I love photographing the party as if the camera was another guest. For the same reason I like to use the same guests as frames to frame my subjects or points of interest. In this case, I was building my image using the guests back as a window that was complemented by the guide lines that the dress created.
Leading Lines
Center FramedWideNatural Frames
The photo had to be in group and continuos mode. Due to the low light, if I had used the single mode, I could lose the moment. In addition, due to the constant movement of the subjects, it is more comfortable for me to use a larger focus area that covers the area where my main subject is moving.
Continuous
Single Focus Point
Always the face
The way the EXIF is written out follows the common photographic method (with the inclusion of White Balance at the end). Here it is broken down:
Shutter Speed @ Aperture ISO White Balance.
I positioned myself in a place where I knew that eventually, a robotic light from above would backlight Kate.
Artificial Light
Backlit
Night
Indoor
Due to the contamination of the different light colors, I decided to go for a black and white image. In addition, the fact that there is such a strong emotion leaving the image in black and white helps to remove any other distraction such as color to only leave the expressiveness of the moment.
Definitely fast dance moves in a low light environment
Crank up the ISO to the maximum
El Faro
Camino al Faro 1 Carretera Todos Santos - Los Cabos, Km 54, 23300 Todos Santos, B.C.S.
Venue next to the beach
México
Concentrate on how the moment feels, look for the framing to contribute to the narrative of the photo, and do not be afraid to raise the ISO (It is better to have photos with a lot of grain than not to have them at all)
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