About

Overview & Vibe

Krystal Dempsey has photographed weddings full-time since 2008, having started Clarity Photography in 2006, and now shoots around fifty weddings a year. She is based on what she calls the Hawkesbury side of the Blue Mountains, and the mountains are where the bulk of her work sits: her own site carries seventeen weddings at Dryridge Estate in the Megalong Valley alone, along with Chapel Hill Retreat, Collits’ Inn at Hartley Vale, the Everglades at Leura, Echo Point at Katoomba and three at Bilpin.

Style & Approach

She describes the look as ranging from elegant to vintage, and the shooting style as relaxed, candid and photojournalistic mixed with classic bridal portraiture. The reasoning she gives is that the day is about the couple rather than about the photographer directing it: she will talk through the timeline and guide people when guiding helps, then stay out of the way. Her line for what she is after is that the best photographs do not just show what the day looked like, they remind you how it felt.

Ideal For

Couples marrying anywhere from the upper mountains to the Hawkesbury flats who want someone who has already worked their venue, and couples planning a mid-week elopement. She also offers portrait, family, newborn and maternity sessions, and works alongside a videographer. An engagement session is included in the two largest wedding collections and can be booked on its own.

The Need-to-Knows

Wedding collections run from $2,950 for six hours to $6,650 for twelve hours with two photographers and a 12 by 12 album, and every collection includes travel within the Blue Mountains, the Hawkesbury, Greater Western Sydney, Lithgow, the Hunter Valley and the Southern Highlands. Expect around a hundred images per hour of coverage, so roughly 600 or more in total. A preview gallery of at least 150 images arrives two to three weeks after the day and the full set within eight to ten weeks. The elopement collection is $750 for one hour, mid-week only, for up to twenty guests and no more than three hours.

Standout Feature

Depth at one venue. Seventeen separate weddings published from Dryridge Estate is not a portfolio entry, it is a working knowledge of one property in every season and every light — and for a couple who have booked the Megalong Valley, that is worth more than any claim about style.

Albums & Prints

Ten By Ten Inch Album, Twenty Sides. Price: Included in Album Collections I and II, from $3,950. Description: Paired with the six and eight hour collections.
Twelve By Twelve Inch Album, Twenty Sides. Price: Included in Album Collections III and IV, from $5,200. Description: Paired with the ten and twelve hour collections.

Appointment Policy

Call or send a message to arrange a consult, and meeting up for a chat is offered.
All pricing and packages are published online rather than sent on request.

Areas Serviced

The Blue Mountains, where she is based on the Hawkesbury side.
The Hawkesbury, Greater Western Sydney, Lithgow, the Hunter Valley and the Southern Highlands, all reached at no extra cost under every wedding collection.
Elopement coverage is reached at no extra cost across Western Sydney, the Blue Mountains and the Hawkesbury.

Hours of Coverage

[6,12]

Nearby Landmarks

Dryridge Estate, Megalong Valley
Chapel Hill Retreat, Berambing
Collits' Inn, Hartley Vale
The Hydro Majestic, Medlow Bath
Echo Point, Katoomba
Everglades House and Gardens, Leura
Seclusions, Rydal
Megalong Valley

Photography Packages

Digital Collection I. Price: $2,950. Description: Six hours of coverage including the ceremony, the bridal shoot and all reception formalities, with high-resolution images delivered through an online gallery and on USB.
Digital Collection II. Price: $3,500. Description: Eight hours, adding preparation photographs to the ceremony, bridal shoot and reception formalities.
Digital Collection III. Price: $4,000. Description: Ten hours covering preparations, ceremony, bridal shoot and the full reception.
Digital Collection IV. Price: $5,000. Description: Twelve hours with full reception coverage, and either a second photographer or an engagement shoot included.
Album Collection I. Price: $3,950. Description: Six hours of coverage with a ten by ten inch album of twenty sides.
Album Collection II. Price: $4,450. Description: Eight hours including preparation photographs, with a ten by ten inch album of twenty sides.
Album Collection III. Price: $5,200. Description: Ten hours with full reception coverage and a twelve by twelve inch album of twenty sides.
Album Collection IV. Price: $6,650. Description: Twelve hours with full reception coverage, a twelve by twelve inch album of twenty sides, and either a second photographer or an engagement shoot.
Base Elopement Collection. Price: $750. Description: One hour of coverage with up to five guests, available Monday to Thursday only, for weddings of no more than twenty guests and three hours.

Photography Style

relaxed
candid
documentary
classic
elegant
natural
timeless

Price Notes

Every wedding collection includes travel within six named regions at no extra cost.
The elopement collection is available Monday to Thursday only, for weddings of up to twenty guests and no more than three hours of coverage.
Extra elopement coverage is $250 for one additional hour or $450 for two.
Elopement guests beyond the first five are $195, to a maximum of twenty.
Portrait sessions are priced separately, from $640.

Services Offered

Wedding Photography
Elopement And Micro Wedding Photography
Engagement Sessions
Portrait Photography
Family Photography
Newborn Photography
Maternity Photography
Wedding Videography Through A Partner Studio
Wedding Albums

Starting Price

From $2,950

Travel & Destination

Travel is included at no extra cost within the Blue Mountains, the Hawkesbury, Greater Western Sydney, Lithgow, the Hunter Valley and the Southern Highlands on every wedding collection.
For elopements the included travel area is Western Sydney, the Blue Mountains and the Hawkesbury.

Turnaround Time

A preview gallery of at least one hundred and fifty images is available two to three weeks after the wedding.
The full set of wedding images arrives within eight to ten weeks of the wedding date.