Week 18
Union
May 2, 2010
I captured this image while waiting to shoot a wedding in a small, quiet and unassuming little Russian Orthodox Church in Menlo Park. With only a handful of people to witness the union, myself included, this was the doorway into a new life for these two people. As I've heard said before, no longer are these two lives choosing to be part of one another's journey, but rather they are two people sharing one life and one journey from here on out.
It's a privilege to be a photographer at someone's wedding. Not only do I get up close and exclusive access to the day, all it involves and the ceremony itself, but in a way, I feel part of it. The images I am capturing will forever be the thing that can be viewed to remember the day, and share with others the joy that came from the decision to become one life together. One life. It's not all warm fuzzies and giggles, it's often not easy, I understand. But it is one life. A union, meant to be forever that binds the couple physically, mentally, and spiritually. No matter what your beliefs, it is hard to argue the bond, the union that occurs with a marriage.
The image above spoke to me of the sacred nature of this union. A quiet reminder that when all the guests have gone, the fanfare is over, and the tornado of activity settles, there is a light shining on the union that just occurred, a witness to the bond that will forever support it and be a source of strength to hold it together, if both choose to look to it.
Image taken at 1/160, f4.0 20mm, ISO 400, Canon EF17-40mmf/4L USM lens.
May 2, 2010
I captured this image while waiting to shoot a wedding in a small, quiet and unassuming little Russian Orthodox Church in Menlo Park. With only a handful of people to witness the union, myself included, this was the doorway into a new life for these two people. As I've heard said before, no longer are these two lives choosing to be part of one another's journey, but rather they are two people sharing one life and one journey from here on out.
It's a privilege to be a photographer at someone's wedding. Not only do I get up close and exclusive access to the day, all it involves and the ceremony itself, but in a way, I feel part of it. The images I am capturing will forever be the thing that can be viewed to remember the day, and share with others the joy that came from the decision to become one life together. One life. It's not all warm fuzzies and giggles, it's often not easy, I understand. But it is one life. A union, meant to be forever that binds the couple physically, mentally, and spiritually. No matter what your beliefs, it is hard to argue the bond, the union that occurs with a marriage.
The image above spoke to me of the sacred nature of this union. A quiet reminder that when all the guests have gone, the fanfare is over, and the tornado of activity settles, there is a light shining on the union that just occurred, a witness to the bond that will forever support it and be a source of strength to hold it together, if both choose to look to it.
Image taken at 1/160, f4.0 20mm, ISO 400, Canon EF17-40mmf/4L USM lens.
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