Alex Olguin, Wedding-Olguin-Alex-1.jpg (Wedding: Single Shot)

It wasn’t the ideal time for shooting portraits at this wedding because we had very high sun. So I looked for a location that was shaded with lots of trees. I noticed a pocket of light that was coming through behind me and I positioned the bride and groom in that spot light and adjusted my exposure to compensate for the harsh light. This caused most of the background to darken and highlight my couple within the scene.

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