Portfolio Series IV | Dylan McBurney#39;s Blog - renowned bwedding/b b.../b
The challenge for the documentary wedding photographer is in staying invisible and in being at the right place at the right time so that when a moment happens you have the opportunity to capture it. Then, it’s a question of composition and of timing the exact moment you press the shutter release. Often, you have to previsualise a photograph before it appears.
This is an example of just such an image. I’d initially seen it on the way upstairs to photograph the fitting of the brides dress and veil. Whilst these were all lovely pictures, the image I was really hoping for was this one.
For it to materialise, on the way back down I knew that the hallway would need to be clear from bridesmaids, flowergirls and parents and that the bride would need to stop at the mirror.
Moments later that’s exactly what happened – with the hallway quiet, Nicola stopped momentarily to check her veil and I took two, maybe three frames.
Seconds later she was in the car and on her way to the church!