The Bride and Groom
The highlight at a wedding for me is the bride and groom together - the day is a celebration of their commitment and love for each other. Every couple, and every wedding therefore, is different. My personal aim at a wedding is to capture these moments. Reportage photography does not do everything here - as I find the bride and groom do not naturally spend a lot of time together on their wedding day, because there is so much going on and so many guests. So I try and spend a little time at every wedding with the bride and groom to get some lasting pictures of them. Here are a few, some are reportage photographs and some are posed:-
(Above) This is a posed portrait. It was taken towards the end of the day and I asked the bride and groom to go to the top of the stairs and then look down at me. I think it makes for a really nice relaxed picture.
This was a completely candid moment caught from some distance during the wedding service. The couple had a fleeting kiss which I caught on camera. The slight movement is because there was so little natural light that I had to use a slow shutter speed.
This was a set piece picture. I had asked the guests to form a tunnel for the bride and groom to walk through whilst people threw confetti. The picture makes for a great scene that is not too formal and captures some great expressions.
This is also a posed shot, taken at the end of the day - it was dark outside and the only light was from an overhead outside lamp. I like the embrace and the natural expressions, and it is not too cheesy either - it makes me think of a young couple in love.
I love this shot. It is slightly set up - in that I asked the bride and groom to walk down the path from the church together, but the expression between them is completely natural. It has an innocent, 'young love' feel about it - it just seems to capture the moment, and the day.
(Above) This is a posed portrait. It was taken towards the end of the day and I asked the bride and groom to go to the top of the stairs and then look down at me. I think it makes for a really nice relaxed picture.
This was a completely candid moment caught from some distance during the wedding service. The couple had a fleeting kiss which I caught on camera. The slight movement is because there was so little natural light that I had to use a slow shutter speed.
This was a set piece picture. I had asked the guests to form a tunnel for the bride and groom to walk through whilst people threw confetti. The picture makes for a great scene that is not too formal and captures some great expressions.
This is also a posed shot, taken at the end of the day - it was dark outside and the only light was from an overhead outside lamp. I like the embrace and the natural expressions, and it is not too cheesy either - it makes me think of a young couple in love.
I love this shot. It is slightly set up - in that I asked the bride and groom to walk down the path from the church together, but the expression between them is completely natural. It has an innocent, 'young love' feel about it - it just seems to capture the moment, and the day.
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