The last saturday was very cold, grey and uncomfortable. But for Caroline and Helmut it was their wedding day and they were happy. After their town hall wedding and a first champagne reciption at a boat on the Lake “Maschsee” they met Steffi and my humble self to take some pictures.
Caroline and Helmut - aren't they cute? :-)
We had only three hours left to take the photos at two location in Hanover and an old witch tower from the medieval in Marienwerder near Hanover before they had have to go to their wedding feast. And man, they were very brave. With low temperatures in a range of 12 to 14∞C (53 to 57∞F) they did a good job!
I really like photo shoots of couples. Whereas a single model often needs some time to get warm with the photographer and be natural, couples in love are very easy to handle. Just let them do, and the dynamics of the relation between them will do the rest. Like Caroline and Helmut – they were wonderful!
As a photographer you only have to give advices for the right location and some poses. Then let it run. Sure, you have to note if someone poses unfavorable or give them suggestions for another posture. But the most important thing is to watch the scene sensitive and take your photo in the right moment.
Okay, enough written, I hope you enyoy the following pictures.
Thank you, Caroline and Helmut, I wish you all the best!
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Strobist info: Elinchrom Quadra through big Lastolite TriGrip Diffusor. At the witch tower: Quadra with Elinchrom Quadra attached to an Octabox 135cm. For some photos I installed a SB-800 and a SB-900 with full CTO-Lee-Foil inside the tower to light the archways…
by Stefan Simonsen
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