My good friend Mike Scheuerman offered me to shoot with him and Jennifer Schmidt at a wedding last July. I was happy to do that, if only to finally witness a Canadian wedding ceremony. Apparently they are a bit different from Icelandic weddings – and this one was quite different from what I’ve encountered before.
The wedding took place in East Sooke, in a backyard overlooking the water. My main assignment was to photograph the groom and the other guys preparing for the wedding, while also shooting the rings. I also shot part of the ceremony, and took on the role of long-range shooter afterwards. Right before the ceremony, I went up to a balcony and shot down on the ceremony, both with a 70-200 with a 2x extender, and the 24-70. The 70-200 and 2x extender combo gave me the opportunity to shoot extreme close-ups without intruding on people at all.
Anyway, I really enjoyed myself, and I hope I’ll get a chance to photograph another wedding sooner than later.
- Clint on his way to where the ceremony was to take place.
