About
Two Little Starfish is a professional photography & videography studio
founded by award-winning photographer Rachel Jordan and cinematographer Eric Jordan.
Specialties:
Weddings & Fine-Art Portraiture
Other Services:
Motherhood, Bridal Editorial, Boudoir, and Commercial
Locations:
Northland, Auckland, Bay of Islands, Kerikeri, Paihia, Russell, Whangarei, Omapere, Waiuku, Tutukaka, Waiheke Island, Thailand, Cook Islands, Fiji
+ International Remote Destinations
Rachel Jordan
Award-Winning Fine Art Photographer
5X Master of Photography 2019
Rachel Jordan is a professional photographer with a ‘5X Master of Photography’’ achieved in 2019. Rachel has 18+ years of photography experience and specializes in weddings & fine art portraiture. Her photography work has been featured in magazines and popular online publications, and has received over 31 professional photography awards. Rachel has also served as a professional photography judge for PSNZ and other photography award institutions.
Eric Jordan
Award Winning Motion Graphics Artist & Cinematographer
Top 20 International Designer [.NET Magazine]
Eric Jordan is a professional motion graphics artist, cinematographer and video editor with over 18+ years of industry experience. Recognized by .Net Magazine as one of the world’s top 20 international designers, Eric’s work has been featured in numerous design-related books and magazines around the world, from the United States to China.
About Rachel Jordan
Hello, I’m Rachel – I’m an artist who loves capturing people’s stories. I have been photographing people for 20 years and it’s a passion that is the driving force in my life. I am driven to constantly create and grow as an artist, and to capture the most important moments of peoples lives – to tell their stories through photographs.
As a dedicated artist, I feel it’s important to strive for mastery of my craft, and professional photography awards have served to help me grow and elevate the work I create for my clients. I’m honoured to have received professional awards for wedding photography, fine art portraiture, illustrative, and documentary within New Zealand, Australia, and internationally.
When I’m not capturing weddings, you can find me photographing bridal editorials, fine art portraits and creating photoshop artwork.
My Style
My style has been described as emotional, whimsical and elegant. I adore painterly-feeling portraits, gorgeous rich tones and imagery that evokes deep emotions every time you look at your photos. It is always my aim to strike the perfect balance between fine-art portraiture and documentary of your wedding day.
My Approach
On the wedding day my approach is simple: emotional story telling, capturing the happiness, the love, and the little moments that take your breath away. It is my wish to capture memories that take you right back to the special times of your wedding day – precious photographs that allow you to relive the best day of your life – to make you cry, laugh, and feel the love for many years to come.
For the most part, I have a mostly hands-off approach on the day, outside of the creative session. I do my best to blend in with your friends and family in order to capture the most authentic moments possible – the genuine moments that unfold when you are at your most natural, in-the-moment, and enjoying your special day. For this reason, I focus on documenting the real candid interactions with loved ones, versus overly staged ones. Authenticity is what I love, the moments that will alway bring you back to the best day of your life. The little details of grandma’s hands holding yours, Mom looking at you with love as she puts the veil on, Dad seeing you for the first time in the dress, seeing your partner for the first time as you walk down the isle, and laughing with your guests on the dance floor. These moments are what your wedding day is all about, and I am there to anticipate and document them as they unfold, told through my eyes as an artist.
The Creative Session
My passion is creating unique works of art for my couples that they are proud to hang on the walls of the their home. During each creative session and individual bride and groom portraits, I use subtle professional posing techniques to create visually pleasing compositions and to achieve the most evocative results. It is a craft that I have honed over many years and fine-tuned to an art form – in order to make the bride and groom look effortlessly stunning. Most of all I want us to all to have a ton of fun!
Let's Have Coffee
I’m super excited to chat with you about your day, lets grab coffee. I’d love to meet you both.
About Our Name: Two Little Starfish
We’re often asked about how we became known as “Two Little Starfish”. It’s a beautifully memorable name that represents the creative team we form as husband and wife, and has a simple story.
We were happily married years ago on a beautiful sandy beach in the islands of Hawaii, with an intimate gathering of close friends and family. As two people with a spiritual connection to the ocean, we had decided to marry on the beach and to create a central theme for the ceremony: two small starfish in an embrace. The starfishes represented the special union between us both on the edge of the shore under the sunset. Each element of wedding was decorated with a special image of two little starfish: the invitations, the cake, the candles, and every other small detail. Our wedding day was such an incredible experience, that it served as a spark of inspiration to capture the wedding day for others. Rachel had been a photographer for many years prior to the wedding, but the wedding day gave her the focus for her craft. And so the name ‘Two Little Starfish’ has come to symbolise both our own love for each other, as well as the work we create together for others. It is a reminder to us both about our commitment to capturing those special moments for our couples, in hopes that the images will bring back the tears, the laughter and the feeling of pure love all over again. Together, we put our hearts and souls into the union of fine-art wedding photography and film-like cinematic video that perfectly tells the story of the most important day of our couple’s lives.
