AUGUST 13, 2011. Our good friend, Liezel Jean Gerada finally tied the knot with long-time love, Ryan Briones. Theirs is a love story made for soap operas.
Their wedding day has two profound significance: (1) It was the realization of a “Love Worth Waiting For”… and (2) it was my first real attempt at Wedding Photography.
No I wasn’t the official wedding photographer although I was responsible in getting one. I was to serve just as back-up and “unofficial” photographer. The official photographer took the photos that will go to the newly weds’ official Wedding Album. I took the photos to post on FaceBook.
I took the role seriously nevertheless.
I was quite pleased with the photos I took. With some post-processing tricks using Picasa and a Tilt Shift photography app I recently bought from Apple’s Mac App Store I managed to produce some photos that would pass as the work of a pro, at least to untrained eyes.
There is one very important thing I realized from my first wedding photography gig, however, and that is the fact that Wedding Photography is not for me. I am simply not cut out for it. It is too demanding a job.
I’m glad I had my opportunity to try out Wedding Photography, and doubly glad that it was for Liezel and Ryan’s wedding. It was a labor of love. If it wasn’t I would have probably cursed the newly weds on the scene and walked out from the job.
Click on the links below to view the complete set of wedding photos from my first Wedding Photography gig:
