I started shooting at age 11, when I got my hands on the first camera. Documentary photography caught my eye, starting with the cats, sports events, backyard views and my sister, who always ran away from the camera. The fact is, the photographer was born.

At age 14 I got acquainted with color photography. Actually, the images were not full color. They turned out to be blue and I still blame the Kodak minilab for that. Two years later the first success showed up: I received a FIAP (International Federation of Photographic Art) award. Read More...

Photographer	Janis Ratnieks
Location	London, England
Starting Rates	£1800+ (GBP)  View Packages
Also Serving	France
AG|WPJA	Artistic Wedding Photojournalist
Website	janisratnieks.com
Photos	9 Contest Winning Photos
Client Letters	1 Client Letter
Blog	janisratnieks.blogspot.com
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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.

All packages include sneak peek in three days, images are ready in 6 to 8 weeks, 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.

$1200GBP - Package 1 (available off season only)
Up to 4 hours of coverage
Unlimited amount of photos taken
Sneak peek ready in 3 days
Images ready in 4 weeks
DVD of high + low resolution files
200 images posted on my website for 3 weeks

$1800GBP - Package 2
Up to 8 hours of photography
Unlimited amount of photos taken
At least 600 retouched photos provided
Sneak peek ready in 3 days
Images retouched in 6 to 8 weeks
DVD of high + low resolution images
400 images posted on my website for 4 weeks

$2700GBP - Package 3
Up to 8 hours of photography
Unlimited amount of photos taken
At least 600 retouched photos provided
Sneak peek ready in 3 days
Images retouched in 6 to 8 weeks
DVD of high + low resolution images
400 images posted on my website for 4 weeks
10x10 inch 60 sides album included
30 minutes HD slideshow

The following letters are from the clients of Janis Ratnieks. Click an image to view a larger version.

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 one who can portray us and our day in excuisite way. I...more " 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