Newton-Proctor Wedding Album

I mentioned a few posts ago that I would pick some of my favorite individual photos from each of the slideshows I posted and present them here. Next up are some photos I took from my aunt’s wedding last summer in Wilmington, N.C. She essentially hired me out to be her wedding photography. (It was free labor, of course. That’s what family is all about.) I tried to convince to hire a professional, telling her she’d want fantastic photos of her wedding to remember forever. But she said I’d do well for her and insisted that I shoot the wedding. I obliged, with a healthy dose of skepticism in my abilities. But it was a fun experience, and I learned, which, I guess, is what benefitted me the most. I took a few low quality photos, some decent ones and a couple of good ones. Here are a few of the photos that I really did enjoy.

My aunt B.Jay and her husband, Graham, after the ceremony and the reception had ended. It's just a happy photo of the two them that was taken crisply and cleanly in a dark party room. I like that the lighting turned out well here.

The big lesson you learn from doing wedding photography: Follow the bride. Here, I caught my aunt in a candid moment, as she shares a loud, long laugh with a friend of hers.

My aunt B.Jay slides the ring onto Graham's finger. As I mentioned, the room was dark, so it became difficult to get great shots. I kept taking photos that were either too dark or too exposed by the flash. Occasionally, I would get the mix right, and something nice would turn out. This isn't necessarily one of those circumstances, but it is a photo of the ring sliding onto Graham's finger, which I enjoy.

Here are my Dad and my sister. Want to forget about the rule of thirds? Then just zoom in tight. I like this photo because it's exposed well and because both my sister and dad are photogenic.

This is simply a candid shot of one of my aunt's friends at her wedding. I caught her in a moment of emotion, the photo was lit well and the picture is clean.

Here's Graham with his sister Margaret. She's scratching his beard, and you can see his reaction. A cool pic, I think.