Artful Wedding Dress at the Cloisters | Northern Virginia Wedding Photographer

January 07, 2015  •  Leave a Comment

WEDDING DRESS INSPIRATION

This photograph was taken a few years ago at the Cloisters in Maryland where I acted as the second photographer for my good friend Michael.  After Michael had taken his traditional, hanging wedding dress photograph, I was inspired to suggest adding motion to the image.  

Neither of us had seen a wedding dress photographed in this way before, but, after carefully testing the stability of the hanger, we were eager to experiment.  And, OMG, were we excited about the results!

This is my favorite image from the series I took.  I love the extra romance that the "aura" created by the motion blur imparts!

I am reminded of the black-and-white floral portraits by celebrity / commercial photographer Curtis Knapp.  His delicate pale flowers glow beautifully, surrounded by wispy auras.  

Knapp said he was inspired by the accidental jostling of his tripod during an initial flower portrait.  Creative experimentation, to balance the flower detail against the motion-blur aura, led him to those exquisite final images.  

I was fortunate to study with Knapp when he was in Washington DC, many years before this wedding.  In my wedding dress image, I wasn't consciously trying to imitate Knapp's work.  But, translating "delicate pale flowers" to "delicate pale wedding dress," I think I know where my inspiration was born!    


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