I recently spent a few days in Dallas to attend a workshop by Erik Clausen (better known as Poser), and meet some wedding photographer friends. Why I have more photographer friends in towns like Dallas and Denver than NYC is one of those mysteries of the Internet. Erik did a great job with the ambitious concept of throwing an entire fake wedding to show how he would handle it. He used one of the couples whose wedding he had shot, and they had absolutely unbelievable chemistry — even though it wasn’t a “real” wedding, their emotions and her tears were.
I have been blessed with a full shooting calendar for a very long time, so I don’t get to second-shoot much. Which is a shame since I don’t get to just mess around with low-hit-rate but cool techniques, such as just playing with freelensing during the formals. So I took this time to have some fun with it.
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Kat Braman - nice work Ryan! those are awesome. It was fantastic to see you in action.
Eric Kotara - Great shots Ryan. I really like the phrase you used in the article: “low hit rate but cool techniques”. That is one of the great things about second shooting and you summed it up very concisely. As a primary I often don’t stop and let myself be a bit more creative because when second shooting that is one of the most enjoyable aspects of the job. I love being able to take my time and really think through something creatively without feeling like I’m forsaking other coverage.
Natalie Gibbs - Love them. Freelensing is so hard. That first shot in particular is really fantastic.
Jon M - I love your free lens images (well, all you photography for that matter), but have you thought about (or used) any of Canon’s TS-E lenses?
Lynn - Have no idea how you get those freenlens shots so sharp. Using liveview still fails me.
Nice deliberate use of the technique though. Very cool :D
Eliza Claire - I love freelensing, but my hit rate isn’t just low, it’s infinitesimal! That first shot’s a killer – love it!
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