International award-winning photography studio, Graddy Photography, has covered over 200 weddings in Minnesota and is now expanding into destination weddings. Founded in 2006, they have the amazing ability to portray the emotions and events of a wedding day in an unscripted, unobtrusive manner.
The artistic effort that is put into capturing what makes each couple unique, without setting up too many posed/traditional shots, is what makes Graddy exceptional.
The company has been invited into several of the top wedding photojournalists associations in the world including the Wedding Photojournalist Association, the International Society of Professional Wedding Photographers, and Best of Wedding Photography. In 2009, owner Justin Graddy was ranked 11th internationally amongst wedding photojournalists by the Artistic Guild of the Wedding Photojournalists Association.
Smart & Chic has had the pleasure of working with Graddy Photography on weddings and on photo shoots, and have always been floored by his work. Here is a mini interview we did with owner, Justin Graddy:
Where do you get ideas and inspiration for Rock The Dress shoots? How do you work with different brides’ ideas and styles for them?
Every so often, we go and scout out different locations in the area that we think would be a good setting for shoots. We try and plan the sessions around a theme, whether it be water, rural, urban etc. and work with each bride to see what she is most interested in. Many brides are ok with destroying their dress for the art of it, yet others still hope to preserve their dress so we listen to their ideas and go from there.
What has been your favorite Rock the Dress session you’ve done?
The first time we ever did one of these was our absolute favorite. We took one of our previous wedding couples to a nearby junk yard that had tons of old cars that had some really cool oxidized colors. It had recently rained so the entire place was very muddy which allowed the couple to get "down and dirty" for their session. What is really cool about that session is that one of the shots placed in an international competition and the cars are no longer there so it was a one-time thing. So glad we were able to do that!
What other trends do you see happening in the wedding/photography industry or in photography in general?
With the digital era of photography, many people try/think they are a pro photographer just because they have a nice camera and know how to do a few things in some computer programs. The real pros are always pushing the envelope with new ideas and techniques to set themselves apart.
Many wedding couples want high fashion wedding photography and fine art wedding photojournalism rather than classic posed photography which is something we have always done.
If you could go anywhere in the world to shoot a RtD, where would it be?
We have one coming up in Mexico this spring which we are excited about after shooting the couples destination wedding. It will be cool to use the ocean and different landscapes there.
Anywhere in the world... it would have to be a place with a lot of history so I would say Rome. I think there are some great opportunities for really unique shots with some of the architecture there.
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