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Mark Chen
Janice Geddes
Shauna Couri

My Ideas about Wedding Photography
Mark Chen

Photography is a passion for me. It only occurred to me decades after I started shooting, that I might get into its business. Whenever I view the wedding images I shot in the past weekend, I maintain the excitement I had 25 years ago when I went to the lab to fetch the prints. I often forget that I am making a living out of this because I am having so much fun.

I learn with my head and shoot with my heart. What interests the viewer on a photograph is the individualism, the emotion of and the intimacy among the subjects. It is not the furniture in the studio, nor the arch of the building (at Rice University particularly, for Houstonians), nor the chandeliers at the reception venue. The windows to look into a person's true emotion are not always open. It is my job to capture them when they are.

Photographs and albums produced under this philosophy are not just records of what the event appeared to be; but are also records of how you felt. This philosophy can also keep the album viewers from falling asleep! We want you to relive the moment when you open the album even 30 year after the wedding.

Technique is the only thing I learn from my fellow photographers. When it comes to creativity, I like to walk my own path. It is very likely, that the album I deliver to you is one of a kind. You will not find another album, even also from me, that appears to be of a same wedding with just the bride and groom replaced. There is a selfish reason to be creative; it actually keeps me interested so I will not burn out after just a few years.

Before I started shooting weddings, I had extensively explored the field of still life and landscape. This background enables me to add a few dimensions to wedding photography. Check out my Flushmount Album and you will see that still life elements, such as the cake, dress, or a special accessory for an ethnic wedding, are widely used in overall compositions. Not only does this enhance the presentation, it also preserves your memory in details.

After all, a picture is worth a thousand words. Please come to see me and my work if the images in this website caught your interests.

Janice Geddes : A True People's Photographer
by Mark Chen

A portrait and wedding photographer's success relies on his or her photographic talent as well as his or her understanding of people. For Janice, her talents in both are like a pair of wings that make her career soar.

If you check out her work included in these web pages you will see her ability in delivering images of true emotional moments. Clients feel comfortable with her presence therefore naturally show how they feel. From Scotland, Janice is especially fascinated by cultural difference. Whenever she shoots a wedding with special cultural background she is fueled by the curiosity which boosts her sensitivity. The results are always highly creative and journalistically worthy.

Janice's photographic career started in Houston. She is currently continuing her pursuit in her homeland, Scotland. Being a valuable asset to MCP, she is available for weddings photography in the US by special arrangement. She is a principle photographer of MCP which means she is able to lead a team of photographers during a wedding shoot. To find out her availability, please contact us or her directly in Scotland.

Shauna Couri: A Sharp Observer
by Mark Chen

It is essential for a photographer to spot an interesting composition or a sudden glimpse of emotion then quickly capture it with a reflex. Shauna is especially good in that.

MCP's photographers are instructed to shoot ALL things that interest. With Shauna's keen observation she is often able to shoot over 700 hundred shots in a 5 hour wedding. It has become customary for me to prepare extra memory cards for her assignment. From the vast number of her shots, clients can often find tiny little details or precious moments that can be easily overlooked and forgotten.

A graduate from Houston's HBU, Shauna was formally trained in Photojournalism. She has become the youngest principle photographer of MCP.