Blaine Siesser photographs natural moments with graceful spontaneous composition and a fine art sensibility to convey the simple beauty and elegance of a wedding. Blaine has photographed over 450 weddings in a career spanning 19 years which started as a student at the University of Michigan. While based in the United States Blaine's work has brought him to wedding destinations all over the world: Thailand, Mexico, Fiji, Turkey, Belize, Mexico, and the Caribbean to name a few. Blaine's work has been published in Martha Stewart Weddings, The New York Times, Style me Pretty, Inspired by This, Hour, Brides Magazine, The Knot Magazine, the Fount Collective, Magnolia Rouge, Hochzeit Guide, Grey Likes Weddings, J. Crew, and countless other blogs and magazines. He has also been seen on Grace Ormonde's Platinum List and Style Me Pretty's Little Black Book. He is married to the amazingly talented lisasiesser.com and they have two children Sebastian & Collette.
Blaine is available by appointment in Birmingham, Michigan, Naples Florida, & Brooklyn, NY. Please reach out to inquire about your wedding and scheduling.
More About Me
Beauty Inspires me. I love fashion, make up, creative styling, and beautiful hair.
I value helping people, making people happy, showcasing love, giving gifts of imagery, enjoying relationships.
I feel like I’m giving a gift when I photograph someone. I sense the value of it. The long term value. The experience of photography is the most natural way for me to serve people. Its effortless for me. I value that experience of blessing someone - helping someone.
I think new ideas are one the most valuable things around.
I want to be involved in photographing interesting people, events, places all over the world. The more technical and complex the production the better.
I believe humility is beautiful. I think serving is beautiful. I believe in being understanding and considerate.
I am inspired by wild places, an open schedule, a roll of film, a new lens, an interesting face, any and all paintings.
I see things other people don’t see - I have ideas other people don’t. I forget that.
My superpower is a patient hardworking nature to self learn concepts and execute them; patience too I think.
My clients most regularly say that I’m a calming helpful influence on their day.
The pleasure of creating and producing is one of my favorite things. I want to be dreaming, getting inspired, and then trying out a new shoot or technique.
I think laughing is healing. I love laughing with my friends, family and clients.
I love the work of Richard Avedon, Annie Leibovitz, Peter Lindberg, Peter Henket, Mario Testino, Art Strieber, Gabor Jurina, Herb Ritts, Chris Craymer.
Researching is one of my favorite things - I love getting a vision and executing the vision.
My most helpful thought is to invite God to come into a situation - to ask God for help.
The craft of photography and the skill of it is amazing to me. Its technical nature is fascinating to me. The infinite possibility of light, location, idea, creation into a 2d space amazes me too.
I struggle with perfectionism and comparison. I have to be intentional about doing my own thing and being imperfect.
I want to do a great job for everyone. I care.
I trust hard work and moral integrity. I organize, prepare, care, communicate, practice, love, anticipate, test, envision it.
I build confidence by moving, doing, trying, going out on the limb. Execution creates materialization.
CV:
2012 - 1650 Gallery "Abstracts" online Exhibit
2012 - Award First in Color Photography at the Lawrence Gallery's Open Exhibit
2013 - Change of Pace Exhibit at The Detroit Center for Contemporary Photography
2014 - Awarded Commission to do a 50 piece permanent photography installation in Beaumont Hospital Royal Oak
2015 - 1st Solo Exhibit of the Michigan Project at Chateau Grand Traverse
2016 - Book Published: "the Michigan Project"
2016 - Honorable Mention at International Color Awards in Abstract - Nominee in Nature Photography
2018 - 2nd Solo Exhibit at Mari Vineyard from July - September of 2018.