SOFIE
& MALIK
The goal, as always, is to capture the small, fleeting moments that happen amid the beautiful chaos of a wedding — candid, never overly posed. But also to be able to walk up to someone and say: “Hey, you look awesome today! Mind stepping over here where the light is perfect?”
I do this by being in the middle of the action when it counts, and by being approachable from the first moment I arrive — talking, laughing, asking questions. It makes it easier for two people with four big cameras to move through the day without guests freezing into camera shock.
Sometimes the simple setups are the best. I asked the toastmaster and the best men when they would be picking up the groom — and asked them to do it in a way I could shoot from this angle. A lot of photographers are shy about asking for a heads-up before important moments. I am not one of those.
Both of them are stellar dancers — I have had the pleasure of photographing them at a few weddings already. Whenever I see them, I know I will dedicate a few minutes on the dance floor just to capture them.
The first challenge was positioning. As the circle of clapping guests grew tighter and the couple kept turning, I had to stay a few steps ahead of the motion — while not tripping over anyone’s feet.
Beyond the usual adjustments, the intent is to pull attention to the couple and create drama: a slight crop, vignetting to de-emphasise the edges, selective masking to darken everything that is not the couple — and the lamps in the background were removed.
- Participants
- Sofie and Malik
- Cameras
- Canon EOS R5Canon EOS R6 Mk IIPanasonic Lumix G9 ×2
- Lenses
- Canon EF 28–80mm ƒ2.8–4LCanon EF 70–200mm ƒ2.8L IS IIIOlympus 12–40mm ƒ2.8 ProOlympus 40–150mm ƒ2.8 Pro