Autumn and Tyler were married this past Saturday at the Coast Long Beach Hotel in Long Beach, CA, right next to the Queen Mary. The weather was great and the scenery was spectacular. I loved the combination of the Long Beach skyline with the surrounding palm trees and ocean. I look forward to more weddings in this area. The bride and groom were really sweet and they knew how to have fun. It was a blast to photograph them. Tey, who also came along, even reconnected with an old high-school friend who was a bridesmaid.
So overall, it was a great day for everyone. Another great experience for me as I’m learning more and more. Hopefully my future work will benefit from all of this new found knowledge and experience. Sample of my shots below.
The bride was such a cool girl. Really sweet.
She kept on forgetting to use the loop thingy on her dress and everyone kept on reminding her.
Some flowers in the reception ball room.
View from the bridesmaids looking towards the groomsmen.
Bride and her father walking down the aisle. I had a great angle from here.
This shot was set up by Kevin. It turned out nicely.
They really had a fun time doing their post ceremony shoot.
This was a nice moment. Walking back towards the reception overlooking the bay.
The colors in the sky were fantastic that night. I shot this scene so many times, I couldn’t help myself.
Snuck out during dinner to get this shot. I held the camera down on a short lamp post during the 8 second exposure.
First dance. Natural light. 85mm f/1.8
Everyone was dancing from the beginning of the reception. They all knew how to have a good time. I dragged the shutter a little.
I took a lot of natural light shots during the reception. 85mm f/1.8
Wow! Love the clarity of your images - they just pop off the screen! Awesome night shot and great captures on the dance floor. ++
November 6th, 2006, at 6:38 pm #The 85 is my fav lens. These are great, I agree your really getting some really really sharp shots here. The night shot is amazing, what were your settings for that?
November 6th, 2006, at 6:56 pm #Thanks guys. Glad you like the pics. Louis, for the night shot, I used my 17-40 at 17mm, ISO 200, f/8 and 8 sec. I had to hold it steady like crazy on this little post. I took 4 shots at various settings and this one came out the best.
November 6th, 2006, at 7:11 pm #I LOVE the use of natural light. It doesn’t steal the mood from the moment. Great captures!! ++
November 8th, 2006, at 1:18 pm #These images are a great advertisement to get the 85mm. I have been wanting it. What beautiful pictures! :) I love the colors in the one 5th from the bottom! ++
November 8th, 2006, at 1:52 pm #the shot of the bride walking down the aisle is fantastic! great depth of field in the image while capturing an important moment. ++
November 8th, 2006, at 2:35 pm #WOW, Jan, I love these shots! The veil, the sunset, the bride holding the flowers (love the color on that one!), the garter (great light). Wow, so inspiring! (And I love that 85 lens too! Nice work! ++
November 9th, 2006, at 9:28 pm #Jules
Wow - Loving that night shot! All of them are great, but that night skyline could be a poster! ++
November 15th, 2006, at 9:30 am #These are sooo awesome! I’m sure they are thrilled by these photos!
November 15th, 2006, at 1:52 pm #Freakin’ awesome set you got here! I love how you got a good variety of different shots and each one just ROCKS!++
November 15th, 2006, at 11:47 pm #