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Photographer Lucerne | Wedding Julia & Peter

Hochzeit Weggis Fotograf Luzern

The weather in Switzerland was great for a couple of weeks now. Sunshine every day. Warm. If not hot. Days of summer. How could that go on like that for another week? I was hoping that the weather change – that had to come one day – would not come this weekend. The weekend Julia & Peter got married in Weggis, at the Lake of Lucerne.

There was no reason to be concerned. It was a beautiful day. And even if some unexpected organizational problems showed up the night before the wedding, everything worked out fine at the end. Having followed many weddings in my life, I know that always something goes wrong. It’s good to be prepared. But then you have to let go and be open for another way.

Julia & Peter enjoyed a wonderful day with their families and friends. It’s great to see how everyone comes together at a wedding and celebrates the start of a new family. As a photographer it’s an honor to be invited to follow the couple and capture this day. It’s wonderful to capture life.

Hochzeit Weggis Fotograf Luzern

Hochzeit Weggis Fotograf Luzern

Hochzeit Weggis Fotograf Luzern

Hochzeit Weggis Fotograf Luzern

Hochzeit Weggis Fotograf Luzern

Hochzeit Weggis Fotograf Luzern

Hochzeit Weggis Fotograf Luzern

Hochzeit Weggis Fotograf Luzern

Hochzeit Weggis Fotograf Luzern

Hochzeit Weggis Fotograf Luzern

Hochzeit Weggis Fotograf Luzern

Hochzeit Weggis Fotograf Luzern

Hochzeit Weggis Fotograf Luzern

Hochzeit Weggis Fotograf Luzern

Hochzeit Weggis Fotograf Luzern

Hochzeit Weggis Fotograf Luzern

Hochzeit Weggis Fotograf Luzern

Wedding Crashers Switzerland Xmas Splash ‘10 – Hochzeitsfotografen Schweiz Weihnachtsessen

Hochzeitsfotograf Zürich Schweiz Wedding Photographer Zurich Switzerland Treffen Weihnachtsessen

It’s this time of the year again. December. Christmas coming soon. Time to spend with your family and friends. Time for traditions.

One tradition I started last year is to invite my wedding photographer friends from all over Switzerland for our annual Christmas dinner in Berne – the Wedding Crashers Switzerland Xmas Splash ‘10. We spent a wonderful evening at the restaurant Altes Tramdepot Bern with good food, some drinks and a fun little Pocketbooth app on our iPhones ;-) The freshly baked cupcakes we did with the Cookie Chicks Jeanine, Nadja and Karin at the pre-event were delicious and so were the home-made roasted almonds from Stephanie - yummy! I’m very happy to see the network and friendships grow. It has been a great year, thanks ya’ll!

In the picture (or not), in order of appearance: Nadja Oeler, Andreas Feusi, Philippe Wiget, Richard Overtoom, Katharina Wernli, Urs Anderegg, Ruggero De Pellegrini, Tobias Schmid, Daniel Daeppen, Stephanie Greter, Karin Näf, Jeanine Linder, Colette Dewan, Karin Vonow, Ildiko Varga, Daniel Knecht, Ilsuk Sun, Matthew Anderson

Wedding Photographer Geneva & Nyon | Wedding Colette & Curt, Begnins

It is a very special moment if a wedding photographer is invited to the wedding of a friend. Especially if your friend is a very talented wedding photographer herself and you are invited as a friend and not as a photographer. Of course I did take a camera to the wedding yesterday in Begnins and Luins in the Nyon area anyway :-) But as I was not the official photographer I was in “freestyle mode” with just one lens (Canon 50mm/1.2L), no flash and was shooting my Mark II all day long at ISO 2500 and f/1.4. A bit risky, but if you nail the focus, you get stunning images. Here’s my favorite image of the day, a fleeting moment on the dance floor.

International Wedding Photographer Daniel Zihlmann Blog

Congratulations Colette & Curt! You’re a wonderful couple, it was awesome to spend the day with your families and friends! Your wedding was hands down my favorite wedding ever! If I leave the wedding party at the very end and arrive back home at 5am, you know that I liked it ;-)

Check out Colette’s website here: COLETTE Photography

Wedding Photographer Munich | Wedding Katja & Peter, Lake Constance

What a relaxed groom! :-)

Daniel Zihlmann Photographer - Fotograf Hochzeit Baby Portrait, Zürich Bern Schweiz

Daniel Zihlmann Photographer - Fotograf Hochzeit Baby Portrait, Zürich Bern Schweiz

More to come.

