- Artificial Light
- night
- split
- Soft Light
- simple
- Rule of thirds
- Posed
- Night & Day
- Natural Light
- calm
- lower thirds
- Half & Half
- Front Lit
- Dark
- Creative
- Center Framed
- Wide
The story behind the image
Directions
Describe how you spoke to your subject(s)
I just wanted them to look at each other and that in their eyes they can express all the love they feel for each other
What did you say?
ok guys, let’s stare at each other, I want your eyes to express all the love you feel, the protection and the happiness of getting married today.
Tone of Directions
Calm
Composition
I wanted this composition to include all the little elements which would show where the wedding was being held, the weather condititons and how the couple felt. To achieve this, I made sure I shot wide to allow my concept of splitting the image in night & day to be balanced with enough room for include all these little elements.
Compositional Rules
Broken RulesLeading LinesSymmetry
framing
Lower ThirdsWideFull BodyNatural Frames
Focusing
Describe how you spoke to your subject(s)
I focused on the center, precisely on the bride and groom with my autofocus mode. It was very simple, even during the night portion of the shoot.
Focus Mode
Continuous Autofocus
Focus POints
Single Point
Focused on
on the faces of the bride and groom
Equipment &
Exif
Camera
Lens
Flash
Filter
1/200 @ f/6 ISO3200 WB-Auto
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
I used natural light and a diagonal flash to illuminate the couple and give a slight shadow to the bride and groom that allows me to make them stand out more in the photo. For the natural light shot, the light was very soft and even so positioning the couple in relation to the light was not so important. However, the night photo was done with a flash and that was purposely placed diagonally to the bride and groom to create dimensions and cast a slight shadow behind them helping top separate them from the background.
Light Type
Natural LightArtificial LightMixed LightingFlash
Light Quality
Soft,Harsh,Directional,Front Lit
Time of day
Night
Weather
ClearCloudy
Editing Workflow
How did you edit this image?
For this image I used two images, one taken in the afternoon and the other at night. These photos had to coincide in distance, location, and composition. I then proceeded to join them in Photoshop so that I could have this final result, it was difficult to match, but the result was just what I was looking for; achieving the naturalness of the bride and groom and creating an image that can last over time.
Editing Software
Adobe Lightroom Classic
Preset Used
own custom preset
Challenges
The biggest conflict was patience and to be able to get the same shot, both during the day and at night.
Solutions
Mark the places with adhesive tape where the bride & groom should be for each shot.
Location
Location Name
Quito - Puembo - Villa Fiorenza
Location aDDRESS
San Felipe y, Manuel Burbano, Puembo 170179, Ecuador
Loation Type
Garden / Field
Country
Ecuador
Creativity has no limits and I am sure that now I will be able to create more complex images, but full of life and love for my future clients.
