Most importantly…
We understand the significance of finding just the right photographers to capture your day. Ann and I first met working in a photo studio in NYC, so picking our wedding photographer came before deciding on the ring, the venue, and the dress. We chose a wedding photographer whose vision we were confident in. We knew the moment we met him and saw his work that it was the right fit.
Our approach to wedding photography is not purely one style. We feel the best way of capturing you is a blend of all styles, traditional, journalistic, and illustrative and we strive to capture moments as they happen without being obtrusive. We think one of our special strengths is that we both LOVE art…especially the old masters. We understand that amazing luminous quality of light that they achieved in their portraits and amazing genre scenes. We’re constantly on the lookout for that light…we feel it’s one of our keys to beautiful portraits and like to get to locations early to scope out that light.
We always want our engagement sessions to be fun! Sometimes it takes a little time to warm up to the camera…we’re well aware that not everyone’s used to being photographed! We’ll always give you time to relax. We’ll laugh with you, and we’ll do a little directing, but mostly we just want you to be you. We want those shots that capture a true reflection of your personality.
We hope our vision is a match for yours.
Please take a look at our work. If you would like to set up a time to get together, we would love to hear all about your day!
And, if you would like to know even more about us, please feel free to read a brief bio below!
A little history about Rick and Ann…
Interested in film and passionate about the photographic image, Rick Scanlan moved to New York City from Boston over twenty years ago to take film classes at New York University. Quickly discovering he had a real talent for photography, Rick was soon doing editorial work, fashion, products and eventually architectural photography. His work has been seen in many publications including, The New York Times, Interior Design Magazine and Glamour Magazine. While Rick was establishing his career, Ann was pursuing her love for art. She moved to New York City after receiving a BFA degree and was soon managing a photography business (for a former Time/Life photographer) while also taking painting classes at the Art Students League in New York. Observing the beauty of natural light on the figure and how to translate it into a painting was an experience that has been an invaluable aid when Ann later joined Rick in wedding photography.
Needless to say it was attraction at first sight when they met in a photography studio in New York and they have been together ever since. In 2000, Rick and Ann decided to make the move to Connecticut and opened Sylvan Gallery, a wonderful little art gallery located in their charming Victorian house in Clinton. During this time, in addition to architectural photography, Rick was beginning to shoot some weddings for friends. He discovered that because of his diverse background in photography, he was especially suited for wedding photography. Four years ago Rick suggested that Ann shoot a wedding with him, and afterwards they were amazed by what a satisfying experience it was to shoot a wedding together. They have a special chemistry together and seem to be naturally aware of how to capture that special chemistry between couples in love and families coming together in celebration of that love. They also discovered that Ann’s eye for photography was developed by all those years of painting the figure and studying the light and compositions of the old Masters.
Rick and Ann think of wedding photography as the perfect career. Having the talent to document such a meaningful event and at the same time bringing their own creativity to capture it with artistry is immensely rewarding. They love getting to know the couples they photograph and put the same thoughtfulness into the get-to-know-you/engagement session as they do when working with their couples on their wedding day.
Rick and Ann are both active members of the Connecticut Professional Photographers Association. They are available to travel throughout New England for weddings and just photographed their first destination wedding of 2011 in Orlando, Florida.
To set up a convenient time to get together with them, just hit “contact” in the menu bar and they’ll be able to further assist you!
by Rick & Ann
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