About Xsightn Photography:

Xsightn Photography is a Nigeria based fine art wedding and lifestyle photography outfit. We love to think our approach to wedding photography is both fresh and urban. We pride ourselves of being one of the top wedding photographers in Nigeria, shooting high-end weddings for Nigerian couples based outside Nigeria. In 2010 we were privileged to shoot weddings for Nigerian brides based in the USA, UK, South Africa, Canada and Cameroon . "I love the fact that i am a wedding photographer and I feel so incredibly lucky to be able to capture and document, the memories, love, look and the happiness in my work" "I approach my wedding photography in a way that leads to an intimate and artful expression resulting in images that reflect your unique personality, capturing the natural mood of the day that will be cherished in your family for years to come." Kayode(the lead photographer) started his career in IT before training under some of the world's best known photographers. Throughout his photography career, Xsightn has developed a unique style of creating timeless imagery. He draws inspiration for everything around him, from movies and television, to literary figures and, of course, journalism. Email us at info@xsightn.com or Call +2348023702640 Xsightn Website

    • Archive: September, 2010



    The wedding of Abigail and Femi : Pictures by Kayode of Xsightn Photography

    Thursday, September 16th, 2010

    The wedding of Abigail and Femi : Pictures by Kayode of Xsightn Photography

    Here are a few pages from the album of Femi and Abigail, the wedding took place on the 14th of August 2010.

    Femi’s dad is a General in the Nigerian army so this was a massive wedding by all standards.

    We had military men, armed to the teeth everywhere yet the environment was filled with love.

    During the engagement session the couple were a bit shy towards my camera but on this day, all the shyness totally disappeared.

    It was a privilege and honor to be selected out of all the wedding photographers in Nigeria to shoot this wedding, thank you so much guys. I wish you guys all the best and pray next time we meet it will be to celebrate the birth of your first child.

    All pictures by Kayode, lead wedding photographer for Xsightn Photography.
    Xsightn Photography is a top wedding photography outfit based in Lagos Nigeria.

    To book us for an event please send mail to info@xsightn.com or call +2348033051621

    You could also check out our booking page after the images below for more information concerning our services.

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    Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-09-05

