- Blue Hour
- Bridge
- calm
- Dance
- eclipse
- Evening
- moon
- Mountains
- platform
- simple
- Slightly Cloudy
- slow
- solar eclipse
- String Lights
- symmetrical
The story behind the image
The location was so beautiful and I was trying a new edit (going away from the sunset and everything kind of yellow) and this idea just came to me on the spot, the shot was planned like this, but in photoshop I felt like something was missing. Took me like 4minutes to do the edit and be 100% sure of it. (never that fast normally)
Directions
Describe how you spoke to your subject(s)
We simply said to our couple to dance in the middle like it was the last dance of their life. We put a cute wedding song (thinking out loud or something like that) on a Bluetooth speaker and let the music play. It’s something we almost always do. This time everything was even more than perfect.
What did you say?
Okay guys, just dance like it was your last dance together but stick in the middle. We are Symmetry addicts
Composition
We followed the rule of thirds as well as tried to compose this to accentuate the symmetry. We are often trying to fill 1/3 of the frame with the sky leaving the last 2/3 to fill with the ground & the subjects as this creates a harmonious balance between the two while giving more emphasis to the subjects. I generally don’t like shooting 50/50 in terms of splitting the frame. Finally, we chose to shoot this wide since we really wanted to capture a lot of the environment for the couple to remember.
framing
Center Framed
Focusing
Describe how you spoke to your subject(s)
The Focus was on the couple with a single-point autofocus (on my Canon R6). I always use this focus option when I’m not doing portraits (auto eye focus). Pretty easy. The hard part is simply taking the time you need and enjoying the whole thing.
Focus Mode
Single Shot Autofocus
Focus POints
Single Point
Focused on
on the brides dress
Equipment &
Exif
Camera
Lens
Flash
Filter
1/200 @ f/2.8 ISO50 WB-cloudy
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.
Light & Weather
As the sun was behind the mountains, we simply placed our couple in the middle and made sure that we had our exposure. Since the sun was blocked by the mountains, it meant that we were shooting in the shade which is really easy & beautiful light to work with. The sky was also a bit cloudy which we really like, and made editing a little easier too.
Light Type
Natural Light
Weather
Cloudy
Editing Workflow
How did you edit this image?
We built our own presets from a lot of popular ones, AuthenticLove, Meridien, HenryDiary, etc… in this shot, we were looking for a blue hour kind of look to get out of the usual “Sunset yellow” kind of edit. We’ve merged another photo that we did from a moon and we cropped a part of it to fit the environment.
Editing Software
Adobe Lightroom Classic
Preset Used
Custom Presets
Challenges
The biggest challenge was not asking for more. Let us explain. Most of the time, when a shoot is so “wow” you want to take so many photos of it to make sure it’s perfect. For this one, we took like 5 of these shots and moved on.
Solutions
The only solution to this is self-control when things are just too beautiful. Working on a lot of weddings will help you. Times is the only option.
Location
Location Name
LAGÖM in Maelstrom Mountains
Location aDDRESS
82 chemin du Moulin, Lac-Beauport G3B 0C9
Loation Type
Mountains
Country
Canada
Let the couple be themselves and try to use the environment as much as possible. A few wide shots are always amazing. Going for a 2/3 sky ratio is always perfect too for a minimalistic shot.
