The Courtyard at Stanwick - Sam & Hannah engagement shoot
The setting for Hannah & Sam’s Engagement shoot was the lovely gardens at The Courtyard at Stanwick, where they are to be married in August. We were so pleased that we planned the shoot for 10.30 on a Sunday morning as the sun had already burnt away all of the clouds and was clearly intending to get hotter as the day progressed.
We all know that light is important for photography, but full sun can be problematic if you do not know how to deal with it. There is nothing worse than seeing wedding photographs with people squinting at the sun with large dark shadows under the their eyes, and even worse, a wedding dress over-exposed showing little or no detail.
A tip for all you budding photographers....... Try posing your subject to the Northern sky (with the sun behind them), and ideally with subject matter in the background, trees, bushes buildings, not sky. You will then get an even tone across the face, no shadows under the eyes, and if you position them well a highlight or rim light to the head (just what a hair light will do in the studio). Of course rules are there to be broken, and some of the best shots break all of the rules, but this is a good starting point for anyone trying to improve their shots.
Hannah & Sam are really enthusiastic about their wedding photography, Hannah even admitted to stalking me and my work on Facebook (good to know someone reads it !). It may sound strange but some clients book a photographer for their wedding because it is ‘The Done Thing’. Not in this case, which makes my job even more pleasurable. I am really looking forward to photographing Hannah & Sam’s wedding day, they did really well for their first time in front of my camera which bodes well for the big take-two.
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