Hi all,
A couple of weeks ago I shot my first wedding, all the more pressurised as the couple are good friends of mine! It was probably one of the most stressful things I’ve ever undertaken but incredibly rewarding.
A selection of images from the day can be seen here, and you can read about my experiences of the day here.
Thanks,
Dan
photosbytony
Great Job Dan and some great candids! I have only done a few and all for friends or relatives and the first was the most stressful but they got easier after that one but yes there is still the pressure of no second chances and hvaing to get the shot! I found the more relaxed I am and the more fun I am having the better the photos were..
Dan Biggins:
Cheers Tony – honestly, I felt like I’d been run over by a truck come the end of the day. It was incredibly stressful, but looking back and looking at the images I think it was all worthwhile, and I’m looking forward to doing another one hopefully soon (and try and relax a bit more this time..!)
Shelly Wickens
Wow Dan! Great experience and you did an amazing job……they must be so pleased with your brilliant work. I really enjoyed the images AND the read. Thanks for sharing and congrats to the lovely couple on their marriage and to YOU for capturing it all so perfectly :)
Dan Biggins:
Cheers Shelly! It was an amazing experience – I’ve done various jobs over the years, but none of them were as exhausting as this one, especially as they were friends! I’m pleased with the images and thrilled you like them too! :)
Mukesh Srivastava
You did justice and few images are amazing!!!! Keep it up….
Dan Biggins:
Thank you so much Mukesh! Appreciated…
photosbytony
Just read your experiences of the day and great advice! I shoot weddings and similar things on manual exposure so that everything is in front of me in the viewfinder and I can quickly adjust aperture and’or shutter without taking the camera from my eye. On a Nikon there are two wheels one for aperture and one for shutter one next to the shutter rease and the other where your thumb of the same hand sits, so it is quick and effective to adjust or over or underexpose based on the lighting. The ISO button sits right next to the other thumb and can also be changed without taking your eye from the viewfinder. I just think it is quicker and easier than using an auto exposure whether it be aperture priority or shutter priority. Not sure about the canons?? I also spot meter most of the time so back lighting or difficult lighting in general doesn’t fool the camera as much and hopefully I get the best exposure for what is important for example faces. The more I use manual exposure the more convinced I am that I get better exposures than on auto. There is a learning curve but at the end of the day I think we are smarter than the camera. The one disadvantage is you can no longer blame the camera. LOL
Dan Biggins:
Yeah, it was a definite learning curve – I used a 5D Mkii and shot with Aperture priority outside, and Manual with flash inside to expose for the ambient light. I’d hired the camera and two lenses (the amazing Canon 24-70 and 70-200, both 2.8 constant), and spent three days solid before the wedding getting to grips with the gear, so I knew how to quickly adjust everything. I’m still not brave enough to use full manual exposure, but as you say, it’s a learning curve (just a ruddy steep one…!)
photosbytony
Not as steep as you think at first! :)) Tony
Dan Biggins:
Thank God for that…! :)
photosbytony
LOL!! Tony
Rebecca Cozart
Congrats!
Dan Biggins:
Thanks Rebecca!