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Slideshow: Favorite wedding photos of 2014

December 26, 2014 Neil vN 8 Comments

Slideshow: Favorite wedding photos of 2014

2014 was an incredible year with so much happening. I traveled around the north-eastern parts of the USA to photograph weddings – Connecticut, Vermont, New York, Delaware, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. I even had the wonderful opportunity to travel abroad, where I photographed a wedding in Australia! Of course my photography involved the usual mix of portraits, families and headshots, as well as commercial work and corporate photography. For me though, weddings always stand out because they are such emotional experiences.

As a thank you to all my clients and their families and friends – and also to show off a bit – here is a slideshow of some of my favourite images of the year. Thank you to everyone who made me part of a most special day in their lives.

Also watch the other year-end slideshows of my favorite wedding photographs.
(Click on the Vimeo logo to watch a larger version.)

As usual, some of the images from 2014 weddings have been used in articles on Tangents. You might remember some (or perhaps all?) of them:

 

  • My favorite images of a wedding in Melbourne, Australia

 

  • Becoming more confident in posing people

 

  • Exposure metering: under-exposure / over-exposure vs exposing correctly

 

  • High-ISO bounce flash photography

 

  • Wedding reception lighting with one flash

 

  • Wedding photography – macro photography: options and alternatives

 

  • Wedding photography lighting – shooting in partial sunlight & shade

 

  • Bounce flash: adjusting the black foamie thing as a snoot

 

Filed Under: slideshow, wedding photography Tagged With: NJ wedding photographer, NYC wedding


 

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8 Comments, Add Your Own

  1. 1Keith R. Starkey says

    December 26, 2014 at 1:36 pm

    Congrats on a good year, Niel.
    My fav image is the display (before the slideshow starts) of the slideshow; the couple against the golden water. What a great, great shot. Captures everything.

    Have learned a lot from you. Thanks so much.

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  2. 2Neil vN says

    December 26, 2014 at 3:27 pm

    To get the ocean to fill the frame, I used a simple technique I’ve mentioned frequently here – zoom to maximum focal length, and then step back to find the composition. Doing this will give you maximum compression, and help you to better fill the frame.

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  3. 3Jennifer Lynch says

    December 26, 2014 at 3:31 pm

    Thanks Neil. Is there any one that you included because you are proud of it technically, maybe is was a technical achievement for you? Is there any one that you are especially proud of for any other reason?

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  4. 4Neil vN says

    December 26, 2014 at 3:56 pm

    I included 5 – 7 images from every wedding, so that it is a representative slideshow of my best work, per wedding.

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  5. 5Roy Barnes says

    December 29, 2014 at 6:34 am

    Neil
    That presentation is simply stunning. The images are wonderful and the music is pretty damned good. You’ve clearly had another great year. I wish you more of the same for 2015.
    My personal highlight for 2014 was catching up with you at the Opera House in Sydney!
    All the best
    Roy

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  6. 6John Wallwork says

    December 30, 2014 at 7:05 pm

    Great images and I’ve learnt so much from you……BUT……..you only seem to photograph beautiful people, every bride (and groom) looks like a model!

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  7. 7Neil vN says

    December 30, 2014 at 7:08 pm

    Thank you! I have to add that I used images from every wedding I photographed this year – there were none that I skipped or inclusion here.

    Reply
  8. 8Ian Scott says

    January 2, 2015 at 4:12 am

    Awesome stuff Neil, I smiled from start to finish, all of the pics convey the “happiness” of the day.
    Ian.

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