Jamaica wedding photographer
Are you searching for a high quality wedding photographer for your Jamaican destination wedding?
Glen Johnson is a wedding photographer with a unique blend of photojournalism and bold portrait styles. This style, called Portrait Journalism, has evolved into the most desired form of wedding photography because it creates a collection of images with a combination of dramatic creative portraits of the Bride and Groom, and a large selection of shots that are natural and spontaneous - capturing your family and friends in a way that minimizes the posed look and the awkward interruptions throughout the day.
Glen's goal is to document the whole story of the day, and his greatest gift as a photographer is in his ability to see and capture the natural beauty in what most people see as mundane, everyday moments. No glance is insignificant, no smile too common. These moments are the ones that tell the real story of your wedding day. In the end, Brides are often deeply touched by the natural joy and the real moments Glen captures in his images.
These skills are frequently recognized by couples with a budget which allows them to shop worldwide for the photographer of their choice. These clients and many others, keep Glen traveling around the globe during much of the year.
Experience counts! Wedding photography is very different from other types of photography and even though you may have a relative that is an excellent photographer, an experienced wedding photographer will know exactly when to be in a certain spot to capture the important moments throughout the day. Over the past nine years, Glen has shot hundreds of weddings in the US and approximately 40 destination weddings outside the US. This experience is priceless when it comes to capturing the natural, un-posed story of a wedding as it unfolds. In 2006 the publisher John Wiley and Sons asked Glen to put this experience down in a book. You can find the finished product, titled: Digital Wedding Photography, on the shelves at any major bookstore in the US or on the Internet.
And speaking of experience, so far, Glen has shot Nine weddings in Jamaica.
If you're looking for exceptional wedding photography, we hope you take some time to browse through the slideshow links above where you'll find hundreds and hundreds of pictures. This should give you an excellent view into the type of images Glen creates. And the creativity you find there will attest to the fact that Glen has no set formula for wedding photograhy and no limits on what a wedding photograph can be. Every wedding is unique - the pictures should be too.
There are also many educational links above that you might find helpful as you make your wedding plans.
How to Reserve
your date: If you like what you see in
the slideshows, simply contact Glen to make sure your
date is open and to discuss the possibility of getting the same level
of exceptional wedding
photography for your own wedding day.
The FAQ page will answer many of the most common questions you may have.
Favorite Wedding things in Jamaica.
After shooting nine weddings in Jamaica, I've got some opinions...
www.roundhillresort.com - This is a very nice resort with excellent wedding facilities and a very beautiful and private location. Lots of villas to rent. Quite high class. Located Just west of Montego Bay - about 30 min by taxi or bus from the airport.
www.halfmoonbay.com
- This is perhaps the fanciest of all the Jamaican resorts. Lots of villas
to rent, 400 acres of privacy (they supply the golf carts) and a very
nice wedding location with covered space in case it rains. Located just
5 minutes to the East of Montego Bay.
www.richmond-hill-inn.com - info@richmond-hill-inn.com 1-876-952-3859
This one is a hidden gem. Located on top of a hill in the center of Montego
Bay, this little place is like an island of peace and beauty floating
above the chaos of downtown Montego Bay. The view is incredibe! The rooms
are decent. The facility is very nice, and the prices are very affordable.
This would be much more of a "real Jamaica" type of an experience
for your wedding than what any of the large beachside resorts can offer.
However, you won't get the extreme luxury that the bigger resorts can
offer.
Looking for an outstanding band for your Montego Bay wedding? Try the Fab 5 they really are fabulous!
Need a good driver
to get you around the area? My good friend Ricky
is very reliable and he knows
the Mobay/Ocho Rios/Negril area very well. He's especially good at finding
areas in the back country.
Ask for a trip out to Roaring River, or Mayfield Falls and you are certain
to have a great time.
You can also have him pick you up at the airport and transport you to
your hotel.
You can reach him at.... 1-876-873-0974
or
1-876-789-0288 or email at:
titusricardo@hotmail.com
Negril. This city is much more quiet and peaceful than any of the other large tourist cities. There are miles of swimable sandy beaches and the people are all very friendly. Try the Coral Seas hotel if you want to be right on the beach for a very affordable price.
Warning! -
Sandals in Ocho Rios is not allowing ANY outside
photographers or other wedding vendors on the premises. This includes
the local Jamaican photographers.
Only Sandals own staff "photographers" are allowed to take and
sell wedding pictures on site.
