Last Saturday we posted the first installment of Photography Tips and Tricks, and it’s time for round two!
We’re going to start with this amazing shot of the waterfalls at Sugar Hollow. This is a long exposure picture taken during the day. Aaron dropped the shutter down to six seconds so that he could get the motion blur in the water to give the picture some really terrific movement. He took the picture at f22 so that he could ensure everything but the water was in focus.
Camera: Canon 5D Mark II
Lens: 16-35mm at 35mm
F Stop: 22
Shutter Speed: 6 seconds
The picture below is a reflection picture of Sarah’s dress (which was featured on “Say Yes to the Dress” on TLC) during her wedding at Pippin Hill. Her dress was hanging in a wardrobe which had a mirror on each door. Aaron set the mirrors so that they were facing each other, so you can see a reflection within a reflection, which creates a sense of depth in the picture.
Camera: Canon 5D Mark II
Lens: Canon 100mm Macro
F Stop: 2.8
Shutter Speed: 1/100 of a second
This picture was taken at Kate’s wedding at Wintergreen Resort when Aaron was having some fun with the formal pictures after the ceremony. Aaron used an Alien Bee Light to light the girls’ faces. The Alien Bee also helped to freeze the action so the flowers were in focus as they were being thrown. He shot at a 200th of a second which also helped to freeze the action. Aaron took the picture at f11 so the the mountains in the background would be in focus, which gives depth to the picture.
Camera: Canon 5D Mark II
Lens: Canon 16-35mm
F Stop: 11
Shutter Speed: 1/200 of a second
This is a picture of Hali’s shoes taken on a porch ledge at Hali and Tony’s Wedding. Aaron took this photograph from an angle below the shoes in order to show the signature red color on the bottom of the shoes. The lower angle also helped to take out the distractions in the background. He used a shallow depth of field of f2.8 to further take out the distraction in the background so that the shoes really pop in the picture.
Camera: Canon 5D Mark II
Lens: Canon 100mm Macro
F Stop: 2.8
Shutter Speed: 1/5000 of a second
