One thing about weddings is that many times you get treated to awe inspiring places. It's never the same! One day you're shooting in an old rustic mansion and then the other you're on the sands in Maui. We've been fortunate to shoot at many venues. Each venue has its own unique flavor. Every now and then we're able to come up with some real cool scenes to shoot. Not necessarily creative but coooool!
This was the case at The Grand Wailea in Maui. Above is an image of the pews inside the chapel on the grounds at the Grand Wailea. The light was beaming through the stained glass windows at the right time of day and hit the pews beautifully in turn creating this opportunity. It was crazy! the colors that the stained glass put out was amazing. 5 minutes later the scene was gone though. We wondered where the beauty went then realized the rain clouds took the opportunity away.
So was this a creative opportunity? Many of our clients yearn for creativity and albeit creativity is a must in today's wedding world, it's not always needed. Being able to spot situations when they come up is just as valuable. Many times our clients see this image and have an OMG moment and say, "Wow how creative!" We shrug our shoulders and with a wry smile say back, "Right place, right time?"
We have a 60x40 canvas print hanging in our offices and it's pretty amazing to see all the colors in such a big print.
The ability to "See" the moment in this case was a much more valuable skill to have rather than being creative with the scene.
