I told them to follow the trail until I hollered at them to stop and then to just take their time reading vows and not rushing anything, letting them know I was going to stay really far back to give them space.
Follow the trail to that spot where the light is hitting the hill and face one another there. Take your time and I’ll stay back here so you two can have your moment and just be present.
Calm
I made sure the couple was placed in between the pines so their silhouettes wouldn’t be lost with the bright sun coming in from behind! It’s important to do this in these strong backlit situations as the contrasts can be so strong that your subjects actually get lost.
Center Framed
It was tough with the light coming into my lens directly (I really wanted that intense flare!) so I focused it in the shade of the tree, then stepped out with the focus locked into the sunlight so I knew they were in focus!
Single Shot Autofocus
Single Point
The couple
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.
The couple was backlit and the sun was still really strong but giving off perfect flares into my lens. I focused in the shade and then would step out into the light to capture this shot with the strong flare without losing focus on the couple!
Natural Light
Sunset
I used my Honey preset and Photoshop Actions to edit this! I wanted lots of warmth since this was right in between summer and fall, without it appearing overly yellow or green. I pulled the yellow saturation back pretty far so that way I could warm it up as much as I want without it being too saturated. I also pulled back the vibrance and the highlights so the cloud details were present!
I wanted to make sure the image was perfectly sharp and detailed with the flare but that can be challenging when sunlight is coming directly into your lens. The shaded version of the photo was beautiful but I wanted that extra light magic without missing focus.
I stood in the shade of the pine tree, locked in my focus on the couple, then took a step out into the light moving back and forth to create different flares while keeping detail!
Alta Ski Resort
Alta Ski Resort, Salt Lake City, Utah
Mountains
United States
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