- almost kiss
- calm
- Castle
- Center Framed
- Cloudy
- Dancing
- full body
- intimate
- lower thirds
- Natural
- Natural Light
- Neutral Colors
- Rustic
- Shade
- Soft Light
- Wide
The story behind the image
We let them warm up, and get used to us and our cameras – and then slowly move in without being too invasive.
Directions
Describe how you spoke to your subject(s)
We had our bride and groom face each other and really stand close. We even told them to press their bellies together. Then we asked our groom to hold his bride by her waist gently, and for her to hold onto him. From here, we went ahead and told them to bring their foreheads together and vary it up by asking the groom to kiss her gently, rub their noses and even whisper something into each others ear.
What did you say?
Hold each other close, so close that your bellys are touching. Gently put your hands on her waist and bring your foreheads together. Even kiss her gently and whisper something in her ear.
Tone of Directions
Calm
Composition
We composed our couple in between the stairs and the door as to keep these elements a feature of the frame. We also wanted to show more of the textures of the old castle so we shot wide enough to capture it all. In portrait, we were able to only include the right amount of details as to know let our couple get lost amongst them.
framing
Lower Thirds
Focusing
Describe how you spoke to your subject(s)
Our focusing was very straight forward. We placed our focus point over our couple and the camera had no issues with tracking and keeping them locked in.
Focus Mode
Single Shot Autofocus
Focus POints
Single Point
Focused on
The Brides body
Equipment &
Exif
Camera
Lens
Flash
Filter
1/1000 @ f/1.2 ISO100 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
We had a very overcast sky which meant our light was very easy to work with. We also had our couple positioned quite near to these walls which were warm toned – this meant that any color casts from them would be close to the skin tones of our couple – making the editing much much easier.
Light Type
Natural Light
Weather
Editing Workflow
How did you edit this image?
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.
Editing Software
Adobe Lightroom Classic
Preset Used
Challenges
There was no particular challenge with this shot.
Solutions
There are no solutions to share.
Location
Location Name
Wasserschloss Unsleben
Location aDDRESS
Wasserschloss Unsleben, Schloßgasse, Unsleben
Loation Type
Castle
Country
Germany
When your couple are close up like this, it is a really awesome starting point for a lot of variations both in your directions and your framing. You can move close up, you can shoot further away and you can even focus in on details.
When you approach a location, it’s a good thing to look at all the features that would be included in your frame and decide whether they will actually compliment your photo or perhaps take away too much attention.
Try shoot this scene in different ways such as portrait and landscape. It’s always good to come back with a nice range to choose from.
