01 · Portra 800
The portfolio · Arman Arai
The day, as it felt.
Five ways of seeing, a collection from Vancouver, and nine whole wedding days. Open a cover, turn the pages, and spend a little time with the photographs.
I, Editorial
Clean lines. Intentional light.
Graphic compositions, precise framing, a directorial eye. These images are built rather than found, for couples who want the day to read like a fashion story.
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II, Film Inspired
Warm grain. Honest colour.
Processed to hold on to what analogue does well: the softness, the warmth, highlights that roll off instead of clipping. This is the work couples come back to in twenty years.
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III, 1980s Film
Fade. Grain. Memory.
Expired stock palettes and the nostalgic warmth of Super 8 and Kodachrome. These photographs look like they were found in a shoebox, in the best possible way.
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IV, Dreamy Fine Art
Soft light. Flowers. Air.
Veils held into the sun, blossom thrown out of focus across the lens, and portraits made slowly. The most deliberately composed work I do, and the album couples choose when they want the day to look like a painting rather than a report.
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V, Documentary
Real moments. Real people.
Unposed and unmanaged. The kind of coverage that gives you back the parts of the day you were too present to notice while they were happening.
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VI, Vancouver
A few of mine, from this city.
The mountains, the water, the quiet in between. An elopement collection from Vancouver and the places just beyond it.
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The albums
Whole days
Nine weddings shown in full, in the order they happened. Open one and it runs from the first frame to the last, including the quiet parts a highlight reel leaves out.
02 · Portra 400
Eathon & Jessica
03 · Portra 400
Luca & Lauren
04 · Portra 800
Nicole & JS
05 · Ektar 100
Parsa & Marjan
06 · Tri-X 400
Anastasia & Daniil
07 · Fuji 400H
Sofia & Lucas
08 · Portra 400
Margaux & Antoine
09 · Portra 800
Eleanor & James
Your date, plainly
Let the day feel like yours.
Send the date, the place and the part of the day you want remembered.
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