On the 5th of July, I had the wonderful opportunity to photograph Fadh and Winnie’s wedding reception which was held at their humble home. This was my second time shooting at a wedding reception at home, and it was quite a challenge due to the lack of space and lighting. Nevertheless, I couldn’t be happier to be there to capture their special day.
Thank you, Winnie for letting me have the opportunity to photograph this wonderful day for you and Fadh. I had a ball of a time and I definitely enjoyed the food!
Now let the photos do the work (click to enlarge):
I just realised I’ve already posted a couple of the photos a while ago, but no harm re-posting them right?
I just realised I haven’t updated for almost one full week! Haha. Here are some shots from last Sunday at the wedding reception:
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Okay, fine. I know this isn’t a proper update, but it’s time for me to sleep. I have around 200 shots to edit from the wedding reception. Due to unforeseen circumstances I only shot the reception. Have a good weekend!
After 30 email exchanges with my webmaster for the past 48 hours, I can finally access my site again. Apparently everyone else could get in except for me.
Anyway, I received this in my mail two days ago:
I can’t wait, as I’m assisting with photographing the ceremony! Now, all I need to do is to get my (new) faulty tripod head replaced :/ Expect a couple more updates soon!
I had the wonderful opportunity to capture a wedding reception of a sweet couple, Jack and Annie almost a month ago at the Mussel Bar at Fremantle. This was only my second wedding, so I am doing this voluntarily as a learning experience and to add to my portfolio. This time, I was slightly more prepared compared to my first wedding photography experience except that I still lack a fast lens that will actually AF on my D60. I managed to borrow myself a steady tripod just in case I need it, and I did use it a few times throughout the night. I also borrowed a Nikon 24-120mm due to the limited range that I have from my 18-55mm and 55-200mm. Yes, 18-55mm would probably be okay, but I still would like to have a few closer shots of the couple at times. So, my gear for the wedding was:
Nikon D60
Nikon 24-120mm
Nikon 18-55mm VR
Nikon 55-200mm VR
Nikon 50mm 1.8
Tripod
One spare battery for the body
Two SB-600 Speedlights for quick swap
Three sets of rechargeable batteries
14GB worth of SD cards
Man, was my gear heavy! I didn’t end up using the other lenses except for the24-120mm, which I found easier to reach from the wider end to the tele end. Of course, the lens itself isn’t perfect. With its widest aperture of 5.6 at the focal length of 120mm, it’s hardly capable of taking in enough light into the sensor. I opted to use Auto-ISO with a maximum of 1600 this time round due to the limitation of time and the thought of the shots turning out with too much noise or underexposed is just scary. Then again a lot of my shots turned out to be rather noisy. I almost exhausted all three sets of batteries, so I have recently purchased another set of batteries.
The reception has definitely taught me a fair bit about wedding photography. I still have trouble getting some of the exposures right and still need to work on my framing. Thankfully, the professional photographer for the first two hours or so in the reception was friendly enough to allow me to tag along for their shoot and was very friendly. Thank you, Anita.
Well, after almost a month of on and off editing, I was finally able to present the final pictures to the couple. Hoping that they liked it much as I do, I have even made a slideshow for them.
Here is the slideshow that I put together: (Please refresh the page if you can’t see it)
My first wedding photography experience was a real one, meaning I haven’t gone to any other weddings to practice before-hand. Then again, I had ample time to prepare for it, but I haven’t had the luxury of the best equipments around. Initially, I was equipped and was ready to risk it all with:
Nikon D60
50mm 1.8D (which wouldn’t focus automatically on the camera body)
