kennethlcrow
Vinitha and Jeevan
Lighting: One CL-600 in a 120cm Jinbei BD w/ diffusion. I'm standing in front of the light.
First off... I like creating tension. The tension created by the man looking out of the frame and not being on the same plane as the main subject appeals to me.
This couple contacts me and says that they're getting married in December. They want to know if I'll do a couple's shoot. I decline... not really my thing. They are very persistent though and tell me how much they admire my photography. I finally tell them to come in for individual quick sessions. At the end of their individual sessions I told them we would "try" a few shots of the couple but stated very clearly that they shouldn't expect anything.
I thought about it for a couple of days. How can I make this different? I don't want them to be holding hands or gazing into each other's eyes... let the other photogs do that mess.
I had this idea to integrate my close-up headshot style into their shoot. I told Jeevan to stand in the back and look out of frame. I got Vinnie to do her thing with the camera. I even told them that Jeevan would be out of focus. They were all for it.
We took a few frames and when they looked at them they were floored. They enjoyed just how different it was. They stated that in India (where they'll wed) they will have to do silly stuff... like holding hands and gazing into each other's eyes. They ended up extremely happy.
Vinitha and Jeevan
Lighting: One CL-600 in a 120cm Jinbei BD w/ diffusion. I'm standing in front of the light.
First off... I like creating tension. The tension created by the man looking out of the frame and not being on the same plane as the main subject appeals to me.
This couple contacts me and says that they're getting married in December. They want to know if I'll do a couple's shoot. I decline... not really my thing. They are very persistent though and tell me how much they admire my photography. I finally tell them to come in for individual quick sessions. At the end of their individual sessions I told them we would "try" a few shots of the couple but stated very clearly that they shouldn't expect anything.
I thought about it for a couple of days. How can I make this different? I don't want them to be holding hands or gazing into each other's eyes... let the other photogs do that mess.
I had this idea to integrate my close-up headshot style into their shoot. I told Jeevan to stand in the back and look out of frame. I got Vinnie to do her thing with the camera. I even told them that Jeevan would be out of focus. They were all for it.
We took a few frames and when they looked at them they were floored. They enjoyed just how different it was. They stated that in India (where they'll wed) they will have to do silly stuff... like holding hands and gazing into each other's eyes. They ended up extremely happy.