
The answer is photography, I used off camera flash, but why do I think that's important?
Everyone knows Photoshop can do amazing things to enhance or even totally change an image. "Fix it in Photoshop" is a phrase I hear alot. But Photoshop isn't a fix it tool, it's a creative tool so for straight photography I prefer to get the shot as close to perfect in camera.
I sometimes feel photography skills get under valued.

The groom is a very talented young photographer which he gets from his Dad. I’ve known the family for years and I also knew they'd understand the camera skills required to get the shots you see here
As a rule I don't show my subjects unedited photos on the back of the camera but ocassionally I will. That way they can appreciate the photography skills and not assume everything is done in Photoshop.

Here you can see Sam holding the speedlight which is illuminating the bride & groom. A slow shutter speed of 1/15th sec ensured that enough ambient was recorded along with the burst of flash and no, I didn’t use a tripod.
2 comments:
Very interesting, Gavin. I, too, like to use the longer exposure technique at night to capture as much ambient light as possible. You've got steady hands!
A Very good technique , Gavin. Can you do a video for us? About this technique?
Thanks for share to us your work.
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