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03/29/2012 09:18:23 AM · #1 |
I took some photos of a friends wedding. This was all done while sitting in my seat. I had no idea what was going to happen, when it was going to happen and what kind of lighting there was (Or wasn't) going to be. All were taking with the 70-200mm 4L. The wedding 'chapel' had a waterfall at the back that was also used as a projection screen during some portions of the service. The colors would drastically change. Did my best though...
Message edited by author 2012-03-29 09:20:30. |
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03/29/2012 10:41:40 AM · #2 |
Exceptional shots, even more so considering you were not the primary photographer. Looks like a very dramatic ceremony. A very enjoyable post to look at. Thanks for posting.
Tim |
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03/29/2012 11:09:00 AM · #3 |
Great shots! I especially like the first one.
And I agree, these are exceptional, especially considering you weren't the primary photographer. Very nicely done! :)
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03/29/2012 11:21:12 AM · #4 |
 atupdate  dyridings Thank you very much! I have about 300 more of the banquette and the 'after-party'. The bride and I work together. She still hasn't received her 'paid' photography yet. Apparently a mix up concerning 'due dates'. These pictures have helped her keep calm.
I found it very hard to get good shots during transitions from one moment to another. The lights would change colors, dim or brighten...I was shooting manual so my fingers were cramped by the end of the service. A very nice service. I've fallen into a 'pattern' when editing wedding photos, so I tried changing things up a bit on some of the photography...not every ones cup of tea, but the bride liked it:
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03/29/2012 11:26:21 AM · #5 |
| You've worked the light really well making it look dramatic and pretty at the same time so the finger cramping is worth it. |
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03/29/2012 11:54:01 AM · #6 |
Is this a typical modern Japanese wedding? Wow. It looks like a Hollywood award ceremony or something. You got some great shots BTW...no advice I could give.
p.s. I bet the paid photog got more that $100
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03/29/2012 12:31:23 PM · #7 |
That pic of the bride is stunning!
I wonder how the paid photogs pics turned out. Would be interesting to see, in comparison.
Maybe she should have hired you. :)
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03/29/2012 12:55:44 PM · #8 |
Nice job! Timing is the real key I think during weddings. You can't take too many shots it seems. You had some tricky lighting to deal with and did a great job exposing things properly. Spotlights really make auto settings to haywire sometimes (in my experience) so you did a good job mitigating that issue.
Not to discount your photography skills, but a good bit of the drama from those images has a lot to do with the chapel's setup. Makes it difficult for a camera, but the setting does add a lot of unique interest to the photos.
Just to add - that must have been one heck of an expensive wedding. Ours wasn't half that production, and it was a fortune! |
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03/29/2012 01:20:46 PM · #9 |
How a Japanese wedding works:
A Japanese couple decides to get married. They usually marry at a Hotel. Hotels offer bridal services. Each hotel has their own unique 'Chapel'. Because the grooms family are Buddhists (In this case), they couldn't marry in a more traditional chapel (Which is what the bride wanted). This was a Civil wedding service. Almost everything is handled 'in house'. So, even if the bride wanted to hire me as her photographer, she wouldn't have been allowed.
There are several variations to a service. At one hotel I work at there is a standard ceremony, then one with a 'family oath ceremony' and another with completely different music that has a candle ceremony. The bride and groom arrive at the hotel the night before, and parents usually do to. If family live in other parts of Japan they get deals on rooms at the hotel the wedding is at. This makes it easy for family and friends to come.
The service lasts about 15 to 20 minutes. Then the family is shuffled into the photography room for family portraits while the guests move into the banquet hall. A small resort will have 1 or 2 banquette halls. A larger resort with 2 chapels that can do 24 weddings over the course of 1 day will have 8 banquette halls. There, food and drinks (Open bar) are served. During the meal, there are several moments for speeches, small games, videos showing the couple growing up etc.
After 2.5 hours, the families of the bride and groom, along with the bride and groom stand outside the banquette hall and say thank you to each guest individually and receive 'presents'. Usually a catalog where you can pick and choose a couple of items as "Thank you" gifts from the bride and groom.
Then it's on to the second party...mom and dad are not invited, those friends that couldn't make it to the wedding and banquette will normally attend this party. It's far more casual with lots of surprises.
A wedding can cost from 30,000USD to 100,000USD. Keep in mind that as part of Japanese tradition, guests actually hand over money in pretty envelops. A 'regular' guest must put 3 clean 10,000 yen bills in it (About 300USD). Family members more. Bosses of companies you work for more. By the end, they've made quite a bit back. It's still expensive though.
Message edited by author 2012-03-29 13:22:57. |
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03/29/2012 03:51:28 PM · #10 |
Thanks for sharing the information about the weddings - very informative!
And gorgeous photographs - I really like the first two - those are exceptional! |
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