At 9-years-old, Regina Wyllie is already doing something extraordinary for a child her age. She has carved a niche for herself in the wedding industry and could be the youngest sought-after wedding photographer today.
Regina Wyllie, who is from Scotland, take points from her father, Kevin Wyllie, in shooting photographs. But the older Wyllie says he doesn't actually instruct Regina on what to do. "She does everything all on her own," the father told Today.
The love affair for taking photos started when Regina Wyllie was 3 years old, when her parents gifted her with a toy camera. But during an outdoor shoot with her dad, she asked to use her father's DSLR and started shooting images on manual mode so she can decide how to shoot on her own, per FStoppers. She got her first actual photography lessons from her father right there and then.
Regina Wyllie: From Toy Cameras To Professional Photography
From the Canon G9, Regina Wyllie learned to capture pictures with the Canon 7D and a 70-200mm lens, which were perhaps too heavy for her tiny hands to lug around. But she continued to tag along her dad's shoot, and by age 7, she was taking photos for print ads and paid portraits.
Kevin Wyllie was booked for a wedding shoot by his friends and they specifically requested that his daughter also join him. The father told Today he's not forcing his child to work, but this was a special request from the bride and groom.
The proud father shared Regina Wyllie's first wedding shoot on Facebook a few months ago. The photos are a testament to her natural and creative talent, as well as her eye for details:
Regina Wyllie: Photography As A Hobby
Today, Regina Wyllie is her dad's second shooter at weddings and other events, per Revelist. At such a young age, she has already mastered the techniques of photography and her father credits this to just really loving taking pictures. The 9-year-old does not actually aspire to be a photographer when she's an adult as her ambition is to become a fashion designer, who takes photographs on the side as a hobby.
Regina Wyllie's father is relishing these times he spends with her as it is a father-daughter moment. "It's quality time with my daughter doing something we both love," said Kevin, per ABC News. Watch people talk about this 9-year-old wedding photographer at the 23-minute mark in this video below:
