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What a fun photo of a bride and her daughter. Both are getting ready for the wedding in the bride’s bedroom. The lighting was very dim, so I grabbed my best low light camera. I focused on the bride, but composed the image so her daughter was making up the background. They are both looking into the image which brings your eye back and forth between the two subjects. The bride was having her gown zipped up while her daughter looks on. I love the way both have curls of hair flowing down, very poetic and charming! A great low light lens with an image stabilized camera was the tool of choice.
Minolta 7D camera with Minolta 85mm F1.4 lens. No flash.
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This is a posed image taken at St. Paul’s Cathedral in Burlington, Vermont. The bride and groom are posed at the altar holding hands. A flash unit behind them is triggered by remote control. The camera was on a tripod to allow for a longer exposure, which helped brighten up the image. This final image was digitally enhanced to help the colors of the church pop.
Fuji S3 camera and Nikon 24mm lens. Remote flash.
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This is a classic image showing a perfect moment of a wedding day. Our bride looks down at her gown as her attendants spread around her in perfect symmetry. The image was captured using natural light from behind the bride. The natural light helps sculpt the subjects with dramatic effect.
Nikon D70 camera and Nikon 24mm lens.
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Our bride and groom are walking back towards their reception. The image was taken at the Skinner Barn in Waitsfield, Vermont. We had just completed a quick series of posed photos in a nearby field. I ran ahead so I could get some photos of them walking back. I took both color and infrared images. The color images were nice, but the infrared had a dramatic quality. Infrared tends to turn foliage a bright white that has a dream like feel. Like this image, I often do infrared in a warm sepia tone.
www.theskinnerbarn.com
Nikon D7o infrared modified camera and Sigma 18-50 F2.8 lens. No flash.
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This image was taken from the balcony of Saint Pius the Tenth church in Essex Jct, Vermont. A camera modified to take only infrared images was used. Infrared cameras see heat rather than visible light. Sometimes the effect is very interesting. In this photo it helped brighten up a dark church. A bit of natural grain, that is common with infrared photos, and black and white printing help add to the effect. Over all the photo has more depth and interest than similar images taken at the same time with a color camera.
Nikon D100 modified infrared camera and Sigma 18-50 F2.8 lens. No flash.
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This is an image of a bride’s bouquet that was taken after her wedding as she stood in her receiving line. She was holding the flowers in one hand, and I was taking close-ups using a telephoto lens. I intentionally photographed the flowers using a shallow focus so that the background would go very soft. The final print was digitally enhanced. I have been doing this type of hand tinted image for almost 20 years. In the old days it was done with oils and inks directly on the surface of each print. Now, thanks to computers, I can do this effect digitally.
Minolta 7D camera and Minolta 200mm F2.8 lens. No flash.
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What a fun photo! Wendy captured this photo after a ceremony outside of White Memorial Chapel at Norwich University in Northfield, Vermont. I was doing images of the bride and groom and missed the moment. Wendy was wandering around doing candids as the crowd mingled outside the church. The flower girl and ring bearer were memorized by the constant stream of bubbles that were floating around. The flower girl reached up to touch a bubble, and the ring bearer is riveted. A bit of motion blur in the flower girls hand helps add to the movement of the photo. The final image was modified with a subtle painted quality.
www.http://www.norwich.edu
Nikon D70 camera and Nikon 55mm lens. Flash was used to help brighten shadows.
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This is a moment captured showing the brides final preparations. All of her attendants where lined up around the room waiting to help. I noticed the perfect symmetry of the attendants around her. My regular wide angle lens was not going to cover the entire room, so I grabbed a camera that was mounted with a fisheye lens. I love how all of the direction of the photo is centered on the bride, which of course is how it should be! Although not intentional, I also like the way the flower girl and the closest attendant are cropped. That just adds a bit of whimsy to the photo.
Nikon D70 camera and Nikon 10.5mm fisheye lens. No flash.
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When doing little details of a wedding, nothing but a macro lens will do. Macro lenses allow you to get very close to the subject, and offer a glimpse into a world that few people see. I placed the bride’s ring on top of the groom’s ring, which was on top of the bride’s purse. I got about one inch away and took a series of images using only natural light. I was hand holding these images and an image stabilized camera helped ensure sharpness. Shallow depth of field put the focus on the front of the rings, while everything else goes soft. The optical quality and sharpness of this photo is amazing!
Minolta 5D camera and Tamron 90mm macro lens. No flash.
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I love this photo! I was doing posed photos of the groom and his groomsmen. My wife Wendy was behind me using a telephoto lens doing candids. We were all out on a pier at Shore Acres in North Hero, Vermont. At the end of the session, I picked up my tripod and started heading for the shore. Right at that moment one of the onlookers yelled something funny at group. The bride’s brother got down into a surfing pose and this got everyone laughing. I had missed the photo, as I was walking the other direction, but Wendy zoomed in and captured this split second moment. She tilted her camera which added to the movement of the photo. It is nice to capture tender feelings at a wedding, but these fun moments are just as important. There is always something very satisfying about being able to capture candid moments that no one else was able to capture.
www.shoreacres.com
Nikon D70s camera and Nikon 80mm lens. No flash.
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