Kathy & Mike in Del Mar
Another great day with a couple of fun clients. The wedding was at L'Auberge in Del Mar. I was reminded about how weddings are really unique when it comes to photography. Things are pretty mellow and slow - then things start to happen around you and you have to make quick decisions as to what you're going to photograph and how. It's both a challenge and a part of the process that keeps weddings fun and interesting.
Case in point, after the ceremony, we walked down to the old Del Mar train station. We'd talked about going to the beach, but we really didn't have time given our schedule. Besides, I thought that it would be fun to do something different. At first, we were playing around at the station using the old building as a backdrop. As I first learned at their engagement shoot, Mike's a bit of a ham and likes to play around with the camera. Today was no different.
Suddenly, the nearby train crossing began to ding and the crossing guard arm came down. I got a little jolt of adrenaline and thought that it would be cool to pose the bride and groom kissing in front of the train as it rushed by. But I wanted the train to be blurred in the background. With no time to talk about it, I directed Kathy and Mike the position that I wanted them. Then I reset my camera setting so that I was shooting at a very slow shutter speed - 1/8 of a second. There wasn't a second to lose as I dialed everything in.
They started kissing as the rumble of the train grew louder, but there was no passion to the kiss...
...so, just as the train approached I shouted at them to kiss like they were in mad passionate love!
Then the train roared by at 70 miles per hour. The blast of wind from the speeding Amtrack train caught Kathy's dress and nearly sent her veil flying. I braced myself as I clicked away since any movement on my part would lead to a soft and blurry image.
And then, seconds later, the train was gone, the rushing air subsided and the crossing guard fell silent. But we had the shot!
Cheers to the both of you. I didn't try your signature blue drink, but the chocolate chip cookies were to die for. :-)
John
Case in point, after the ceremony, we walked down to the old Del Mar train station. We'd talked about going to the beach, but we really didn't have time given our schedule. Besides, I thought that it would be fun to do something different. At first, we were playing around at the station using the old building as a backdrop. As I first learned at their engagement shoot, Mike's a bit of a ham and likes to play around with the camera. Today was no different.
Suddenly, the nearby train crossing began to ding and the crossing guard arm came down. I got a little jolt of adrenaline and thought that it would be cool to pose the bride and groom kissing in front of the train as it rushed by. But I wanted the train to be blurred in the background. With no time to talk about it, I directed Kathy and Mike the position that I wanted them. Then I reset my camera setting so that I was shooting at a very slow shutter speed - 1/8 of a second. There wasn't a second to lose as I dialed everything in.
They started kissing as the rumble of the train grew louder, but there was no passion to the kiss...
...so, just as the train approached I shouted at them to kiss like they were in mad passionate love!
Then the train roared by at 70 miles per hour. The blast of wind from the speeding Amtrack train caught Kathy's dress and nearly sent her veil flying. I braced myself as I clicked away since any movement on my part would lead to a soft and blurry image.
And then, seconds later, the train was gone, the rushing air subsided and the crossing guard fell silent. But we had the shot!
Cheers to the both of you. I didn't try your signature blue drink, but the chocolate chip cookies were to die for. :-)
John
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