- afternoon
- Back lit
- Center Framed
- Dancing
- Deck
- full body
- Holding Dress
- Middle Thirds
- Natural Light
- Soft Light
- Unposed
The story behind the image
Composition
I wanted to keep our bride as the main subject, but also show the band and the view. I shot this with my wide lens, and allowed the bride to get just far away enough for me to capture the whole scene.
framing
Center Framed
Focusing
Describe how you spoke to your subject(s)
The focus was on our bride dancing, and since she was moving quite a lot in this low evening light I had to make sure that the camera was able to lock on to her and not get distracted by the band or the view behind. To do this, I switched to our single point focus which allowed me to move the focus point over the bride.
Focus Mode
Single Shot Autofocus
Focus POints
Single Point
Focused on
The back of the bride
Equipment &
Exif
Camera
Lens
Flash
Filter
1/800 @ f/2.0 ISO1600 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
This was taken during sunset, and the main light was coming from just outside the opening of the patio. We not only moved into position to capture the bride, the band, and the view but also to get the right angle of the light. By shooting somewhat into the light, we had the dress become illuminated as well as a beautiful rim light around our bride which helped to separate her from the background.
Light Type
Natural Light
Time of day
Afternoon
Editing Workflow
How did you edit this image?
I simply applied the preset on the image and adjusted the white balance, shadows, highlights and exposure. It was a pretty straightforward image to edit and I didn’t find the need to do anything too special.
Editing Software
Adobe Lightroom Classic
Preset Used
Challenges
I wasn’t so sure about the lighting and it wasn’t so easy to have everything in the right composition as I wanted to have because the bride and the band were moving all the time. Sometimes the bride was in a perfect position, sometimes not.
Solutions
In situations like this, I try and shoot as much as I can while also constantly moving. Trying new angles and compositions so I have a higher chance of coming back with that perfect shot. I ended up loving a lot of these pictures so it all worked out in the end.
Location
Location Name
Villa san giacomo
Location aDDRESS
Via Santa Croce, 16 - 84017 Positano
Loation Type
Wedding / Event Venue
Country
Italy
Storytelling is really an important skill to learn when becoming a wedding photographer. There are many ways to tell a story, and finding your own unique way is a wonderful, tiring and fun ride. You never stop learning and if you can push yourself to try new things – you’ll eventually find things that make you unique.
If you can see if you can find a shot that tells a story just by itself. Include as much or as little as you like, and see if it works. It’s all about telling the viewers what’s going on, why it’s going on, where it’s going on and with who. More often than not, shooting something wider with careful attention to composition really helps you find these types of images.
