CARRO Blog

1. WHAT FILE FORMAT DO YOU USE AS A PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHER? Most professional photographers use a file format called RAW. In technical terms a RAW file is raw unprocessed information (like an old unprocessed film) from the camera sensor (A really super big file)!...

1. PERSONALITY CLASH The majority of photographers have facebook pages, websites and an ‘online’ personality. You might fall in love with the witty giff comebacks in the comments section; I am known to scroll through the comments section for a bit too long too. The...

1. CAN YOU MAKE ME LOOK SLIMMER? In pre-wedding meetings, couples are often too embarrassed to ask the question. We all have insecurities and such as how our arms look or a double chin and this can cause anxiety about professional photographs, especially candid....

1. THE DREAM THEME! Now I do love a good theme. A theme is a must for all wedding ideas! I’m taking a deep breath now. Here goes… Lego, Rustic, Game of Thrones, literary Icons, Disney, Circus, Alice in Wonderland, Movies, Hollywood, The Oscars Travel, Life Events,...

1. WEDDING GUEST DRESS STRESS! 10 Ways To Be An Awesome Wedding Guest BY CARRO Studio. We know the struggle. We too have been victims of spanx and every other occasion wear anxiety. Remember one thing. Everyone will be looking at the wedding couple. Texting the bride...

Photographers Guide To Booking Your Wedding by CARRO Studio. One of the most daunting decisions of organising any wedding is the venue. At wedding fairs we are often asked to recommend venues. We have pulled together 10 things for you consider from our experience as...

The dark side of weddings is something you possibly wouldn’t expect a wedding supplier to write or give wedding advice about. So many of these stories and situations happen more often than you’d like to think. Some of the difficulties during wedding planning and...

We want to stress that we understand this isn’t original, but it is truly a reminder of what a wedding photographer can do with you… with some humour! Obvious Reasons Aside…We’ve heard it all, from the fact that “your phone takes really good photos” to “Uncle Peter...

So often we see articles stating which questions a bride should ask before instructing a wedding photographer. We understand they’re meant to help, but most of them omit truly revealing components to what wedding photographers aspire to achieve. For example, here are...

Let’s chat about photographing a bridal party. We’re asked how we work with large groups, how long it takes, and how to be creative in a time constraint. We should mention that no wedding unfolds the same way, so what we’re about to share is a cumulative approach. The...

You’re probably on the hunt to find the best person to document your wedding day, but we’d love to take a minute and let you know how we’d make your experience better. Generally speaking, wedding photographers are in the business of love. There’s something...

If you’re just starting to search for your wedding photographer, we’re really happy that you found this post! Why? Well, you can’t hire just anyone to photograph your wedding, you need to find a Photographer who is perfectly suited to your style and needs. Have you...

Congratulations! They asked, and you said Yes! You’re now officially engaged, so what happens next? If you’ve never planned a wedding before, it’d be understandable if you were feeling very giddy, and perhaps slightly overwhelmed with everything that happens next!...

Up there with the Bermuda Triangle, it’s one of life’s great mysteries: Why do wedding days go by so quickly? Firstly, it isn’t hard to accept the concept that in life, whenever we’re doing something we enjoy or have been looking forward to, time seems to go by super...

There aren’t many more things in life that strike fear into our hearts with such regularity than speaking in public. It’s just not everyone’s idea of a good time, and the fear is often heightened by the fact we need to talk about our feelings (ugh) in front of a room...

Sometimes we think we’ve been asked every possible type of question there could be, and then someone will come up with something we’ve never been asked before! And then there are questions which are asked every time someone contacts us – are you available on this date...

Much like everything else in life, there are trends that come and go in the wedding world. From fashion to florals to signage, new trends are always popping up. That goes for wedding photography and videography too. Editing styles and mediums of photography and...