Image of the Day No. 8 - Warwickshire Wedding Photographer

Yesterday's photograph in the 'Image of the Day' blog post series was an almost informal Bride and Groom 'formal', if that makes sense! Today's selection is much more of a reportage style, ie captured when people weren't either posing or expecting a photograph to be taken. In reality, this is what most of my shooting will be as a wedding photographer, ie staying in the background and keeping out of the way. Today's wedding features Anna and Marc, and was celebrated at Stapleford Park near Melton Mowbray in Leicstershire. And the image is a little, how do I say this, a bit of a curve ball.

Background - The wedding service for Anna and Marc took place in the Orangery at Stapleford Park. Orangerys are fabulous places to host a service in terms of available natural light. Natural light can be of great quality, compared to artificial lighting. I was second shooting at this wedding, and was positioned at the back of the Orangery. It was a sunny day, and I noticed a slightly unusual sight.

So why do I like this image? It plays with your mind a little bit, and not something you see that often. Firstly, apologies if you expecting to see the Bride and Groom pin sharp and in focus, don't worry there were plenty in focus. Check out the reflection in the window, how cool is that? I love the composition where you have Anna mid service, which places the image, and how you see the reflection of friends and family. It is nice to grab photos of guests, especially when they aren't expecting it, sometimes this can be tricky because many are understandbly camera shy.

Technical Details:

Camera - Canon EOS 5D Mark III

Lens - Canon EF 70-200mm f2.8L IS II USM at 200mm

Aperture - f5.0

Shutter - 1/125

ISO - 100

Exposure Bias - +2/3 EV

Flash - Did not fire

This image was post processed using Adobe Lightroom v5, with my preferred method of subtle adjustments to colour contrast, and levels and curves.

If you would like to see more photographs from Anna and Marc's wedding, please click here for the link. Feel free to share away on Facebook, Pinterest, Twitter and Google+ by using the social media icons. Tomorrow's IOTD is going back to another Bride and Groom formal photo. Until then, have a great day. Martin.