Wedding

I had the opportunity to shadow Kathy Stephens at a wedding she did back in April, and I had a GREAT time and feel like I learned a lot! I learned that even though weddings are challenging and fast paced, I still at some point would LOVE to focus on wedding photography. I've always loved weddings. They're beautiful, and every wedding is different. It was a great experience, and I'm SO grateful to Kathy for letting me come along!

However, I also learned that to shoot weddings (especially indoor weddings), having better equipment than I have right now is absolutely necessary. There isn't much time to be constantly changing camera settings or testing the settings to make sure they're right. Also, with an indoor wedding, lighting is difficult! If I'd had a flash other than the in-camera one (which I was too nervous to use in case it would distract from the ceremony or mess with the video, plus I absolutely hate using the in-camera flash), I probably would've gotten some good shots at the ceremony and reception. Kathy taught me about bouncing the flash off of things (ceilings, walls, etc.) which I'll definitely keep in mind for future shoots (and hopefully future weddings!) and I can test it out with the flash I bought a few weeks after the wedding!

I actually like how some of the photos turned out, so I'll go ahead and post a few of my favorites!