I shoot detail. I don’t really show a lot of it, especially on the blog, because … I don’t know, it just seems so easy, at least the way wedding photographers do it. Awesome things are presented before us, and we make them look the way they are. Not the hardest part of the job, but wedding publications eat it up. Too much of this seems unbalanced to me, like centerpieces are more important than love and friends and family.
Still, details are important, and shooting them is fun when you can be creative. And it was rarely more fun than with the geeky and stylish do-it-yourself details of Karen and Kamil’s wedding in Malibu yesterday. More to come.
PS: Since my hobby is making life difficult for myself, I made this not-easy by using an extremely touchy manual-focus lens and having to hold the camera upside down to get the flash where I wanted it.
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remixoverdrive - What a great shoe! Awesome shot, too. The background and reflection you used worked great! =D
Kat Braman - awesome! love how the colors add to the comp.
I feel the same way about details, but the clients love seeing them.
Eric Kotara - This shot ROCKS!!!
andie - i shoot details too…the this shot is awesome and these shoes rock!!!! I would love a pair!
Kirsten - I love how you say shooting details is so easy yet you had to make this hard on yourself! This is why you’re incredible.
fotografia slubna - this is really great picture!!
Kyle - How did you use flash on this? It looks so natural light-ish.
Alan Meijer - Sometimes you just end up feeling like a ‘heel’. Great shot Ryan. Love the colors – a little unique for a bride’s shoe?
Ryan Brenizer - @Kyle: that’s a trick of the auto-fp. You’re not used to bounce at 1/800th.
Krista - WOW! The details are in the details–this photo simply ROCKS (like others have stated). It is dramatic, fun, playful, and colorful. I too want to hear how you lit this up as it looks natural-ish to me as well. I’m simply in awe; if I keep looking at your work and trying to live up to your standards, I might end up very disappointed one day. Nonetheless, I try…