Interview: Wedding photographer Vanessa Joy on communication, Covid and 'speed-posing'

Vanessa Joy is one of the best-known names in wedding photography in the US. In this interview, Vanessa talks about her favorite gear, what makes the new Canon EOS R6 so useful, the challenges of shooting a product video during a pandemic, and why communication is key to successful portraiture. How did you get started in wedding photography? My mother was a wedding photographer. So naturally I hated it and didn't want anything to do with it! But when I was picking out my electives for classes at...