A Wedding - shot on Film - with LTM cameras

[robert blu]

A great work, for sure you manage it. Bravo!
robert

 

[brainwood]

It's tempting to try it if someone insists. I hope I resist.

Richard its not all stress, I actually enjoyed the experience and the self imposed discipline of having to produce documentary book from the days events was a good one. I learnt a lot form it

Thanks Tic and Robert

Shadowfox the 2nd is my personal favourite too 🙂

Chris

 

[johannielscom]

Great work. Really like those shots!

I'm considering getting into wedding photography on film myself. Thing is, I'm not looking forward to it or anything, but on the other hand I suspect I will be good at it. After ten years in teaching I think I can put almost any person at ease and can work with them without needing any pressure while still getting the good result. From that I feel almost compelled to try my luck at shooting weddings. I've been resisting it for some years now but someday soon I'm gonna set up anyway.

I absolutely love that 2nd shot, light is great and centers the bride so nicely. Intrigued by that 3rd shot, what are those people doing with the oversized matches? 😉

Again, great work Brainwood. I'm in awe.

 

[brainwood]

Johan

Good luck if you do give it a go. My approach was very much to cover it like a documentary project and I guess being part of the family aided greatly to the feeling of ease. I'm not sure I could pull it off again with strangers.

For the me the greatest challenge on the day was not the handling of the guest but the technical one of using unmetered cameras and trying to coordinate the right film speed in the right body at the right time with only two bodies... and I'm not looking for an excuse buy another M body

The large match sticks are drum sticks - The bride also performs in a Samba band which played at the wedding

Chris

 

[charjohncarter]

I hope they appreciate the images. Somehow, I think you and I are out of touch. I take photos at events and send them to the honorees of the events and never get a comment; except from their parents. But you are, at least it looks like, from England, which when I was there, had a different aesthetic than California.

 

[texchappy]

Glad you asked about those sticks buzzard kid. I thought about it but figured it must be one of those peculiar uh, I mean quaint English traditions.

 

[lynnb]

Very well done, Chris - I commented on these in the Gallery and I compliment you on capturing such lovely photos - particularly when working with unmetered, manual focus cameras and different film speeds. Shooting digital with shot-to-shot ISO control, autofocus, auto flash compensation, and high capacity memory cards makes the work much easier but I still think there's nothing like the look of film - as your samples show. Great job, and I do admire your discipline in carrying it through so well.
Cheers,

 

[willie_901]

Your work is extremely impressive. You have mastered those cameras and lenses. This is a significant accomplishment.

 

[sanmich]

The pictures are lovely. The second one is really beautiful.
I think that using only one type of film (or at least clearly one type of film at the same moment) would have made it much easier on your nerves.

 

[seakayaker1]

Chris, love the photographs, you are one brave man to take on this assignment! All three of your samples are wonderful and I'm happy to hear that the Bride and Groom are pleased with your work.

Thanks for sharing.

Congratulations!

 

[brainwood]

Thanks Lynn

Shooting digital with shot-to-shot ISO control, autofocus, auto flash compensation, and high capacity memory cards makes the work much easier

Ironically I was less happy with the Digitally shot formal group shots as the autofocus decided to refocus on the back wall on a couple of shots, I should have turned it off !! 😉

Chris