Moving along with editing, I wanted to post this quick teaser of Jon and Abigail’s wedding. Having such a fantastic backdrop that is the beaches here in Naples, Florida, we don’t often get to shoot weddings at churches. And I love to shoot in churches! The challenges are great and when done right, the lighting can be dramatic and quite lovely. And thanks to my trusty Nikon D700, shooting low light without a flash is a total breeze!

This shot was taken in the front of St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church. This was our first time shooting in this lovely church. As expected, the church had some great spots to shoot like wall to wall stained glass in the front (which made for some amazing portraits of the bride and groom), a fantastic patch of sunlight streaming into the aisle of the church, right in front of the alter and perfect for creating beautiful portraits of the bride. After the ceremony, we headed to the beach for some romantic bride and groom portraits, then it was off to a fabulous reception at Grandezza. But more of that to come!

For now, I have posted this shot that I really love! I am a total sun flare aficionado (be it lens flare or sun flare). I had seen this technique perfected by some fantabulous, great, rockin’ awesome wedding photographers out in California and I finally got just the right opportunity to try it out. The idea is to shoot directly into the blazing hot afternoon sun, using enough flash to light up the subjects and still get a beautiful sky and a flare sun. I’m happy with the results and I hope to create more portraits like this in the near future. The sky and sun here in Naples, Florida is perfect for just this type of portrait.

For those of you who have asked to see the Edison/Ford Winter Estates images, they will be up soon!

Thanks and happy week!
Astrid

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