan & Richard, Durham 2019 #ianweldon #wedding #bride #groom #weddingphotographer #weddingphotographerdurham #iamnotaweddingphotographer #martinparr #martinparrfoundation #photographyexhibition #documentaryphotography A post shared by Ian Weldon (@ianjweldon) on Jul 13, 2019 at 3:36am PDT   View this post on Instagram   #ianweldon #wedding #bridesmaid #flowergirl A post shared by Ian Weldon (@ianjweldon) on Dec 26, 2018 at 1:57am PST   View this post on Instagram   #ianweldon #wedding #bride #groom #weddingceremony #church A post shared by Ian Weldon (@ianjweldon) on Feb 25, 2019 at 1:27am PST   View this post on Instagram   Rock n Roll night, The Clav, Dunston - 05/2019 #ianweldon #documentaryphotography #downtheclub #gateshead #workingmensclub #rocknroll A post shared by Ian Weldon (@ianjweldon) on May 26, 2019 at 7:58am PDT Kids make photos especially nice and funny.

View this post on Instagram A photograph every day for a week from a selected wedding. Some unseen and maybe even some wedding-y kind of photographs. Week-2, Claire & Sam. North Yorkshire 2015 #ianweldon #weddingphotography #iamnotaweddingphotographer #bride #groom #wedding #richmond #northyorkshire #yorkshirewedding #martinparr #martinparrfoundation A post shared by Ian Weldon (@ianjweldon) on Jun 24, 2019 at 1:04am PDT View this post on Instagram #ianweldon #wedding #weddingreception A post shared by Ian Weldon (@ianjweldon) on Jan 21, 2019 at 5:08am PST View this post on Instagram #ianweldon #wedding #weddingprep #stare #food #breakfast A post shared by Ian Weldon (@ianjweldon) on Feb 26, 2019 at 5:34am PST View this post on Instagram #ianweldon #wedding A post shared by Ian Weldon (@ianjweldon) on Dec 20, 2018 at 12:04am PST Of course, brides do too. View this post on Instagram A photograph every day for a week from a selected wedding. Some unseen and maybe even some wedding-y kind of photographs. 🤷🏼‍♂️ Week 1 - Nat & Tim, London 2016. #ianweldon #wedding #weddingceremony #bride #groom #londonwedding #weddingpreps #weddingcake A post shared by Ian Weldon (@ianjweldon) on Jun 20, 2019 at 7:03am PDT View this post on Instagram #ianweldon #bride #wedding #veil A post shared by Ian Weldon (@ianjweldon) on Jan 16, 2019 at 3:16am PST View this post on Instagram A photograph every day for a week from a selected wedding. Some unseen and maybe even some wedding-y kind of photographs. 🤷🏼‍♂️ Week 1 - Nat & Tim, London 2016. #ianweldon #wedding #weddingceremony #bride #groom #londonwedding #weddingpreps A post shared by Ian Weldon (@ianjweldon) on Jun 19, 2019 at 1:15am PDT View this post on Instagram A photograph every day for a week from a selected wedding. Some unseen and maybe even some wedding-y kind of photographs. 🤷🏼‍♂️ Week 1 - Nat & Tim, London 2016. #ianweldon #wedding #weddingceremony #bride #groom #londonwedding #weddingpreps A post shared by Ian Weldon (@ianjweldon) on Jun 19, 2019 at 1:15am PDT Celebrations can be pretty tiring, and some of the guests get really exhausted. Why not capture these emotions too? View this post on Instagram A photograph every day for a week from a selected wedding. Some unseen and maybe even some wedding-y kind of photographs. Week-3, Theresa & Fillipo, Naples - 2017 #ianweldon #weddingphotography #iamnotaweddingphotographer #bride #groom #wedding #italy #naples #italywedding #italianwedding #martinparr #martinparrfoundation A post shared by Ian Weldon (@ianjweldon) on Jul 4, 2019 at 12:59am PDT View this post on Instagram #ianweldon #wedding A post shared by Ian Weldon (@ianjweldon) on Dec 21, 2018 at 5:48am PST That’s the photographer himself. Recently he had an exhibition called ‘I Am Not A Wedding Photographer’ at the Martin Parr Foundation in London. He has also published a book with the same name, published by RRB Photobooks. View this post on Instagram Just to remind myself that I’m always watching #ianweldon #onlyiphone #hotel #mirrorselfie A post shared by Ian Weldon (@ianjweldon) on May 6, 2018 at 2:45am PDT Read the full article

