Happy Monday Dotties! How can it be the end of January already?

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We love a photographer who shoots in a style that has a slightly quirky and different vibe. If this appeals to you too Em Jensen Weddings may just be the photographer for you. Using digital, polaroid and super 8 films she loves the “candid, authentic, unposed and un-corny vibes” and weddings that are in off the beaten track places, like “Weddings involving road trips, bowls clubs, dive bars, motels, or anything at all with Wes Anderson vibes are my JAM, but any kind of alternative celebration is right up my alley.” Em is inspired by the 70’s, (who doesn’t love all that quirky 70’s fashion) and her work has an authenticity, enthusiasm and joyfulness that will make you smile every time you look at your images.

We asked Em of Em Jensen Weddings five questions in five minutes:

Weddings are the best to work on because….
They are literally the BEST because you get to photograph people in their absolute happiest state. There is so much candid feeling and emotion and I am so into capturing that. I just feel SO DAMN LUCKY that I’m invited to be a part of that moment. Every time I leave a wedding I have this overwhelming feeling of happiness that just doesn’t compare to anything else. Invite me to ALL the love parties, please.

What is something people would be surprised to know about your job or something that challenges you about your job?
It literally is the dream job. I think people assume there are aspects of being a wedding photographer that would suck, but I genuinely love it all. Marketing is so fun, and I love doing my accounting because it helps me understand my business which helps me improve it. The best of all of course is going to weddings and capturing the feelings. My job never, ever feels like it’s work. Every single aspect of it is fun and I’m pretty damn stoked to be doing it.

What is it about the creative process that you most enjoy?
Ooh there’s so many things. I absolutely love trying to capture a feeling. My main hope in my work is to make you relive that moment, and feel those feelings, when you’re looking at the photos from your day. I am NOT into staged photos- it’s all about the candid, authentic feels and that’s my specialty.

What are you hilariously bad at?
Finishing a book. I have SO MANY books I’ve bought that I was so excited to read, only to get a chapter down and put the book away, never to be seen or read again. It’s such a waste but there’s always a million things flying around in my head and I just cannot focus on a book. I wish I was a reader so badly.

When you were small what did you dream of being and where have those dreams taken you?
Oh it changed so often. I always wanted to be one of those kids who always knew where they wanted to be. I wanted to be an art teacher in this cute little country town in WA called Bridgetown for a long time. Then I wanted to be a graphic designer and design psychedelic vinyl art, like Neil Krug does for Tame Impala. It always had to be something creative, and I’m stoked to have ended up where I am now.

 

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Em Jensen Weddings is a member of the Polka Dot Directory.