The travel fee for Jamaica weddings is... $350
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My contract
includes “Home Use Rights”
which means that you can use the images for personal, non-transferable
and non-commercial uses (ie, making all the prints you want).
Download the contract
to get more details on this issue.
Pricing:
Read about the Creative Fee and
other details about how wedding photographers price their services,
and how this fee structure determines the motivation for the types of
photos they take.
All original files are shot in RAW format, then back in the office we spend hours individually color correcting each image - adjusting the brightness/darkness and color balance as necessary to bring out the absolute best in every shot we take.
We're All Digital: Glen creates his unique wedding images with Canon Professional Digital Cameras and lenses. He currently shoots with Canon 5D camera bodies. Glen shoots everything in RAW format for the high quality and extreme flexibility of exposure these files allow. For your disks Glen will convert the RAW files to JPEG files unless you specifically request to receive the RAW files instead. If you are shopping wedding photographers, be sure to ask if they shoot everything in RAW format as this has a tremendous effect on the final image quality. Read more about RAW.
Map of past wedding locations.
The following are Glen's tips for enjoying Jamaica Jamaica is not at all like the US, and the hotel staff will be the first to tell you that tourists shouldn't venture out away from the protected tourist areas. But of course, that's where all the really good parts of Jamaica are. So here are a few tips from things I've learned in roughly 4 months that I've lived in Jamaica over the years. 1) Hire a Taxi whenever possible instead of renting a car. Driving is extremely dangerous in Jamaica. Also, make sure to ALWAYS negotiate your cab fare before you set foot in the car. Prices are likely to double if you forget to discuss the fare in advance. Also, it wouldn't hurt to tell the driver that you want to take it slow and easy and you won't pay them if they drive fast or do anything dangerous. Believe me, there are many Jamaican drivers that drive every day in a way that would get them arrested immediately and thrown in jail for reckless driving, if they were in any other country. 2) Always get the price before you order anything. Jamaicans rarely post prices on goods because they like to raise or lower the price based on the customer. When they see you coming, you can bet all their prices will jump dramatically. So ask first and be prepared to play the negotiation game. The price should go down by at LEAST one third from the starting price. Jamaicans love to do things for you and then say, "just pay me whatever you feel it was worth to you mon." The guilt trip! It usually works. Food is the only exception.
Meals are usually very reasobably priced 3)Never, EVER get advice, directions, or any other help from a street hustler. How can you recognize a street hustler? They will be the ones that come up shaking hands and asking if want something. Usually they will have a VERY long list of the things they can get for you. The best way to end street hustling is to stop participating in the game. Simply tell them, "No thanks, I don't need anything" then keep on walking without any other conversation. Any conversation at all beyond that point is considered positive encouragement and they will get more and more persistent and aggressive the longer you allow them to continue. And if you do encourage them to continue, they consider it bad manners for you to waste their time without spending some money. And any time someone does something for you - even standing near you and singing a song or reciting a poem - you will be expected to pay for it. Always put your cash and other valuables in a zippered pocket and avoid standing in crowded areas or crowded food line. Any time several people seem to be jostling and bumping into you - check your pockets to see if anything is missing. If you really do need help, simply find any Jamaican that is wandering around minding their own business and they will be more than happy to help you in any way that they can. The average Jamaican is a truly wonderful and generous person. So the general rule is... if they find you, don't talk to them. If you find them, they're great people. My favorite food in Jamaica
is the Jerk Chicken and Pork you get from the roadside Jerk
huts. Negril is the perfect place for a destination wedding. In fact, I would rate Negril as my personal favorite of all the places I've been in Jamaica. It has a very friendly feel to it that reminds me of many of the medium sized beach towns in Mexico like Playa del Carmen. Negril has a wonderful beach strip where you can walk for miles past a hundred small hotels and cottages that are renting rooms. If you want to wade out for a dip in the cool water, you are sure to enjoy the perfectly smooth sandy bottom. Catch a boat out to the reefs for $20 USD and check out some absolutely classic Caribbean reef scenes. If the night life is your thing, you won't be dissapointed here. The locals can tell you which beachside club has live music each night of the week. This town is so tourist oriented that you won't even have to worry about using Jamaican money if you don't want to. Some potential resorts to check out... Rockhouse, Grand Lido, CocoLaPalm, Couples, Hedonism II, Couples swept away, Moon Dance Villas. If you want a more "Jamaican" experience, try Coral Seas Jamaicahq.com find out anything about Jamaica
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