Photographer Reveals Techniques to Take Stunning Wedding Photos

Photographer Reveals Techniques to Take Stunning Wedding Photos
The cliché "Bride's veil blowing in the wind shot"... with that Memories of Tomorrow trademark twist! (The eye belongs to the groom). "Eyescapes" by Peter Adams-Shawn
Petr Svab
Petr Svab
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Peter Adams-Shawn doesn’t like to call himself an artist. Not even a professional. Still he managed to leave many professionals flabbergasted, even reeling in disbelief.

It started in 2003, when Adams-Shawn met Italian wedding photographer Edoardo Agresti. A passion got kindled right then and there. “After meeting him I decided I wanted to be a photographer and went out and bought a DSLR,” he said during our Facebook interview.

It was exactly the time when Canon released its first semi-professional digital camera, D300, the Digital Rebel. “When the lens came off it I thought I'd broken it. ... That is how little I knew about them,” he said.

Then a textbook story ensued: He went around shooting friends’ weddings for free until he felt he could ask to get paid for it.

But in 2011, by no design of his own, he ventured on a path leading to the heights of acclaim.

While shooting a wedding, he noticed a reflection in the eye of a flower girl. He had his macro lens ready, able to capture close-up details, and he just took the shot.

It came out incredible.

The first eye reflection shot: A young flower girl watches in awe as the bride has her hair done. ("Eyescapes" by Peter Adams-Shawn)
The first eye reflection shot: A young flower girl watches in awe as the bride has her hair done. "Eyescapes" by Peter Adams-Shawn
Petr Svab
Petr Svab
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Petr Svab is a reporter covering New York. Previously, he covered national topics including politics, economy, education, and law enforcement.
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