One thing I pride myself on is being able to see between the big moments and identify the small intimate moments as well.
One of those sought after moments for me is what I call ‘the look.’
It’s fleeting and doesn’t show itself often, but when it does, it opens us up from the inside out.
And that’s my cue.
It tells me to take another step back because these are the moments that feel incredibly special, photograph perfectly, and I believe you should be fully present in.
These are the moments that can’t be ‘created’ because it’s all about what you’re feeling in that moment. This is the space that memories are made and meaningful photographs are captured.
Wedding photography is more about reading body language and less about equipment and pressing a shutter.
It has everything to do with allowing the images to come to us through space. It’s a difficult idea to grasp, and took me years to understand.
It’s not written into your timeline and the need strikes very randomly.
But space, sometimes physical space, sometimes extra time, allows more natural moments to occur. When I’m seeing it happen in front of me it’s unmistakable. And knowing what to do is all about experience and reading the moment.
As photographers, we can stage and pose, searching for intimacy, but that intimacy we should be looking for is right under our noses. If we’re patient and build a rapport that will help those walls to come down, it’ll show in your images and it’ll be a more memorable experience for you.
I happen to be thumbing through images from last year and came across these images again from Jenna and Dan’s first look. My first thought….this is how everyone wants to be looked at.
Or how Ryan looks at his bride as she walks down the aisle.
Just look at how Taylor interacts with John
These are all powerful moments and show how one little glance can expose exactly what’s going on inside of us.
Thats what makes photographing the moments between the moments so powerful.