- Bright
- Movement
- Soft Light
- Shade
- Petals
- Overcast
- Natural Light
- natural frames
- Mid range
- Center Framed
- Leading lines
- Flowers
- exit
- Cloudy
- Close up
- Ceremony
- Throwing
The story behind the image
From time to time, you may have an exit which goes by pretty fast and while the music still plays and the guests are still looking onwards to your couple, in those moments you could take advantage of having your couple walk through again.
Of course, just keep an eye on the situation and if everything seems like it will flow naturally, then go ahead and ask your couple to walk through one more time.
This also means you have a second chance to nail the exit and double your photos so you could really grab that frame that is just incredible.
If on the contrary your couple has exited and the guests have started to follow behind them – then just move on and let the moment progress as it would naturally.
Composition
For this “second” exit, we really wanted to make sure we got up close to our couple and framed them so we could bring the attention to their happiness and joy. We crouched slightly so we could get the sticks with the ribbon in the frame as well as our couple’s reactions. We had to be careful to not crouch too low otherwise we would have probably shot up their noses (which isn’t very nice ;) ).
framing
Center Framed
Focusing
Describe how you spoke to your subject(s)
Just out of habit and pure muscle memory, we use single point auto focus and not any of the smart-focusing modes that would “track” our couple simply because we have had really good success with this method. There is always the risk that something comes in front of your focus point which would trick the “tracking” mode to focus on that instead of your subjects.
Focus Mode
Single Shot Autofocus
Focus POints
Single Point
Focused on
The Brides face
Equipment &
Exif
Camera
Lens
Flash
Filter
1/400 @ f/2.2 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 were fortunate enough to have had an overcast sky during the ceremony which meant that the light we were shooting in was really easy to work with. It was soft, even and didn’t cast any strong shadows or highlights. This also meant we didn’t need to worry about where the sun was in the sky.
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
Walking backward while trying to shoot a couple during their exit isn’t always easy. You have to be mindful not only of potential hards for you to trip over but of guests who tend to creep in behind you to get the same shot.
Solutions
It’s a good idea to have a quick look behind you just before the couple exits the ceremony and make sure that nothing is in your way. If you feel that something is coming up or someone might be there – just quickly turn around and make sure. Politely ask them to stand aside if there is someone.
Location
Location Name
Wasserschloss Unsleben
Location aDDRESS
Wasserschloss Unsleben, Schloßgasse, Unsleben
Loation Type
Castle
Country
Germany
If the situation allows it and your couple have gone through the exit pretty fast, don’t hesitate to motivate them to walk through again. It’s a super fun thing for your couple to do and the guests will love the opportunity to cheer them on once more.
Just make sure that it will work naturally. If your couple and the guests have already moved on from the exit, let it be and just go on with the rest of the day :)
