sSpud Loc: Pennsylvania

Ok..so, of course one of the newest sites having every bride on the edge of their seats with a photo op they want for the wedding day is Pinterest. That being said, there is a wedding photo posted there of a bride & groom at night with trees around them.. and a glowing light behind them that looks amazing. Obviously the photographer put the light (looks to be an LED light as its more of a bright white) behind them.. but what type of light would you use? The picture is amazing and I would love to try something along these lines for my brother at his wedding. Thanks all!!

~the Newbie =]

sSpud Loc: Pennsylvania

This is a link to the picture i saw

http://pinterest.com/pin/37225134391273132/

GoofyNewfie Loc: Kansas City

a train!

Speedlight would be my choice.

emrob62 Loc: NEPA

[quote=sSpud].. and a glowing light behind them that looks amazing. Obviously the photographer put the light (looks to be an LED light as its more of a bright white) behind them....

either that or they're about to get hit by a train :-D

Sorry, don't have answer to your lighting question, but thats the first thing that hit me when I looked at the pic

GrandmaJoy Loc: North Carolina

I looked at the picture. I am not pro but it certainly was creative and I hope you get the photo you wish for.

R.G. Loc: Scotland

I'm no expert, but I would say that the backlight is not the only light on the subjects, because if it was, they would be silhouetted. I suspect that the trick is to gauge how much direct light the subjects get - too much and the effect is lost, too little and they become invisible except for their silhouettes.

Not forgetting the fact that it's B&W.

GoofyNewfie Loc: Kansas City

Good observation.
Some, if not all of that fill may be because of the bride's white dress- reflective and translucent.

rodpark2 Loc: Dallas, Tx

There really isn't any way to know for sure what was used. A constant light source would look pretty much the same as a flash if exposure was adjusted correctly. I'd start by putting a shoe mount type flash with a flash activated trigger on it, hidden behind the couple. Then use another flash on your camera using manual mode to allow getting just the right amount of fill. It's actually pretty simple if you have the equipment.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

This is a beautiful shot, but it was more than just luck. I'm sure the photog experimented quite a bit. Get a friend to stand in the dark, set up a tripod, and try various lighting sources. It looks to me like steady light, and I bet that would be expensive. Consider long exposure, too.

Experiment!

sSpud Loc: Pennsylvania

Thanks everyone!!! Going to be trying this one out a few times for sure. I've seen a few photographers post this type of photo. Looks like a steady light to me to.. But then again..who knows ... To be cont...

hlmichel Loc: New Hope, Minnesota

That was a cool shot. Many of the 50 were awesome, but some were a bit cheesy. The one of the bride and groom giving the finger.....Perhaps I am too old at 46 to find that funny.

Head on over to Hoffer Photography, love their style. Lot's of use of negative space.

sloscheider Loc: Minnesota

I agree, my first thought was a speedlight triggered remotely

R.G. Loc: Scotland

Keep us posted.

rts2568

Hi sSpud

From RTS2568

rts2568

Hi sSpud

From rts2568

An easy one really, but you have to know how and, the explanation is difficult to write about, much easier to show you how but you are too far away. So we have to settle for the former here, so here goes.

1\ Shoot at night or very poor light - adjust the flash intensity to compensate for the latter and experiment or wait until darker is necessary.
2\ Pick yourself an avenue of trees or shrubs or whatever,
3\ set up a flash some distance immediately behind the subject about 20 feet I'd suspect, in the example you offered(bride and groom in this instance), This can be varied - experiment on site (the beauty of digital).
4\ Tripod not necessary but is advisable to ensure the compositional positioning is as desired and doesn’t adversely change - use a quick release shoe perhaps.
5\ Use delayed action or a cable release so that you can watch from away from the eyepiece and you can talk to the subjects – telling them to hold it, stay still and for you to be sure they are in the position you want them to be. Make sure the heads are positionally correct, kissing or etc.

The difficult part:

a/ calculate the flash distance to the subject to over expose so that the flashgun highlights, rather than correctly exposes.
b/ With this example considered, possibly 2 stops, maybe more.
c/ If your flash has a zoom, set it to wide.
d/ Make sure you are positioned correctly,
e/ set your camera to manual, 1/250th second, if this is your cameras flash speed, and
f/ give\set an adequate aperture to maximize the sharpness over the depth of field needed to cover the flash to subject distance - will depend on the lens used.
g/ Either wide or medium tele can be used for this one but both will give different results, both pleasing, it's just necessary for you to position the camera correctly.
h/ Set the ISO to a non-noise setting.

Your camera will either be able to trigger the flash wirelessly, or by sinc cable. Trying to use the built in flash as the trigger might spoil everything unless you are using a super tele and are a long way from the subject.

I think that's the nux of it. Now go get them memorable images.

Wish you luck.

rts2568