We are two young and creative wedding photographers based in Germany (Essen city). Our aim is to be on the same wavelength with our Brides and Grooms, to try to understand how they
Wedding Photographer Utrecht, The Netherlands. Susan Eikenaar Wedding Photography shares a wedding photography technique.
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Susan Eikenaar Wedding Photography
I use my background as a documentary photographer in the weddings I capture. I don't just want to take pictures of what happens on wedding days, I want to document everything that happens and present a story. To me, a wedding is not about the dress, the shoes or the cutting of the cake. I want to tell a story about who the couple and their friends and family are and why they are there.
When I asked the bride and groom about their wedding, they said they wanted a 'good party'. I think this is characteristic for a wedding in the southern part of the Netherlands, it was all about enjoying the day with family and friends, having a good laugh and celebrating love, life and friendships. It was a real joy to be a part of this day.
The venue is the Waalse Kerk in the city of Breda. During the ceremony the 4 witnesses of the bride & groom (all close friends) were sitting next to each other in a church bench. In front of the church bench there was a large black piano. At first I was annoyed about this piano because it was so big and I could not get close to these 4 people. But after trying a few things, I noticed that the piano gave me a pretty cool reflection and I wanted to use it to create a cool image of these 4 people that are very important to the bride and groom.
I placed my camera on the surface on the piano to get the reflection. I took this shot a couple of times during the ceremony, but many times the friends were looking in different directions and nothing really happened to make the picture special. I knew the angle/composition I needed, But I needed a better moment to create a good image. When the bride & groom exchanged the wedding rings, I quickly looked at the friends and noticed they all looked in the same directions and had a look of happiness and emotion on their faces. I knew that was the right moment and I quickly took the shot. It was the 4th attempt for this image, and this time I took 9 shots. The 7th shot was the best one.
Shot with the Canon 5D Mark 3, 35mm 1.4,ISO 3200, aperture 1.8, shutter 1/160. I cropped the image and converted it to black & white. The colours were distracting me, I felt that the simple idea of the reflection would work better in black & white. The couple loved this image, they thought it was very funny.
When I asked the bride and groom about their wedding, they said they wanted a 'good party'. I think this is characteristic for a wedding in the southern part of the Netherlands, it was all about enjoying the day with family and friends, having a good laugh and celebrating love, life and friendships. It was a real joy to be a part of this day.
The venue is the Waalse Kerk in the city of Breda. During the ceremony the 4 witnesses of the bride & groom (all close friends) were sitting next to each other in a church bench. In front of the church bench there was a large black piano. At first I was annoyed about this piano because it was so big and I could not get close to these 4 people. But after trying a few things, I noticed that the piano gave me a pretty cool reflection and I wanted to use it to create a cool image of these 4 people that are very important to the bride and groom.
I placed my camera on the surface on the piano to get the reflection. I took this shot a couple of times during the ceremony, but many times the friends were looking in different directions and nothing really happened to make the picture special. I knew the angle/composition I needed, But I needed a better moment to create a good image. When the bride & groom exchanged the wedding rings, I quickly looked at the friends and noticed they all looked in the same directions and had a look of happiness and emotion on their faces. I knew that was the right moment and I quickly took the shot. It was the 4th attempt for this image, and this time I took 9 shots. The 7th shot was the best one.
Shot with the Canon 5D Mark 3, 35mm 1.4,ISO 3200, aperture 1.8, shutter 1/160. I cropped the image and converted it to black & white. The colours were distracting me, I felt that the simple idea of the reflection would work better in black & white. The couple loved this image, they thought it was very funny.
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