Rob Ward Photography

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Documentary wedding and lifestyle photographer based in East Anglian but I shoot weddings throughout the UK.
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Rob Ward Photography Details

Photography Style

Documentary

Products and Services

Bridal Prep Shots
Back-Up Equipment
Physical Shop / Studio
Flexible Hours on the Day
Last-Minute Orders
Stay Through Speeches
Images on DVD
Stay Through Dancing
Wedding Albums
Personal Online Gallery
Pre-Wedding Consultation
Rob Ward Photography Full Description
My wedding photography is all about the people. I am a professional people watcher and wedding guest. I look for interactions and connections between people and quietly record those moments in a purely candid way, leaving you to simply get on with your day, enjoying the time with your family and friends. I am happy to add a few posed groups into the mix and spend a while shooting some romantic couple pictures - but it the pure documentary that really interests me. I work alone and will often recieve comments along the lines of " we hardly knew you were there", " My guests thought we hadn't hired a professional photographer as you were so discrete". " I do know how you got so many images - we didn't even know you had taken some of these".

Personal Message from the Manager

Name of Wedding Contact: Rob Ward
Hi . I'm Rob. I love people and have a great sense of fun. Thank you for looking at my work. I'd love to be considered for your wedding photography. If non intrusive, candid style photography is your thing then please get in touch - I'm sure we'll get along well.

Experience

Year Business Was Established
2005
No. of Weddings Hosted
More than 50
Public Liability Insurance
Yes
No. of People In Team
1
Rob Ward Photography Location & Contact Details

Address

Norwich, Norfolk, England

Travel Notes

I am based just outside Norwich so if visiting, contact me and I will send detailed directions

Nearest Town

Norwich

Nearest Motorway & Junction

M11 junc 9 then A11

Nearest Train Station

Norwich

Nearest Airport

Norwich

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Rob Ward Photography Press & Awards
(3)

Press & Awards (1)

featured on love my dress blog

Industry Awards (2)

Licenciate of the SWPP
C&G gold medal for excellence
Frequently Asked Questions
(10)

What is your most memorable wedding?

I recently shot a pirate themed wedding on a boat. All the guests were dressed as pirates, so it would have been rude for me not to join in. It was a wonderfully fun day.

Describe your style in 5 adjectives.

documentary, candid, discreet, genuine, natural

What about your business are you most proud of?

I should probably bleat on about the awards I have won, but my business is an extention of myself, I would like to think that I bring a warmth and level of caring to a wedding. So I am most proud of the fact I am creating a genuine " moment of history" for a couple to keep forevermore.

What is your No. 1 wedding planning tip for couples?

From a photographers point of view, I would say that sufficient budget should be allowed for photography. Couples are lucky right now that there is so much choice but they should pick their photographer based on style or personality, not price. It really will be the only tangible thing left after the day is over. Oh, and tip 1a [ I'm guessing I'm not allowed 2] get your wedding pictures made into a book. It will be something to pass on to generations to come - long after the DVD or hard drive is lying obsolete in the back of a cupboard.

What is your favourite personal touch you have seen at a wedding?

There have been so many - it is often the things that have been made personally for the couple by a relative or friend that move me. I once saw a cake that had been made by the bride's sister - it terms of professional finish it was not great, but th elove and effort that had gone into the cake was very clear.

Describe your typical process with a couple.

Many couples, especially from out of area, book without having actually met me, although I do make fantastic coffee and a visit to my studio is always welcomed. The intial process will often be a meeting to run through the timetable of the day, so I can be sure I am in the right place at the right time. I also discuss the " VIP's" so I know who are the people most important to the couple - it helps me look for shots that empahise those relationships. The timings and amounts of any group shots are also discussed and planned in advance so I can just crack on with those at the alloted time - this saves a lot of discussion/time on the actual day. If the couple have booked a pre wedding shoot, I will usually have this meeting in a cafe/pub after the shoot. I am more than happy to shoot a wedding where I have never actually met the couple, but I do like to have a chat either by telephone or by Skype as the time spent preparing here means the day can flow more freely. During the wedding day, I literally follow the action and record what I see. As a documentary style photographer I am not interested in forcing groups of people to leap in the air and click their heels for no apparent reason - of course, if they should chose to do that I would record it, but I work in a very hands off way, letting the events take their natural course. After the wedding I provide a password protected on line gallery for friend and family to see the images. All couple receive a set of my finished edited files and an initial layout for their book where one has been ordered.

What is the No. 1 photo that you think every couple should take?

I don't really work to a formula of pre conceived shot ideas, so for me each wedding will produce different shots. They will of course all contain the people that are important to the bride and groom. So whilst there will be several areas of the day that render the usual type of shot - siging on register, cutting of cake, first dance etc, my style is more about a set of images that tell a story. I want people looking at my images to feel as if they were part of that story.

What is the most original photo you’ve been asked to take at a wedding?

Apart from the various pirate shots [ see above], I was once hauled backwards up a climbing wall in a harness so that I could take a shot of a bride and groom halfway up the wall from above. That was obviously a set up shot and I am happy to do most things [ within reason and the law] for a shot, but I would much prefer to capture a beautiful moment between the bride and her elderly grandfather than anything contrived.

What do you recommend for a rainy day wedding?

Some brollies, maybe some wedding wellies but more importantly wear a smile. This is England it rains a lot - even in August. So let the weather spoil your day - if you analyse a typical wedding day the vast majority of it [ preps, ceremony, wedding breakfast, dancing] all happens indoors anyway. It it my philosophy that there is no point worrying about something over which you have no control - you will be no less married if it rains and that, surely, is the whole point of the day.

Describe how you got into photography.

My fascination with photographs and images of people came from when, as a small boy, I was taken to visit my nan. I would ask her to get her photo's out, and I would sit ont he sofa beside her while she told me stories about the people contained in the images. Grandad bought me my first camera when I was about 12 and I set about making my own stories

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