Chris Emeott - Vendor of the Week

I am so excited to feature a fabulous Twin Cities photographer that brings extreme talent to us in an easy going, passionate package.

It is easy to see why people love Chris Emeott. I knew from the moment I met him that I would like him. He is easy to be around, passionate about his craft and focused on bringing the world beautiful photography without all the "fuss." And there is something to be said about someone that describes being a photographer as "a dream come true." I like people driven by their love of what they do. They are the ones that you want on your team. And if you are lucky to get Chris to photograph your special day, you will see what all the "non-fuss" is all about.

I had the pleasure of getting to know him better ---- and I hope you do too!!!

Bringing you Chris Emeott...

If you could define your style in 3 words, what would they be?

timeless-contemporary-natural

What makes your style special & unique?

These days, there is a huge saturation of photographers in the market. It makes it tough to really stand out, however, I enjoy the challenge to continually push the creative envelope. I go into every event that I cover with the expectation that this will be my best shoot ever. I am constantly studying and training to make myself a better photographer. With so many people shooting these days, styles and trends are coming and going faster than ever. My goal is to provide my clients with images that not only look great today, but will look great 30 years from now. I always put the client first, I want there whole experience to be one they never forget.

Where do you get your inspiration from?

I draw my inspiration from many well known photographers around the country. Photographers such as Tony Hoffer, Sam Hassas, Evan Baines among others. I'm also constantly searching through the latest wedding magazines. I like to get posing ideas from magazines such as Vogue, Elle, Glamour and group posing ideas can come from any number of clothing catalogs such as J. Crew.

What is the most unique request a client has ever asked of you?

I plead the fifth : )

Where is your favorite place to shoot an engagement session in the Twin Cities? Wedding? How about anywhere in the world?

Living in the twin cities there are many great places to shoot engagement sessions. For my personal style, I like to mix a bit of "beauty and the beast" when it comes to photographing a couple. What I mean is placing the couple amongst something that you really wouldn't look twice at if you were walking by. Things such as a rusty old doors, graffiti on a wall, or a dilapidated building. I always want the couple to be the focus of the portrait. I feel like this gives them a good separation. I'd love to shoot a wedding in Italy, the architecture and history there is incredible.

If you could photograph someone famous – dead or alive- who would it be and where you would choose to photograph them?

That's a tough one! And it probably changes week to week, but right now I think it would be Jack Nicholson. I love everything that he's in. He seems like he has a ton of character and I would love just to listen to him talk for awhile. I think the best place to photograph him would be in some dimly lit no-name bar with a lowball of scotch.

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