Awards
NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL AWARD WINNER2019 NZIPP Regional Photographer of the Year
Auckland / Northland
Finalist – NZIPP Wedding Photographer of the Year
2019
2019 Professional Photography Judge
NZIPP ‘New Zealand Institute of Professional Photography’ IRIS Awards, 2019
PSNZ ‘Photographic Society of New Zealand’ Awards, 2019
Junebug Weddings “The Best of the Best Destination Photos”
Winner – Top 50 Destination Wedding Photos of the Year
2019 WPE International Photographers Awards
Fine Art Nude category – Category Winner, 1st Place, Gold
2019 NZIPP Iris Professional Photography Awards
Achievement – 5X Master of Photography
NZIPP 2019 Finalist – Wedding Out of Camera Category
Wedding Out of Camera – Gold Award
Wedding Out of Camera – 2 Silver Awards
Wedding Creative – Silver Distinction Award
Wedding Creative – Bronze Award
2019 Rise International Photography Awards
Child Portrait – Silver Award
Portrait – Silver Award
Weddings – 2 Bronze Awards
Portrait – Bronze Award
2018 NZIPP Iris Professional Photography Awards
Documentary – Silver Award
Portrait Out of Camera – Silver Distinction Award
Creative Portrait – 3 Silver Awards
Creative Portrait – 1 Bronze Award
Wedding Creative – Silver Award
Wedding Creative – Bronze Award
Wedding Classic – 2 Bronze Awards
2017 Australian Professional Photography Awards (APPA)
Illustrative – GOLD Award
Illustrative – Silver Award
Illustrative – Silver Distinction Award
Portrait – Silver Distinction Award
2017 NZIPP Iris Professional Photography Awards
Illustrative – GOLD Award
Illustrative – Silver Award
Wedding Creative – Silver Award
Wedding Creative – Bronze Award
Wedding Creative – Bronze Award
Illustrative – Bronze Award
Illustrative – Silver Award
Portrait Creative – Silver Award
Portrait Creative – Bronze Award
2016 NZIPP Iris Professional Photography Awards
Classic Portrait – GOLD Award
Illustrative – GOLD Award
Illustrative – Silver Award
Wedding Classic – Silver Award
Wedding Creative – Silver Award
Creative Portrait- Bronze Award
Awarded “Fellow of Photography”
2015 NZIPP Iris Professional Photography Awards
Illustrative – GOLD Award
Illustrative – Silver Award
Classic Wedding – Silver Award
Classic Portrait – Silver Award
Creative Wedding – Bronze Award
Classic Wedding – Bronze Award
Illustrative – 2 Bronze Awards
Finalist – Auckland Photographer of the Year
Awarded “Master of Photography”
Creative Portrait – Silver Award with Distinction
Creative Portrait – Silver Award
Classic Portrait – Silver Award
Classic Portrait – Silver Award
Classic Portrait – Silver Award
Classic Portrait – Bronze Award
Creative – Bronze Award
Creative – Bronze Award
Publications
Feature Spreads, Magazines, BooksFeatured: Huffington Post – 23 Destination Wedding Photos To Remind You Love Is An Adventure
Featured: MSN (Microsoft News) – 50 stunning destination wedding photos of 2019
JuneBug Weddings – Top 50 Destination Photos of the Year, 2019
PhotoBug – 2019 Best of the Best Destination Photo Collection – Honorable Mention, 2019
LooksLikeFilm, August 2019
LooksLikeFilm, June 11 2019
NZHerald: Northland Photographers Win Swag of Awards at NZIPP Photography Competition
International Anti-Fur Coalition – Featured Artwork
LooksLikeFilm: The Best Bridal Portraits in 2018 That Will Last Forever
Auckland Weddings: Elizabeth May Bridal, Feature – January 2019
FashionNZ: Elizabeth May Bridal Shoot, 2019
Premier Bride, December 2018
Junebug Weddings, October 2018
Savvy Magazine – Wedding Guide, Cover & Spread, 2018
LookLikeFilm, 1000 Club, November 2018
RangeFinder Magazine, October 2018
Cover Feature, My Wedding Mag, April 2018
My Kiwi Wedding: “Choosing the Right Wedding Photographer”
My Wedding Magazine, Angela & Derick Wedding, 20 Page Spread, Feb 2018
Eye Magazine, Issue 72, 2016
Paper & Lace, Sam & Jess Wedding, April 2016
Paper & Lace, Mel & Sam Wedding, April 2015
Paper & Lace, Whimsical Day with Susi Liddington, January 2015
Love 24fps, Video Feature, 2015
Stuff.co.nz Article, August, 2015
Dark Beauty Magazine, November 2014
Dark Beauty Magazine, September 2014
Dark Beauty Magazine, September 2015
New Zealand Camera Book, 2014
Bride & Groom Magazine, Bridal Editorial Spread, September 2013
Engaged Magazine, 5 page Feature Spread, 2012
New Zealand Weddings Magazine, Whimsical Day Editorial Spread – Susi Liddington Gardens, 2015
Modern Wedding Magazine (Australia), Spread, 2016
F11 Photography Magazine, Feature Spread, 2014
F11 Photography Magazine, Feature Spread, 2015
Look Love Wed, Alice & Nick Weddings, September 2015
New Idea Magazine, Spread, June 2015
New Idea Magazine, Spread, December 2014
New Idea Magazine, Spread, November 2014
New Idea Magazine, Spread, July 2014
New Idea Magazine, Spread, April 2014
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