Geoff Duncan

is an artist first, documentarian second, and portraitist third. As an artist, Geoff is most passionate about good…no, amazing…lighting and unique, effective framing of his subjects. It is in these areas where Geoff’s talent is most apparent. He is a total rock-star when it comes to finding interesting places for you to stand: the lighting will make you look (and feel!) like a celebrity, and the background will capture interest while drawing the eye towards your face. Geoff’s geometric backgrounds of choice lie somewhere between bold-Mondrian and tame-Vasarely. As a documentarian, Geoff captures moments big and small, all with artistic effect and creative framing. Example: he took a photo of our piano player, as seen from the far end of a grand piano, where you can see only the player’s face, triangularly framed by the body and open lid of the piano. Stunning. Our collection of engagement and wedding photos contains dozens more examples of photos that make everyone say, “Wow!” because of the lighting he found and the ways he framed us. Several of the photos still bring tears to our eyes because they are so beautiful. As a portraitist, Geoff has an uncanny ability to capture the personality of people he’s never met. We had a Mr. Know-it-all at our wedding (every wedding has one, it seems), and Geoff caught him with his mouth open, pointer-finger in air, as if to begin a lecture on the importance of….you get the idea. And my shy, contemplative 13-year-old daughter was captured looking off into the distance with her chin resting gently in her hand. This photo takes my breath away. It’s great to have pictures of people as they are—and for us, too, to have visual reminders of how amazing our wedding day was and how in love we truly are! I guess I’d never before seen how much my face glows when I look at my beloved. One area of concern if you hire Geoff (and I highly recommend that you do) is that he did not give us small detailed suggestions during the photo shoots—such as, “Your jacket is crooked.” or “Lift your arm a touch (so it doesn’t look flabby).” Once the session gets going, Geoff goes into the zoot-zone of artistic adrenaline—which we LOVED, and still, a little more attention to detail would be nice. That said, I am certain that if you told him in advance what you’re picky about (make sure my scar doesn’t show, etc.), he would honor that. And this suggestion likely applies to any photographer that you hire! More than anything, Geoff wants you to be thrilled by your photos, and as long as you communicate what’s important to you, he will deliver! We are absolutely thrilled with our photos, and it was a complete joy to work with Geoff. He touched our hearts by taking exquisite, life-affirming pictures and also by being a charming, life-affirming person whom we are so glad we met.