She got married in a castle...

zoomer · May 1, 2009

Well sort of. This venue is a fake castle built about 5 years ago.
It is kind of cool, some people think it is a bit much.
Great place to photograph weddings though.
This was a couple from Canada, I think they were Menonites.
They were very conservative and they gave each other watches instead of rings.
This was all shot with an sb800 on a flash bracket.
You will see a couple shots with selective coloring. In this case it served a purpose, to highlight the position of the bouquet and garter.
All the bride and groom together shots were taken in 10 minutes, all the time I was given.
For the on the stairs formals I had no time for lighting so we just threw open the front door to the castle.
Here is the link if anyone wants to take a look.
For best viewing click on the slideshow button and you can click through them as fast as you want.
http://alloutdoor.smugmug.com/gallery/6416492_yMdBo

Candid Arts · May 1, 2009

Very excellent work.

I'm only on page 5 thus far, but my only nit pick that stood out to me right away was on picture #36. It's a reflection of the bride in a mirror. You have quite a few amazing shots of this. But in this one, in the top left corner, there is something really OOF and it caught my eye, upon investigation, it was the top of the brides head, or the front of her hair. But it's just a small tiny little portion, and is extremely distracting for me.

However, quality work good friend, quality work.

Twisted Image · May 1, 2009

aside from the oof at the top left of the image...#36 is a wonderful photo...I'm not sure if that describes how nice it is but it really is a great classic shot.

sherijohnson · May 2, 2009

there are a lot of pictures here, but of the ones I saw so far, it's a great location and you have done a great job.

zoomer · May 2, 2009

Thanks to all who clicked to button to go check out the gallery.

Thanks Candid, as many times as I have looked at that picture I did not notice the top of her head was in it. Thanks for pointing that out.

Agnieszka · May 3, 2009

Beautiful photos zoomer, as always & gorgeous location!!

Shima · May 3, 2009

There's a TON of great images there...

#32- DUDE this is awesome.

VayCayMom · May 3, 2009

Nice job and very interesting. you met the challenge of making a woman in white without makeup ( so I assume) look beautiful. That alone is no easy task. You inspire me with the lighting, my sb 800 is firmly atop my hotshoe, I am trying to coax it out of it's security zone. this just might do it.
thanks for sharing such an "interesting" location. I did notice the watch on her hand and thought it odd, but you filled us in, a complete picture !!

Toshido · May 3, 2009

it looks like she is applying makeup in #44. So i think she did have makeup, just subtle.

Blurmore · May 3, 2009

I think I've seen this venue before Zoomer, I think from you. It looks like it is hard to make it NOT look cheesy. You've done a good job of that. The half cake shot with the OOF window is truly sublime, something that really shows your compositional talent. I'm not totally down with all of your conversions, especially the "olded" up ones. I know it is your thing to process monotones in different splits in the same job, and if it works for you great. I like to process consistently with the same/similar splits for the same job. I saw one of your group shots that you could have pushed a little more fill/posed a little more into the sun to get rid of the harsh shadow. Conservative couples are like...my nightmare, it can be like pulling teeth. You did a great job with this couple, and the fact that they were young probably contributed to them having a lot of fun naturally. Great work.

Matthew Saville · May 6, 2009

What the heck, did they let you take their wedding cake into a studio or something? The light and background is just, immaculate, good grief!

Way to go,
=Matt=

Moogle Pepper · May 6, 2009

Zoomer,

I also love the cake shot too, Matt! It makes me want to eat it all by myself!! :eat

zoomer · May 6, 2009

Appreciate your comments on the cake shots.
I wish it had been in a studio.
There were two large windows in the background of the shot.
I had to overpower the ambient with flash to get decent light on the cake then clone out the windows in the background.
If you look closely you will see the areas where the windows were are a little lighter in color.

She got married in a castle...

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