It’s not often that I get captured doing my thing but I guess this sums up nicely how much I carry around on a wedding day!
Welcome to the world Leo!
I have been flat strap for the first half of the year for 2022 and have realised that I haven’t updated the blog to reflect what’s been happening within the team!
So sit back and let’s go through the last 5 months!
My dear friend Janelle got married!
I was honoured to be her photographer for her wedding and she finally got to marry her soul mate Matt at the Currant Shed – McLaren Vale – South Australia.
Janelle was an absolute champ pre ceremony. Being a mother, she not only was getting getting her make up done and becoming more beautiful than what she already is, but she was tending to her babies and just doing mum life whilst transforming into a bride! Respect!
The sun came out and the heat turned up for Janelle’s walk down the aisle with her brother by her side and Matt’s family from WA (the ones who could make it) were there supporting them both.
The party was on after that and they just made it in time for dancing restrictions to be lifted! We all shook our booties on the dance floor! Babies, kids and adults alike!
Thankyou so much for having me not only as a photographer but also as a guest and I am so glad I could be a part of your day Janelle and Matt!
We took the time between weddings to have a mini holiday. Wedding season would soon be upon us again and we needed a break!
We took off to Wallaroo with Xavier and he had an amazing time finding seashells, watching the big boats, seeing all the farm animals and also feeding some foals!
It was a break we really needed and we totally recommend Wallaroo as a family mini break destination
I have been working as a social photographer for the Hwy Hotel for the last 7 years and the anniversary snuck up on me quite fast.
Cheers to 7 years as a HWY photographer!
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We were back at St Francis for the wedding of Laurel and Leigh! In front of a few close family and friends and their children, they shared their funny but personal vows and it was lovely to see such depth and understanding in their written words to one another.
It was a fancy affair with guests arriving on a magic carpet to their Aladdin themed reception and the mystical purple hues captivated everyone!
Congratulations Laurel and Leigh and we wish you the most magical future together (with the VY Club Sport) 
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Celebrant: Victoria Edwards
Venue: St Francis Winery – Reynella
Bridal Gifts: Lozza Scent-sation
Dress: Bridal Fusion by Mascia
Genie Lamps and Earrings: EB Games
Centrepieces: Dusk
Bridesmaids Dresses: City Chic
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After meeting online, these 2 gorgeous souls finally decided take the next step after already being together for 10 wonderful years.
After rescheduling because of COVID, Renna was finally able to to wear the dress of her dreams down the aisle whilst proudly holding her Mum’s hand.
The picturesque surrounds of K1 winery in McLaren Vale set the scene for some amazing autumn colours and words of love wth Renna and Pasquale’s funny but intimate vows.
Thankyou so much for the chance to be included in the wedding fam Renna and Pat and Russ, Jason and I were proud to be involved and finally see you married!
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Hi everyone!
I hope you are all well and keeping your head high through these covid times.
Being in the wedding industry we have been hit hard with most of our clients postponing their special days to 2021 and it’s filling up quickly!
This is why you have not seen any updates from me for a while. We have been very busy with day to day life and filling our days up with working on our socials, attending wedding open days and spending some quality family time together (whilst we have the time to do it!)
We just wanted to thank all our clients who have stayed with us and we feel for each and every one of the couples who had to postpone their wedding.
We wanted to make reassure you all that we are still here and are keeping strong as a business and won’t be going anywhere anytime soon!
Stay tuned for some updates on what has been happening between now and earlier in March – we still have a few photos we can share with you!
Take care! – Diana
Do you ever hear stories like the poor couple who’s photographer’s SD cards got corrupted on the day and they lost all their wedding photos?
What about the story of the wedding photographer who’s car got stolen and the SD cards were inside…. or the photographer who had uploaded the photo’s to their computer and then it blew up during mid editing?
In all these instances… the photos (your precious memories) could have been saved, not lost, not stolen and could have stuck around for years to come.
I thought I would write a bit of a blog post about what questions you should seriously ask your photographer before booking when it comes to the security of your photos and a checklist of 10 things every professional photographer should have in place to ensure the safe keeping of your precious memories.
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10 Questions you should ask your wedding photographer regarding the security of your images
What kind of cameras do you use?
How many camera’s do you operate with on the day?
What happens if your SD cards get corrupted?
How do you ensure the safety of my images before handover day?
What kind of backup system do you have?
What happens if your camera gets wet?
What happens if your camera/camera’s get stolen on the day?
When do you upload the photos to your computer?
What if your hard drive’s fail?
Does your second shooter keep the images on the day or do you?
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There are many more questions you could ask but these are the most important!
These are your once in a lifetime memories!
10 things your wedding photographer should have in place to secure your memories
External cloud based storage or external hard drives. When I am talking about external, I mean not in their physical house or office and I say hard drives as they should have more than 1….
More than 1 camera handy on the day
A professional DSLR or mirrorless camera with dual SD card slots (this means it writes to 2 cards and not just 1)
A professional contract with their 2nd shooter where the main shooter and most importantly, the one who will be handing over the photos/editing them has access to all the photos to provide all the photos taken by them on the day.
Removal of the SD cards if they stop on the way home from your wedding for a coffee…
Insurance on their contents in their car.. so they can at least pay you back your money for the memories they lost + interest (if they refuse to follow the step above…)
A professional enough camera that it is at least semi water tight for those rainy days where the camera could blow up because it’s super soaked. That also means your SD cards and memories could be compromised. An umbrella usually does the trick or a professional wet weather cover that is suited to their camera. Don’t ask your photographer to stand out in the rain with no protection for them, you are risking your memories. Be smart and be sensible and remember that at the end of the day, it’s an electronic device that it holding photos of your day.
Have a system in place where the photos they take on that day, are on their computer the same day. SD cards can get lost, they are small, thin and easy to fall down behind cupboards, get trodden on and the chips can be damaged quite easily. If they are on the computer at least, it won’t matter if the SD card gets damaged.
Again, I stress that they should have the proper insurances…
They should be vigilant with their equipment on the day. I have heard a couple of stories where the photographer left their bag of cameras next to that building over there, while they were shooting the couple over here and the bag got stolen by a passerby and can you believe it… a wedding guest. There goes the memories of your day IF they had not secured the used SD cards onto their own self and left them sitting out there to be stolen.
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Most of the time… a client would not even be aware of most of these points and would just assume their photographer has it under control.
Don’t assume… EVER
Once your memories are lost… they are gone.
The moment you hugged your granny and she died a week later…. gone
The moment your father walks you down the aisle… gone
ANY professional wedding photographer would not be offended being asked these questions either and if they are, then you would seriously need to question the integrity of the safety of your images on the day and after your special, once in a lifetime day….
Have any other questions, you want answered or me to write about?
Send me your questions and topics here at diana@dianamphotography.com.au
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