Elizabeth Etienne is an award winning, French-American wedding photographer who has been shooting non-stop in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, New York, Hawaii, Mexico, Paris and abroad for more than TWO decades! She is a seasoned pro wedding photographer who knows how to create dynamic imagery, on a tight schedule and add to the fun of the day. She is also the author of several photography books including a 200-image fine art book titled, "The Art Of Engagement Photography", the guide “What Makes a Great Wedding Photographer: 10 Tips to Choosing The Best Wedding Photographer” and coaches other photgrapher how to shoot weddings. Shooting A "WEDDING" is unlike shooting anything else and it requires a skilled, expreinced individual who can adapt to the pressures and emotions of the day, coordinagte groups and photo assistants, adust to a chnage in climate, weather, lighting or locations, have a back of gear for when one items fails, understand how to technically opperate andf adjust camwras, lenses and flashess and create fine art imagery..........all the while maintaining a calm, fun-loving attaitude to make people laugh and smile and have an amazing time! If this sounds daunting? it is! thats why, contrary to popular belief, not every amauer photographer can shoot a wedding. Its propbaly the toughest subject to shoot and yet so many weekend hobbiest think they can, fail and never return.
Elizabeth Etienne is based in Los Angeles, California, but caters to an elite clientele around the globe. A graduate of the prestigious Brooks Institute of Photography, her trademark, cinematic-Euro-Americana style, has been featured in hundreds of magazines, books, blogs, and galleries. Endorsed by Nikon and Kodak and Celebrity Event Planner Colin Cowie and many others, Elizabeth Etienne is considered one of the top photographers in the world and has photographed many celebrity weddings & events.
Unlike most wedding photographers she incoporates extensive pre production planning in every wedding she shoots. Each location is scouted and reviewed prior to the shoot day. Locations shoot details are confirmed with the location manager, coordinator and client to insure the best areas are chosen for the best images within the location’s shoot parameters. A special Photography Timeline is created to capture the maximum amount of spectacular images in the most condensed amount of time in an entertaining, unobtrusive manner. A disaster plan for rain, fires, flooding or other weather or location changes is always considered. “Shooting the wedding is only 30% of the work” she admits. The rest is pre planning and post- production editing, retouching and book designing.
The team of assistants that work with Elizabeth Etienne have been exclusively hand-selected for their abilities to replicate not only the Elizabeth Etienne style but her quest for absolute excellence in every aspect of her service and presentation. From her production director and photography assistant to her retouching master, packaging specialist and album designer, are masters of their trade. Her customized, hard bound wedding books are more like fine art pieces, not the standard cookie cutter wedding album. She guarantees you’ll never see anything like them! Her exquisite imagery combined with her exclusive service has given her name nothing less than a 5-star rating.
Economical wedding photography packages are now available. At the prompting of many couples with whom previously could not afford her deluxe services she recently created some special traditional packages without compromising her trademark, award wining style or her 5-star service.
For the added security and privacy of our celebrities and high profile clientele, we are prepared to sign any non-disclosure agreements for your discretion. As an added precaution, N.D.A agreements have already been signed by all of Elizabeth’s assistants, photographic labs and album manufacturers. Your security, privacy and protection are our utmost concern.