Meghan Lynch Photography
Meghan Lynch is a Boston based destination wedding and elopement photographer specializing in adventurous celebrations of love around the world. Her photography business inspires wanderlust couples to get married in the locations that set their souls on fire whether that’s in their hometown of historic Boston or at the base of the Swiss Alps. She has shot over 100 weddings globally and considers her style classic and candid.
Meghan’s Start
Meghan talks about how she got started as a destination and elopement wedding photographer. When she was younger, Meghan always had a camera on her and loved taking photos of her family and friends. In college, she majored in media studies and digital arts. Meghan recommends googling photographers you admire and contacting them to see if you can be an assistant or shadow a wedding. By doing so, she learned editing styles, networked, and learned from the best photographers to help her avoid pitfalls along the way.
Finding Her Niche
Meghan shares about her love of wedding photography. Every couple and venue spot are different because each wedding experience is unique to each couple. Meghan traveled a lot before getting into the wedding photography business, and did not shoot a wedding on her own until she was 100% confident in photography and traveling experience. She shoots both domestically and internationally.
Planning and Preparing
Covid aside, Meghan and Rachael talk about the specifics of traveling from a photographer’s perspective. Meghan shares about her specific traveler insurance, international carry on camera case, and suitcase for her photography gear. She never arrives the day before the wedding to avoid weather or accident related delays, and she uses the extra time to acclimate and head to the venue to go through the wedding route beforehand.
Photographing Elopements
Meghan explains that while more traditional weddings tend to have more guests, intimate weddings and elopements have around 25 people or under, and the bride might not wear white wedding dresses.One of the main differences in photography is elopement photography involves location scouting. For smaller weddings, Meghan creates a day around something the couple loves because they oftentimes value experiences over things.
The Changing Definition of Elopement
Meghan talks about how most people picture a couple running away to elope for various reasons, but this is not necessarily the case anymore. Elopements have begun trending due to COVID-19, and Meghan understands that couples still want to place value on their wedding day, so she takes care to capture the full day for them.
Dealing with Pressure
Meghan talks about how on the elopement side of photography, when it is just her and the couple, there is more pressure because there aren’t hundreds of guests snapping pictures the whole day. She is the sole person responsible for documenting their story, so she makes sure she is organized, comes prepared with two cameras, and makes sure she is a master in different parts of wedding photography before going solo.
COVID-19 Impact
Meghan shares that she did not travel internationally in 2020, and each state had different wedding party size restrictions that were constantly changing. She tried to help relieve couples’ stress and found the beauty of things in the backyard.
It’s all in the Details
Meghan talks about the little details she provides to bring joy to the couples she works with. She loves photographing couples, capturing their love story, and naivating them through the experience. Meghan personalizes a note, vow book, and something unique for the couple. She created a wedding and elopement guidebook with tips and ideas. She also checks in about the details of the wedding including updated guest count and the time meals will be served. She also sends out a gift card and checks in about 2 weeks before the wedding.
Favorite Location
Meghan talks about meeting a couple on a hike in Switzerland then photographing their wedding the following year.
Editing Tips
Meghan suggests that aspiring photographers discover the editing style they like, utilize user presets, and try Photo Mechanic software to save time while editing. She also suggests joining relevant Facebook groups and the Rising Tide Society for photographers both of which allow for communications and recommendations from other photographers.
Getting Into the Business
Meghan talks about the need for aspiring photographers to assist, meet, and intern with photographers they admire online. She suggests taking an online photography course or reading photography blogs. To get into destination weddings, Meghan suggests taking road trips to areas where you want to shoot and hold free model calls. If you are flying throughout the USA or internationally, look on Google Flights or scottscheapflights to find affordable flight options.
Updates and Connecting With Meghan
Meghan talks about her recently launched print shop featuring landscapes and cityscapes as well as her downloadable pdf about how to become a second photographer at weddings to help you build your portfolio. She is currently booking for 2022, and you can contact her on her website meghanlynchphotography.com
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