This to me was a great experience shooting, as I really try to
avoid being noticed at a Wedding, and getting in front of people with a big
camera, it does throw people off and distract from their true emotion. However
with the amount of floor space I had to play with, it made it a lot easier for
me to move around. Although with the excess amount of mirrors, I was never out
of sight :S lol
Nikon D800 + 24-70mm f/2.8 @ f/3.2, 1/60sec, ISO 250
We moved onto Pembroke Lodge in Richmond, and this was a
stunning venue. The thing that caught my eye the most about this venue was the
view at the back. The venue seems to be on top of a hill almost, and there was
a brilliant skyline view.
Since I arrived earlier than everyone else, I took this time to
capture the decorations for the table. Samantha Warren, which is the sister to
the Bride and also a good friend of mine, managed to make up these amazing
table pieces. I personally think she should look into being a Wedding Planner
as her creativity and organisational skills for this Wedding were astounding.
The actual ceremony was beautiful, with a glass ceiling, it
allowed plenty of light to fall through and bathe down on everyone. It was a
bright and beautiful place to be married in. I loved shooting in this venue as
it allowed me to shoot without flash to not distract from the ceremony and also
keep my ISO down.
Nikon D800 + 24-70mm f/2.8 @ f/2.8, ISO400, 1/640sec
After the Ceremony, we went to do the Group Shots and Portraits. It was quite a difficult session as the ceremony started late, and ran into the time allocated for the group shots, but we ploughed through and got there in the end!
Nikon D800 + 24-70mm f/2.8 @ f6.3, ISO100, 1/250sec
If you haven’t read any of my other Blog’s where I’ve discussed
the Brenizer Method, it’s a method which allows for a wider angle shot, but
with a shallow depth of field. This method really allows me to isolate the
subject, and keep the focus on them for a full body shot. It also adds a little
something different as it does make them look miniature also.
Nikon D800 + 70-200mm f/2.8 @ f/2.8, 1/160sec, ISO100 (36 shots stitched)
The Brenizer Method can be quite difficult, as you don’t really
know whether it has been nailed until you go home to edit and try stitch them
together. For Rachelle & Theo, it somewhat failed. There was a building in
the background behind the bushes, however I miss-shot one part of the building
which would’ve completed the stitch, however I decided to remove the building
altogether and give the final edit a slightly vintage feel, and added much more
green to the highlights to give it more of an old faded image.
I was very happy to see Rachelle use the image as her Facebook
Profile Picture.
Their first dance was very much the traditional dance, no remix,
no funky moves, just them two, the song, and a dance floor. You can feel the love
from them from their dance as they were more or less hugged up a lot of the
time, and this allowed me to capture what I feel is one of my best shots. The
body language and facial expressions caught within this image to me just really
shows how much they love each other, and this is my new personal favourite.
Nikon D800 + 50mm f/1.4 @ f/2, ISO1250, 1/60sec
Rachelle & Theo came to me with the idea of light painting
for their Wedding Photos. They wanted to use Sparklers to spell “Love”. Light
painting is not something I had shot before, but I knew the theory of the technical
aspect of getting the shot, but never had actually put it into practice before.
I decided to go buy Sparklers a few days before the Wedding to
practice, as I envisioned a shot of the light painting, but have them in focus,
with no motion blur. I had a few practice sessions at home before the big day,
and the biggest issue I had was the white balance difference between the flash
and the light from the sparkler, but otherwise successful runs at home. Didn’t
need to test too much and had sparklers spare.
On the actual Wedding Day Rachelle tells me she couldn’t find
Sparklers, so luckily these spares did not go to waste!
I think it was safe to safe Rachelle & Theo were fairly
intoxicated as it was quite difficult rounding them both up for the shot. So I
thought it was best to get setup before trying to get them out, and with the help
with the brothers from both sides of the family, we managed to get them out,
and they helped out with holding up the flash stands.
I suggested that instead of “Love”, they should paint out a
heart instead. Symbolises the same message, but less movements lol… I think to
spell out a word sober would be quite difficult, but they were both pretty
intoxicated, so I feel a heart would be more realistic, and even at that, it
wasn’t a perfect heart lol… We tried twice, and this was the second attempt. I
think they were both keen to get back to the party, so I just wrapped up the
Sparkler shot here, and I still think it makes for a very sweet image, even
more so now that the heart isn’t perfectly done. It’s very unique and personal
to them.
I absolutely loved shooting Rachelle & Theo’s Wedding. This
Wedding meant a lot to me as my good friend of mine is sisters with the Bride,
and not only that, the best man to the Groom is also a good friend of mine. The
amount of thought that went into the details of this Wedding was amazing, and
definitely I had a lot to capture.
I could be writing all day about this Wedding as there is so
much to say, although I have written a fair bit already I feel I should wrap it
up here.
I will close off by saying it was a beautiful ceremony, Rachelle
& Theo are both genuinely great people, and without a doubt, I thoroughly
enjoyed being there documenting their day for them. Wishing them all the best
for the future, and I’m sure I’
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