I recently photographed my first wedding ever. It was even more stressful than just being a wedding. My first wedding. For family. The last part hits a little harder than most because if I missed something or didn’t do something it was family! Not only that, the Groom has years of motion picture experience so he knows how light works, depth of field, and all the tricks to keep people busy while you’re fiddling around with settings. I just couldn’t fool him. I do think, however, that the day went by just fine. Here are a few of the shots that I took. I might be uploading the rest to my Flickr account over the next couple of weeks.
The cake above tells a little story about how the Chris and Shalome met. It was designed and made by the Grooms Mother, Jan. Shooting this was very tricky. During the rehearsal, I sneaked away and grabbed a quick shot of the cake and had it posted to Facebook by that evening. I tagged as many photographers as I could in a short period of time and asked, “How do I light this”? I got various responses ranging from very technical light sandwiches to, just stick it next to a window and shoot it with a long lens. I could do neither. I shot it from about 2-3 feet away with a 20mm lens and flash pointing straight up at the ceiling and a bounce card. I through the wine bottle in to soften the lights in the background and the square crop is because the cake was right in front of a fire exit. In my opinion, not bad in the circumstances given.
During the wedding there was a crasher on the loose. The daughter of the best man Rob, brother of the groom, decided she needed to go see him. There is always, so I’ve been told, that one kid who looks back down the aisle at the wedding. I think this was that moment. That’s all for now, to see more of the images, go check out my Flickr account.
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hhm beautiful cake i like it .