Monday, 21 June 2010

Wedding Photographer: Winters Barn, Canterbury.

The charming couple of John and Helen booked me to photograph their wedding at the rather new venue of Winters Barn in Canterbury.  We had to battle the rain most of the day, (why does it always rain during the large group shots!) and events started to run late as a result.  John and Helen remained in high spirits and we made the most of the typical wedding chaos. We continued the remaining group shots indoors on the ceremony stage where I set up a single large silver umbrella with speedlite flash and Pocket Wizards.  I used on camera bounce flash (over my shoulder) for most other interior shots - even in this dim lit venue creating a large reflected light source by bouncing flash ensures images remain natural looking.  Zoomed ETTL flash with at least +1 compensation is required in venues with lots of timber and coloured walls like this. 
Bounced flash is also far less distracting to guests than a direct blast in the face, so I urge you to dump the flash diffusers you may be using for speed and master this approach in your photography. See the results below.


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