How wonderful is love that ultimately leads to togetherness. We had a beautiful, amphitheater-like setting that strongly resembled a church, and we aimed to evoke this atmosphere through our photography. Amir, our two charming and happy couples, were our models for today's shoot. Our photography style was silhouette and backlighting; I positioned the light source directly behind them. Using a smoke and fog machine, I filled the space between the light source and the models, creating a dramatic, romantic, dreamy, and incredibly captivating ambiance. This helped to replace the clutter and messiness with a clean, bright background and a striking contrast between darkness and light.
Once everything was set up and our scene was ready, it was time to pose them to make the most of this beautiful location we'd created. Let's start with the first photo: the bride, whose name is Neda, is spinning in the arms of her husband, right behind a bench in the center of the frame. In this moment, they were both in profile relative to my camera, which emphasized the backlighting effect and the anatomy of their faces. As the dance continued, she leaned into him a little more, and he leaned forward slightly, capturing a face-to-face moment just before a kiss. The shot became more intimate as she placed her hand on his shoulder, and they gazed at each other with all their love. As you may have noticed, the key to these poses and this photoshoot was the subjects being in profile.
Finally, in the fourth image, we captured the moment of their kiss—a truly memorable moment. In the next solo shot, we see a profile of her face, standing still. This image also has a silhouette and backlighting effect, and I framed it so that the light source was directly behind her head and touching it, while she held a bouquet of flowers. This conveyed a sense of anticipation and beauty.
In our final image, we have a full-body shot from a slightly farther distance. I captured this with a 24mm lens as they walked towards each other, holding hands, and moving between the benches. This conveyed a sense of unwavering commitment, no matter the distance between them. It symbolized trust, support, and love.
As a woman, I truly believe that romantic photos resonate more deeply with women's emotions. In fact, I think female photographers can achieve great success in this area and capture stunning images.
Well, that's it for today's post. I faced a few challenges with this backlit photoshoot of the happy couple, and I've mentioned some of them here as a reference for those interested in couple photography, both in terms of posing and backlighting, as well as clearing up cluttered backgrounds using a smoke machine. I hope you find this helpful.
I wish you all a wonderful day. I hope this lovely couple has a long and happy life together. Goodbye.
| photographer | camera | lens |
|---|---|---|
| @farideh.shahedi | sony A7riii | 24-70f2.8sigmaArt |