THE MAN BEHIND THE LENS -

Hi… I’m Neo

I am an editorial wedding photographer and filmmaker based here on the Gold Coast, Australia. My approach and aim in documenting comes from a sense of Real and balancing capturing those raw moments with creating a subtle editorial feel through the imagery. I’m passionate and so grateful for the relationships this work has brought me and the amazing couples I’ve had the pleasure to befriend and document. Authenticity, genuine feeling and creativity flow through my workflow and I work to enhance your complete experience with my calm, caring and enthusiastic nature. ABLOOMFILMS is me entirely, with a love for blossoming flowers, I am there for every part of your experience with me. I take great value and pride in my work and creating an experience that is personal to you.

MY APPROACH

Documenting your wedding day with a calming, real and genuine approach… Capturing the day as it happens naturally with an elegant editorial touch.

Fostering a connection, trust and understanding prior to you wedding day is key to ensure you as a couple make the right decision and form a level of comfortability with myself. From the moment you book, the experience is unique to you and your one of a kind wedding day. Every, email, text and meeting is with me personally and throughout the entire process; clear, prompt and honest communication is what I offer.

I am fortunate enough to absolutely love every aspect of this work and I want to do everything in my power to contribute to the amazing day you have, followed by photographs and films that remain beautiful and timeless.

EDITORIAL DOCUMENTARY

Effortlessly You: The balance of editorial documentary.

Balancing timeless and elegant portraits with the tears of loved ones, the groom’s hands shaking and all the little details that makes your day, yours.

Documentary is the foundation, capturing the moments as they play out naturally. Not forcing moments or reactions but rather intentionally capturing a feeling or event unfolding. Chaos, tenderness and joy exactly as they happen.

Editorial is then the refinement of that foundation. I’m analysing the scene, the setting, light composition to enable those real moments to happen in flattering lighting, with a beautiful backdrop or compelling composition. Enabling my artistry to interact with the feelings of a moment. For the vast majority, it is awkward having your photo taken professionally especially as it is usually the first time. Having an editorial touch allows me not to pose or force an interaction but to guide, helping you and your partner to feel comfortable but also allowing you as individuals to stay true to yourselves and not turn the day into a “photoshoot”.

Editorial documentary boasts imagery that balances genuine and honest feeling with intention and beauty, allowing you and your partner a calm and supportive atmosphere while the imagery compliments the day and doesn’t obtrude.

YOUR INVESTMENT

The story of your wedding day is one to be remembered in its entirety. To be remembered by those there and to express the story to those who couldn’t be.A story to cherish.

One of my greatest notions for documenting weddings whether through video or photographs, is to capture the wedding for someone who wasn’t there. What does that mean? Often the investment of your wedding photos and films aren’t fully recognised until years later, when you yourselves look back on your 10 year anniversary, when you have since had children and you daughter wants to see her mum and dad on their wedding day, or when a friend or family member moves away and you reminisce over the photos and videos that they too were apart of.

Weddings are special, one of if not the most special day of your lives. My notion is to therefore capture the day exactly as it happened, the ugly cries, your best-man falling face first on the dance floor, your wedding dress wet and dirty after the day, your grandma shedding a tear through the ceremony… every aspect of your wedding deserves to be remembered through imagery and shared for years to come.

That’s my philosophy for weddings, not to just document the beautiful and pristine but also the real and what makes you as a couple… YOU.