{"id":760,"date":"2015-10-15T11:43:30","date_gmt":"2015-10-15T11:43:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.jpegmini.com\/?p=760"},"modified":"2024-09-29T10:04:02","modified_gmt":"2024-09-29T10:04:02","slug":"meet-the-crawleys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.jpegmini.com\/es\/meet-the-crawleys\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet the Crawley’s, a Multi Award Winning International Wedding Photography Duo"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here at JPEGmini, we find ourselves really lucky to have the chance and opportunity to sit down and interview a multi award winning international wedding photography duo, Liam and Bee Crawley<\/a>. Liam is the one behind the camera while Bee is the one tucked away in their digital darkroom working on images.<\/p>\n

They have been named North West wedding photographer of the year through both The British Institute of Professional Photography<\/a> and The Master Photographers Association<\/a>. On top of that, they are also listed as one of the world’s best wedding photographers with Junebug Weddings.<\/p>\n

Our interview takes place in a Victorian cottage nestled within the Delamere Forest in the heart of Cheshire.<\/p>\n

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Photo Credit: Liam Crawley<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

As a married photography duo, what\u2019s it like to work with each other?<\/strong>
\n<\/em>Liam<\/strong>: Even though we work together, we don\u2019t really see that much of each other. Our roles are really defined. I am the photographer while Bee is the image editor, and may I add, one of the best that I know. She is so focused and passionate in what she does, that I prefer not to really stick my nose into what she\u2019s doing.<\/p>\n

While Bee is in the office editing pictures for many hours, I am the one who gets to go off to the big parties, take pictures, meet amazing people, and drink Champagne.<\/p>\n

Bee<\/strong>: We\u2019re a bit different to a normal husband and wife shooting team. I don\u2019t shoot at all I am the editor. Liam goes out on the weekends and shoots while I edit during the week. I sit in a darkened room editing all week long, while Liam basically goes off to a party every weekend. Someone\u2019s got the raw deal here, and I\u2019m thinking it\u2019s not Liam. But it works really well!<\/p>\n

I might have to agree on the raw deal! Do you feel you complement each other?<\/strong>
\n<\/em>Liam<\/strong>: Absolutely! I\u2019ll shoot images with Bee on my mind with how she likes to edit things. I\u2019ll see a certain texture or color, and think how she can really work well with this photo when Bee gets her hands on it.<\/p>\n

Bee<\/strong>: I know when I get a set of images from Liam what he wants from them. Because we\u2019ve worked together for so many years, I know instinctively what he\u2019d like me to do with the photos. We work really well as a team.<\/p>\n

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Photo Credit: Liam Crawley<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

When delivering the photos to your clients, what\u2019s important to you both?<\/strong>
\n<\/em>Liam<\/strong>: When people book us, they come with high expectations. I want to blow their minds with amazing pictures. I\u2019m going to make sure I\u2019ve given the photos 110% in my creativity. I want them to look at the pictures and get emotional and relive that special day. These are the pictures they\u2019ll be sharing with their friends and family for many years to come.<\/p>\n

Bee<\/strong>: For me, it\u2019s important to tell a story of the day, a full on story. I do want those incredible jaw dropping images in there, but that\u2019s not the main thing. I want the happiness, the laughter, and the tears. I want the bride and groom to think back on this day and remember how special it was. It makes it personal to them. We\u2019re not telling the same story every single week. I want it to be unique for that bride and groom. For me, it\u2019s all about the emotion.<\/p>\n

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Photo Credit: Liam Crawley<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

How did you guys discover JPEGmini?<\/strong>
\n<\/em>Liam<\/strong>: JPEGmini was discovered through networking with different photographers. Being in the industry for over 13 years, we\u2019ve got a strong network of photographers, wedding suppliers, and videographers.<\/p>\n

Bee<\/strong>: We actually found out about JPEGmni through one of our UK Facebook groups that\u2019s full of amazing photographers. Someone mentioned it in there and I thought I needed to try this out because we use so, so much space for backups especially because file sizes are enormous these days.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s expensive for backup space. I thought, if this is possible, that they can reduce they file size of a JPEG<\/a> without harming the quality, then I am willing to give it a go. And it works! It\u2019s like witchcraft.<\/p>\n

I use it for every wedding now. It\u2019s been a fantastic piece of software to use for a storage point of view and also from a financial point of view as well.<\/p>\n

When you say it works, how do you know? Did you run any tests?
\n<\/em><\/strong>Liam<\/strong>: Yeah, I think whenever you use software and you\u2019re obsessed about the quality of the images like I am, you\u2019re going to pick at it with a fine tooth comb. So we\u2019ve run some tests, zoomed in on the pixels, and compared them, we couldn\u2019t really see anything going on. We were really blown away by it. We\u2019ll continue to use it for many, many years.<\/p>\n

Bee<\/strong>: I was skeptical at first. I didn\u2019t know how this could work. How can it work without losing any quality of the image? So we ran tests comparing the photos in Photoshop. We also heard other professionals in our industry, who are more technical than us, and they also gave it a green light. So then I was like, yup! I\u2019m using that.<\/p>\n

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Photo Credit: Liam Crawley<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Since you started using JPEGmini, how have you found it to be useful?
\n<\/em><\/strong>Liam<\/strong>: As we\u2019ve grown as a business, file storage becomes an issue. With the more weddings I shoot, the more photos I have to store. It got to a point where we saw hard drives stacking up. Even our workflow started to suffer a little bit due to the sheer volume of photos we had to process. Sometimes we had to send out two USB sticks to a client. It was also a pain when we had to upload photos to the Internet. It was taking quite a lot of time.<\/p>\n

Where I live, Internet speeds are really low. Having software like JPEGmini, uploading photos to the Internet has become less painful. Since the file sizes are smaller, we\u2019re able to upload them faster.<\/p>\n

Bee<\/strong>: As Liam said, Internet speeds are really low where we live. We upload all our photos to an online photo-proofing gallery. If we tried uploading without running the images through JPEGmini, it would take us so much time! Using JPEGmini saves us so much time uploading to the online proof galleries.<\/p>\n

Bee, since you use JPEGmini more than Liam what would you say to those thinking about using JPEGmini?
\n<\/em><\/strong>Bee<\/strong>: I would definitely recommend it to any of my colleagues. In fact, we run training courses and JPEGmini is something we recommend they all get. Try JPEGmini because it will save you a lot of time, a lot of money, and it doesn\u2019t damage your photos. Why would you not?<\/p>\n

Ready to try JPEGmini Pro? Click Here!<\/strong>\u00a0<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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