About Pete
I’m Pete Thornton the photographer behind What Pete Shot. I’m an Adelaide based wedding photographer and commercial photographer whose photography thrives to challenge the norm and entice the senses. Wedding photography is different these days, as are weddings! Big, fun celebrations with no stuffiness are the go and its just the best environment to capture people in the moment, real moments.
I wasn’t born with a camera in my hand, destined to be a photographer. I wasn’t trained in the art from a young age by my father. I dabbled in other careers and did well, went to uni and taught for some time in high schools. But along this route I did realise I had quashed a creative in me, hadn’t satisfied that urge. I tried to draw, I tried to paint, and play music, alas – I wish I could. I can build things and I love to do that when I can. So, with lots of passion and lots of training, photography and making people feel comfortable in front of a camera, is what I do now. I look for the unique in what’s around us, I look for light – flattering light, good light to put people in and capture them.
A little while ago I wrote an article with Camille Abbott, one of Adelaide’s great celebrants, about why I photograph weddings and some guiding principles behind the way I shoot. We called it ‘Don’t Fluff the Dress’. You can check it out here on the Huff Post, or here’s a little bit of it…
“…I want to convey your personality; who you are as an individual, who you are as a couple, who those awesome people are around you and what they mean to you.
This is central to what I’m trying to capture in my photography. I want to see those “belly butterflies” in my images of you. I look for it, I wait for it and I’ve got a few little tricks to draw it out of you.
Enquire now to find out more about Pete shooting for you.
Your creative choice for Wedding Photography in Adelaide.
Travelling all over South Australia and beyond for wedding photography, Pete’s easy to get along with nature makes photographing your day super easy. Get in touch and lets chat about your plans and how we can make some unique artful images for you.
