Ibiza Weddings From Clarissa

Its time to show off some 2023

It’s been over 16 years of having an assistant photographer, second shooter, associate photographer, mentee (not sure what they may get called these days.) I have had a few pass through over these year. Some work just once ( and say no way), some for a few days or months or just the season and of course then there are those who have been with me for years.

It is a beautiful process, watching a growth in someone else’s skill. Firstly discovering it and then helping develop and guide it. It ends up being a learning process for me too, to understand and find my own confidence in what I do and know. To be inspired by someone else eye, or way of editing or finding an image. To learn to communicate. To learn to inspire.

Clarissa came to me at 19. She was not bold but a little nervous, very sweet and quite shy. She had a passion for photography that she was developing in her own work photographing mainly nudes on 35mm film. I appreciated this art. I could see her skill in composing a photo and I liked her work and her eye for composition. That can be all for me to start with someone. She began as I always do, shooting along side me at weddings, with a digital camera (new to her) and a 50mm lens. Her composition and composure were so accurate and perfect from the beginning, that’s the great skill from learning on a manual SLR camera.

She has now been with me nearly 9 year. She must have photographed well over 100 weddings. Her images have their own feel. They are clean, neat and very perfect. Moments, exposure, composition and editing. We laugh about letting a little bit of imperfection into the flow to see what happens. She has made many many couples very happy. She has made me very happy.

Here are some of her favourites from this years 2023 weddings. And we started shooting on film too this year. Which was very exciting for Clarissa, as this is her real passion in photography, shooting analog. Can you spot them?

I have appreciated her a lot. Her honesty, loyalty and friendship as well.

Follow her on @clarissasofiat to see her own work, it is beautiful.

Enjoy her wedding work on @ibizaweddingphotographers