West Sussex Wedding Photographer Scott Ramsey talks about one of his favourite wedding photographs

During a wedding ceremony in Hurstpierpoint, West Sussex a bride smiles at her husband. The picture was taken by the West Sussex wedding photographer Scott Ramsey.

I have been a wedding photographer in West Sussex for many years now and it’s the best job in the world. I love being part of a couples wedding day and feel honored when asked to photograph a wedding in the beautiful county of West Sussex. My job on the day is not just to take photographs of the wedding dress, flowers and take some group shots but also to capture the emotion, fun and excitement just as the photograph above shows.

The photograph was taken whilst I photographed a wedding in Hurstpierpoint, West Sussex. During the wedding ceremony at the Holy Trinity Church the bride briefly looked over to her husband and smiled. I love this picture as it really captures the brides happiness during her wedding day.

The story behind the photograph
I had positioned myself directly in front of the couple (with the relevant permission of course) so I could photograph the couple during the ceremony. I really like this location whilst photographing a wedding ceremony, however it's not always possible to get in the right position if the church is small. Luckily for me on this occasion I was allowed and about half way through the proceedings I saw the picture. Due to my position only I could see her smile (the very reason why I like this spot in the church) and I fired off a few frames hoping the light levels where not too low and that she held her gaze long enough for me to capture the fleeting moment for ever. At the time I was using my old Nikon D100 and shooting on a high ISO as the light level was low. The moment only lasted a few seconds but my experience and familiarity with the camera allowed me to get the picture. However photography is never a precise science and as you can imagine I was dying to check the monitor on the back of the camera to see if I had got the shot and most importantly it was not woolly , but unfortunately there was no time for that as the ceremony was continuing and I had more pictures to take. Thankfully later on during the wedding reception at The Ravenswood Hotel, West Sussex I did manage to have a look and everything was looking OK. The image was a little dark however I felt confident that I could lighten it up, as I shoot all my photographs in the Nikon raw format which really helps. BeforeI said goodbye to the couple I even had a chance to show them the picture which they loved.
I hope to think the bride will look back on the photograph and be immediately transported back to that very moment during her wedding day...I know I do.

Camera Settings
The picture was taken on a Nikon D100 with the ISO set to about 1500. The camera was handheld and no flash was used. I was used a 50 mm Nikon lens and the speed was 1/40 second at F2.8. The camera was set to aperture priority.

You can view more of my wedding photographs by visiting
http://www.scottramsey.co.uk/html/w_sussex_wedding_photographer.html

Contact Details:
Email: pictures@scottramsey.co.uk
Mobile: 07717134449