WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY SAMPLE: BOAT RIDE WEDDING
I believe it was a summer wedding where i was asked to photograph a friends wedding. It was the first wedding i photographed for free. What an experience indeed. As an up incoming southern California wedding photographer, i was very green. All i had was my trusty Nikon D200, 18-200MM 3.5-5.6 VR Lens and a Nikon Sb-600 flash.
The southern California wedding took place on a boat that was launched off marina del rey.
The southern California wedding was a nice and intimate celebration due to it’s size and feeling in the group. The wedding tables were nicely decorated with a cool flower centerpiece with candles hung from it’s branches.
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The chairs were decorated with a small arrangement bringing the colors of the wedding together.
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The floors were covered with white rose pedals easily spreading across the seats around the area where the vows would be expressed.
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The beautiful southern California bride walks down the aisle at a fast rate to her future husband to be.
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The bride and groom are listening to the captain as he prepares to read out their wedding vows.
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The bride and groom hold on to each others hand tightly as they are about to make their vows and spend their life together forever.
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The bride places the ring onto her future husbands hands as she completes her wedding vows forever.
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The bride and groom look onto the captain as he reads the final text of their vows.
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A wedding guest sitting in the front took out his point and shoot digital camera to snap a picture of the couple as they look to the crowd about to proclaim their eternal love to each other.
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Now that the ceremony is over, it is time for the reception. This image is of a father and daughter looking out into the dark ocean with the beautiful wedding cake on the foreground.
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The newlyweds are cutting their wedding cake with their reflections on the window along with the American flag seen from outside.
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After a nice slice of wedding cake, the bride and groom move towards the dance floor to have their first dance.
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I feel with the limited light and room for maneuverability, I was able to capture some good wedding photography.
Lessons learned from this wedding is that one flash isn’t enough for a boat wedding with limited sources of florescent light. A faster telephoto lens is also a must when dealing with low light conditions. Now, that I’ve experienced a boat wedding ceremony, I feel that i will be better equipped for future weddings similar in conditions to this one and will produce even better wedding photography.
So if you are looking for a photographer that is familiar with boat weddings, please reach out to me and let’s create beautiful wedding photography together.