Hi Everyone.Sorry for the long delay in adding content to my blog. I was on vacation in Italy and just got back late last week. It was an amazing trip and I will definitely be blogging about it soon. I have so many photographs to comb through. Over 1000. Phew. But first I wanted to share a few wedding images I shot recently.
It was over one hundred degrees the day this wedding took place and the sun was baking everything in sight. Thank goodness I had several water bottles in my bag so I could keep hydrating myself throughout the day. Very important to keep your energy up.I arrived at the Westlake Village Inn at 2:00 pm to begin photographing the "getting ready" shots of the bride. To my dismay the makeup artist was not very experienced and what should have taken her an hour, took her almost two and half. As the minutes passed, and I finished shooting the pre-wedding coverage -- I noticed my beautiful afternoon light beginning to wane and all my ideas for amazing bride shots flew right out the window. I could have panicked, but instead I decided my energy would be better spent just going with the flow. (what energy I had in the 100 plus degree heat)
Some challenges I encountered during the ceremony were: a squinting groom, a tearful bride (during the entire thing) flop sweat on the groomsmen, and guests who looked anything but cheerful in my photos. But these situations are all part of a days work. Sometimes you just have to shrug, realize there is no "take two" and just make the best of it.
I think that's what makes a good photographer into a great photographer. To be able to swallow the panic rising inside of you, and exude confidence and complete relaxation even when you know your light is gone, the mother of the bride has disappeared and the flower girl hates having her picture taken.
Here are some of my images. You'd never guess there were tears, sweat, grumpy children or any number of other small catastrophes going on. : )
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