[jordicervera]

🖤👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾 #Repost @outerfocuspodcast ・・・ Only 8 days left to purchase the World Famous Outerfocus Calendar! 12 photographs from some of the worlds best photographers - @nikiboonphoto @martinparrstudio @davidjcarol @gisele.duprez @parisvisone @camneville @jordicerveraph @cedrusk @f8kym @goncalodelgado @stevenbollmanphotography @pedrovilelaphoto #ianweldon #podcast #documentaryphotography #streetphotography #weddingphotography #photography #musicphotography #magnumphotos (at Berlin, Germany) https://www.instagram.com/p/BrxNUqZhlkt/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=i6a2qp7nbc1c

[ianweldon]

a modern landscape

[ianweldon]

pfft!

there’s always something dreary and inconsequential happening in photography news, and yesterday was no exception. i’m sure that i only follow certain blogs so i can get angry about stuff.

i mean, i really don't care that a photographer dressed his dog up or a father/ photographer makes his baby into a super hero or blah blah blah....

blogs don't give a shit about what they are telling you, they just want eyes on their page and happily regurgitate the same old shit that everyone else is blogging about.

onto yesterdays BIG story:

wedding photographer does the most amazing thing ever! 

‘i bet he didn’t’ was my original thought. and i was right.

what he did, was to present the wedding album to the couple on the evening of their wedding day. WOW! cried the sheep that follow, and BRILLIANT! and RAD!

erm.......pfft!

as a wedding photographer i personally and painstakingly select every image that is presented to my clients. i have to, it’s my work and it’s about the photography!  

each image is given the attention that it deserves and processed the way i believe it should look. images are set aside for up to two weeks and then re evaluated to ensure that i’ve made the right choices and that they, as a whole, tell the story of the wedding day. not just how it looks, but how it feels.

the couple then make their final selections for their album, which is then designed by me, proofs sent, amendments made (maybe 4-5 times) to make sure its exactly how it should be, including the couple in the process.

to have a team of people do all of that work with no input from the couple is unimaginative, disconnected, a PR stunt, formulated, not what photography is about, stale, emotionless crap.

well done for removing anything personal in the creation of you sister in law’s wedding photographs and final album.

i can’t believe people fall for this kind of thing. 

lets all rejoice, the emperor has new clothes!

[ianweldon]

i don't like weddings, i’m not too keen on wedding photographers either. most (that i’ve met) have been quite literally, full of shit. their work is substandard and just because they have a bazillion followers and are shooting 70 weddings a year it doesn’t make them good.

‘but look how popular i am’! 

look how popular mcdonalds is you moron, and justin beiber! 

and by not liking weddings i mean the standard, off the shelf, i have to do this because it’s what i think i have to do weddings. come on, it’s not the 16th century it’s 2015, do what the fuck you want!

for me it’s never been about weddings, it’s always been about the photography.

www.ianweldon.com

[ianweldon]

really??????

a makeup artist at a wedding today,

‘some photographers really annoy me, i do the makeup and hair and they never seem to capture it how i want. i mean, i rely on them to supply me images for my website. i need them for my business’

as she’s doing the brides makeup,

‘when i’m done, your photographer will be taking loads of pictures of your hair and make up, it’s important that you get them shots. i hardly got ant from my photographer and i was really disappointed’

she goes on,

‘i did this once, i did that once, blah blah blah...........’

what the fuck is it with some people? why do they think it’s their right to have free images?