Unique Workshop with US Celebrity Photographers Bob & Dawn Davis in Switzerland

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Being a professional wedding photographer doesn’t only mean to use professional photo equipment and to have a backup plan. Which is important, though. But it also means to really specialize in weddings and to have a lot of experience. Wedding photography is very different from other fields of photography. Fashion or commercial photography has other rules and needs other skills. And even a great press photographer doesn’t necessarily have to be a great wedding photographer, even if both work in the documentary field of photography.

That said, continuing education is very important and another thing that separates the men from the boys in the wedding photography field. I personally like to travel and attend workshops with the best wedding photographers worldwide. It not only gives me the opportunity to learn from the best, but also to meet new people in other countries that share the same passion than I do. I would say if you attend a workshop the networking part is as important than to learn technical stuff. In the last years I have traveled several times to London, to Toronto, Atlanta and New York to learn and meet great people.

As much as I enjoy it to get further education and explore a new city or country at the same time, not everyone has the means to do so. It takes a lot of time and money. That’s why I thought why not bring the world’s best wedding photographers to Switzerland? To teach us and to get the best knowledge available. Combine this with networking with a lot of other swiss wedding photographers you might have heard of but never met. I’m sure this will have a big impact on our industry over here. That’s the boost we need.

With this ideas in mind I partnered with Light + Byte in Zurich and it was a special pleasure for me that I could win my friends Bob & Dawn Davis from Chicago for the first workshop. They don’t only belong to the best wedding photographers worldwide, but especially are just very nice people and great family guys. Despite their success and fame they are still down to earth and always have the time to help. Even if it’s just an unimportant swiss wedding photographer asking some silly questions :-) Thanks for your friendship and for joining the passion for this adventure, Bob & Dawn!

Details and registrationhttp://www.lb-ag.ch/weddingworkshop2010

Here is the original media release in German:

Exklusiver Workshop mit Celebrity-Fotografenpaar Bob & Dawn Davis aus Chicago

Zweitägiger Workshop zum Thema Hochzeitsfotografie am 28. und 29. März 2010 in Zürich

ZÜRICH, 8. März 2010 – Nur für einen einzigen Workshop kommt das US-Fotografenpaar Bob & Dawn Davis nach Europa und wird auch in Zürich sein Publikum zu begeistern wissen. Die beiden Amerikaner gehören längst zu den Weltbesten im Hochzeitsbusiness und dürfen Eva Longoria, Salma Hayek oder auch Oprah Winfrey zu ihren Kunden zählen.

Spezialgebiet Hochzeitsfotografie

Die Hochzeitsfotografie stellt ein sehr anspruchsvolles, aber oftmals unterschätztes Spezialgebiet der Fotografie dar. Erstmals findet jetzt in der Schweiz ein mehrtägiger Workshop speziell für Hochzeitsfotografen statt. Ganz nach dem Motto „learn from the best“ bietet sich den Teilnehmenden die einmalige Gelegenheit von der jahrelangen Erfahrung dieser beiden aussergewöhnlichen Profis zu profitieren.

Einzigartiges Programm

Das Programm wurde von Bob & Dawn speziell für diesen Workshop zusammengestellt. Die beiden Tage sind inhaltlich so aufgebaut, dass sie entweder zusammen oder auch einzeln besucht werden können. In den zwei Tagen gehen Bob & Dawn auf sämtliche Aspekte des Business ein. Vom Schaffen des perfekten Lichts in jeder Situation, Fotografieren bei schlechtem Wetter über die Vorbereitungen, den digitalen Workflow, die Postproduktion bis zur Gestaltung des Albums, Marketing und Branding werden keine Fragen offen gelassen.

Der Workshop richtet sich an Hochzeitsfotografen jeder Stufe, Anfänger wie auch Fortgeschrittene, und wird in Englisch durchgeführt!

Internationales Publikum

Mit Teilnehmenden aus der Schweiz, aber auch aus Deutschland, Holland und den USA bietet der Workshop ausserdem die perfekte Gelegenheit mit Hochzeitsfotografen aus aller Welt Kontakte zu knüpfen und sich auszutauschen.

Der Workshop wird von Light + Byte AG in Zusammenarbeit mit Daniel Zihlmann (Internationaler Hochzeitsfotograf / WCS – Wedding Crashers Switzerland) organisiert.

Datum

28. und 29. März 2010