- Artificial Light
- Bokeh
- Center Framed
- Dinner
- Evening
- Mid range
- night
- Rule of thirds
- String Lights
- Unposed
The story behind the image
Composition
I shot a bit wider but cropped into the image you see now in order to crop a groomsman out so the focus would solely be on the couple. Since I was off to Lauren’s right, I wanted to make her the main focus of the image. I shot from a low angle in order to capture more of the stringed lighting hung above them. I also did this in order to have their heads in front of the stringed lighting to add more separation between them and the background.
framing
Center Framed
Focusing
Describe how you spoke to your subject(s)
I used AF and used a single AF point to focus on Lauren’s face. Since she was pretty much in the center of the frame, I did not have to focus and recompose.
Focus Mode
Single Shot Autofocus
Focus POints
Single Point
Focused on
Bride's face
Equipment &
Exif
Camera
Lens
Flash
Filter
1/250 @ f/f/2.5 ISOISO 5000 WB-5500K
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 a single LED light with a warm temp set to about 1/2-3/4 power. I tried to keep the light as far off to the side as I could (so it wouldn’t be distracting) without creating shadows on Edmond’s face. This helped a ton as the stringed lighting was behind them so there was really no light falling on their face except our light.
Light Type
Artificial Light
Time of day
Night
Editing Workflow
How did you edit this image?
I mostly did white balance and contrast adjustments in ACR before then bringing it into Photoshop and adding a couple Hue/Sat & Curves layers. The exposure SOOC was pretty on point so it made editing very minimal.
Editing Software
Adobe Photoshop
Preset Used
Challenges
The main challenge was the lack of light provided by the ambient light at the venue.
Solutions
Thankfully I was able to make use of an LED light to add some light to Lauren + Edmond’s face which helped properly expose the photo.
Location
Location Name
Hummingbird Nest Ranch
Location aDDRESS
2940 Kuehner Dr, Santa Susana, CA 93063
Loation Type
Wedding / Event Venue
Country
United States
Don’t be afraid to push your ISO to create interesting images during the reception. Even with a 5d Mark II, I was still able to shoot at ISO 5000 and get some pretty clean looking images. Also, every photographer should have LED lights in their kit. It’s so helpful to add just a pop of light in dim situations.
