During a wedding shoot I always like to try and get a simple and elegant photograph of the bride holding her bouquet. The bouquet is something that the bride will have helped design with the florist and she will have it with her throughout the day, so it is important to capture a detailed image at some point where possible. I like to take the photograph after the ceremony has finished, the formals have been taken, and everyone is a little more relaxed, usually when myself and Julian have the bride and groom to ourselves. I ask the bride to hold the flowers as she would throughout the ceremony and by doing so, the pose is nice and relaxed. By almost using the bride's body as a backdrop and cropping in tightly, the bouquet is nicely isolated from any distracting background clutter and the resulting image is lovely and simple. Using a wide aperture at such close range gives a very shallow depth of field and can result in a dreamy ethereal effect.
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| Nikon D3s with Nikkor 24-70mm F2.8. ISO 1600, 1/2500 sec @ F4 |
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| Nikon D3s with Nikkor 24-70mm F2.8. ISO 200, 1/400 sec @ F6.3 |
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