The wedding of Julia and Gints took place on the first of August. Julia is a great make-up artist and she has seen more brides than I can count. Gints works at a digital agency – he creates 2d and 3d magic – it is better to see that.
I was a bit tired, waking up after a long wedding day I shot the day before. I should say that I was not the first shooter in this wedding. My girlfriend Aiga was the main photographer. I had different tasks to do. To drive her, to bring bags and to be the best dance partner on the party floor.
It was really hard to leave my camera bag at home. This was a great opportunity to experiment. I chose a film camera challenge. I got rolls of film at the film shop and I was more than ready for this day. Last week I shared a story about my experiments with film camera on wedding days.
Two lessons learned. It is much more easy to be the second shooter without responsibility and the second thing – there is much less post processing after shooting on film. When I showed the picture selection to my friends, Liene said that there is less difference from my digital work than she expected. Turns out that the biggest difference is in my head. The process is completely different, but the result is very similar.
I really enjoyed this experience. Film photography is my passion and Julia and Gints wedding was a great place to do this experiment. The decorations for Ungurmuza Manor were really well thought out, one of the best places for an intimate, small wedding. Great dancing, partying and smiles all night long. (For the record – I am not a dance animal, but somehow this setup gave me some new dance moves, too :D)