We wanted to have a very simple moment between the couple, and so we asked them to face each other, and go in for the most gentle, the slowest, and the most beautiful kiss they can. As they were enjoying this moment, we signaled to the dad to throw the petals.
Guys, I want you to stand real close to each other. Get your bellies touching and really feel each other’s presence. Go in for the most beautiful, gentle, and slow kiss you can, and don’t stop until we stop shooting. Perfect! Okay [Dad], let’s go!
Calm
Since we were out in a field, we didn’t have too many compositional elements to play with and therefore decided to shoot this pretty safely. We had our couple in the middle of the frame with enough space around them to allow for the spread of the petals. We didn’t want to shoot full body since we felt this would loose drama.
None / Simple
Center FramedClose UpIntimate Framing
We didn’t want to let our camera suddenly focus on a falling petal if it came in front of our lens, so we simply locked on to our couple and didn’t refocus throughout the duration of the shots. We also switched to burst mode to increase our chances of nailing that one awesome shot.
Single Shot Autofocus
Single Point
The Bride's eyes
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.
During the shoot, we had a pretty overcast sky with a few showers of rain here and there. This meant that the light was super soft and easy to work with. Because of the rain, we did have to stand under some trees as to not get our couple wet, and by doing so, we had them in a section of shade. The light was stronger slightly outside of the trees which is why it’s noticeable on the left side of the image. We had our couple positioned in such a way that it lit the back of them as it would help separate them from the background.
Natural Light
Soft
Afternoon
Rainy
The editing was very straightforward as we simply added our Protea preset, adjusted the exposure and white balance until we liked the overall tone and feel. We then added a radial filter off to the left of the image to create a soft flare from where the majority of the light was coming from. We tweaked our vibrance slightly to help bring out the petals even more. Finally, we dodged and burned a few sections on our couple to help them pop a bit more in this very flat light.
The biggest challenge was dealing with the poor weather conditions. We only had a few moments where the rain stopped and allowed us to move more freely with our couple.
The only solution we found was to stick closer to the trees as to allow our couple and ourselves to quickly move into shelter once the rain started to fall.
Friedhof Keidenzell
KEIDENZELLER HOF, Fürther Straße, Langenzenn
Garden / Field
Germany
Try and incorporate elements from the wedding in your couple shoot to really bring out something special and unique. Especially if you notice somethings weren’t used to their completion such as flower petals, sparklers, and so on. They can really help create some beautiful images.
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