Photo Deep Dive

Wedding - Rebecca & Charlie 05/07/2024

Location - Rebecca's family home.

A familiar scene that l encounter at a lot of weddings...everyone is ready to go, waiting for the bride to come down the stairs, a big reveal that often ends with hugs & tears as it did here. So what makes this particular one so special.

To me this is a story of 3 frames in one.

The framed family portrait in one corner looking down on proceedings, the bride and her father framed in their own section of the hallway, perhaps highlighting a special relationship & the rest of the gang framed in the doorway, tears & smiles all around. A special shout out the kids adding an extra layer of joy to this one also.

Did I intend for all this prior to capturing it? Absolutely not. Is the image perfectly in focus? Definitely not. Is it the best possible light available? One hundred percent no. But I love it.

It's so often not possible to predict what's going to happen at weddings, even though so many elements are the same, small differences can have a big impact. No two weddings are the same, this can't be replicated, this is the magic of documentary wedding photography.

For the camera nerds - Fujifilm XT5 - 18mm - ISO 125 - 1/200s - f/1.4

For previous couples - If I've shot your wedding, l'd love to hear what your favourite photo from the day is(dm or email me), if you have one that comes to mind that it is.

I'd love to hear about it, my only requirement is that it's a candid/documentary photo.