About
The person behind the camera
I did not grow up with a carefully planned route into wedding photography.
I’m Mikayla. This page is here so you know who will be photographing you, what shapes the way I see, and what I’m like to have around on the day.
Where it started
A borrowed camera at my dad's wedding
The moment I remember most clearly happened at my dad’s wedding. I was watching the photographer work and, at some point during the day, she let me try her camera. That was the bit that stuck with me. There is something about being able to notice a moment and keep it that I have loved ever since.
Now, when I photograph a wedding, I still pay attention to the same thing that drew me in at the beginning. People. What they are doing when they are not thinking about the camera. The way somebody looks at another person before saying anything. The movement between the obvious moments. The photographs that only exist because somebody noticed them quickly enough.
How I see
Natural first, with a steady hand when it helps
I am naturally quite particular about getting a photograph right. If I can see that moving you slightly, changing the angle or putting you into better light will make the image stronger, I will tell you. I am polite about it, but I am not going to stand there thinking that could be better and say nothing.
At the same time, I do not want to direct every part of a wedding. Most of the day is better when people are allowed to be themselves. My job is to know when to step in and when to leave things alone. That is especially important if you are nervous about being photographed. I do not expect you to know how to pose. I can give you enough direction to get comfortable, but the aim is not to turn you into somebody else in front of the camera. I still want the photograph to feel like you.
I love black and white photography and I am drawn to movement. Confetti, walking, laughing, dancing, a veil moving, people crossing through a frame. Those moments give photographs energy and stop a wedding gallery feeling too controlled.
On the day
What I'm like to have around
I am based in Buckinghamshire and photograph weddings across the Home Counties. The weddings currently featured on this website were photographed in Buckinghamshire, from civil ceremonies through to larger celebrations.
Where possible, I arrive early on the wedding day so I can understand the venue before I need it. I look at the light, the spaces we can use later and the parts of the venue that are worth photographing before they fill with people.
The rest is fairly simple. I want to turn up prepared, make you feel looked after when you need guidance, and give you photographs that look like the people and day you actually remember.
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Questions
Common questions
Are you based in Buckinghamshire?
Yes. I am based in Buckinghamshire and photograph weddings across the Home Counties.
Are you a female wedding photographer?
Yes. I am a female wedding photographer based in Buckinghamshire.
How did you get into photography?
My interest started at my dad's wedding after the photographer let me try her camera.
Do you direct couples?
Yes, when it helps. I give clear guidance where needed but prefer most of the day to unfold naturally.
Do you shoot black and white photographs?
Yes. Black and white photography is an important part of my work.