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Susan Stripling

Susan Stripling has been photographing weddings, portraits, and theater for over twenty years. Susan’s work has been published in Inside Weddings, Martha Stewart Weddings, Grace Ormonde Wedding Style, Modern Bride, Town and Country Weddings, the New York Times, New York Post, Rangerfinder, PDN, and in ads and advertorials for Nikon USA, Epson, and Canon USA. Susan has been an educator for Photo Plus, WPPI, PPA, Mystic Seminars, Portrait Masters, and Creative Live. She has been named one of the top ten wedding photographers in the world by American Photo Magazine.  She is also currently a Grand Master with ICON. She is most honored to be named an Explorer of Light by Canon USA an an ambassador for Adorama. Susan is also the founder of The Wedding School, which strives to bring real, honest education to wedding photographers worldwide. In her spare time, besides spending time with her incredible family, Susan is a voracious reader, lover of all horror movies, and inexplicably sleeps with the lights on.

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Latest Posts

A wedding couple standing at the base of a massive, powerful waterfall, highlighting the epic scale of the landscape, shot by Susan Stripling.

Can You Really Make Money Shooting Weddings? A Reality Check for Aspiring Wedding Photographers

Can I make money shooting weddings? This is a question friends often ask me. They have a good...
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Gift Guide for the Aspiring Wedding Photographer

When I first started photographing weddings, I had NO idea what to get.  I asked around to local...
Woman hanging a framed printed photo

Why Printed Photos Will Never Go Out of Style

Screens surround us all. We scroll through thousands of images every day—on our phones, our laptops, our watches,...