As the summer starts to heat up, many couples will take the plunge in their own wedding throughout these bright months. Back in May, I had the chance to photograph two more weddings after a long break from photography due to graduate school. It felt great to get back in the swing and stress of wedding photography, and it did not take long to get my focusing and shooting muscles to remember exactly how to get any needed shot in a hurry.
As I have done in some past posts, I will let the photos speak for themselves here. These shots are from Valerie and Ben’s wedding in Nicholasville, KY at a small church (with a children’s playroom for the guys’ dressing room, fun shots there!) and later at a country club. Helping out as my backup photographer and lighting assistant was Justin Tackett, shooting with a Nikon d3200 and Nikon 24-70mm f/2.8. As always, click on the photos for larger sizes!
Zeiss 32mm, ISO 100, f/1.8, 1/50
Zeiss 32mm, ISO 100, f/1.8, 1/50
Zeiss 32mm, ISO 100, f/1.8, 1/50
Zeiss 32mm, ISO 400, f/1.8, 1/60
Zeiss 32mm, ISO 400, f/1.8, 1/160
Rokinon 16mm, ISO 400, f/2, 1/160
Zeiss 32mm, ISO 400, f/1.8, 1/160
Zeiss 32mm, ISO 400, f/2.8, 1/125
Zeiss 32mm, ISO 400, f/1.8, 1/160
Rokinon 16mm, ISO 400, f/2, 1/100
Rokinon 16mm, ISO 400, f/2, 1/125
Zeiss 32mm, ISO 400, f/1.8, 1/200
Zeiss 32mm, ISO 400, f/1.8, 1/200
Zeiss 32mm, ISO 400, f/1.8, 1/160
Nikon 24-70mm, ISO 400, f/2.8, 1/50
Nikon 24-70mm, ISO 400, f/2.8, 1/80
Rokinon 16mm, ISO 400, f/2, 1/60
NIkon 80-200mm, ISO 1600, f/2.8, 1/160
Rokinon 16mm, ISO 1600, f/2, 1/400
Nikon 80-200mm, ISO 1600, f/2.8, 1/50
Nikon 80-200mm, ISO 1600, f/2.8, 1/60
Nikon 80-200mm, ISO 1600, f/2.8, 1/50
Nikon 80-200mm, ISO 1600, f/2.8, 1/50
Nikon 80-200mm, ISO 1600, f/2.8, 1/40
Nikon 80-200mm, ISO 1600, f/2.8, 1/200
Nikon 80-200mm, ISO 1600, f/2.8, 1/200
Zeiss 32mm, ISO 800, f/1.8, 1/80
Nikon 24-70mm, ISO 1600, f/2.8, 1/60
Zeiss 32mm, ISO 100, f/5, 1/125
Zeiss 32mm, ISO 100, f/5, 1/125
Nikon 24-70mm, ISO 3200, f/2.8, 1/160
Zeiss 32mm, ISO 100, f/5, 1/125
Nikon 85mm, ISO 100, f/2, 1/500
Nikon 85mm, ISO 100, f/1.4, 1/1600
Nikon 85mm, ISO 100, f/1.4, 1/500
Nikon 80-200mm, ISO 800, f/2.8, 1/60
Nikon 24-70mm, ISO 100, f/2.8, 1/125
Nikon 80-200mm, ISO 800, f/2.8, 1/30
Zeiss 32mm, ISO 800, f/1.8, 1/100
Nikon 80-200mm, ISO 800, f/2.8, 1/60
Nikon 24-70mm, ISO 100, f/2.8, 1/125
Rokinon 16mm, ISO 800, f/2, 1/100
Rokinon 16mm, ISO 1600, f/2, 1/125
Rokinon 16mm, ISO 800, f/2, 1/125
Rokinon 16mm, ISO 800, f/2.8, 1/125
Rokinon 16mm, ISO 800, f/2, 1/60
Rokinon 16mm, ISO 800, f/2., 1/60
Rokinon 16mm, ISO 1600, f/2, 1/100
Nikon 24-70mm, ISO 100, f/2.8, 1/640
Rokinon 16mm, ISO 100, f/2, 1/250
Rokinon 16mm, ISO 100, f/2.8, 1/1250
Rokinon 16mm, ISO 100, f/2, 1/2500
The week prior, I also shot the small wedding of Tanya and Harold in Cincinnati, OH. All outdoors and clear skies proved to make some strong direct lighting for the ceremony, but the small tea party reception under some shade helped even things out for the camera. Three cheers for Lightroom 5’s excellent highlight recovery!
Rokinon 16mm, ISO 100, f/2, 1/80
Nikon 80-200mm, ISO 200, f/3.2, 1/5000
Nikon 80-200mm, ISO 200, f/3.2, 1/4000
Zeiss 32mm, ISO 100, f/2.8, 1/3200
Nikon 80-200mm, ISO 200, f/3.2, 1/3200
Zeiss 32mm, ISO 100, f/2.8, 1/800
Zeiss 32mm, ISO 100, f/1.8, 1/640
Zeiss 32mm, ISO 100, f/1.8, 1/500
Zeiss 32mm, ISO 100, f/1.8, 1/500
Nikon 85mm, ISO 100, f/2, 1/1250
Zeiss 32mm, ISO 100, f/1.8, 1/160
Nikon 80-200, ISO 400, f/3.2, 1/125
Rokinon 16mm, ISO 100, f/2, 1/50
Rokinon 16mm, ISO 100, f/2, 1/50
Rokinon 16mm, ISO 100, f/2, 1/60
That’s all for this photo-filled post, everyone! I hope to shoot more this Fall when I can make some more time for freelance work, and I will tell everyone of the reason for my prolonged absence in my next post. 🙂 Be sure to check out Justin’s work at his Facebook page!
Matthew Durr Photography 
Beautiful pictures! I am a bit biased….but you are a wonderful photographer and I would recommend you to anyone. I can’t wait to see the next post, but more importantly, I can’t wait to see you again. (BTW, if this sounds a bit familiar, I wasn’t sure if my last post was saved :))
Matthew, Justin…. These are wonderful…. Bravo! Can’t wait to see the rest!
Thank you so much, it was a pleasure photographing it!