Sean and Christine are a great couple who really got me excited about working with them. They were enthusiastic from the get-go, and the E-pics session earlier in the year turned out spectacular.
Here’s a few of my very favorite wedding images from their special day.
The ceremony was held at the Church of the Assumption in San Leandro California. It was a great church to shoot a wedding. Not too much ambient light but just enough on the altar.
The reception was at a place called Murieta’s WELL Winery in Livermore
They were really looking forward to my edgy style, so I took it to the limit. I came away with some of my most stunning work.
This shot below will most likely become my new “MARQUEE SHOT”
I am able to capture the mood and essence of your wedding in LOW LIGHT while still getting crystal clear images with little to no blur as I’m not dragging the shutter so much, in favor of using a higher ISO which the new digital cameras handle VERY WELL!
For the dancing, using a backlight can’t be beat. I always get great background in my images which makes them standout above the rest.
Keep in mind this is only the very best of Sean and Christine. I shot literally a thousand pictures. If you like what you see here, I would love the opportunity to show you more. So please contact me right away as my availability for 2009 is extremely limited.
Contact me if you want to see all of the journalistic wedding photography from this wedding. I can show you the cake cutting, garter and bouquet toss or any other shot.
posted by RValdes at 12:18 am
Here’s a few pics of Peter and Jennifer’s wedding at the Mission Santa Clara. This is a wonderful place for a wedding. The lighting is decent and there are plenty of angles that you can get.
DUDE, THE BACKLIGHT FLASH IS AWESOME FOR THE BRIDAL MARCH!!!!
Make sure the photographer you hire uses a BACKLIGHT FLASH!!!!
How’s this for no flash in a dark church!
Tech: 1600 iso, IS lens. f2.8 @ 1/30th
My style combines standard shot with photo journalistic shots like this one below. I can even get more creative if the bride wants!
Like I said, my style combines journalism with the standard poses. The standard posed and formal shots are very important because the Parents and family members always want them. I will give you some pretty darn good posed shots like the one below.
I bring alot of extra lighting and this is where my assistant comes in handy. I use strobes as well as my lightstick as a backlight. Here, I used the backlight flash to light up the brides veil.
I will always find the best light when doing outdoor stuff. I try and stick with all natural light outdoors with a little off camera flash if necessary.
Peter’s a nice guy. We got along great!
I like the low angle and use it often.
I think it is important to point out that very little processing was done to these images. I did color correction and that’s it! You can rest assured that your raw images will look good enough to use for any purpose. Going a step further by processing is simply icing on the cake!
posted by RValdes at 7:51 pm
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Wente Vineyards is a very popular place to have your wedding in Northern California. It is not uncommon for me to shoot at least 3 weddings here in a season.
Angela & Rich got married here in 2008 and these are some of the wedding photos that I took.
posted by RValdes at 6:00 pm