This week on Lensel:

• A photo breakdown: Demi Lovato’s wedding photos by Jose Villa

• How 2025 brides are navigating rising vendor costs

• Dealing with the Lake Como Sun: Vlasta Weddings

• News + inspo to keep you ahead of the rest

Let’s go ⬇️

NEWS

Happening this Week

• Costco Flowers and Tariff’s hitting 2025 weddings. The Wall Street Journal dove into how couples are dealing with rising vendor and wedding costs this year due to tariffs.

• Want to shoot like Wes? This new book, due to be released next week, break’s down the shooting style of the iconic Wes Anderson. If it’s your thing, THIS is your thing.

• Ricoh promises the GRIV. This week we officially heard all the details of the upcoming Ricoh IV. See the press release here.

• Sigma is hosting a pop up to showcase the new BF line cameras tomorrow in Berlin. After how amazing the New York pop up was, you might want to get yourself to Berlin. Details here.

• Leica makes watches now? Who knew.

• Why are all camera bags so ugly? Think Tank unveils a new ‘PRO series” of hybrid rolling backpack. But it’s still just… ugly.

• Inside Adobe’s new branding. Our fav (debatable) software company has quietly rebranded. Subtle, yet powerful tweaks to their logo, colours and type to build a more cohesive look. Here’s an inside look at what is new. Type and colour nerds are going to love this.

THE BIG IDEA

📷 Photo Breakdown: How Jose Villa Shot Demi’s Wedding

Demi Lovado got married this week. And phew, the internet heard about it. For good reason too. When a big time celeb gets married, AND one of the most respected wedding photographers is behind the camera… you pay attention.

Jose Villa photographed ddlovato and jutesmusic’s big day and the images are everything you’d expect. Iconic. You knew they would be.

BUT we’re not just here to admire it all. We are here to break it down.

What does one of the best wedding photographers in the world do differently? What’s the magic behind the thoughts, the frames, the ideas? And what can YOU actually learn from them.

Let’s dive in.

Structure and Framing

What hits you first is how ‘correct’ every frame feels. Every image is precisely composed with dead centre compositions. Somehow it feels polished, it feels ‘luxury’.

What helps make this correct feeling is the STRAIGHT LINES.
Have a close look at every line and perspective in the above images. They are all perfectly straight, even right next to the edge of the frame. Careful use of the ‘auto upright’ tool in Lightroom for sure! This makes every image feel clean, intentional and “perfect”.

*look especially close at the image of the dresses hanging. The straight on perspective and straight lines of the wall makes the shot.

What adds again to this is the environmental framing. Doorways. Windows. The environment isn’t just a backdrop…

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WEDDING FEATURE

A Timeless Lake Como Wedding in the Sun: by Vlasta Weddings

“The ceremony's lighting was, to put it bluntly, a photographer's nightmare. But we embraced it and waited for the perfect moments”

Vlasta Weddings talk us through this Lake Como wedding, the challenges of the light and how they worked it to their advantage. From the stunning ceremony on the edge of the lake, to the fireworks at night.

INSPO THIS WEEK

⬇️ Honest looks in interesting frames from Jess Workman

⬇️ Just the right amount of Slim Aarons in this series. The colours and feeling here👌🏼

⬇️ Close and off beat framing and faded editing... It’s different, but a vibe. For your viewing pleasure thanks to Dior.

⬇️ When a light touch, natural edit works, it WORKS. + the mix of natural moments and editorial set ups here is perfect.