Even though the weather is a bit nippy and damp – the flowers are out in force and I wanted to blog a photograph I created at lunch. Near the Utah County Courthouse there are a number of spring flowers – and these are the red and yellow tulips that I happened upon this rainy spring day. I figured I would share this photograph – hopefully it will give you something pretty to look at this gloomy rainy day.

Red tulips in a sea of yellow tulips

As the wedding season picks up I hope to blog some more wedding photographs and some engagements. I still have a huge supply of old weddings that I have helped photograph – they are lurking on my hard drive and I really should show them off someday.

Why don't more grooms have bouquets?

And some people have argued that wedding bouquets are pointless and just get in the way. You spend more time putting the bouquet some where and having someone hold it for you – but I think they are a critical part of any wedding. And for photography it gives you hands something to hold – it is the perfect prop for any photograph.

What I should have done was to move the flowers off the table before the cake cutting began but I still like this photograph. Not every photograph comes out perfect – but hopefully most photos capture a story.

Bride and groom cut the cake - flowers block the knife

And the bride isn’t wearing a wedding ring – I zoomed in and didn’t see one. Maybe the main photographer had borrowed the rings for the ring photography.

Photographers can drive themselves nuts looking at the little details. Sometimes while looking at the little detail you miss the big picture.

I photograph details like the wedding rings with my macro lens – there really is no other way to properly photograph wedding rings. You want to get close and then get closer. You can only do that with a macro lens (maybe if you use a bellows or double up on lenses).

Finding wedding rings hidden in the wedding bouquet

And to photograph this close with a macro lens you have to master off camera flash. I usually shoot through and umbrella – although I just picked up a small softbox that I will use a ton in the future. And I think I will always photograph the rings set on the flowers and florals.

The wedding bouquet was just laying there, ready to be photographed

As a wedding photographer I don’t put the camera away until I am in my car. You don’t want to miss a shot. You never know what you might encounter on the way to the car.

As the wedding ends people are still in a celebration mood. Or in the case of the bouquet it has been placed there by the bride and I just dropped to one knee and took a quick photograph. I bounched the light on the wall to the left of the camera and BAM! cool photo!

So don’t assume the photographs are over as soon as the wedding is over.

Tulips, a bride, a groom and a kiss

Just wanted to share a cool wedding photograph I took last year – this one has the flowers in focus and the bride and groom are in the background – I love looking for the different photograph.

Seasons of the year play such a huge factor in a wedding. Not a lot of flowers in winter – yet you have the opportunity for some cool winter photographs. Spring brings tulips and daffodils. Summer has roses and most other flowers. It truly helps to make each wedding a unique experience on when you make your vows and celebrate your love.