Ahead of next month’s PhotoMarathon competition, Post Weekend has partnered with Canon iQlick to profile some of Cambodia’s best snappers. This week, we meet two pre-wedding photography specialists.

Whether laughing in the back seat of a vintage car, or dancing on the end of a pier, photographer Vincent Rufo’s pre-wedding shots capture a couple’s intimate moments with a touch of glamour. The stylish touch might have something to do with his background. After discovering a knack for photography at an early age, Rufo first shot fashion before being invited to snap a pre-wedding series. He now runs his own video and photography business, Vincent Rufo Studios. For Rufo, documenting romance is both a profession and a pleasure. “I love all the emotions and happiness I can see while shooting pre-wedding. It gives me happiness as well,” he said. Rufo, who also films video, relies on his Canon 5D Mark III. “It is very flexible, you can use video and photo at the same time in the one camera,” he said. For aspiring pre-wedding snappers, he offered a nugget of advice: “Let the couple have fun, and you should have fun too while taking pictures.”​

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Attention to detail is key for pre-wedding photographer Thai “Jerry” Vantha, who chooses everything from the dress down to the setting and perfect time of day before commencing a project. “It’s not a luck shot, we plan everything, where and when, and then communicate with the couple,” he said. An important part of that is lighting, he added. “Using the flash as well as natural light blends to make a very good aesthetic,” he said. His camera of choice is the Canon 5D Mark III because “[the model] makes shooting very easy, no need to recompose, it can focus on any point in the frame.” The photographer first fell in love with the lens four years ago, after scrolling through images on Facebook. He studied the skill in Singapore and has now made it part of his everyday life. “Anytime I start to shoot, I start to feel happy,” he said. “The second thing is sharing the happiness – I like to see people smile and enjoying seeing their photo.”