Wedding Details

    One thing that is often overlooked or given less attention to at weddings is the detail shots.  Often times wedding photographers focus a lot on the bride and groom and much less on details of the wedding.  I don't know about you but I would want pics of every single detail right down to the decorations on the cake. 
  
    I began to realize the importance in detail shots last summer when I was showing a bride her pictures.  She was so excited to see a close-up photo of her rings, and the cake.  In my mind I was like..."uh its just a wedding cake..."  But when I thought about it... It was her wedding cake and that made the photo so special to her.  It was the last known record of her cake.  Of course it would mean a lot to her to have a nice picture of it.  Since then I pay close attention to details when I photograph weddings.

    Below is a detail photo I took last summer here in Ottawa.  I used an open aperture and mixed my flash with the available light to give a more natural look to the photo without the noise.  Without using flash I would have had a much noisier photo.