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Rose Wedding Bouquet – Don’t Put Your Camera AwayThursday, September 17th, 2009

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

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.

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Everyone Benefits with a Second ShooterSunday, September 13th, 2009

A ring bearer acts as a second shooter in this shot

A ring bearer acts as a second shooter in this shot

Ok, ok the little guy in the suit wasn’t the second photographer – and who can blame him for taking some cool photos of the bride and the wedding party. I had the opportunity to photograph with Heidi from Retrospect Studios yesterday at Noah’s event center in South Jordon. I love second shooting.

Second photographers can shoot from other angels, you get twice the coverage, the second photographer can shoot the mundane and mandatory photos and free up the first photographer to be more creative. And for the bride you can get a heck of a lot more shots or options for shots.

For the photographers you can learn from each other and you can bounce ideas off of each other. And if you shoot with the same equipment sometimes you can try out a new lens.

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Looking Back at My First Big WeddingThursday, September 3rd, 2009

A bride and groom after their wedding ceremony

A bride and groom after their wedding ceremony

Here is one photo from my first big wedding taken back in 2007 – two years ago in September. It was a beautiful summer day at the Salt Lake Temple and the next day was the wedding reception in Vernal, Utah.

I know I have improved as a photographer. It is almost painful to look at old photographs, however, at the time I was doing pretty well. I had helped assist other photographers and I learned how they photographed around the temple ground – and I imitated them almost to the nail. I didn’t want to take chances or risk making mistakes.

The couple and the family love the photos and they will cherish them for the memories I captured. To me I look at the photos then as to the photos I take now and I see the milestones I have achieved. I look forward to the photographs I create in the future and know that I will continue to get better.

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Night Photography at a WeddingFriday, August 28th, 2009

Photo Details ISO 3200, f/4.8, 1/15 second

Photo Details ISO 3200, f/4.8, 1/15 second

Talk about having the wrong lens at the wrong time. I was photographing the dancing at the reception – while my friend Heidi left the reception for some photography down by La Caille’s pond with just the bride and groom. And as you can see it was night and it was dark.

When I went to go find them I was carrying my Nikkor 18-200mm lens. Had I known that they were outside – in the dark I should have brought an f/2.8 lens along. And I didn’t have the time to run from the pond to the garden room and back with the right lens.

The lens I had was good for photographing dancing – not midnight lighting. Oh well, I was able to work with the photo and make something cool. I had to crank the ISO on the Nikon D300 to 3200 (unheard of in the days of film). And the lens has Vibration Reduction (to help photograph in low light situations).

If I had planned to take this photograph I would have my Nikkor f/2.8 wide angle lens and one of my tripods with a cable release. I will admit I make occasional mistakes. But I know how to avoid them and how to improve – which any photographer should be able to do.

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Time Out for Gorgeous LightWednesday, August 26th, 2009

Golden light is the best natural light - perfect for photographs

Golden light is the best natural light - perfect for photographs

Talk to any professional photographer and they will usually agree the best time to photograph is as the sun is setting and the light becomes golden.

Depending on the time of year this light my be as late as 9pm in June or 4pm in December. In either case if I am photographing a wedding reception I am watching the sunlight and when it starts going golden I will try and grab the bride and groom and create a few photographs. Obviously we don’t want to rip you away from your party and celebration for to long – but it is so worth it.

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