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I had the opportunity to work as a second-shooter with LBI based photographer Ann Coen, www.anncoen.com. Shooting like this is a lot of fun as I get to shoot in a much more behind the-scenes-style, which is what I do best. So, as the day unfolds, Ann took care of the shots she needed and my job was to complement her work with details and different angles.
There was a lot going on while Ann did her thing. The sandy feet was shot with a 300mm while Ann shot with a medium length lens getting the full couple in the shot. Since most of the shots in their album will be of the couple I felt a detail shot without their faces, would help bring it all together.
In the second shot, the expression on the bride's face was so genuine while she watched her new husband get his posed shots done I was glad I was in position, again with the 300mm. That look, totally unposed and unaware she was being photographed told the story of the entire day for me.
While not a photo for your wall, these type of "detail" shots work really well in your album in capturing the feel of the day.
Kids having fun at a wedding is almost as traditional as the cake cutting. They get to dress up and go a little crazy and just be kids.
These flying feet of a dancing 5 year old are a nice alternative to the usual frilly dress shots that will also be in the album. This shot also demonstrates the use of a side light. The light source (flash) is set up out of the way on a light stand or clamped to a secure part of the room and fired with a wireless radio transmitter. While I do try to shoot with just the available light in the room for a real look to the event, sometimes you just have to bump it up a bit.
Worked Long Beach Island again yesterday and I am finally happy to say that the groom looked to be the happiest person in the room. Usually, we go on and on about the bride, how beautiful and how she was glowing ... not to take anything away from yesterday's bride, she was all that and more, it's just that it was such a pleasure to see the groom so chill and smiling the entire day.
I met up with him hours before the ceremony (smiling) and got a few beach photos with him and the boys. The ceremony was also on the beach ... with an incoming tide that was slightly overlooked in the planning stages, close call (like 5ft.) and the reception was at the small, but really nice Brant Beach Yacht Club on the Barnegat Bay. Anyway, the groom was glowing the entire time. She was too, but through the lens he was ready to burst. I don't think I got one photo of him not grinning ear-to-ear. During their first dance (above) that was his expression the enitre 3 minute song. I wish them a lifetime of that smile.
There was a lot going on while Ann did her thing. The sandy feet was shot with a 300mm while Ann shot with a medium length lens getting the full couple in the shot. Since most of the shots in their album will be of the couple I felt a detail shot without their faces, would help bring it all together.
