Wedding ceremony

[Dan Cattermole]

Here's only a few more of the ceremony period and people arriving.

Curt had his sigma 8mm fisheye lens with him, great for the church. Lol

Thank you for looking

 

[Pete Askew]

The shot outside the car is wonderful Dan. I love the colours and PP. And that's quite some church isn't it? - nice.

 

[Hamish Gill]

Yeah, thats a good shot the car one id say ... Nice brides maid dresses!
That'll be the Church of the Sacred Heart in Droitwich...
Did Father Tom do the ceremony? my bet is you weren't allowed past the back aisle apart from for the signing?
Hows his throat these days? last wedding i did there he could hardly speak!

 

[Pete Askew]

Forgot to say how much I liked the portrait as well. Nicely focused (although I'd probably crop out the foreground a bit). Do you often find that access etc is restricted in the church?

 

[Dan Cattermole]

Lol, most certainly is the Sacred Heart. Isn't the mosaic inside the church impressive??!! Hand made by some Italians apparently
Yeah, farther Tom, I don't think he liked me very much. I was trying to push the limits a bit. Lol.

 

[Hamish Gill]

Catholic churches more so, CofE are more laid back ... ... ...

 

[Kev Pugh]

Lovely ............especially the last for me and a great setting for it too, Scared Heart Droitwich is a lovely church but have you been to Witley Church..............equally as nice I think.....
I agree with Pete I think a square crop would set the first off nicely and a slight straighten with the the left cropped in a little to make it more symmetrical and a colour one too just to show off the mosaics...
Great work, hope I can do as well though I only have a hotel to work with........and in March.......

 

[Dan Cattermole]

Forgot to say how much I liked the portrait as well. Nicely focused (although I'd probably crop out the foreground a bit). Do ou often find that access etc is restricted in the church?

Isn't it great when someone points out something and the you think 'Mmmmmmhh, yeah, should of done that' lol, thanks again pete

 

[Hamish Gill]

Awesome inside ... 1930's(?) yuk outside
Have you done many church weddings Dan?
I don't think he likes photographers really ... Many don't, as many are very intrusive...
The videographer at the last weddin I did told the priest he was going to hell for his arrogance because he wouldn't let us past the back row ... I just smile and do what they say ... It's church after all!

 

[Kev Pugh]

Yarp and a great shame the house burned down in the sixties, it was the same inside as the church

 

[Dan Cattermole]

I haven't ever done a church wedding before, this was the first one.
Just very strict when and where photos could be taken. Alot of lost oppotunities too .

Here's a landscape shot from Curts 8mm fisheye, this time in colour, which tbh, I do prefer

What do you think??

 

[Pete Askew]

I like the color in this version but it's a bit soft nearer the alter and so I find myself looking at the walls rather than the bride.

 

[Kev Pugh]

It's not square! nah really mate yea like it but I'm thinking a little more sat just to pull out the colours in the walls. the crop is good

 

[Davie Hudson]

I love the colour one, its so bright and joyous The bridesmaids dresses look amazing !!

 

[Dan Cattermole]

Thanks for the comments guys, alot of great constructiveness going on there. Always good to have a fresh bunch of experienced eyes viewing these and helping out. Comments taken into account with pleasure, back to the drawing board next week. Lol

 

[Pete Askew]

You're a glutton for punishment doing weddings Dan! As I've mentioned before I've done 4 as the official photographer and then only under duress! The best bit of advice (from a very experienced wedding photographer who worked in Miami on the social circle for about 6 years) was get the bride in focus, looking gorgeous and the dress correctly exposed - at the end of the day no-one cares about the groom and the guests!!

 

[Kev Pugh]

Pete I think that is one of the problems when shooting in this sort of place......there is a lot going on and it is difficult for us to pull the bride in to full as she should be, without the eye straying............I wouldn't know how to get round it. you want to show the whole occasion and the setting is as important...............sometimes.

 

[Pete Askew]

I know Kev and I certainly don't envy you the task. Staying focused on the main event while grabbing other interesting activities is a hard task. Having a second photographer is certainly a help I'm sure and I know that Asun often uses an assistant to take shots of the 'crowd', as it were, from the outer aisles while she concentrates on the ceremony and key relatives. The last wedding I shot I got my partner to take shots of the bride getting ready while I caught the groom and best man at the church, the decoration etc and set up the MF camera for a key shot down the aisle during the service. During the service itself I was positioned in one of the choirs to record the service and was then able to sneak down the side unnoticed during the blessing, place the camera, already mounted on its tripod, on some tape marks I'd put on the floor earlier and get the behind-the-couple shot I'd been after and then got the camera out of the way ready for them to come down the aisle at the end of the service. An assistant would have been great for that.

Hasselblad 503CW + 150 mm Sonnar CFi onto a PhaseOne P20 back

 

[Brian Moore]

For me that shot of the church is an absolute cracker!

 

[Hamish Gill]

That's what me and Greg do, I do bride, groom, bridesmaids etc, the VIP's ... Greg concentrates more on the guests
It's the only way to do it IMO, I'd be lost without an assistant now!
I used to do it alone, and did fine, but now my style has got a LOT less formal i couldn't!
I have also found a way to limit the sort of shots Greg produces to the ones I can't get, ie I shoot wide to short tele, he shoots tele! He has actualy become a very competent photographer with an 85mm lens with only limited training from me!

Tape marks and tripods eh... That's so far from my shooting style it's incredible! I suffer really badly with head aches, back problems and on a few occasions migraines at weddings! I don't stop moving, buzzing around like a fly round poo with 3kg of kit round my neck is not good for me!

Dan! stop thinking like an amature! Constructive critscism is great, really useful, take it and work on what you do! But have confidence man! Confidence shows in photography! All the weddings I do where I am comfortable and happy I take better photos! Nerves and lack of confidence/pride in your job are your worst enemy!