A really nice sky

I mentioned set poses yesterday and I do give some guidance as to how the bride and groom should stand, but the main emphasis of the photo should be the expressions and I can't give much guidance as to how they should smile.

These evening photos show a couple more poses which are perhaps slightly more relaxed because it is the evening - and that's one of the reasons why I like to go back. In this case I was provided with a meal (thank you) and it was very easy for me to get shots like these. Generally you get dark backgrounds in twilight because the flash changes the exposure. You were supposed to see the moon on the left but I didn't think we would see it, however isn't it a really nice sky?

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Pose Number One

Following on from yesterday's blog we took a few steps to the end of a jetty for our next set of photos. It is hard to believe that we are in the busy centre of Bowness by looking at this photo. The bride was slightly concerned that her dress may touch the water. It just shows how how much water we have during this hosepipe ban.

The pose is the most typical of poses. It is the same pose as the photo on the right and in the background you can just see Windermere. I made five variations to this photo. I'll show you a couple of them tomorrow.

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What a coincidence!

I am often writing about recognising where you get married. This is Windermere, the largest of the lakes in the Lake District and a very popular destination for visitors so there is a good chance that you will recognise it. This couple didn't get married by the lake but I was very pleased that someone from the hotel drove us to the lake.

With all the rain that we have had recently it is nice to get back to skies like these. I only ask for fifteen minutes of dry weather to get the main group photos done, but it is a huge bonus to be able to take photos like these - and what a coincidence to find a boat with the same name as this couple!

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Last two from east Lancashire

If you know a building then it is easy to identify. It is much easier if you have a name telling you. On the left you see the name. On the right it is still there but not as prominent.

For these two photos I moved around the bride and groom but we all walked after this to the main gate. The sign there tells us exactly where we are and the whole of the hall is in the background.

I would have liked to show you the way I took the weeds out of the lawn or the oil stains off the drive (there weren't many). I would have liked to have shown you the variations that I made including monochrome and sepia. In particular I made a high contrast version of one of the photos but I only get to show you two photos in this style of blog so we will have to make do with these two. Maybe I'll show more at a later date but we are now in the middle of the wedding season and I'll be moving on tomorrow.

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Different backgrounds

At the pre-wedding meeting we walked to the main road where you see the sign for the venue. There is no doubting where you are when it is in the photo in black and white. We didn't step onto the grass, but for the sake of a few more seconds we managed to get quite a few more backgrounds.

On the left the road leading to the hotel is in the background. Behind that is where we took the photo on the right. In fact the same trees are in the backround of both photos.

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More typical poses

After yesteday's semi-posed photos, today's are more typical of the type of photo that I would put in a fridge magnet or enlarge and give as a present on the evening.

A fridge magnet is small so a bold image of the bride and groom like that on the left is needed. Maybe I would have chosen this one but there really is a wide selection to choose from. That's what happens when I am given the opportunities.

Both of these photos were taken from a similar point, but the next photos that I took were really easy to arrange. I walked roung the bride and groom and took them from the opposite side.

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Semi-posed photos and natural smiles

I was fortunate enough to be taking photographs in east Lancashire yesterday. I would normally go back to take photos at the evening reception and take with me some fridge magnets and an enlargement. However yesterday I didn't get back because I didn't get home. The bride and groom will get their 'surprise' gifts but it will be when they pick up their photos.

I usually use these photos as my blog and I normally pick 'classic' poses. However I was not limited today by my choice for the gifts. In fact I have chosen these photos as they aren't classic poses. Alright walking down the aisle is semi-posed but I didn't ask the bride to look to her right or the groom to look straight on. I certainly didn't ask the bride and groom to laugh in the photo on the right. That's why I like taking photos at the speeches. I get so many natural smiles in such a short space of time.

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