{"id":35372,"date":"2016-05-03T22:03:37","date_gmt":"2016-05-04T02:03:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/?p=35372"},"modified":"2020-06-12T22:47:47","modified_gmt":"2020-06-13T02:47:47","slug":"photographing-the-wedding-formal-groups","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/photographing-the-wedding-formal-groups\/","title":{"rendered":"Photographing the wedding formal groups"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Photographing the wedding formal groups<\/h1>\n

Photographing the family groups and the formal photos at weddings doesn’t really strike fear in my heart any more. I have the experience\u00a0to work efficiently, and also work around any challenges that come up. I can take things in my stride, and I’m not often ruffled. I keep things motoring along.<\/p>\n

With that, I just had to share this amusing photo from a recent wedding – the bride and groom with the 3 nephews. Count them! And that’s about the best shot we got with all three of the kiddos in the frame.<\/p>\n

So even with all the experience and cameras &\u00a0lighting gear, plans might not quite work the way we intended. But … we keep rolling on and take this in our stride. This is<\/strong> a memory of the day. This is how it was. No reason to force anything with little kids and upset them. This was a real moment, and I am sure it will bring a smile to everyone’s face forever.<\/p>\n

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The final group shot of the afternoon, before heading out to the reception venue – every family member in the frame.<\/p>\n

The only realistic way for me to have them all visible in the group, was to have everyone standing staggered on this short incline, while I stood on a chair. Of course, having their backs to the sun was my next consideration – no squinting, and no harsh shadows. The photo below shows the test photo without flash. For this much light, and still using a softbox, I needed the 500 Ws power of the\u00a0Profoto B1 flash<\/a>\u00a0(B&H<\/a>\u00a0\/\u00a0Amazon<\/a><\/em>). It has become a workhorse at weddings now – for example as shown in this article:\u00a0using the Profoto B1 flash at a wedding<\/a>.<\/p>\n