Jennie and Jason
February 7: I had the pleasure of shooting an intimate wedding (a dozen guests) in between all this traveling. The setting: Butterfly Gap Retreat, a beautiful little place nestled in the hills outside Knoxville, Tennessee.
I loved the pace of this day. The sun was out, and everyone was relaxed and happy (Jennie, the bride seemed especially carefree which made for great portraits).
At one point, everyone was just standing around chatting (except me) and someone said, “well, lets get started,” to kick off the ceremony. They did, they kissed, and Grandma read a poem, at which point an old tandem bicycle was brought out for the bride and groom – both cyclists – to take a lap around the lake.
I shot with a Nikon D2X and mostly with the AF-S Nikkor 17-55mm f/2.8 lens. Lighting-wise, I let the sun do its thing with the help of a Nikon SB800 for fill (and as in the portrait above left, a handy white table). I broke out the Profoto 7b near the end of the afternoon for some complicated portraits near a stream but I prefer the more spontaneous feel of the earlier photos, which more accurately reflects the feeling of the day!
