Wednesday 1 December 2010

Emma & Matthew's Winter Wedding

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A selection of images from Emma and Matthew's wedding at Cooling Castle on Sunday. Please check out their wedding gallery. For mobile devices please use this gallery.

HDR (-2, 0, +2), f/6.4, ISO 400, 16mm, 16-35mm f/2.8L II

The frost was cruel.

1/100, f/6.3, ISO 400, 0 EV, 35mm, 16-35mm f/2.8L II

But rather pretty.

1/200, f/5, ISO 200, ‒ ⅓ EV, 35mm f/1.4L

Hopefully I've convinced you by now that it was freezing cold. I put an extension tube on the lens to allow me to get the macro shot above.

1/200, f/2.5, ISO 400, ‒ ⅓ EV, 85mm f/1.2L II

The lovely bride.

1/250, f/1.6, ISO 400, ‒ ⅓ EV, 35mm f/1.4L

1/160, f/1.6, ISO 400, 0 EV, 35mm f/1.4L

The bridesmaids were most entertaining. I love the action pose with the hairspray in the background.

1/200, f/1.4, ISO 200, 0 EV, 35mm f/1.4L

The bride's sister who hates having her photo taken.

1/160, f/2.8, ISO 1000, 0 EV, 16mm, 16-35mm f/2.8L II

1/800, f/2.8, ISO 200, 0 EV, 24mm, 16-35mm f/2.8L II

And now joined by the circus ringmaster.

1/200, f/2.8, ISO 800, -1 EV, 35mm, 16-35mm f/2.8L II

1/200, f/1.4, ISO 1250, 0 EV, 85mm f/1.2L II

1/125, f/2, ISO 1250, ⅓ EV, 35mm f/1.4L

1/125, f/2.8, ISO 2500, ⅓ EV, -2/3 FEC, 23mm, 16-35mm f/2.8L II

She had the sniffles and I suggested a way of solving it.

1/400, f/3.2, ISO 400, 0 EV, 35mm f/1.4L

Very brave young ladies.

1/500, f/1.8, ISO 200, ‒ ²⁄₃ EV, 85mm f/1.2L II

The bride and groom portrait session commences. Despite offers the bride went without additional garments - true grit.

1/250, f/2.2, ISO 200, ‒ ²⁄₃ EV, 85mm f/1.2L II

I attended one of Jerry Ghionis' seminars earlier this year. He pointed out that when you ask the couple to kiss, the man always adopts a protective position closest to the camera. To capture the more flattering pose with the lady in front you need to request it - which is what I did for the shot above.

1/200, f/3.2, ISO 400, ‒ ²⁄₃ EV, 85mm f/1.2L II

An infrequently viewed angle of Cooling Castle.

1/200, f/8, ISO 100, 0 EV, 0 FEC, 35mm f/1.4L

One benefit of winter weddings is that the ambient light is typically quite low during the portrait session (it was 3:30pm) and allows you to have fun with flash. I know the above style is not to everyone's taste but I still get a kick out of it.

1/200, f/8, ISO 100, 0 EV, 0 FEC, 35mm f/1.4L

The bride's father kindly served as the voice-activated light stand. Rather than playing with FEC I got him to vary his position.

1/1000, f/1.4, ISO 100, 0 EV, 35mm f/1.4L

1/40, f/2.8, ISO 400, 0 EV, 0 FEC, 35mm, 16-35mm f/2.8L II

1/200, f/2.8, ISO 1600, 0 EV, 0 FEC, 35mm, 16-35mm f/2.8L II

Any comments or queries are always welcome.

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