Wanted to share some photos from a fun bridal portrait session at our studio Monday.
I'll be photographing
Chris and
Sheryl's wedding in
Winston-Salem in early December. Sheryl traveled down from Raleigh for the shoot and to make other wedding preparations.
Betsy and I had a good time working with Sheryl and she had some creative ideas for the photos.
We tried several approaches using both flash and available light in the studio and some off-camera portable flash. I love to shoot at very wide apertures to "wipe out" the backgrounds and I often use my
Nikon 85mm f1.4 lens for that purpose.
I have a set of
Dyna-Lite Jackrabbit strobes that can be used in the studio or on location (they have portable battery packs but can also be plugged into an AC outlet). I also utilize my
Nikon SB-800 strobe off camera for certain situations.
As far as the post production goes, I really like
Kubota Image Tools and I use them mainly for black-and-white conversion as well as to "punch-up" the color on some shots.
Thanks for making the trip Sheryl and I'm looking forward to working with you and Chris!
Window light Nikon D200 ISO 250 1/100th at f1.4
Available light Nikon D200 ISO 400 1/60th at f1.4
Betsy gives an assist with the veil
Betsy used her Nikon point-and-shoot to catch me in action
One Dyna-Lite strobe Nikon D2X ISO 100 1/250th at f10 (17-55mm f2.8 lens)
Window light Nikon D2X ISO 320 1/50th at f2.8
Off-camera Nikon SB-800 Nikon D2X ISO 250 1/30th at f2.8
Open shade Nikon D2X ISO 200 1/2500th at f1.4
Open shade Nikon D200 ISO 200 1/2000th at f2.8 (70-200 mm f2.8 lens)
One Dyna-Lite strobe Nikon D200 ISO 100 1/250th at f20