    Sunday, September 5th, 2010

    • The Nigerian Photography Podcast – The one with Leye Olumide http://bt.io/FuAE (via @backtype)Joe Buissink's new book give away #
    • Just booked my very first bride with a short hair cut !!!
      Can't wait to work some Xsightn magic on her. #
    • For those of you that love wedding photography. Jasmin Star, one of my all time favorite photographers is teaching… http://fb.me/HMCLwema #
    • The New Big Brother 5 theme song by Nigerian music star Maya Hunta http://fb.me/wuPXS7MZ #
    • Why don't we have any Photography awards here in Nigeria? #
    • Naija Photogs Identify yourself, please add me, i need to create a Twitter list with as many of you as possible. #
    • Come on guys send me a DM, i need to add as many Nigerian Photogs to a list. If you got a dslr and know how to work it in manual mode, DM me #
    • @kkartPhoto word in reply to kkartPhoto #
    • @whoismikey lol in reply to whoismikey #
    • @whoismikey Dude am slaving it out in Aperture 3 right now. in reply to whoismikey #
    • WHAT MAKE A GREAT WEDDING PICTURE?
      Here is a link to an article i wrote for Article Base, it's yet to be published… http://fb.me/ImwS9TFK #
    • WHAT MAKE A GREAT WEDDING PICTURE? http://fb.me/ImwS9TFK #naija #weddings #photographer #
    • Trying to be the best photographer i can be #
    • Xsightn is now renting studio lights for photo sessions. Currently only 400watts in stock, but i should have a few 1000 watts by mid month. #
    • @Woopra you rock. #Woopra is by far my best tool for this year, hands down !!! #
    • Apple just announced the next iPhone OS upgrade will shoot HDR photos. Sweet !!! #
    • @plastiQQ Try it in reply to plastiQQ #
    • #Apple is activating 230,000 new iOS device every single day. Scary #
    • 6.5 billion apps have been downloaded from the Apple app store #
    • 200 Apple apps are downloaded via the App Store per second #
    • @plastiQQ Sweet, Apple fanboy right here too, own macbook pros and MacPros but that's where it stops. #Android rocks my mobile world. in reply to plastiQQ #
    • @jasminestar ok so who's Jasmine? Wow in reply to jasminestar #
    • @obisomto Dude this Okada ban no pure o in reply to obisomto #
    • @plastiQQ stopped using my BB because of spam in reply to plastiQQ #
    • Just touched a real life #Nikon #D3s ….. now i want mine !!! #
    • Gisting with some friends bout the coming elections, war, a divided Nigeria – Scary stuff !!! #
    • @google sweet in reply to google #
    • Just heard that #Nigeria #039;s Senate president earns about 88 million naira a month, true ? #
    • Stalone just said Nigeria in the Expendables- cool #
    • @whoismikey Where he last went on a mission in reply to whoismikey #
    • Just got a system update notification on my Motorola Droid.. Hmm. wonder what google is cooking up now #
    • So excited bout the new #Samsung #Galaxy tab. Finally a decent #Android tablet /phone ? #
    • Taking a test drive of the New #Acdsee Pro Beta for #Mac – Not bad so far, it's amazing fast flipping through my RAW library #
    • Check out my latest articles: http://EzineArticles.com/expert/Kayode_Martins #
    • Just signed in to #Apple 's #Ping #
    • Loving Gmail's new Priority Inbox! #Gmail #
    • Diddy down with Arsenal, gotta love it !!!! http://bit.ly/ctghFy #
    • The Samsung Galaxy Tab will have a Car dock !!!!!!! http://bit.ly/9Vctmx #
    • The Samsung Galaxy Tab will weigh about half what the iPad weighs #
    • Plays Divx and Full support for Flash !!!! #
    • 2 Cameras #
    • @cliffmautner Will u be posting images? in reply to cliffmautner #
    • Na wa o. Is every black and white poverty picture taken of children in Africa automatically a great picture. #Abeg abeg abeg !!! #
    • @damienlovegrove sure, after you pry the camera from my cold dead hands in reply to damienlovegrove #
    • Naija Photogs, who makes the best Photo Books in Nigeria ? #

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    What make a great wedding picture?

    Wednesday, September 1st, 2010

    What makes a picture a great photograph?
    This could be a very tough question to answer, answers will vary from photographer to photographer and ultimately will also be subjective.
    Ok, so what makes a great wedding photograph then?
    Answer to this will also tend to vary from person to person, While some will say the picture where the bride smiles the most, some will say the picture which truely reflects the couple’s love for each other.
    A professional wedding photographer might even go as far as saying a great wedding picture is that picture with the very best exposure, that picture which is composed the best, that picture with the very best lighting.
    Don’t get me wrong, all the above points work.

    They just aren’t what I consider to be great wedding pictures, good maybe but definitely not great.

    I have been shooting Nigerian weddings for quite some time now and I have learnt alot in the time.

    What I’ve learnt over the years as a wedding photographer has helped me to define what i consider to be a great wedding picture.
    To me, a great wedding picture goes beyound technical perfection of an image, it’s about emotions, it’s about the couple.

    A great picture is that which stares emotions in the couple when they go through their wedding album, its that picture that makes them smile, its that picture that makes them laugh, its that picture that makes them cry.

    It’s about that picture which gets the couple to send you as a photographer a “thank you note” or call you to thank you in person for doing such a marvelous job.
    As wedding photographers, the technical aspects of our photography should be second nature, we shouldn’t go to weddings thinking about what aperture to use, what shutter speed to shoot at, what iso will work best and the likes. We should be more concerned about capturing the moment.

    The technical aspects needs to be second nature to us.

    I remember reading somewhere that Joe Buissink, one of the greatest wedding photographers living today actually said he has a backup camera in full automatic mode, ready for just that moment, when the lighting on a shoot begins to act “funny”.

    Please note that this are entirely my views.

    So what makes a great wedding photo to you ?

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