Hi! I'm Ross James, how are you? Even though you're staring at a screen and we haven't met in person (yet!), it's nice to meet you! I am a freelance fashion/portrait photographer based out of Seattle, WA USA and Seoul South Korea. I am available for worldwide photo shoots wherever and whenever. You can read about my professional credentials below, but none of them can begin to describe how rewarding and just plain fun it is to be involved in documenting people's greatest moments. Life is good!
What type of wedding photography is your favorite? Do you prefer bright colors or are you more drawn to black and white? I'll do my best to describe my preferred photography style in the following paragraphs, but the most important question is: What do YOU want your wedding photos to look like?
My approach to wedding photography is a combination of fashion directed pictures and photo-journalistic story telling. Based on your preferences and photography style, I collaborate with you to create the mood and concept of your wedding pictures. If you are open to the idea, I also like to shoot a post-wedding fashion session to get more fun and creative photos now that the stress of the wedding day has past.
Since 2006 when I first picked up a camera, I've been obsessed with applying extreme lighting to otherwise ordinary situations or landscapes. Although I'm always experimenting and evolving, my “style” consistently lends to colorful, fashion inspired images. I always knew that I wanted to create creative, conceptual photography and I have found fashion to be a good outlet for that. Of course, your entire wedding day can't be all about fashion photos, but I try to sneak in a few "mini-fashion sessions" whenever I can. :)
I prefer to be on-location most of the time where I can constantly change my outlook and be on the move. Shooting on-location often requires a team of lighting assistants, who help me create outdoor photo "sets" for you to interact with your environment and pose for the camera. I tend to make things a little complex... I like a lot of color and maybe different themes happening at once.
A little more about me and my photography career:
I am a mostly self-taught photographer currently residing in Seoul South Korea with my wife, Melissa. Since officially launching my business in 2007, I've attracted clients worldwide and have been commissioned for portraits and weddings everywhere from Orlando, FL to B.C. Canada. I've shot for several magazines such as Fabturn, DList magazine, Fashion Network Seattle, Washington Magazine, Yakima Bridal Magazine, Yahaemag.com, and Groove magazine (Korea). My fashion photography has been featured on websites such as FashionPhotographyBlog.com and TheStillImageWithCrashTaylor.com and my wedding photography was featured on the nationally acclaimed "Trash the Dress" wedding fashion website. I've also received awards for my photo editing on the "DBUI" internet network. Besides photographing weddings and commercial jobs, I enjoy shooting my favorite bands. In the past year or so, I've had the privilege of photographing U2, Metric, and Spoon and concert photos of mine have been published on Beatcrave.com. If you haven't already, you can check out my commercial portfolio here.
If you have any questions about my photography, or if you want to see if your wedding date is still available, you can click HERE to complete a contact form. We will send you a personal reply within 3-5 business days.
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