But truly great photographers will still always go the extra mile. Still always look for that epic shot, still go above and beyond. This week, Neil posted this image and it has received a lot of well deserved attention. It has so many elements that combined are simple mind blowing. When faced with rain at a wedding, many photographers would consider the portraits to be over with, but Neil sensed a rainbow was coming and he was not wrong. I saw a discussion in a group this week about what 'epic wedding photography' is. Someone said it's not tiny people in a landscape. Er, well if the landscape is incredible, the sky gifts you this and the people are in gorgeous light, then maybe it is. This image is the very definition of epic ...
Neil Thomas Douglas is based in Glasgow and travels all over the UK and international to shoot alternative weddings. He won Photography Farm Image of the Year in 2014 and is one of our fantastic mentors at Farm Week 16. He is teaching a class called Book Shoot Survive where he will be sharing his tips on booking a high number of weddings, shooting and editing them as well as not letting it take over your whole life. This class only has a couple of spaces open now.
