Nikon D300 Tamron 17-50mm f/2.8 lens @ f/8 ISO 400 1/60th Nikon SB-800 Speedlight off camera held by assistant
When photographing a wedding, it starts and ends with the bride. After all, she is the best dressed. The Bride Series will mostly feature photographs of the bride alone. As is my style, I like to photograph people, and that goes for brides too, while they are thinking of something other than being photographed. In the above shot, I did ask Bianca to step close to the mirror for the composition of the shot. The expression is her own.
Nikon D300 with Nikkor AF-S 105mm VR micro f/2.8G lens @ f/8 ISO 400 1/60th Nikon SB-800 Speedlight on hotshoe
The above photo was made in a similar way to the lead photo. I told Bianca I would like a photo of her ring up near her face. I helped position her fingers (spreading them out more) and she and the fabulous Nikkor 105mm VR micro lens did the rest. The viewer is left to guess what is on her mind. Even I do not know. My job as the photographer is merely to pose the question.
Nikon D300 Tamron 17-50mm f/2.8 lens @ f/8 ISO 400 1/60th Nikon SB-800 Speedlight off camera held by assistant
After Bianca was already, I suggested she plop down on the sofa and relax. She purposefully wanted me to get her red shoes in the shot. This church had pretty much the nicest bathroom I had ever seen. Are all women's bathrooms like this??
Nikon D300 Tamron 17-50mm f/2.8 @ f/8 ISO 400 1/60th Nikon SB-800 Speedlight on hotshoeHer father really stood out in his hipster white jacket. He also had a great smile, so I was drawn to photographing him. They were not dancing alone on the dance floor. The challenge is to find an angle that has no distracting background. Though I was able to frame the shot with no other people in it, the wall itself was somewhat distracting so I chose the antique plate II filter in Silver Efex Pro to put the emphasis on father and daughter, not corners and panels.
Nikon D300 Nikkor AF ED 80-200mm f/2.8D lens @ f/4 ISO 640 1/125th Nikon SB-800 Speedlight on hotshoeThis photograph is a true candid. Taken with my faithful Nikkor AF ED 80-200mm f/2.8D lens @ the full 200mm (300mm equivalent) I was not even in Bianca's sightline. I noticed her through the crowd taking a moment for herself.
What do you think was on her mind?