April 23, 2011
-
Rings And Things | San Francisco Wedding Photography
So I have talked with some folks lately and they have express that perhaps I should give a little explaination of how I do things. I know I have talked about trying to make sure that when you hire a wedding photographer that you want to make sure that they have enough experience and knowledge to truly capture great images from your special day.
So I thought I would start with something small…a ring. As a wedding photographer I tend to often take a picture of the rings as they have high value and significance. Plus there is often a lot of thought and effort in finding that right ring to ask that right person the big question.
So here is the ring shot from Karen & Alden’s Wedding.
I decided that I would place them in their favor tree. So often trick number one is to make the rings defy the laws of gravity.
Add a flash first to light up the back and top to give some highlight and drama.
Then a couple of other light sources (yes, I use whatever there is because really if you know what you are doing light is light you just have to figure out how to balance and use it) to light and highlight the rings.
Now try and manually focus the 100mm macro lens while hand holding it with a razor thin depth of field or if it is easier to understand that is the area that is in focus. People think it is easy but one time a couple of my assistants were sort of laughing at me until I let them try and they remarked, “Wow, this is hard.” I am like “Ha ha ha…not quite so easy when you have to do it.”
Well there you go one of my ring shots, I could have just laid them somewhere and taken a picture but then I think they are worth going that little extra to create something a bit different. If you like seeing these little behind the scene descriptions and explainations please let me know and I will try and work some more in.
