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The part of photographing the wedding day that I enjoy the most, is the romantic portraits. I believe this is where photographers are more able to assert a style. Especially in comparison to photographing the ceremony as an example, where you have to record the proceedings, as they are presented. Sure, the final result would depend on composition and timing – all crucial elements. But there isn’t a way for the photographer to really influence the look of the ceremony photos as compared to what is possible in photographing the wedding portraits, and specifically the romantic portraits. And this is where you have to come up with wedding portrait ideas … often in limited situations, and with limited time.<\/p>\n

The venue might not be expansive and offer many options. The outdoors might just be a parking lot. There might be a perfunctory gazebo, but not much else to work with. That’s where you have to get a little creative, and look for possibilities.\u00a0This is a topic\u00a0we have touched on before: \u00a0Lighting styles in wedding photography<\/a>.<\/p>\n

I’d like to use a few examples from Shweta and Derek’s wedding day to show the thought process in how I tried to mix it up by creatively. Keep in mind that with this article we are concentrating more on backgrounds and lighting, rather than mixing it up with a variety of poses per se.<\/p>\n

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One of the first things that caught my attention was this elevator door, and the swirl of tones reflected in the brushed metal door. With a bit of bounce flash<\/strong><\/a> to camera left, I could get clean lighting on either the bride or groom … and that interesting background. The elevator door was too narrow to do photographs of the couple, so I just did individual portraits.<\/p>\n

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