Here are a few straight out of the camera shots from a loose friend's wedding shoot today. I am not a portrait photographer, a wedding photographer, nor a photographer and this is not my thing at all but, I am very, very cheap (read free) so, friends ask from time to time. I actually don't really like doing them because there is a lot of pressure and risk for no return, other than the benefits of helping a friend.
It was nice though as I got to hang out with my other friend who loaned his Canon 5D markII and 70-200 for the shoot. He has been with me for all the weddings I have done and I think we 'work' pretty well together. Since we had to drive 100 kilometers to the location, as an added bonus, he is going to get back into Steemit. He is actually here but has been inactive. Hopefully, my ear-bashing will force him to post again. He is a smart guy who loves problem solving so, I think we could use him.
Again, these are unedited and it was snowing so I will have to go through and make sure there are no flakes in weird spots. I have never shot in the snow like this before and it was a bit of a challenge. I am surprised at these in some regards and considering they are shot in their own front yard, I hope they will be happy with the results.
It is always quite interesting seeing the differences in style's of wedding couples. These two were well and truly laid back and easy going and seemed very natural and happy together. They have been together a long time already so perhaps the wedding is more of a formality than anything but, it was kind of cute because even though they were comfortable together, when I talked to them separately, both were really nervous. I take that as a good sign.
One thing that is nice about taking the photos at someone's wedding though is that I am able to be part of their day and hopefully, provide them with something that they can look back upon with fond memories for years to come. I might post some edits of these later to show a before and after but, I am not much of an 'editor' so, I am not sure how much I will play around with them yet.
Taraz
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