I Do

Basia McAuley

I Do

Here’s a photo from my 1st wedding shoot,, it was extremely nerve wrecking but I think the adrenaline made me work better!! Anyway,, later I’ll put up a journal of more images so some constructive criticism would be very much appreciated!
D200,
18-200mm lens
Converted & processed in RAW

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  • DiEtte Henderson

    DiEtte Henderson

    This is a fantastic image, you captured the moment perfectly! I’m sure the bride and groom will be thrilled with your work! Well done! I hear ya on the nerve wrecking – the last wedding I did gave me a migraine, I don’t really do them any more cause they stress me out too much. LOL!

  • Basia McAuley replied

    Thank you so much! Yes,, it’s a stressful job! But, I must say I’m finding the processing of these photos just as bad since my computer is suuuuper slooooow!..

  • simonesphotos

    simonesphotos

    Gorgeous image Basia, and beautiful expression, perfect composition and exposure!

  • Basia McAuley replied

    Thank you so much Simone!!!

  • Jared Revell

    Jared Revell

    Can’t wait to see them B, So glad it went well for you !!

  • Basia McAuley replied

    Thanks Jared! I can’t wait to share,,, but my pc is super slow during the RAW processing stage which is sending me bonkers!!! If you have any suggestions on a good way to process RAW files in bulk I would love to hear them!! :o)

  • Marita McVeigh

    Marita McVeigh

    beautiful moment!!!!

  • Basia McAuley replied

    Thank you Marita!

  • Shelly Hiebert

    Shelly Hiebert

    Oh Basia! This is FANTASTIC! Such a beautiful moment you have captured for them :) So nicely processed as well! Congratulations on your first wedding and I can’t wait to see more from this event :)

  • Basia McAuley replied

    Thanks Shelly! Can’t wait to share ;o)

  • Vikram Franklin

    Vikram Franklin

    Perfect capture of THE moment. I’m sure the Bride and Groom will be very, very happy!

  • Basia McAuley replied

    Thank you so much Vikram!

  • anwarsalim

    anwarsalim

    Love it Basia…. love the moment, expression, body language.. perfect

  • Basia McAuley replied

    Thank you so much!

  • Sue Kane

    Sue Kane

    Great moment Basia!

  • Basia McAuley replied

    Thanks Sue!

  • Jane Keats

    Jane Keats

    Fantastic shot! Can’t wait to see more – my first wedding is coming up too!

  • Basia McAuley replied

    Thank you Jane! Good luck! It’s a stressful day but worth the finished product,, you’ll do well :o)

  • RebeccaT

    RebeccaT

    Well…I would never guess that this was your first wedding…or that you were in any way stressed…this is a FANTASTIC capture! What perfect timing. I’ve done a few weddings and have never been able to get this angle for the “first kiss” shot…darn officiant is always in the way…how did you get this?!

  • Basia McAuley replied

    Thanks Rebecca! I asked the priest before the ceremony if I can jump in behind him and he was lovely enough to agree :o)

  • yolanda

    yolanda

    Great image Basia. Perfect timing and love the composition. Well done :-))

  • Basia McAuley replied

    Thank you so very much Yolanda!!

  • marcusjohn

    marcusjohn

    WOW perfect Basia.. This is perfect… They way you have shot this capturing the guests behind the weds is fantastic, so original and memorable image.. Love the processing.. ;)

  • Basia McAuley replied

    Thank you so very much!

  • Patricia Gibson

    Patricia Gibson

    Great image Basia, see all went well. This is so timeless also, I love the POV and knew you would make it ‘different’ from all the others I’ve seen, you didn’t disappoint me!!!

  • Lyn Evans

    Lyn Evans

    Oh my goodness, what a beautiful moment you’ve captured here. The bride looks so happy. Wonderful shot.

  • micklyn

    micklyn

    Beautiful, Basia. Looking forward to seeing more of them. Re the slow computer, I am struggling with the same… have decided patience it the only way forward – I set it to a task and then go and do something that needs doing and come back when its done, or I sit with a novel and read between tasks! Frustrating, though, isn’t it?

  • Andrew Widdowson

    Andrew Widdowson

    Great capture Basia!

  • IRISHPIX

    IRISHPIX

    ~ Awesome Basia .

  • Neil Boucher

    Neil Boucher

    It’s no fun doing wedding photography!!
    This is wonderful!

  • Basia McAuley replied

    Thank you Neil,, I guess it was easier as it was a good friend of mine so after working hard all day,, we then partied all night :o)

  • Taylor Sawyer

    Taylor Sawyer

    Very nice! Gutsy to be where you were though. I always ask my clients how far they want me to stay out of hte “audience’s” site.

  • Basia McAuley replied

    Thanks Taylor,, we did discuss this angle before and they really wanted this to be done if possible.

