favorite image from the weekend – the moment after the kiss
I’m normally in the center aisle when I work as a solo photographer at a wedding. But with the wedding on Saturday, I knew I could trust my 2nd shooter to nail the photographs I needed. This allowed me the opportunity to move around, looking for other angles. I was hoping that Lori-Ann would hug her husband, George, in the first seconds after The First Kiss. I was hoping to get her expression in that hug. She did hug him, but with her face over his other shoulder. I had a 50% chance of guessing that right! So I didn’t quite get the image I anticipated …
… but in those moments right after the first kiss (and hug), she leaned back and just threw her head back, looking up .. over-come with emotion. And I knew I had a compelling image, showing all the emotion and joy.
Timing is essential. And just as essential, is the ability to resist the urge to compulsively check the camera’s preview. There could be something happening while you, as the photographer, is scrutinizing that LCD screen.
image details
1/125 @ f2.8 @ 2000 ISO … (no flash)
Nikon 70-200mm f2.8 AF-S VR II / Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II
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Besides being a wonderful photograph, she’s a hottie!
Wonderful image. I love reading your blogs. Great work!
Great picture Neil.
As for the shiny coloured thing on the back of my cameras… well… I treat shooting weddings and especially the ceremonies simply thinking I’m shooting film. I’ve sometimes misjudge the exposure when the things happen quickly but I’ve never missed a shot.
Just my two cents.
Cheers!
Bogdan
Neil, I have a question that you probably have covered many times.
I was shooting a wedding this weekend in slightly over cast outdoor conditions. I had a problem, I had to underexpose by 1.5 stops to keep from blowing the wedding dress. How do you help or fix this? PP only.
There was nothing else I thought I could do. To properly expose for the skin and scene would end up BLOWING the dress, what to do?????? Please email me or send me a link to your coverage of this?
That was shot at ISO 2000?!! I shoot with both 5d mkII and the D3X but anything shot over around ISO 500 looks un-usable to me noise-wise. Any ideas why this might be? Neil what makes your images shot at high ISO’s look so good, is it lens choice or post production?
Tim
Neil
email and images sent
Great shot, love the emotion