Things That Are Challenging to Photograph at Weddings

[@PamelaAbdelnour]

As a fellow wedding photog I agree wholeheartedly with all of these! Breaks my little photographer heart when I show up to a wedding day to find situations I can't do anything about that will photograph so poorly.

[@cavinelizabeth]

It's awful!

[@alurai]

Love the curls and pop of color in your makeup! You look beautiful, with an extra touch! 😊

[@cavinelizabeth]

Thank you so much!!

[@tbeiber09]

The cake against the wall and the tall decor at the sweetheart table happen constantly.

[@cavinelizabeth]

It's so tough, there aren't great spots at most venues for the cake!

[@tbeiber09]

@@cavinelizabeth yea, I mention it during the consultation but I also know there's only so much some locations can do it's just one of those things

[@TaheerahA]

I've always thought that those mirrored table surfaces/coverings must be a nightmare to photograph! Also just imagine keeping those clean and free of e.g. fingerprints or spillages or crumbs etc when people sit at them and eat/drink! 🙈

[@cavinelizabeth]

Oh those are super hard - forget about top down place setting pics lol (which are my fav pics). They definitely need a deep clean after a wedding!

[@gparyani]

So I saw your earlier video which says your favorite film to use is Fuji Pro 400H. However, that's been discontinued for a while, so I'm wondering what you intend to do when existing stocks run out. Will you switch over to Kodak Portra? Also, have you ever shot a wedding in black-and-white film?

[@cavinelizabeth]

I did make the switch to Portra 400, which I wasn't super thrilled about due to the slightly warmer tones. That said, I did a test between the two stocks and there wasn't a HUGE difference. www.cavinelizabeth.com/news/fuji-400h-vs-portra-400-vs-portra-800/ I have shot BW film. I like it, but I would rather shoot color film and convert to BW so I have the choice of the two. It's hard having to shoot 16 whole images in a row on BW. I don't always want that many shots of BW in a row :)

[@gparyani]

@@cavinelizabeth I can definitely understand the trouble of shooting lots of photos consecutively on the same thing. I shoot 35mm film, so I have to shoot 36 images in a row. (Not a wedding photographer; I shoot my personal memories on film.) I do miss 400H. I find that it's the best fit for shooting in winter weather, and the two rolls I've managed to shoot with it have been my best.

[@cavinelizabeth]

I have 2 or 3 boxes left of Fuji, not sure what to save it for lol!