Panoramic possibilities

Wedding day blues: the skin tones are first red then gradually turning blue for this brave couple

      Even in February with the bride and groom shivering under threatening Welsh skies in Craig y Nos Parc, for the photographer, a stretch of water is an immediate cue for a bit of creativity.

     For this couple a swift embrace is the only way the bridegroom can combat frostbite.

Sam and Damien at ease beside the water garden in the Villa Romana, Marbella

      I was about to write a piece about wedding traditions but it will have to wait.

      Having just finished creating an album for a delightful couple, who got married last month, I realized that, the album is one of the areas of being a wedding photographer that I absolutely adore.

Lindsey and Jonas sharing an umbrella beside the beautiful small lake at King Arthurs Hotel on the Gower peninsula

            This is partly because of my passion for the panorama!

         The last half a dozen albums, put together by yours truly,  have all contained this quite rare beast. In fact I bought a camera last year that was supposed to do the job for you… and more to the point I actually tried it out several times. However, unsurprisingly, cameras really can’t  be relied to create this sort of image without some pretty uncomplimentary distortions to faces and bodies.

            No it’s back to the photographer to remember that when they shoot the image they must shoot another half as much again to create their final image in the darkroom or in photoshop. 

For more brides and grooms testing the water see my website