  • Taylor Sawyer

    Taylor Sawyer

    Awesome! I would love a couple to work with me like that! Otherwise its all uncomfortable trying to get the shots they want at the angle that they want but still remain conspicuous to the crowd….I dont know how they expect me to do that!

  • Basia McAuley replied

    I agree,, this was a friend so it was easier in that way but whatever I’m photographing, I always go through the poses & angles first so everyone knows what can & can’t be done..

  • Taylor Sawyer

    Taylor Sawyer

    Usually for the best “during ceremony” shots, I have to get them to reenact it. Like exchanging the rings and so on and so forth. They are usually ok with that, but sometimes I just wanna get whats going on then!

  • Basia McAuley

    Basia McAuley

    Hey, I didn’t think of that! All the shots I got were one and only takes!! Ohh,, I have soooo much to learn!!

  • Angela Stewart

    Angela Stewart

    Wow Basia…this is a fabulous capture! I also shot my first wedding on Saturday, but wasn’t fortunate enough to get an angle like this one! I’m looking forward to seeing what else you got…I imagine they’re all beautiful :)

  • Basia McAuley replied

    Thank you Angela! I’ll put a journal up in the next couple of days (my pc’s super slow so it’s taking a long time!) I would love to see some of your images from Sat,, I’m sure they are beautiful!

  • Megan Dacy

    Megan Dacy

    Basia, this is perfect!

  • cdwork

    cdwork

    Wonderful

  • Karen Cook

    Karen Cook

    Wonderful shot Basia, can’t wait to see some more! :o)

  • Gerijuliaj

    Gerijuliaj

    Excellent shot Basia – nice to see the ‘guests’ in the background rather than the usual shot of the couple at the alter. Wedding photography is very stressful but very rewarding. I’m sure the bride and groom will be very happy with their photos.

  • HeidiD

    HeidiD

    Fantastic Basia…you have really captured the moment here! Can’t wait to see the journal :)

  • CinB

    CinB

    this is a really lovely momrnt you have captured Basia, i love it, i would like to have a shot like that of my wedding!

  • Brandie1

    Brandie1

    Great capture.
    Lovely

  • Jodie Carruthers

    Jodie Carruthers

    Love it!

  • Ken Mucke

    Ken Mucke

    WOW….this is really fantastic…you did an amazing job….I hope you get more….

  • Normf

    Normf

    Great shot and your first wedding? Weddings are such hard work worrying about capturing it all but a shot like this, perfect.

  • Phil Thomson IPA

    Phil Thomson IPA

    A stunningly beautiful bridal capture that looks great in mono and a wonderfully refreshing change to see the action from this side of proceedings, Basia !!! Wonderful work and on this image alone you should get lots of future work !!

  • Basia McAuley replied

    Thanks so much Phil!!!! I’m so glad you like it! I liked doing the shoot on the day but the post processing is killing me so I don’t know if I really want to do too many weddings! I have more of the wedding images on my site if you want to see :o) Take care.

  • mariarty

    mariarty

    You did a great job here Basia, beautiful b/w capture.

  • Basia McAuley replied

    Thank you so very much!

  • 99gnome

    99gnome

    A perfect shot where just about everything is very cool – congratulations! Love it!

    And i know what you mean with nerve wrecking – I did a wedding only once, but at that time with an analog camera. I metered once and shot the whole thing on manual setting. God, I was so relieved to see that the pictures came out well ;o)

  • Basia McAuley replied

    Thank you so much!

  • Sarah Lawrence

    Sarah Lawrence

    oh this is stunningly romantic – it is such a good shot because it seems to convey to so many emotions to the viewer.

  • Rosina Lamberti

    Rosina Lamberti

    Fabulous image, my friend

  • Basia McAuley replied

    Thanks Rosina!

  • jrdesign

    jrdesign

    Great angle, perfect timing and beautiful B & W post processing. Re: Slow computer, which software are you using? RAW batch processing on Capture NX can be painfully slow, that’s why I switched to Adobe Lightroom and haven’t looked back. However, if your computer is very old, switching software packages might not make much of a difference.

  • Basia McAuley replied

    Thanks jrdesign,,, I don’t use Capture NX for RAW processing and it’s still slow,, I’m in the process of looking into lightroom as I’ve heard it’s good :o)

  • brilightning

    brilightning

    fantastic, absolutely nailed THE moment.

  • Lisa Skala

    Lisa Skala

    i took photos for wedding about a year ago, i was soo nervous.. but you’re right! the adrenaline helped! this is an awesome shot!

  • Basia McAuley replied

    Thank you once again Lisa!!! Your comments are very welcome and appreciated!! ;o)

  • D.M. Mucha

    D.M. Mucha 20 days ago

    Amazing real life shot. Good work

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