They say that “beauty is in the eye of the beholder.”
SO BEHOLD THIS.
Hello everyone.
I’m Johnny.
When I was around 13 or 14 (late 90s), my grandfather let me use his brand new digital camera on a road trip through the Berkshires. I filled both memory cards, and was forced to immediately start deleting photos to make room for better ones. I rationed my way through the trip, trying to select my favorites. I was immediately hooked. Throughout high school, I shot for the yearbook, for my friends in bands, and for myself, pretty much every single day. Now, after over 25 years, what started as a childhood hobby has become everything to me.
My mission and commitment to you as your photographer is to apply my skill, creative mind, and decades of experience to your wedding; not just your wedding day, but the journey from the proposal, all the way until I hear “Dancing Queen”. I’ve become proficient across a wide range of photographic and editing styles, in order to better serve the needs and preferences of every couple who finds me. I will work with you to tell the story of your love by creating exciting, tangible memories to recall years from now; not just looking at pretty poses, but seeing your real, genuine love on display and in motion. Sometimes even slow motion.
I know that planning a wedding is not for the faint of heart, and hopefully by now you’re at the very least intrigued. I should mention that laughter and joking while I work is an absolute must, because when everyone’s comfortable and at ease, I do my best work.
You might also wonder about my logo,
the Ghost.
To represent my body of work, I wanted something that encapsulated the experience my couples have when they have me shoot their wedding. The concept of using a ghost for that was born from a text that a bride sent me after seeing her final wedding album.
”Every time I turned around and didn’t see you, I felt like you were missing a good photo, but somehow you got EVERY MOMENT and so many that I wasn’t even aware were happening. You were like a ghost - but not in a bad way!! You were just everywhere.”
More couples began to say similar things, and I realized how much fun I was having - how much I loved it. How lucky I am to work alongside love, and to create art that sparks fond memories - to capture joy. This is without a doubt the dopest job of all time. And I love it.
”You were just everywhere” is the kind of praise that I aspire to be worthy of.
Prepare to meet the most hilarious photographer you’ve never heard of.
Holyoke, Massachusetts is my home, but I'm happy to travel anywhere to take your picture.
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