Hi this is Vanessa Joy with AdoramaTV,
and it is really crappy, and I'm going to
show you how to make it look like a
beautiful sunny day.
So your couples nightmare is happening,
it is raining on their wedding day, not
to worry... you are a photographer, and you can
develop from the negative.
Here's a couple things that you need...
Number 1: You need some kind of overhang, or a very
daring couple who doesn't mind getting a
little bit wet. You're probably gonna get
wet here, but you want your couple to
stay nice and dry, especially if it's
before the ceremony.
Position your couple so that there is close
to the edge of that overhang, but not
getting wet.
This is gonna block the light from coming up
above, so you're not gonna icky
light coming from straight above them,
and it'll let just the light come from the
side, so you really can control how you
want the light to fall on them, given the
scenario, you can use any off-camera
flash, but I'm using the Profoto B10.
I've got a CTO gel attached to the front
of it. OK keep going Jay... alright so first
thing I'm gonna create the Sun.
So that's my light that is back there, a little bit
more, yeah!
Point it at the bride and groom, and tilt it
up a little bit.
This part's really important, if you just have
some random light coming from behind
them, it might look cool, but it's not
believable that it's actually the Sun.
The further back you can go, the better.
I also have my assistant holding a
reflector just to soften the light
that's on their faces. I mean I could
shoot this just as is, without any light
and it looks okay... it's a super cute
photo, but to me there are a couple parts
that weren't believable, and to do this
you need to make it believable.
All of this white, the light here, that's just
kind of hanging out back there.
I can tell it's not really the Sun, it's not
far enough back, it's not creating a
believable look. So we went to a
different location that really made a
difference, I still have them under an
overhang, but it's as close as I can
possibly get to an opening where the light
is just flooding in on them.
We threw the light farther back, but it's behind them
so it's just creating a little bit of a
rim light. It looks pretty, it's okay but
it's not looking like a sunny day...not yet!
Then we move things over a little
bit, and you can see by her face... she was
goofing off, but it needed to move over
even more, because right now it doesn't
look like the Sun. It looks like a light
coming out of the barn.
This light right here it looks believable.
It looks like the Sun could be right back there, I
changed my lens to the
35 and it gave me exactly what I was
looking for, with the 135 I'm able to get
in nice and close, but on top of it, it
changes the flair, and I can shoot at a
nice low aperture, that I was shooting
here, to make this a little bit more believable.
These last shots are the ones
I'd like the best, but it's about playing,
it's about maneuvering, and seeing where
the light is, and making adjustments.
Guys you're not gonna do this, and it's gonna
be perfect the first time.
This photo it's almost there... you can
kind of see it.
It created a little bit too much heat
for me but then the next photo, BAM this
is what I was looking for, I love the
nice soft look. It's a little bit haze, a
little bit of flare, and just pretty.
Their expressions are great, and yes I
know the dress clips are there, guys this
is straight out of camera, no editing is
done here, so you're seeing this exactly
how it can be done in camera.
I love where the Sun is right there, it's
believable, it's not too much in the
picture, too out of it.
I mean this whole picture has like a
beautiful haze over to it, looks really, really lovely.
I have to admit the only thing I do not like
about this photo is, I was so excited
that the light was working well, that I
didn't bother to adjust her hand right there.
Try not to show the back of the
hand like that.
I could have just had her
hold onto the lapel, and loosen her hand
a little bit. It would have looked much
better, and it looks like a sunny day,
even though it was actually sleeting
outside. That is how you can guarantee
any bride a sunny day, on her wedding.
Oh it's cold!
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