ISPWP Member Spotlight - Marcelo Damiani, Uruguay

How did you get your start and why did you chose wedding photography as a career?

I have worked for another photographer and then I have not wanted to do more weddings in my life. Until I changed my mind when I started talking to a great friend of mine, I also photographer and we associated. I saw the possibility of making a more personal and emotional type of photography. I decided to make weddings because it is always a challenge that is changing.

 How would you describe your style of photography?

The style of my photography is personal and unique. I do not think there is the same way of photographing everyone. You have to know the best you can to the couple and generate a bond of affinity and trust. I like to excite my clients, and to see themselves reflected in each photograph.

What are your top tips for brides to help them get great photos on their wedding day?

In my opinion it is best to achieve a relationship of complicity and trust with the photographer. Have fun, get loose and above all forget that the photographer is there.
It's a very special day, every detail was planned for a long time, that day is to live with intensity, the photographer only has to document your happiness in each moment.

What do you do for fun when you're not shooting weddings?

Enjoy my recent paternity. Play guitar, travel and meet friends.

 What kinds of weddings do you love to photograph?

I like weddings where the couple and the guests get excited and enjoy without being aware of me. When everything happens naturally and I can move without being seen. No matter the place, it matters the intensity of how people live it.

 What (or who) inspires you?

It inspires me to see the work of other colleagues, learn from people in different areas of life, the challenge to progress.

 What's your favorite part of the wedding day to photograph?

Weddings are very varied and have many moments. The ceremony through which everything else happens. It is the most emotive and that is why I choose it.

What advice would you give a bride who is looking for a wedding photographer?

That the bride identifies with the photos she saw of the photographer and can establish a good relationship and trust.
It is important to ask how he works at the wedding.
The bride should feel comfortable with the person who takes care of her memories and who will be present for a long time at her side.

How important is it to hire an experienced wedding photographer?

siempre va a haber contratiempos y problemas a solucionar. Pero eso nunca debe decir el fotografo a la pareja. el fotografo con experiencia resuelve y sigue adelante y nunca deja de tener un lindo recuerdo fotografico.

 What's the best photography-related advice you've been given?

Watch, Move and shoot.
Get the photo, do not wait for it

What future plans do you have for your business for the next year?

Photograph weddings outside my country

What would you say was the biggest reason for your success?

Commitment to each couple equally, be analytical with my work and always give the best

 What do you find is the biggest challenge in wedding photography?

Be able to anticipate the emotional moments that last thousands of seconds and are unrepeatable, and do not forget that you have to tell a story

 What is the biggest challenge facing wedding photographers today?

That the photographer finds his own style

What are some of your favorite local venues?

Beach and forest, i like nature