Dramatic shot of a bride-to-be on the beach

This is another bride posing at Bridlington where she is going to get married later this year.

It was really windy on the Saturday when I took these images and it was quite impossible to stop her hair from blowing around. So instead of fighting the wind I used it to my advantage.

I set up the flash gear to override the light from the sun and used a neutral density filter to allow me to slow the shutter down enough to capture some of the movement in her hair.
This allowed me to capture the fantastic clouds and skyline while still exposing the bride-to-be perfectly.

This looks so dramatic, more like a fashion shoot than a pre-wedding shoot!
couple posing near the bridlington sea front




For the image of the couple near the railings I got them to stand as if he was 'chatting to her' and then used the out of focus Bridlington skyline as the backdrop.




Bridlington looking strangely sunny!



For the final image of this set I again used the flash. This time it was used to fill in the light that would otherwise have created dark shadows on the left of their faces.

This allowed me to correctly expose them against the bright sky.

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Tags pre-shoot / wedding / bridlington / beach / sea