Working with light part II

So Megan and Jake finaly get to tie the knot after a long and hard engagement, most of which they spent apart from one another. I first met them together as a couple during their engagement portraits that we did at UVA. You can see some of those shots in this blog posting I did a few weeks ago.

They got hitched at White Hall Vineyards outside of Charlottesville, VA. For the pre wedding portrait session the plan was to get shots that capture Megan and Jakes love for each other but also capture the beauty of the location. So I show up and it's raining... bummer right? Wrong, to me this is a good thing. Rain is beautiful. Most people love the rain and the clouds it comes from. They appreciate the cooler temperatures and the freshness it offers the air. To me, rain is more than good luck it's a good opportunity. Now, we had a lot of places to work with at this location and we decided to take advantage of them. We worked with the vines outside, we worked with walls and fence lines the big black umbrellas I always bring and even an old grey barn. Given it was a cloudy day I had to be careful with my light. I had to be aware of the changes in exposure from moment to moment because as the clouds move so does my exposure. Moving into a barn also completely changes everything. So for this situation I had to think fast. Bracket my shots. Shoot manually if need be and use the light to not just capture the moments or the poses, but do something truly artistic... get a dramatic exposure. The resulting shots from this wedding are like that. and I think Megan and Jake are happy about that.