Mathew Farrell
MF_20111210_0273
Sven and Jasmine, wedding portrait in the rain.
The back story is that Sven and Jasmine had just gotten married in the bush, several kilometers from the Mt Buller Ski resort. Most of us, bride and groom included, mountain biked back to the resort for dinner and the reception. I'd arranged to photograph Sven and Jasmine near the summit of Mount Buller half an hour before dinner. There was a storm on the way, as well as falling sunlight which would have made for some amazing pictures.
Jasmine was ready, but Sven was too busy fussing over ironing his underpants, and we didn't get away as planned. In fact the storm beat us, and it was raining as we prepared to leave their hotel. I started planning contingencies, but the newly weds were keen to carry on with plan A anyway. So I grabbed a few guests as assistants and we made a dash for the summit.
Everyone was laughing and having a great time in the storm, but it was raining hard and getting cold fast. My new assistants were supposed to hold a sheet over the bride and groom between shots, but as you can see in the next frame, they were more keen on using it for themselves (www.flickr.com/photos/flowstate/6780462641/in/set-7215762...).
My wife held a strobe with 1/4 CTO gel in a shoot through umbrella high camera right.
I would have liked the sheet-holders to hold it closer to give some fill from camera left, and I would have liked a longer shutter time for more ambient, but I didn't get either of these things. I only risked 4 frames and 20 seconds out in the storm (no time even for metering. all settings were guessed in the car on the way up) - it wouldn't do to return the bride and groom saturated, or lightning struck for their own reception.
MF_20111210_0273
Sven and Jasmine, wedding portrait in the rain.
The back story is that Sven and Jasmine had just gotten married in the bush, several kilometers from the Mt Buller Ski resort. Most of us, bride and groom included, mountain biked back to the resort for dinner and the reception. I'd arranged to photograph Sven and Jasmine near the summit of Mount Buller half an hour before dinner. There was a storm on the way, as well as falling sunlight which would have made for some amazing pictures.
Jasmine was ready, but Sven was too busy fussing over ironing his underpants, and we didn't get away as planned. In fact the storm beat us, and it was raining as we prepared to leave their hotel. I started planning contingencies, but the newly weds were keen to carry on with plan A anyway. So I grabbed a few guests as assistants and we made a dash for the summit.
Everyone was laughing and having a great time in the storm, but it was raining hard and getting cold fast. My new assistants were supposed to hold a sheet over the bride and groom between shots, but as you can see in the next frame, they were more keen on using it for themselves (www.flickr.com/photos/flowstate/6780462641/in/set-7215762...).
My wife held a strobe with 1/4 CTO gel in a shoot through umbrella high camera right.
I would have liked the sheet-holders to hold it closer to give some fill from camera left, and I would have liked a longer shutter time for more ambient, but I didn't get either of these things. I only risked 4 frames and 20 seconds out in the storm (no time even for metering. all settings were guessed in the car on the way up) - it wouldn't do to return the bride and groom saturated, or lightning struck for their own reception.