The reach for the sky when we’ve got no means to touch it, still we reach.”
-Tyler Knott Gregson
I did a prenup photo shoot for a friend yesterday. I rarely do prenups and weddings. Honestly, this has been my Achilles’ heel in the area of photography. I don’t like posed shots and I hate directing people how to act when I shoot. I like capturing raw emotions and candid shots. But sometimes, you get into a little compromise just because one has already made a promise. I have declined before but I couldn’t say “No” to this one. The people who are involved are just too precious to say “No” to.
So we went into location in the midst of the scorching heat of the sun and enjoyed the shoot. I did enjoy it. My subjects registered well on the camera, we laughed at lot, we joked around, and surprisingly, I was able to get good frames with minimal adjustments on exposure.
In the midst of a shoot, I started directing the couple for this particular concept in my head. There was this specific shot that I wanted to perfectly capture and for them to perfectly act out. In my mind, everything was set. In my mind it was perfect. But I couldn’t get it right. I just couldn’t get the shot that I wanted. Then I realized why. The idea actually came from a concept which I personally wanted for my own wedding. And the reason why I couldn’t get it right was because I have imagined myself on the receiving end. I did not push through with the shot and promise myself that I will reserve it for my own prenup. LOL.
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