Bredenbury Court Barn weddings is a new wedding venue and one that is a fantastic place to work at. The wedding venue is set in miles upon miles of rolling Herefordshire countryside, for a totally unspoiled view. From the wedding venue, looking out over pure countryside, you could really be anywhere.
Before the wedding, the bride had asked me whether I could take a photo of the groom whilst he was smoking a cigar in the evening. The way the bride asked made it sound like it was either going to be a great deal of effort, or something that might have been hard to do well - but it just so happens that this type of dramatic wedding photo at night is exactly the sort of thing I enjoy doing the most. I knew exactly how I wanted to execute the image - with a flash placed behind the groom, and the exposure set so that everything else in the image was pitch black. The effect of the flash is such that the light wraps around the people in the image, creating a silhouette of sorts. I was timing the image so that the groom would be exhaling his cigar at the same time the photo was taken. The effect of the flash on the cigar smoke is dramatic, and creates this stunning wedding photo.
The technique is something that I do often at night, especially when it rains. You can imagine how pleased I was therefore that when it came time to take this photo, or, when it came time for the groom and the father of the bride to smoke their cigars, it started raining! The flash placed behind the groom allows every single little droplet of rain to be picked out in dramatic style.
Location: Bredenbury Court Barns Wedding Venue with Accommodation.
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