Oliver Saillard Photographe

Originally from the Bassin d’Arcachon and an engineer by training, I have stayed in many cities, such as: Saint-Étienne, Berlin and Bratislava. I speak 4 languages: French, German, English and Brazilian Portuguese. In addition to weddings, I participate in many photo contests such as WPJA, WPS, TIR and Fearless, I already have won several awards and top 100 in these various international competitions.

I chose to specialize in wedding photography because I deeply love it. I enjoy it madly. And my mission is that the bride and groom look at their wedding photographs with the same pleasure as I had taking them. A wedding is about great moments, intense and sincere emotions, happiness and joy. And, of course, all weddings are unique. At each wedding, I have the chance to discover a new story. Curious, humanist, LGBTQI+friendly, I am delighted to document all marriages, whatever they may be.

I produce photographic reportages, my objective is above all to tell their story, capture their moments of complicity with their loved ones, document their relationships and interactions during this day so important to them. I practice a sensitive, modern and dynamic wedding reportage and I document with authenticity and creativity their day, with the evening included. My photos are thus very often in landscape orientation since it is the best format to tell a story. I generally suggest devoting 15 to 20 minutes for their couple photos: during their first sight, then at sunset, before moving on to the reception.

Personally, I want to meet the bride and groom and talk to them regularly, before, during and after their wedding. I don’t do more than one wedding a week: already, because it’s physically demanding, but above all to make sure I’m fully involved in their story, emtionnaly and intellectually.

My work always begins with the getting-ready section of the day. The story of their marriage indeed begins at this time. These are often strong moments, charged with emotions, experienced with their most intimate loved ones. I also have great pleasure in covering their wedding evening. Once the solemn moments are over, it’s time to fully enjoy. Moments of joy, laughter and tears. And above all, the dancefloor! From the thrill of their first dance to the party madness late into the night, I love being there in the middle of the floor, camera and flash in hand, soaking up the vibe to capture it all. This is an opportunity to implement my management of off-camera lights to offer them creative and dynamic photos.

I also offer different albums after the wedding, in addition to the online gallery. In my opinion it is important that they also have their photos in physical form, in very beautiful products that they will keep for a long time and which will get passed over generations. I imagine them, on their wedding anniversary, with a glass of good wine, their hands sliding over the album, recalling all the memories of this fabulous day. I imagine their children, years later, discovering their parents long before they were there. I imagine their grandchildren, searching an attic, coming across this album, dusty but still intact, and who will relive the history of their family with this memory.

In addition to the wedding, I offer engagement and day after sessions for the couples. These are couple sessions that take place either before the wedding in regular clothes for the engagement session, or after the wedding in the wedding dress for the session day after. The goal is to take several romantic photos in places that matter to them, such as the place of their meeting, while offering them a day of intimacy with their significant other.

So I have now been living in Langres for several years and a photographer since 2018, I love being here and doing this job. I do love my choice, I have met many beautiful couples and I wish to continue for many more years to do what I love.