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Digital Wedding Photography: Capturing Beautiful Memories
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Digital Wedding Photography: Capturing Beautiful Memories

by Glen Johnson
August 2006
Beginner content levelBeginner
336 pages
10h 55m
English
Wiley
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Part II Shooting Weddings on Location
Motion and the blur it creates, can also be used to create a sense of mystery by erasing the identity of
the individual in the picture. This can be seen in Figure 11-8.
Figure 11-6: Sharpness is not required in a romantic
image. In fact, mystery and romance can often be
conveyed through the use of techniques that would
otherwise be considered undesirable.
50mm, f2, 1/10th, 200 ISO
Figure 11-7: Having the woman look down or off to the
side creates a feeling of slight disinterest while the man
counterbalances that with a direct and very interested
gaze towards the woman.
105mm, f6.7, 1/45, 400 ISO
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Figure 11-8: Motion often creates softness
and mystery.
50mm, f22, 1/20th, 100 ISO
Figure 11-9: This image has comfortable body positions with hands draped very
naturally. Note the man is almost always facing the woman.
50mm, f2, 1/16th, 800 ISO
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Another strong aspect of many romantic images is that they have a slightly voyeuristic feeling, as if the
viewer were spying on the couple as they ...
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