This final set of Behind the Photos 2009 come from 3 weddings. Some of these are more telling of what we do as photographers than what was actually happening in the photo. These are a great set...read on.
Photo 1 comes from Toni and Shaun's April wedding. The wedding was at Capital Lutheran church near the state capital in downtown Des Moines. This is a quite moment where Shaun was relaxing and grabbing something to eat before the ceremony. In this case I am trying to capture this quick moment that was taking place right before the ceremony. But as a photographer and an intruder to the natural flow of events, I have remain hidden and quite. I shot this down a hallway and away from what was happening in that room. Shaun may have known I was there...I'm the one with all the big cameras...but it was a great capture.
This 2nd photo also comes with Toni and Shaun's wedding. This composite photo includes a photo that I took and one that Ashley took. The great thing about this photo is it captures Toni and Shaun when they don't necessarily know what Ashley and I are up to. The photo on the left is the photo I was taking with Toni and Shaun's rings in Shaun's hand. While I was shooting that photo, Ashley was taking the other photo. Which they didn't know Ashley was up to until Toni looked up at Ashley. This was a great moment where these two were just enjoying their big day and showing the connection that they have for each other. One of those things we do when no one else is looking...and I would say it says a lot about their relationship with one another.
Our third photo comes from Mirsada and Aldin's late April wedding. As they say April showers bring May flowers. April showers also test sensitive camera equipment. Mirsada and Aldin's big day started with a traditional Svatove. The groom's family meets at one location while the bride's family meets in another. The woman wait inside and the men wait outside at the bride's location. Ashley was inside with the ladies while I was outside with the men. It was a wet day. Not a downpour but a good steady rain. So I spent a couple hours outside with the guys as they waited for Aldin's family to bring him to the Bride's location. This photo is of a young man holding an umbrella over the accordion player. As Mirsada is about to come outside. It was a new and unique wedding for Ashley and I. We are glad that we were able to be a part of their big day.
Our final two photos come from the same wedding. Brandy and Teague were married June of 2009. This first photo is one of my favorites of someone expressing their joy in the union of the newly married couple. This is Brandy's brother as he claps following the presenting of Brandy and Teague as man and wife. The cool part about this photo is that the wedding was in the backyard of the family's house. With a hand built chapel and seating platform to boot. Awesome.
The final photo was shot inside the house at the location of Brandy and Teague's wedding from an upstairs balcony. What made this shot work so well is the rounded balcony actually controlled the direction of the flash so that it almost spotlighted them right where they were. What you can't see in this photo is that the house was under heavy remodeling. This spot turned out great and was one of our favorites from 2009.
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