I was born and raised in a small village in Kent, England.
My elder brother taught me to like photography when he blacked
out the windows of our light and airy bedroom and turned it
into a photographer's darkroom.
Aged 19 I went to university supposedly to study robotics
but photography took over and I became the official photographer
at the university's student balls and formal dinners. Instead
of robots, I became a student of how to position large groups
of people, how to make subjects adopt natural poses, and how
to put people at their ease.
When I left university, I had to give a career as a photographer
a shot. I saw an ad in the newspaper for cruise ship photographers
and I headed out to sea. Cruising around the Caribbean, I photographed
people from all over the world, including many, many Americans.
I learned to take a lot of good pictures very quickly and how
to deal with large parties of all ages.
It wasn't the actual Love Boat that I was on at the time but
fell in love I did, with Tracy the onboard travel agent. In
no time we were landlubbers again and after an extended tour
of Europe we moved to Atlanta in May '94. I've been photographing
weddings ever since.
I always meet a couple before the wedding and I pay special
attention to what style of pictures they prefer. Do you want
traditionally posed photographs or paparazzi style candid pictures?
Do you prefer black and white or color? Or maybe you would
like a mix of everything? I never forget that this photograph
album will be looked at for years to come, by you, your family
and, who knows, maybe by your grandchildren and great grandchildren.
It is very important to me that I get it right.
Almost as important as the pictures: everyone has a good time
when I photograph the wedding. So if your bridesmaids are camera
shy or your best man hates having his picture taken, don't
worry, I'll take care of everything. All you need to do is
enjoy the day.
Sean Randall
You will see beauty, you will see love, you will see art.
