Award-Winning Photos
Janis Ratnieks is an award-winning wedding photojournalist with the WPJA, based out of London, England. The contest winning images above will cycle through an auto slideshow if left untouched, but can also be viewed manually via the thumbnails or navigation arrows.
WPJA Achievements
The Wedding Photojournalist Association proudly recognizes the accomplishments and creative excellence of Janis Ratnieks. The following awards have been earned by Janis from the WPJA. These achievements come with great merit considering the high level of competition that a member faces in the contests. Stringent standards are upheld throughout the contests, standards equivalent to those of professional working photojournalists.
| 2009 |
Q3 |
11th Place - Toasting
16th Place - Creative Portrait
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BRIDES |
5th Place - Bride and Groom
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| 2008 |
Q4 |
2nd Place - Weather
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Q3 |
8th Place - Transportation
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General Package Information
All packages include sneak peek next day, images are ready in one week, High res files provided on a DVD as well as are the low res files for internet. Password protected on -line galleries are also provided with all packages.
If something is missing in my packages - feel free to contact me and ask for missing services.
Package Details
Janis Ratnieks offers the following wedding coverage packages.
$1700 - for those in hurry
Sneak peek next day, images ready in one week, up to 8 hours of coverage, unlimited photos taken, 1 DVD of high + low resolution images, 100 images posted on web site for 2 weeks.
$2200 - for those with long lasting kisses
Sneak peek next day, images ready in one week, up to 8 hours of coverage, unlimited photos taken, one 11 x 12,5 inch album (30 pages, 60 sides), 1 DVD of high + low resolution images, 100 images posted on web site for 1 month, DVD slideshow 30 min.
$4300 - For those who want it all
Sneak peek next day, images ready in one week, up to 12 hrs first day + 6 hrs coverage next day, unlimited photos taken, studio lighting included, one 11 x 12,5 inch album (40 pages, 80 sides), two parent albums, 1 DVD of high + low resolution images, 300 images posted on web site for two months
$800 - quick but precious
Up to 4 hours of coverage,
Unlimited amount of photos taken,
Sneak peek ready next day (10 - 15 images on your e-mail)
Images ready in 1 week,
1 DVD of high + low resolution images
100 images posted on my website for 2 weeks
Client Letters
The following letters are from the clients of Janis Ratnieks.
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Linda & Santosh
Married September 26th, 2009
"I just wanted to thank your website for being a wonderful wedding photography resource. We were organizing our wedding reception all the way from Canada in Latvia, and out of hundreds of photographers out there, we needed to choose...more " one who can portray us and our day in excuisite way. I do not like simple generic photography for such an occasion. I wanted it to be exactly the way I have imagined- alive, creative, unusual, beautiful. And it is very hard to actually select a photographer over distance. In fact, we had photographer prebooked, but one month before the wedding, we had stumbled across the pictures of Janis Ratnieks. The more I was looking at his pictures, the more I got convinced that this is the photographer we need. Also seeing that he is a winner of numerous prestigious competitions, convinced us to cancel the first photographer and to get in touch with Janis. Booking him was the best wedding decision I made. The images he shot for our wedding, and all the retouching done by his wife, are fantastic! Timeless and creative- bringing back the feelings of the day all over again. Janis was professional, easy to work with , hardworking , unintrusive person who managed to capture our wedding day perfectly. Santosh and I, wish Janis and his wife, the best of luck in their future careers and encouraging them to keep creating this beautiful form of art. After all, they are the ones which will bring us back to that day even after 20-30 years. Thank you, from the bottom of our hearts! " show less