i will happily pass along a couple of images to hair & makeup people, if they’re nice and genuine and not a dick. don’t try and manipulate the situation and your bride into getting free images, i have a very strong bull shit detector and don't suffer fools. 

so you, will be getting nothing from me other than my sincere disapproval if anyone mentions that are thinking of using you. well done for being a dick.

lots of love,

ian 

[ianweldon]

i was out walking my dog and saw this. it gave me a headache 

[ianweldon]

the make it great setting

there's still an argument surrounding photography as to wether or not it's art, and i can see why. no other art form has a make it great setting, and when i say great I mean ok. 

musicians, painters, sculptors, dancers, world champions etc. all have to work hard, be dedicated and give up so much to become great. hours upon hours of study and practice, but with photography there's a setting. a setting that can, from the outside, make you look like you know what you're doing. a setting that can make your photographs look great, ish. 

 unfortunately, most people can't tell the difference.

[ianweldon]

wedding fair/magazine companies

right, just a little something i need to get off my chest.

i was working with a wedding fair company a while back, for about a year, and here’s how it went:

i was looking too exhibit at a couple of local wedding fairs to cut down on my usual miles away weddings, so i contacted a few event companies. most of whom gave me the cold shoulder because they’d never heard of me (DO YOU KNOW WHO I AM!) and had their preferred cliques. 

one responded in a friendly and enthusiastic manner so i decided to give them a go. 

all was well, they seemed to be quite new to the industry and wanted, it seemed, to do things a little differently. hurrah!

as time went on i was asked if id like to get involved in their styled shoots for their magazine as they loved my work. ok, that’s not really my thing, but if they wanted to do things a little differently, i’m in!

their new magazine was being put together and i was asked for my input, i was given a column, of sorts, and i was featured. 

‘great’ i hear you say. well, to the tune of £300 or so. hmmmm

the magazine, 10,000 copies, was distributed. full of my images from the styled shoots, me, about me, and some of my portfolio. great!

as time went on i did a couple more wedding fairs for the same company, where i took some photographs for their promotion. i also did another styled shoot. i had meetings with the owner to discuss the future or the magazine and how it could be different from the rest, where i gave my input and advice.

now, heres the thing.

from the styled shoots, everyone involved got something from me. the magazine had a feature and a catalogue of images to be used in the future, the suppliers were given images to use in their portfolio and advertising, and everyone got my time and expertise. 

what did i get?  fuck all that’s what. 

when discussing the next issue of the magazine the issue of price came up for me to have a featured shoot & advert in it. i mentioned that, from the last 10,000 magazines i had received bugger all interest, nothing, zilch. 

i was informed that i had booked a wedding from one of the models used. whoopee fucking doo! a wedding. like i wouldn’t have survived had i not worked for free.

each shoot involved me being there for the day, figuring out lighting set ups, directing people, making images that were, I'm my opinion, better than anything else that they had ever had, processing those images, formatting those images, and putting all of my acquired  knowledge and understanding of photography into someone else business. not to mention travel costs. and again, what did i get from this? fuck all that’s what.

so, price for me to be involved again ....oooh, maybe £350, or more depending on the final production costs. waaaaaaaaaaaaattttt!

i was told that for this to work, everyone had to chip in, help with the magazine to promote the wedding fairs so people would come to them and make everyone successful. 

you’ve already had £1000′s of pounds worth of my time and expertise, and i’m getting nothing, absolutely nothing. fuck that.

i’m not in the business of keeping your business afloat. 

why can’t people see that there has to be some give and take, or it just doesn’t work, and why do people think that photography is free? i was prepared to be part of something, to help make the wedding industry better, and to do that i was prepared to give up a couple of days of my time. i could have been shown the same kind of courtesy.

needless to say, the magazine and company are still doing the usual, same as everyone else nonsense that is just happy to plod along and follow popular trends blindly. 

well done for doing fuck all apart from piss me off!

lots of love,

ian