From full-time manufacturing production manager to full-time wedding photographer, Tyler Brown is a largely self-taught artist who credits his success to endless hours of online research and a priceless, informal mentorship with local Perth wedding photographer, James Simmons. “I was always drawn to photography, however it just never felt accessible,” says Brown, remembering his early doubts about giving up his day job to focus on photography full time.
It was a life-changing wedding that gave Brown the fire he needed to inevitably take the leap. “I had no idea I would get into wedding photography until some close friends asked my wife and I to shoot their wedding,” he says. “The groom was suffering from terminal brain cancer, and the joy I gave the couple through my photos was palpable.” Brown’s creative view towards wedding photography is centred on finding natural light, genuine expressions, darker exposures, and symmetrical framing of the subject. “I’ll climb trees, roll in dirt or stand knee-deep in a pond to capture a unique perspective,” he says.
Having shot professionally for two years now, Brown is considering his future as an artist, as well as a client-led photographer. “I will continue to focus on weddings as that’s where I really get to pour my heart out, but I have recently begun to explore my personal style too, with creative portraiture and the use of geometric shapes,” he says.
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