August 25, 2009

Afia + Dan

Posted in *Weddings ok, lemme see the bye bye 4 comments

I woke up this morning to the sound of pitter-patter on my roof in the form of rain drops. By the time I got ready for the day, threw my gear in the car, it was still raining. In my head though, I imagined writing this blog post and typing how the clouds suddenly parted, and the sun made this miraculous appearance for the rest of the day and it all ended happily ever after etc.! Well, maybe it wasn’t so clear cut and miraculous, but nonetheless, the rain did in fact stop and held out for the rest of the day! The happily ever after was a no brainer after watching Afia and Dan together too! What an emotional day! There were tears shed at every stage of the day; prep, the reveal, ceremony, and the reception. I love weddings like this! Afia and Dan were amazing to work with and made my job very easy, thanks guys. I also wanted to make sure I gave props to their bridal party, so props to Afia and Dan’s bridal party! Why? Well, it was rather hot and humid today I must admit, but while working with the bridal party, not once, did one person complain about the heat. Usually it’s the groomsmen who will complain first because they have to wear pants AND a jacket, but not these guys. True professionals! The ceremony and reception were held at one of my favorite places, the Liberty House in Jersey City. Congratulations Afia and Dan, enjoy that honeymoon to Turkey and Greece!








I love this shot because the chef on the TV is facing the same way as Afia and is also all dressed in white.











I love the look on Afia’s face as she sees Dan waiting at the end of the aisle.

Sometimes the best seats are in the grass!




I snapped this one during cocktail hour.






Yes, that’s a Michael Jackson glove!


Bell Biv Devoe has to take some responsibility for this shot!




ok, lemme see the bye bye 4 comments

Walter van Dusen - Great wedding and photographic coverage…

Elaine - Hey Todd,

Love it,as always.Todd what is your favorite wide angle lens that you shoot with such as on the bride and groom toasting over the table with guests shot? And are you standing on a chair or are you really tall?

Thanks
Elaine

Todd - Hey Walter, thank you sir! :)
Hi Elaine. Thank you. The shot you are referring to was shot with my 16-35mm (Canon). Probably zoomed all the way out at 16mm. I used to shoot wide angle dance shots with my 15mm fisheye, but invariably someone would ask for a casual photo with their friend or something, so at that point you have to either get a few inches from their face and give them a “Characture” shot, or go back to your bag for the right lens, or carry it on you at all times etc. So, I got this lens so I can do wide angle (at 16mm) shots of dancing, but if someone asks for a photo I can zoom in to 35mm. Not ideal but it does the job. You just have to be careful about not putting anyones face in the corners because it will distort them pretty badly. I was not standing on a chair, nor am I very tall. Actually probably considered on the short side. :) I don’t like standing on the venues chairs if I can help it. So, this is just me up on my tippy toes and extending my “shutter” hand all the way up, not looking through the view finder when I took the shot. It takes some practice to frame things like this blindly, but it can be done.
Todd

Rosemarie Harris - Phenomenal wedding celebration. I danced soooo much that one of my knees is still sore. 8-)
Auntie Rose

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