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Wedding
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by Ellie Vayo |
Some of my most creative and profitable work comes from destination weddings. In the past I’ve traveled with an unreasonable amount of gear to ensure I adequately cover these once in a lifetime events. I used to carry a wide-angle lens to set the scene, a standard lens for most of my general shots, and a telephoto lens to capture very specific details and emotions. Now I shoot entire destination weddings from start to finish using only one lens: the Tamron 18-250mm Di II Aspherical lens. I can go from 18mm to 250mm with just a ¼ turn of the lens. Timing is everything when it comes to shooting destination weddings. The images shown here of “Beverly and Jonathan” were shot at one location on Grove Isle in Florida. I used the Tamron 18-250mm Di II lens mounted to a Fuji S-5 Body which was on a tripod. I lit the scene with an external flash mounted on a stand with an umbrella to soften the light. This light was placed slightly to the left of my subjects. I hand metered the window at 1/30 sec. so I could bring in some ambient window lighting. Windows and mirrors are very troublesome when photographing on location. I’ve found that raising the flash to a higher angle will prevent unwanted light reflection or hot spots and save you time when you digitally process your images. Photographers in general are so caught up in capturing “Candids” that they don’t realize Mom’s and Grandparent’s still want traditional, posed portraits. It’s very important to remember our classic photography training as we continue photographing weddings in today’s digital world. |
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