Daniel MacDonald Photographer

You are in search of the ideal wedding photographer: Someone professional and experienced with a distinctive artistic style and lots of beautiful photos. But also someone good-natured and unobtrusive, a photographer with whom you will feel at ease, and who isn't going to dominate your celebration with their ego.

You need a photographer who is eager to collaborate with you to record the unique essence of your event in a way that is natural and true, with just the right blend of creativity and humor and fine aesthetic sense.

You want to find a photographer who you can trust to catch all the special candid moments and little details, to take gorgeous and flattering portraits, and to create a collection of images that tells the story and evokes the emotion of your wedding in a style both contemporary and timeless.

If this sounds like a reasonable description of what you are seeking, then allow me to offer you my services!

A love for and devotion to the artistry and craftsmanship of photography is integral to who I am. My sense of composition, and knowing when it's the decisive moment to take a photo, was honed in the film era, when each frame counted. I seek to not only recognize and respond to those magical moments of serendipity, when all the visual and soulful elements of a photo come together, but also work to sensitively create them, carefully balancing the spontaneous with the orchestrated. This dynamic consciousness is the guiding principal of my images and of my working philosophy.

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"Daniel was a marvelous addition to our wedding — unobtrusive, but everywhere taking photos. Cheerful and helpful and clever and creative. We absolutely enjoyed having him share the time with us and recommend his excellent photography to anyone." — Jenny & Arthur

How I cater to Offbeat Brides

I am comfortable photographing all kinds of weddings, from formally orthodox to casually agnostic; candid and photojournalistic or composed and illuminated; dotcom millionaires in the most elegant hotels and barefoot hippies deep in ancient redwood groves. No matter the location or aesthetic, I embrace the unique qualities of each situation and work to capture the essence of the wedding day by focusing on the moments of intimacy, humor, and celebration, while avoiding the stiffness of traditional wedding photography.

What I offer to "offbeat" couples — besides 20 years of experience and consummate professionalism — is an open mind; a warm and unobtrusive attitude; and a desire to collaborate artistically to create a body of work that captures the distinctive expression of who they are.