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“Campbell was kind and professional and I liked how he directed and helped us capture the most beautiful video.”

— Amy D, 2023

If you have to choose between photography-only or video-only of your wedding, you probably should choose video. You’ll watch it more, and you’ll get more out of it. It works great/better on social media too. I know that this is counter-intuitive, but a lot of people say that they never look at their wedding album, but that they often watch/show the video, and that later on their kids and family want to watch the video more than they want to view the photographs.

Plus – if the video quality is high, and I only shoot 4K/8K footage – you can grab still photographs straight out of the video footage. These images aren’t as good as the real thing, so to speak, but they are remarkably good. I’m happy to share examples of the image results that can be taken direct from video.

Wedding video captured by Campbell Mattinson Photography. Campbell Mattinson provides wedding video services in Williamstown, Victoria, Australia.

When I take a camera to a wedding I never just shoot; I bring
25 years of emotional baggage. So I take a beautiful picture. And then I take another. I want that for you. I don’t want you to make the mistake that I did (see below).
In short: getting your special day right, is personal to me.

— Campbell Mattinson/Filmic Media.

Wedding photography isn’t a job.

It’s personal.

A bride and groom stand close together on a dark paved surface with a large tree background, gazing into each other's eyes, holding a bouquet of flowers.
A bride and groom posing outdoors on their wedding day, with the bride holding a bouquet of red and white flowers, and both dressed in formal wedding attire.
A bride and groom in wedding attire touching noses and smiling amidst blurred figures framing the foreground.
A bride and groom share a romantic moment outdoors in a park with trees covered in autumn leaves, the bride in a white wedding dress holding a bouquet, and the groom in a black suit and bow tie.
A bride in a white wedding dress holding a bouquet looking up at a groom in a black tuxedo on a concrete area.
A bride and groom standing close together outdoors during sunset, the bride in a white wedding gown holding a large bouquet of red flowers, the groom in a black suit, with trees in the background.
A couple in wedding attire holding hands and smiling as they walk on outdoor steps, with the man dressed in a black tuxedo and the woman in a white wedding dress holding a bouquet of flowers.
A bride and groom holding hands outdoors, with the bride in a white wedding dress and the groom in a black suit, standing on a paved area with trees in the background.

“We forgot to order a cake for our wedding. We planned on getting a taxi, together, to the ceremony until a friend stepped in at the last minute and drove us. We didn’t arrange music, so we burned songs onto a CD and played them from a portable player on the floor. We didn’t have much money. There were lots of other things we didn’t do or have. I wore the same suit on our Saturday wedding that I’d worn to work the day before. We’ve been married 25 years and it’s been, and still is, a wonderful marriage, no regrets, we hit the jackpot. But the photos from our wedding are ordinary. The photographer was hungover and we’d only hired him for the ceremony anyway. I regret that. Our wedding day set our life up. It would be wonderful to have beautiful pics of that one special day. I’m not a wedding photographer, never will be, not a normal one anyway, but every time I take a camera near a wedding now I never just shoot; I bring 25 years of emotional baggage. I try to take a beautiful picture or two, at the least. I want that for you. Deep down, I don’t want you to make the mistake that I did.
In short: it’s personal.”

— Campbell Mattinson, Filmic Media

Black and white promotional image featuring a woman with wavy hair, floral headband, earrings, and a sleeveless top. Text at the bottom reads "SUMMER 2024 LAURA."
A woman with dark hair and makeup lying on a vintage blue floral upholstered couch, wearing a white lace off-the-shoulder dress.
A young woman with red hair and blue eyes, wearing white dress and earrings, resting her face on her hand in a softly lit room.
Black and white photo of a bride and groom smiling and holding each other, seen through a window with wooden shutters and frames.
A bride and groom posing together, holding each other, through an open window with wooden shutters, with one side in black and white and the other in color.
A woman sitting on an antique yellow and wood sofa, wearing a vintage-style lace and embroidered dress, with her chin resting on her hand, gazing to the side. The background features a wooden wall and decorative paneling.
Portrait of a young woman with dark curly hair wearing a white lace off-shoulder dress and a feathered headpiece, sitting in an elegant room with staircase in the background.
A woman with curly red hair, wearing a white floral headband and earrings, tilting her head back with her eyes closed and a peaceful expression.

Moving images are more moving.