Second thoughts at the wedding

[Fortigurn]

Took a few impromptu wedding shots today at CKS Hall. The girls were really good sports. The groom looked like he was having second thoughts though.

[Greg B]

Good shots Fortigurn. The groom looks like he might have been out on turps the night before!

[Old Bob]

The Groom sure looks like he is about to cry. Great shots taken on the hop. I really like the last one, full of happiness and fun. Remember, the wedding day is for the bride, the wedding night is for the groom.

[BT*ist]

Nice sequence : something about the first one caught my eye as a bit special. Maybe it's the building in the background that provides a bit of (metaphoric) scale of momentousness? Perhaps not... but it's my favourite nonetheless.

[Fortigurn]

Thanks guys. I was with another photographer from OCAU, and we were just lucky enough to stumble across the wedding party as they made their way to their car.

Once the girls saw were shooting, the smiles went up a few notches, and they started nudging each other and giggling.

Fortunately we both speak Chinese (my mate much better than I, since he's Taiwanese), so we threw a couple of compliments their way and thanked them for letting us shoot. We knew things were going really well when they started posing a little (as in the last shot), and it was great fun all round. Very cool chicks.

Pity I didn't get their number, so I could send them the shots. They're so different to the typical 'classic poses' of standard Taiwanese wedding photography, I'm sure they'd have appreciated the freshness of a little something different.

[Fortigurn]

Nice sequence : something about the first one caught my eye as a bit special. Maybe it's the building in the background that provides a bit of (metaphoric) scale of momentousness? Perhaps not... but it's my favourite nonetheless.

Interesting you should say that, it's the favourite shot of a number of people who have seen these, and at least one has commented on the scale of the building behind as the compelling feature.

That background is actually the gate to CKS Hall. Here's a not very good shot of it. You can see the wedding party on the right.

[Glen]

Fortigurn, great series, definitely a different look from the groom

[Fortigurn]

Fortigurn, great series, definitely a different look from the groom

I wish I'd been a little more bold when they first started getting close, and just blazed away for all I could get. The chicks were absolute stars. I don't know if the groom's look is traditional over here or what, but he certainly looks like he's at a funeral.

I charitably supposed he was overcome either by the heat of the day, or the alcohol of the previous evening.

Still kicking myself for not getting a contact number. Experiences like this are what good networking is built on, and now I have freelance photography in my sights as a job on the side of my day job, I need to start making the most of these opportunities.

[Glen]

I am sure they would have loved them, so nice to see unposed shots plus it would be a while before the groom lives that one down (unless as you mention it is a traditional look)

[shutterbug]

I like the 1st pic

[Yi-P]

First pic is awesome, it needs a little straightening on the horizons and its just awesome

[Fortigurn]

Ah, the old horizon problem, thanks for picking that up Yi-P, I knew there was something odd about it. The background looked ok to me, but the ground is sort of sloping. A bit of a roll to the right do you think?

I think I might see if I can hang around CKS and SYS a bit during summer, with an eye to catching the odd wedding or two (if I'm lucky). It's hot work, but more interesting than the booth babes at NOVA.