My favorite image of the week is this one from a sequence taken during the romantic portrait session after a wedding. The wedding took place in Florida, earlier on in November. (It’s my favorite image of this week since I am only now catching up on a backlog of work.) As a wedding photographer in New Jersey, it is quite a treat to do a destination wedding – someplace a little more exotic than the Garden State.
Not only was it a destination wedding in Florida, (timed with a flash photography workshop), but this also happened to be the first time that I photographed a same-sex wedding. And I felt particularly honored to have so much faith placed in me with a special event like this.
The reason why this image is my favorite is that it shows a wonderful couple together in a spontaneous moment. It is very much *them*, and I am sure their friends and family will instantly recognize this image as capturing the essence of who they are, and how they are.
This is where a lens like the 70-200mm f2.8 is essential .. it allows breathing space between you and your subjects. The light is all available light. No flash necessary with the soft early evening light.
But I did a little bit of work on the image in Photoshop, so let’s see how I got there ..
