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| Pittsburgh Weddings - Engagement photography |
These photos were taken in Cannonsburg, PA near Cannonsburg Lake which isn't too far from Pittsburgh. The sun was bright but the temperatures were falling and the air was cold. These were taken in late fall when 70 degrees was normal and 50 was 'cold'. Today, 50 degrees would feel very warm compared to the single digit temperatures that we had recently.
The sun was a beautiful golden color and since it was late fall, it set fast and presented a beautiful glow to everything. We were able to get many photographs that had an amazing look.
I am not from Cannonsburg and asked a friend of a good location that had water. I didn't need much else since the theme in my mind that I wanted to create was a sunset session overlooking water. I could not have been happier with the look and feel of the area. The critical part that I want to emphasize is that there are many locations in our backyard that present tremendous photo opportunities.
Not far from where I was standing was a 'boring' parking lot. By using fill lights, reflectors, and some ingenuity, we created a look that is a very romantic fun look.
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| Pittsburgh Wedding Photographers - Engagement Pictures |
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| Pittsburgh Wedding Photography - Cannonsburg Lake |
Tip: When selecting a location, I look for where the sun is setting (or rising if early enough in the AM), and use it to help create dramatic lighting. I carry with me two light stands that fold up to less than 36". These combined with two umbrellas, a 40" five in one reflector, a few clamps, and other items fit easily into a large duffel bag. This set-up enables me to be very mobile and I consider this a studio in a bag. With the sun behind the couple, I used fill flash (flash was on a light stand - camera left - shot without a diffuser and fired via Nikon's wireless CLS). I wasn't interested in overpowering the sun with the strobe but was interested in getting enough light on their faces to give some detail but leave the beautiful glow from the sun.
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