Award Winning Melbourne Photographer

WHY I LOVE IT

Photography is such an exciting medium and has come along way since film, but the ability to see and interpret the world around you is exactly the same. You just have a little more control of how you capture an image and what becomes of it. There are so many awesome ways of expressing yourself or getting across a look or mood or telling a story that will always keep me striving for more. Capturing a great image in the first place has and always will be critical and this is what the best photographers are able to do. Only now we have the ability to make adjustments and really add to the originals impact or mood. This is where the excitement lies for many and for you the client it needs to be unique and can apply to weddings, portraits, buildings even objects and landscapes.

Originally the simple transferal of light onto the sensor is how it all starts, so the ability to see and appreciate where that light for example comes from and how it affects the look of a person or mood in a scene, is where the true art form lays. Once you understand this and manage to control it consistently, this is generally what separates the amateur from the professional. A beautiful image is often in the eye of the beholder and can be wonderfully simple or deliciously complex, where all the elements come together in a perfect storm... Often all this can happen in milliseconds and you find your finger on the button and the mind thinking right through the scene in front you. Recognising this and being able to capture it on film is quite possibly the most rewarding thing in life. The subject could be anything... it's how you interpret it and what you do with it that matters.

There are probably lots of reasons why people take up photography in general, but the medium has become almost inescapable for many people because of it's ease of use and daily accessibility. For the hobbiest or enthusiast to take up photography professionally is actually a bigger leap than many think. It isn't hard to say you do photos, but bringing to the table an artistic ability and depth of artistic knowledge is what will see the best photographers and artists progress. For me it was a natural progression and the culmination of many years studying and traveling, meeting and working with people from all backgrounds. This is what I bring to the table when anyone hires me and your day, or shoot will be no different.

THIS THING I DO

I'm especially proud to call myself a photographer, particularly when I see the joy it brings and the universal praise it garners. Seeing it on clients walls or on couples coffee tables and knowing it's admired are just a bonus and being involved in an industry and art form that captures how people think and see the world, without being a slave to a fashion, I hope will mean my work ages very well?

When a photographer at a wedding for example intervenes or influences a situation too heavily then chances are it won't age very well. A great moment is a great moment, but someones idea of groovy etc will almost always date and knowing this is half the battle when it comes to covering your wedding. So, let's celebrate technology, but understand it and know what you're doing but don't let it influence what you photograph.

Being a photographer Melbourne, the greatest city in the world is a buzz, but my work has and always will continue to take me far afield and for these little opportunities I am very grateful. Making a difference is important to me and simply saying you photograph weddings, people what ever, can be considered pretty shallow, but doing it well is anything but. Watching as a potentially shy couple or someone not used to being photographed, drop their guard and really start enjoying themselves is a really big win and the happiness this brings them is palpable... it's just another example of the type of influence you can bring to a shoot as a professional. If yourselves and friends etc are feeling the love without equating it to being photographed then snap, job done!

So don't let photography just be about getting some shots, proving something happened ( your friends can take that stuff ) because by now I hope you have a slightly better understanding of what you are investing in when you use a experienced photographer, such as David Fowler Photography. Let me help capture some of your life, whether it's weddings, engagements, portraits of all ages, families or corporate events, I hope you too will love this thing I do.