Today was such a beautiful day for a wedding: blue skies and big puffy clouds. The afternoon was filled with love and friendship and some of the best wedding vows I have heard to date (and I have heard a lot!) Here are just a few of my initial edits. More to come!
The hot new thing at wedding receptions is a photo booth. You know, those stand alone boxes that your guests can cram a bunch of people in and take fun photos. The new ones are even equipped with a video monitor on the outside so people can see what everyone on the inside is doing. Very fun! Actually, it is too fun. I have been told by people who have had one of these booths at their wedding that it detracted too much from the party because everyone was too involved with the fun of the booth. Since 1999 I have been setting up portable portrait studios to take fun formal or candid shots of people at events. They are so much more elegant and the outcome is always more professional because you will have controlled beautiful lighting with an actual photographer shooting the portraits. This will get everyone involved at your wedding from the little kids to the grandparents. It is also not distracting because people get their portrait taken and then they go back to the party. The best part about it: you are providing your guests with something truly unique and unusual. They are looking their best and are usually with a loved one so they are able to take advantage of getting a professional portrait without having to pay the photographer's fees. Of course, we always try to take some informal ones as well. Something for you as the bride and groom to think about is to make prints for each guest to include in your thank you cards after the wedding... what a priceless gift! Here are some shots from Chris and Jessica's wedding at the Ebell Club in Long Beach.
Two weekends ago I shot a few rolls of film at Chris and Jessica's wedding down in Long Beach. It was fun and stressful all at the same time. Fun: I have not shot film at a wedding since 2004 (yikes!) Stressful: My film camera for 35mm is a Nikon F5. I now shoot all Canon. If anyone has ever shot both at the same time, which I did that day, they can understand why it was a bit stressful. It was like working on a Mac and a PC simultaneously. Everything is reversed with each manufacturer. Canon lenses screw on clockwise and Nikon lenses counter clockwise. The buttons are all in just slightly different places to make it hard to switch back and forth. I will say the most frustrating thing was waiting for the film. As you may know from past posts, I pretty much cannot wait to get home from an event to see what I got. Even if it is well past midnight, I have to look through all the photos. I had to wait a week to get the three rolls of film back and I had to not think about it because it was driving me crazy with anticipation! The funny thing is, after getting the film back it looks so dated; like it was shot in the 70s. Digital has really come a long way. It definitely has a different look to it. Feel free to compare. Click HERE to see the digital shots from their wedding. I would love to hear your comments.
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