We had our groom stand straight on to us with his hands in his pocket. Normally from here we’d have him walk towards us with looking out in different directions, but this time we threw in some jokes. We caught him off guard with a rather “raunchy” joke and he just burst out laughing.
Stand with your shoulders facing me and have your hands in your pocket. Oh great, we can see your !@#$! Just kidding!!
After getting our full body shots, we wanted to come in closer and see if we could bring emphasis to an emotion. We framed it so we had him contained within the background elements (buildings and trees) and paid attention to not let those cut through his shape.
Center Framed
Our focusing was very straight forward. We simply used our Single Point AF over our groom and made sure that he was being locked on by the camera.
Single Shot Autofocus
Single Point
The Grooms face
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 sun was just on the horizon when we were taking these photos, and so it allowed us to shoot pretty much anywhere. We did keep an eye on where the sun was as it still was high enough to create dimensions through the highlights and shadows on our groom.
Natural Light
The edits are made to be warmer with a big focus on skin tones and light play with shadows and highlights. A few minor local adjustments were made (Gradient and Brush) as well as finishing off with a fine layer of grain. The whites are not blown out nor are the blacks 100% crunched.
Making someone laugh on command is not always the easiest. Sometimes people are more reserved than others.
It helps to really get to know your clients. Not just on a professional level, but on a personal level. Listen to how they talk, their mannerisms and the sort of jokes that are shared throughout the day. You’ll get an idea of how far you can go with them.
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If you find yourself stuck on what to learn next in Wedding Photography, try look to other genres for ideas and inspirations. There is so much that applies to wedding photography and the more you know, the better your “product” becomes.
Really aim to bring out the character of your portrait subject. Get to know them and know how far you can go with jokes, and how
comfortable they feel in front of your camera.
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