Romance in a Phone Booth - Wedding Photography at Disneyland Hotel (Photo of the Week 8.17.09) 

A big part of how I photograph weddings is creating a mood and romance in the photo. I particularly like this image for several reasons. I like the chemistry between the bride and groom; the close quarters of the phone booth bringing focus on the couple; the phone booth itself, suggesting the location somewhere in the U.K. (this image was actually photographed at the Disneyland Hotel near the rose garden); and the darkness which envelopes the couple giving them importance and magnifying the importance that they only matter in this brief moment captured to last forever.

The wedding photograph actually allows for space to add a poem on the right side of the phone booth which might come in handy when designing a wedding album. The original photograph was captured in digital color and converted to black and white, more specifically to emulate Illford FP4 negative film; a film I used a lot when shooting film. I used a remote SB800 Nikon flash in the phone booth to back light the couple. By illuminating the couple in the booth, it allowed me to darken the surrounding area. Shooting this photo at night also helped with darkening the sides. OnOne Photo Frame was used for the edging.