Tangible love
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Location
This photo was taken in Pretoria, South Africa shortly after their official ceremony.Time
Taken shortly before 17h00.Lighting
I wanted to make use of the natural light as their wedding ceremony was held in a forest setting and wanted to capture the beauty of the natural element.Equipment
This was taken with a Nikon D610 and a Tamron 24-70 f2.8 lens. No tripod or flash used.Inspiration
The confetti chosen by the bride consisted of yellow and white rose petals that are seen in the photo. Shortly after they walked out of the forest chapel area, rose petals started to fall and cover the front entry lawn area. Wanting to capture this amazing beauty, I requested for it to be left as is and not to be cleaned up until after the couples shoot. Both bride and groom were happy to accommodate me by lying down for the creation of this unique shot.Editing
Not really, I just increased the exposure with one stop. I have this habit to almost always shoot one stop under exposed specifically to catch the details in the bride's dress. A lot of photographers normally forget this, but a bride spends so much on her dress and those details need to be excentuated. It's much easier to control the exposure afterward and still keep details in the dress.In my camera bag
For weddings I will always have my full frame body, in my case, it's a Nikon D610. I always have a spare body to use as a backup. Lenses: Tamron 24-70mm f2.8 - to have some range to play with (I use this more during ceremonies), Nikon 50mm f1.8G attached to a second D610 body - I usually switch between this and the 24-70mm for the couple shoot depending on what I want to achieve, Nikon Marco 105mm for the details such as the rings, and close-up detail shots where necessary. Lighting: I always have at least 4 off camera flashes. I use the Yongnuo 568EX, they are cheap, reliable, user-friendly, never overheats and never miss a beat. The flashes communicate via Yougnuo 603N Triggers for off camera work Then, of course, enough batteries. I always have backups for my flashes, triggers, and camera. I always have extra SD cards as well. My camera body takes two SD cards at once which I use to shoot double. Meaning what I shoot will be the exact same on SD card 1 and 2 as a precaution in case one card goes corrupt (which has happened on a wedding before). These are the bare minimums that will always be in my bag.Feedback
Prior to taking this photo, make sure the couple is completely willing and comfortable doing this. Brides will not always be willing as they will worry about their dress. If your bride is not completely comfortable in whichever setting you place them in, it will show in the end result. Discuss this before hand if you can as you would need to be prepared to take a blanket with for her to use underneath her dress. This way you will make her comfortable and her dress will stay clean for your couple shots afterward. Make use of natural light if you can. This eliminates shadows which will destroy this composition. Keep a look out for the bride's chin, normally when a person lies down, the chin will look bigger. For this reason, I angled her face slightly and asked her to only turn her eyes towards my lens. This still looks good and there's no double chin.
