019: Real Experts: Photographers Joel Serrato and Jose Villa
Planner Life Podcast | A Podcast For Wedding Planners
Release Date: 12/08/2020
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info_outlineHey planners! We have quite the episode lined up for you with two of the best wedding photographers in the business, Joel Serrato and Jose Villa. In this episode, you’ll get a behind the scenes look at how these two started working together and their experience of shooting high profile celebrity weddings. These two have so much valuable insight into the industry and I just loved how they each shared their perspectives on the episode today around saying “yes” to clients, being a part of a vendor team, making sure the day-of timeline flows smoothly and more!
What’s in this episode:
- How Joel and Jose got into the wedding industry
- Joel’s first wedding client and how he got into weddings with the help of Jose
- Their process of working together for weddings
- How they got to where they are in their businesses
- Their experience in shooting high profile weddings
- How mastering a specific skill can set you apart
- Why Jose believes in always saying “yes” to requests
- What they look for when working with wedding planners
- Their advice about being a team player as a vendor
- Tips for ensuring the day-of timeline goes smoothly
About Joel:
Joel Serrato’s artistry in wedding photography is built upon a strong foundation of capturing pure moments of emotion, innocence, laughter and love. This gorgeous tapestry called life grows with each couple’s journey, which he captures exquisitely on film, time and again.
Specializing in huge, complex weddings—“the bigger the better”—and seeking clients who are crazy in love and aren’t afraid to cry, the Harper’s Bazaar published photographer’s nuptials of note include Pat Benatar, Tamera Mowry, Elle Fowler and Adam Housley, to name just a few.
“I give my all to my clients. When I’m shooting your wedding, I’m in one thousand percent.”
Connect with Joel:
Website | Instagram
About Jose:
People often ask me how I developed my style, and how I create images that stand out in today’s highly competitive wedding market. Well, I am a fine art wedding photographer. My approach applies fine art photography to the living, breathing, fast-moving phenomenon that is a wedding. For me, it is all about making something beautiful. Ultimately, my goal is to craft vibrant, energetic, fine art images that are as unique as the people in the photographs.
I’m humbled to say that I have been published in many magazines around the world including, Martha Stewart Weddings,Vogue, Harpers Bazaar, Vogue Italia, Vogue Mexico, Vogue Bride Australia, Vogue Bride Japan, Geraldine Magazine, C Weddings, Flutter, The Knot, Instyle Weddings, Inside Weddings, BRIDES, Pacific Weddings, Cosmo Bride, PDN, American Photo, and many more around the world.
Named one the the top Wedding Photographers by Martha Stewart Weddings, Harpers Bazaar, Style Me Pretty, and Vogue; one of the top 10 wedding photographers in the world by American Photo Magazine, and one of the most influential photographers of our decade by PDN.
Connect with Jose:
Website | Instagram
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