When I shoot a wedding I always shoot a macro detail shot of the couples wedding rings as part of my nights routine during dinner service. Last night dinner was being served and I approached the newly married couple for their rings. I was handed a semi-traditional gold and diamond wedding ring from the bride, and the groom handed me a black, titanium wedding ring. I had not seen anything like that before and as my shoot progressed, it presented a tricky problem. I usually shoot the rings with the brides flowers or something that is relevant to the couple or wedding ceremony, see a slideshow of my wedding ring photos HERE. The problem I had with this ring was that it was BLACK, and presented no reflections or details at all. It just photographed like a BLACK blob compared to light colored flowers. I tried different things for about a half hour during dinner and was getting very frustrated. I then got a text message from my friend Chris to my iPhone sitting on the table beside me, then it hit me...
I would use the calendar function on the phone and input an entry into the calendar that says Wedding Day for June 19th. I laid the black ring on the screen and then the gold ring leaned up against the other ring, creating a nice light on the diamond and gold band. Solution found, photo created, and the bride and groom loved the photo...
Another satisfied customer...
Below is another photo from last night...
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