I hoped you enjoyed the photos this week from the Cayman Islands wedding of Eric and Haydee. Today’s final photo of Eric and Haydee is one of them enjoying each others company on the balcony. I Earlier in the week I was talking about how I prefer wedding photojournalism which is an alternative approach where images are captured spontaneously to emphasize moments and emotion. This is a good example of a photo that could be staged. And we actually tried a few posed photos. However, I find the Bride and Groom just don’t relax. So I excused myself and let Haydee and Eric carryout a conversation and I went into the adjoining room. I then started to take photos of them interacting. I find, as in this photo, you can capture so much emotion when they forget the photographer is there.

Strobist Information: Canon 30D with 85 mm f/1.2L II Lens and natural light.

This photo was taken on Haydee’s wedding day about an hour after the beach side service. She was staring into her husband’s eyes with such a peaceful, blissful look.

Strobist Information: Canon 30D, 85mm f/1.2L II lens, 580 EX II Flash and Gary Fong Diffuser.

After the service we headed up to the Shangri-La Bed and Breakfast in West Bay where Haydee and Eric were going to spend the night. The Shangri-La is an 8 bedroom Bed and Breakfast with a full kitchen, swimming pool, Jacuzzi on a half acre with palm trees and various other tropical plants and flowers. And of course, some of the rooms have their own balconies . This photo was taken with me outside looking up at Haydee and Eric.

Strobist information: Canon 30D with a 85mm f/1.2 L II lens and natural light.

One of the reasons that Smith Cove is frequently used for weddings is that you have the sand, the sea and the iron shore. For this photo Haydee and Eric were posing on the iron shore while I waded into the water. I was able to take a number of great shots but I wanted to different angles, so I kept moving further and further into the water…and before I knew it I was up to my waist but didn’t care as I was getting great photos. That was until I came out and someone asked whether I remembered to empty my pockets before I went into the water. Unfortunately I had my SanDisk Compact Flash cards in my pocket. Long story short, I was able to retrieve all but two photos from the cards after washing them with fresh water, blow drying them and leaving them sit for a couple of days.

Strobist information: Canon 30D with a 85mm f/1.2 L II lens, 580 EX II flash with a Gary Fong diffuser.

The photo was taken at a beach wedding. The little girl did not like her photo being taken. She would hide underneath the sun umbrella or as she was doing here, pulling her hood down so one could not take her photo.

Strobist Information: Canon 30D, 85mm, 580 EX II Flash with Gary Fong Diffuser.