Photo Challenge: Wedding Photography

 Something Old, New, Borrowed & Blue.

I am far from inspiring to be a wedding photographer. So far, the Grand Canyon is not deep enough to maintain a safe distance from the perpetual joy weddings are suppose to portray. When asked why I don't shoot weddings, my response it quick and to the point, "Too much work, too many WP's in Las Vegas." Although this satisfies them for the moment, it's far from complete truth. Which is; they terrify me!  I am an extrovert, but Weddings turn me into a frighten child.  Maybe it's the pressure of getting the shot, or the approval that has be sought from the bride (and her posse), but I do NOT do weddings, shoot, attend, participate or otherwise.

"Wedding photography can be perhaps the most critical and stressful type of photography. At a wedding, the total focus is on the bride and groom - they are the event! Therefore, the photography needs to maintain this strong focus  and convey the image that the couple are first and best in every way of that occasion. The whole concept of a wedding is always romantic, fashionable, and gushing with optimism. The photographs visually document the bride, the groom, and the event." (Frank Pinto lecturing in class)

For my photo challenge, I chose to do a still life.  This is how it works; the stone heart bracelet is new, the dinner mints in gold satchel are blue, the diamond earrings are borrowed and the herringbone necklace was old. I shot this image with Canon rebel with a shallow depth of field (4.5) blurring out the back ground and giving the viewer's eye direction to the diamonds.