There was a time in my life when I thought that all I'd do with my life is travel around my country and take photos of people, of sceneries, of simple daily living. When I was in college, I bought my first ever DSLR and bought all the basic photography equipment such as tripod, flash, lens to name a few when I was already working. I love posting my works on Facebook back in the day and when my friends thought my shots were decent enough, they started reaching out to me and asked me to be their official photographer for their big day. Yup, I was (for a little while tho) once a wedding photographer. I've photographed around 3-4 weddings mostly of friends and relatives and some other commissioned works on the side while others were purely for fun.
Of all the weddings I photographed, I'd say that my favorite was Denise and Joel's wedding. I photographed their prenup, too. I've known the couple since highschool so although I wasn't too sure if I could pull off whatever they wanted for their wedding, their relentless trust in my "noob skill" convinced me to say yes to their request. One of the scary things about being the main photographer (especially when you don't have a team) during a wedding is that you could mess things up and the newlyweds would end up with photos they wouldn't want to look at ever. There's no replay here, either you get it right or not! That's a lot to take in for a photography hobbyist like me.
I selected a few photos from their wedding and rendered a black and white version for this week's Deranged Photography Contest with the theme Black and White. This is also my first time joining the said contest on Liketu. If you're not familiar with Liketu, check out this post and this one, too for more details.
That's it for today folks! Great day ahead!
This entry is for Amateur Tier