𝑸1. 𝑻𝒆𝒍𝒍 𝒖𝒔 𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒚𝒐𝒖! 𝑰𝒏𝒄𝒍𝒖𝒅𝒆 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒅 𝒎𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔, 𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝒂𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔, 𝒉𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒍𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒔 𝒐𝒓 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒖𝒍𝒕𝒔 𝒚𝒐𝒖’𝒓𝒆 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒅 𝒐𝒇.

I am a Husband and Father of four beautiful children (ages 13, 23, 29 and 31). Some of my favourite things are : Our three Ragdoll kittens, (‘Teddy’, ‘Bear’ and ‘Minky’) – A Sausage dog named ’Frankie’ and a fluffy white Terrier thing called ‘Ollie’  – “Zoolander’ the movie – Rock band  ‘Queen’  – Music show ‘RAGE’  – Impressionist Artists such as ‘Van Gogh’, ‘Monet’ and others  – A bloody good coffee (usually Bonsoy) – Classic old Holden cars – Home made potato chips, and of course my daughter’s baklava.

A MAJOR PERSONAL ACHIEVEMENT

A few years ago, on the way back to Melbourne from having just photographed an epic wedding at the beautiful Katherine Gorge, NT, I decided to detour via Alice Springs to go climb ULURU (formerly known as Ayers Rock). The climb turned out to be an extreme challenge both physically and mentally. About half way up I became so absolutely exhausted I had to stop and sit down. It dawned on me I was not going to finish this, and an overwhelming sense of failure came over me. As I sat there all alone on the world’s biggest rock in the middle of nowhere, I slipped into a meditative state of mind, and I literally imagined myself summoning energy from the surrounding universe. Sounds weird perhaps but it worked!

I rose up and continued on step-by-step, ever so determined. Finally I reached the summit and I felt the most incredible sense of achievement that I’ve ever experienced in my entire life. It was exhilarating! Plus as a bonus, amazingly I had one bar of mobile signal and I face-timed my wife and daughter all the way back in Melbourne with the news. I was so very proud of myself that day.  As for the climb back down? Well that’s another story 🙂

𝑸2. 𝑻𝒆𝒍𝒍 𝒖𝒔 𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒃𝒖𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔.

I’m a full time, Melbourne based Wedding Photographer who is very passionate about what I do. I love weddings.

𝑸3. 𝑫𝒐 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒂 𝒔𝒑𝒆𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒍𝒕𝒚?

Yes I specialise in the style known as ‘Wedding Photojournalism’. It’s more of a modern approach that concentrates on documenting and capturing all the emotion, fun, candid, and awesome moments from weddings. The images taken are mostly unposed, unprompted and natural, revealing the true story, heart & soul of weddings!

𝑸4. 𝑾𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒅𝒐 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒄𝒍𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝑳𝑶𝑽𝑬 𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒚𝒐𝒖/ 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒅𝒖𝒄𝒕𝒔/ 𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒊𝒄𝒆𝒔?

They love my photojournalistic style, and the fact that they have more time on their wedding day to enjoy with family and guests. I’m often like a fly on the wall, and they hardly notice me at times.

𝑸5. 𝑾𝒉𝒂𝒕’𝒔 𝒔𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒚𝒐𝒖’𝒅 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆 𝒃𝒓𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒔/ 𝒈𝒓𝒐𝒐𝒎𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒌𝒏𝒐𝒘 𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒚𝒐𝒖?

My 100% care factor. As an example I actually only photograph one wedding per weekend because I care so much about my couples that I want to give them my full 100% attention to their wedding only, before and afterwards. They deserve me at my freshest and best!

𝑸6. 𝑨𝒓𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒚 𝒂𝒔𝒔𝒖𝒎𝒑𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 𝒑𝒆𝒐𝒑𝒍𝒆 𝒎𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒎𝒂𝒌𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒎𝒂𝒚 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒎 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒚𝒐𝒖?

Some may think I am expensive, and that I don’t take any of the usual family/bridal photos. However that’s not true. I am very reasonably priced and I certainly do still take those standard wedding photos, the difference being I do so quickly, efficiently and painlessly.

𝑸7. 𝑻𝒆𝒍𝒍 𝒎𝒆 𝒂 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒏𝒈𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒔𝒊𝒕𝒖𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒅𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒕 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒘𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒐𝒖𝒕𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒆!

I once had a bride who in the middle of family photos, in front of a crowd, asked to see some of the images I was taking. I showed her the back of my camera and she screamed out very loudly for all to hear that she hated herself in the photos and she started to cry. It was very embarrassing, and I felt so terrible for her and myself in front of everyone. I had to think really fast, and I remembered earlier in the day seeing her take selfies where she held her phone way up in the air above her head to get a downwards angle. So I asked the venue owner for a step ladder which placed me up in the air too, at the same angle as her selfies. From then on she loved the photos.

𝑸8. 𝑾𝒉𝒂𝒕’𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒃𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝒘𝒂𝒚 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒑𝒐𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒂𝒍 𝒄𝒍𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒈𝒆𝒕 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒐𝒖𝒄𝒉 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒚𝒐𝒖?

Literally via my website which has hundreds of examples, testimonials and links to all my socials, plus of course my contact details. www.AlanRogers.com.au

They can also reach out to me directly on my mobile 0409 999 222