"Garden Party"
©David A. Ziser
Occasionally when shooting a wedding the church will have a nearby garden that fits the bill for some great photographs. That was the case here. I wanted to get just a casual shot of the groom. Sometimes asking him to take off the jacket and just hold it over his shoulder works just fine. Leaning him on the black wrought iron gate added to the masculine feel I wanted to convey in this image too. Now the challenge was to separate him from the background which was easily done with a long lens and wider aperture. I also wanted to kick a little light into him to give me my flattering loop lighting pattern on his face. Fortunately the area I chose for the portrait was in full shadow which let me use a wider aperture with a shutter speed that worked for my off camera flash. Notice too, how I composed the shot with the groom in the middle flanked by the gate to his right and the wall to his left. The tree in the background finishes the framing across the top of the image. Camera specs: Canon 7D fitted with 18-200mm IS lens at 70mm, F 5.6 @ 1/250 second, ISO 200. Enjoy! -David
Thanks for explaining the thinking behind your compositions. It helps me learn.
ReplyDeleteI love this portrait. I enjoy looking at all its detail, yet nothing deters from attention on the subject. I love the background exposure—be it produced in-camera, or via curves—and I love how the exposure of the groom gives the overall portrait a sense of depth. I suspect the color of the tie and the greens of the background are complementary, too. Brian F.
ReplyDeleteWhat did you have your Qflash set at for this picture?
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