It’s always nice to hear from someone that they like your work… especially nice if that person happens to be another photographer. I was honored when Todd Johnson of Come Together Studios called me up and asked me if I’d consider possibly shooting a wedding for him as his baby was due on a date he had booked for photography. I held the date for him with the understanding that if his baby was being born, I’d shoot the wedding… if not, I’d join him and second shoot with him. As it ended up, he had his baby boy Owen (congratulations!) earlier in the week, so he was able to shoot this wedding, and I joined him for the day. It’s always great to see someone else in action to compare techniques and talk about everything from lenses and lighting, to client interaction and package offerings. Todd and I have a similar philosophy with what we do… we both do care about our couples and want to give them the best output possible. We do some things differently with our style, our cropping, etc., but we both work similarly…
So below are some of the shots from Kristine and Daniel’s wedding at the beautiful Lake Isle Country Club in Eastchester New York. Since I’ve never really second shot a wedding at all, I had to try to put myself in a different mindset at times… I wasn’t directing the bride and groom… I wasn’t directing things at all… but Todd did a great job of that… I wasn’t always using my normal lens, since that was what Todd was using… I tried to go with a wider lens to offer a different perspective to what he was shooting. In the end though, my favorite images were taken with my favorite lenses (the 70-200 2.8 and the 50 1.2 for those of you who are into photography). Check out the pictures below. Next week… another glorious wedding to shoot… the third of the year for Small Moments Studios… not counting this one where I was helping Todd out.
Be well.
-Ryan.
