These are great photos! I'm sure she'll be really pleased with them. I only ever shot a wedding once (for a good friend) and while I was happy with the results I realised then that I would need to learn a lot more if I was to make a living at it - by that time though it was clear everything was or had moved over to digital, and I knew I didn't want to go in that direction, or compete with people that had.
I know that everyone is competing for market-share, but I try really hard not to think of it as a film vs. not-film thing. I just ise the right tool for the right job. A bride that saw her color-film engagement pics for the first time, yesterday, said they were magical and she loved them.
I did two weddings. The ceremonies at city hall and the church were almost all done digitally (some shots with my Nikon F5 also), but the portrait series at a nice outdoor location were all done analogue with my Bronica and Leica M. And these shots they liked best.
I did also shoot at a funeral ceremonie on two separate occasions (both for a very young person who died unexpectedly) and used more analogue equipment here. This resulted in two nice series of images, used both times by the parents as a method to help them coop with the grief (they gathered over the photos, talking it over again and made their own book). These were the most difficult assignments I ever did but also the most full-filling ones.
I'm dreaming of the day when I can find a bride who will not mind if I shoot an entire wedding on a Leica M.
Making prints to give to the client at a later date is really a treasure. So mich better IMO that an online gallery.
Nice. Did you print these on RC or Fiber Paper? Either way, tone them in selenium and give em a good wash so her great grandchildren can see them.
These are on Ilford FB MG paper. I only had time for a light selenium toning before they had to dry, so hopefully it was enough. I haven't been printing long enough to know if my process will last, so I trust what I read in Ralph's book, Way Beyond Monochrome.
