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.

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.

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.

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.

This moment happened just before the bride was to put on her wedding gown. The event was taking place at Sugarbush Inn in Warren, Vermont. As the bride and her closest friends got into a group  holding hands, I grabbed a camera that was good in dark situations that would not require flash. I positioned the bride in the center and made sure to include her wedding gown in the photo on the right.   I clicked off a few exposures and my favorite was this image showing the bride with an angelic smile,   the perfect expression for a tender moment. Just seconds later the room exploded in a frenzy of activity as everyone started getting ready for the big occasion. Sepia tone softens the photo and adds to the subtle natural window light.

Nikon D70 camera and Nikon 24mm lens. No flash.

www.sugarbush.com

This is one of my all time favorite wedding photos. This classic wedding photo was taken at The Old Lantern in Charlotte, Vermont. The quality of light in the room was amazing! This beautiful light and the wonderful expressions of the bride and groom and their guests, really allows you to feel all of the emotions that were in the room that day. This image was captured using a low light lens and just the interior lighting of the room. Since no flash was used, the character of the event and its beautiful lighting was preserved. The final image was toned sepia to give it a timeless quality.

http://www.oldlantern.com/

Nikon D100 camera and Nikon 50mm F1.4 lens. No flash.