Wedding 09 Feb 08

[picturecrazy]

A darn cold Alberta winter day (-27C/-17F). BUT... I'm one of those odd ones that LOVE the cold weather. It actually makes me happy when it hits -56C/-69F with wind chillds. Perfect day for a wedding if you ask me!

Was stuck at the back of the church for the ceremony so no ceremony shots. That's two in a row I was super constrained for the ceremony!

a. Dogs are funny
http://www.nightanddayphoto.ca/misc/forumpics/WFF/MelJayW/b.jpg

b. bouquet
http://www.nightanddayphoto.ca/misc/forumpics/WFF/MelJayW/c.jpg

c. too cold outside so we booked an office building
http://www.nightanddayphoto.ca/misc/forumpics/WFF/MelJayW/g.jpg

d.
http://www.nightanddayphoto.ca/misc/forumpics/WFF/MelJayW/h.jpg

e. they were awesome, they were willing to go outside! My fingers almost fell off from the cold!!
http://www.nightanddayphoto.ca/misc/forumpics/WFF/MelJayW/i.jpg

f.
http://www.nightanddayphoto.ca/misc/forumpics/WFF/MelJayW/j.jpg

g. first dance
http://www.nightanddayphoto.ca/misc/forumpics/WFF/MelJayW/k.jpg

h. It was a rustic style hall but still quite classy
http://www.nightanddayphoto.ca/misc/forumpics/WFF/MelJayW/m.jpg

[Ockie]

nice shots.
How did you get the flash on e? I don't see anything holding it... did you remove whatever was holding the flash in PP?

[Eoseni]

Lloyd,
Good work. C, D,G and H are my preferred shots. Pretty architectural. How do you explain to the couple that you don't have ceremony shots at all? Did I miss something? I know I've been away from these forums a long while. How do you handle the extreme temperature and humidity change with your equipment in and outdoors?

[picturecrazy]

nice shots.
How did you get the flash on e? I don't see anything holding it... did you remove whatever was holding the flash in PP?

I had a lightstand out there. I just cloned out the feet.

Lloyd,
Good work. C, D,G and H are my preferred shots. Pretty architectural. How do you explain to the couple that you don't have ceremony shots at all? Did I miss something? I know I've been away from these forums a long while. How do you handle the extreme temperature and humidity change with your equipment in and outdoors?


Well, I did get ceremony shots, I was just forced to sit at the very back of the church, so they are far from great. I was surprised because United churches are usually pretty lax.

To deal with the crazy temperature swings (about a 50C or 90F change in temperature... wow!) I usually keep 1 body (or two) inside a thick bag, and shoot outside with one or two bodies. Then when I go inside I pull the camera out of the bag and use that, and throw the frozen bodies into the bag to slowly adjust to the warm temperature. After about an hour they're usually ready to come back out and play.


It's good to see you again Tim.

[john salgado]

Love the flair and back lighting on G , well done ..looks cold outside!

[Eoseni]

To deal with the crazy temperature swings (about a 50C or 90F change in temperature... wow!) I usually keep 1 body (or two) inside a thick bag, and shoot outside with one or two bodies. Then when I go inside I pull the camera out of the bag and use that, and throw the frozen bodies into the bag to slowly adjust to the warm temperature. After about an hour they're usually ready to come back out and play.



That includes the lenses too? So you have fewer lenses to play with for a whole hour?

[TXLEBER]

Lloyd, I've admired your work for quite some time. I was wondering on "e" was it necessary to have the flash in the back? In the photo, it doesn't look like it provide much back lighting. Could you have done that shot w/out the flash in the back?

Ed

[picturecrazy]

Lloyd, I've admired your work for quite some time. I was wondering on "e" was it necessary to have the flash in the back? In the photo, it doesn't look like it provide much back lighting. Could you have done that shot w/out the flash in the back?

Ed

Like anything, often things aren't 'necessary' but 'nice'. I wasn't really looking to provide a rimlight on the couple... I used the flash to add drama to the background. Without it, the snow, trees, and sky don't vary much in colour and density, making it look flat and 2D. Throwing the flash in the back to light up the snow adds a huge highlight to the overly dark background, shows the texture of the snow, provides more depth to the background to give you an idea of how large the field is, adds more contrast and taxes the dynamic range to make it a more profound presentation to the eye.

take a look at F. The background light makes the snow SO much more dramatic.

[TXLEBER]

Point taken, lesson learned! ;-)

[akprice]

love the lighting on the 2nd shot. great job on the night shots as well.