I started my business with Julian Clune in the summer of 2011 and we had the same problem many people face when starting a new Wedding and Portrait website. We needed images. I had already photographed at my girlfriend's mum's wedding and some of the finished images made our portfolio, but we needed more. We needed images from different venues featuring different people. This was proving tricky as no one knew us, and our website was somewhat lacking because of this, the proverbial vicious circle. We decided to enrol on a 2 day wedding photography course in Norfolk, where we were taught how to pose the bride and groom and understand the mechanics of the day, from bridal preparation, detail shots and formal portraits of the loving couple. We both learnt a great deal from the two day course, became more confident at directing the models, and really started to understand when and how to use flash, not to mention how amazing and powerful reflectors can be. I believe that in the majority of cases, it is the bride who will pick the photographer that she wants to capture her big day, so images of brides on the website are of vital importance. We concentrated a great deal of our time in capturing beautiful images of the model in a gorgeous wedding dress, utilising the beautiful architecture and gardens of Norwich Cathedral. These were amongst the first images that graced our homepage of C&G Photography's website and undoubtedly drove traffic to our site which in turn has allowed the business to flourish and grow.
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Nikon D90 with Sigma 50mm F1.4. ISO 200, F1.4 @ 1/400, -0.7 E.V
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The image above was underexposed by 0.7 E.v to control the highlights on the dress, which was very reflective and tried to blow out at every given opportunity.
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| Nikon D300 with Sigma 24-70mm F2.8. ISO 1000, F2.8 @ 1/40, -0.3 E.V |
This classic image by Julian Clune was quite a tricky exposure to nail. Exposing for the model's skin tones blew the background and resulted in a dreamy, ethereal capture.
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