The Phantom Bride

I was trying to explain to Doug when he was here about wedding photography. I’m certainly not the best or most experienced photographer in the world, country, state, county, etc, but I also know that based on the amount of work I get, that I must be doing something right too. I was telling him it’s not just about photographing them down the isle, or capturing candid moments as they eat cake. Sometimes when you don’t have a lot to work with, you have to create with what you’re given. Now I got in a argument discussion a couple years ago about the differences between ordinary wedding photographers, and those that shoot those Platinum weddings. I don’t care what you say, if you’re shooting a wedding at the Four Seasons Biltmore on the coast of Santa Barbara with a gorgeous bride, studly groom and they have a $100k budget, your photos WILL be better, on whole than the wedding being staged in Conference Room B at the Holiday Inn Express in rural Fresno with a bride and groom that probably won’t have any swimsuit calendars coming out anytime soon. Is it rude? Perhaps. It’s also reality. You have to use what you have and work with what you’re given. I’ve been blessed to shoot amazing weddings with amazing couples, and I’ve also had weddings where we shot in the backyard of a small house in the suburbs. Still have to go in there with the same mentality, attitude and desire to capture everything the best you can. Lighting, people, ugly objects… always looking for the best shots. In any case, this is Vanessa from a couple weekends ago. The cathedral was right outside this multi-purpose room where she was staging, just before getting married. Ugly folding chairs and laminate floors, but there was some great light coming in through the glass doors. As she was adjusting her veil, I saw how it had potential. So being proactive I asked her to do a couple poses. Took a while, and some moving of offending objects, but finally got some cool shots. Oh, and she most certainly could have a swimwear calendar come out this summer, but is too modest to do so. Anyway, much more BLOGGED HERE and I’m trying to keep my blog up to date since I know… it’s all about the blog.