{"id":62121,"date":"2023-03-30T21:45:50","date_gmt":"2023-03-31T01:45:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.b-vong.com\/journal\/?p=62121"},"modified":"2023-04-02T11:34:44","modified_gmt":"2023-04-02T15:34:44","slug":"jn-willow-creek-blue-ridge-ga","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.b-vong.com\/journal\/jn-willow-creek-blue-ridge-ga\/","title":{"rendered":"J&N – Willow Falls Resort – Blue Ridge, GA"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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– J & N Wedding –
Willow Falls Resort\u00a0 |\u00a0 Blue Ridge, GA\u00a0 |\u00a0 March 25, 2023<\/p>\n

Photos by:<\/p>\n

Boon Vong
Ek Vong<\/p>\n

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Hi everyone, just wanted to share a few main photos, bts images, and thoughts on the lovely wedding from last Saturday.\u00a0 I know I usually just post photos one after another, but here are some random musings from the perspective of a working photographer, and general lover of all things camera and picture taking related.\u00a0 (Also, I payed my website hosting fee today–I’ve had this thing for 20 years now.\u00a0 That’s just crazy.\u00a0 Thanks for reading along in its different forms over the many moons.)<\/p>\n

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Willow Creek is a really pretty venue all the way up in Blue Ridge, Georgia.\u00a0 The weather had me worried since we had a bit of “false spring” followed by crazy bitter cold and rain on St. Patrick’s Day weekend.\u00a0 On the drive up you go through apple country and I was hoping for flowering crab apple and peach trees that I could use as a backdrop, but no such luck.\u00a0 The elevation is pretty high up compared to good ol Gwinnett county.<\/p>\n

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Today was blessed with lots of sunshine and a breeze though, which I’ll gladly take.\u00a0 Logistically this one was a bit tough as the ceremony venue itself is in the lodge building in between the two distant cabins, each housing the groomsmen and bridal party.<\/p>\n

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Not to get too gear oriented, but obviously this work can’t be done without lenses and cameras.\u00a0 I opted for both a Nikon and Canon setup.\u00a0 Both have strengths and weaknesses, and different out of the box rendering in terms of color.\u00a0 My favorite camera once again is the instant one.\u00a0 I’ve been saying forever that I need to just go all in and cover an entire event with just these selective amazing frames.\u00a0 It would be crazy expensive, but the charm and simplicity of it really does encapsulate why we take photos in the first place.<\/p>\n

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Juggling so many cameras, I only managed 3 instant shots.<\/p>\n

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Here’s some photos of our new friend, a super friendly duck!\u00a0 I assume he lives on the property and is quite used to people.\u00a0 While I was taking detail shots it swam up and sat there the whole time.\u00a0 Sorry sir I had no snacks for you.<\/p>\n

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This photo was taken on the back deck on a lawn table with interesting ironwork.\u00a0 The lighting that morning was on point.\u00a0 Even the side of the cabin which was in open shade had some interesting light glinting off the roof and bouncing back.<\/p>\n

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For the groomsmen the theme was “Peaky Blinders.” I thought it would be neat to see what the photos would look like run through a filter that simulates wet plate photography.<\/p>\n

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The following random photos I just liked personally.\u00a0 I think they show a wide range of emotions, from the sheer joy of friends and siblings, to the love of a parent.<\/p>\n

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The first looks for each group had to be staggered.\u00a0 Here’s a shot of me in the first session from the vantage point of the main venue.\u00a0 Again the logistics of mobilizing and even walking from place to place on this property is something to consider.<\/p>\n

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Here’s our friend the duck again!<\/p>\n

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I think the best lens for wedding photography might be the 35mm.\u00a0 It’s so versatile and draws life in a pleasing way.\u00a0 Portraits and magazine covers will still “need” that look that only long lenses like an 85mm or 105mm can give you, but the 35 is tailor made for photojournalism.<\/p>\n

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Highlighted with the box above is something nit picky photographers (such as myself) can attest to–visual eyesores really really seem to pop up everywhere on purpose. \ud83d\ude09 So my main position for these types of weddings is at the front with my many cameras.\u00a0 Crouched down I couldn’t help but notice that the orange extension cord on the wooden beam was going to be in every wide shot.\u00a0 The 35mm again sees just about right, since it’s the king of layering subject elements, but man that orange extension cord really stuck out visually.\u00a0 In the following pictures I had to manually paint the cord in Photoshop-color blending mode, then darkening mode.\u00a0 For oh about 30 images. \ud83d\ude42\u00a0 But I really like the images and the mood of the ceremony, helped by the big windows giving ample light that can be toned whatever direction in post.<\/p>\n

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So that’s me in the corner with a 35mm, 105mm, and 70-200mm.\u00a0 When I was a young man I really loved the 70-200 and could carry it all day long.\u00a0 Not so much anymore, as the mileage on my body is really adding up.\u00a0 Still though, in the last month since I’ve been using it again, I remembered how really pretty the images are from it.\u00a0 It’s not as clinical as the images from other zooms.\u00a0 I also ran back to our gear depot to grab another camera with the 10.5mm fisheye lens.\u00a0 A camera for every lens I always say.\u00a0 Even if you only use it for a few pictures, if it does the job, it can go back in the bag.<\/p>\n

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After the family pictures there was just a bit of time for couples photos.\u00a0 The area across the pond with the wooden benches and cross was in too much shadow and the remaining sunlight was just about to dip below the treeline.\u00a0 This area is somewhat hidden in the mountains so the sunset was going to be a lot early than the 7:50 time for metro Atlanta.\u00a0 On my first location visit I was hoping the grape vineyard was going to have some leaves, but sadly no.\u00a0 But the sunlight came through once again and was really nice for backlit photos.\u00a0 The time stamp on the right photo when we first started shooting was 6:28 PM the photo on the right was 6:35 PM.<\/p>\n

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I think black and white photos really need a white border, or in some matte board.\u00a0 And even normal color photos just have a nicer feel with the trim around the borders.\u00a0 You have to find the printing services that re scale and then add the border, as opposed to overlaying a white stroke on top of the image though.\u00a0 I’m pretty sure everyone knows by now that nit picky photographers mean for every single space in the composition to be where they are down to the quarter inch, and that includes the breathing room of subject elements in relation to the edges.<\/p>\n

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So it’s going to be hats and caps for me for the foreseeable future.\u00a0 After shaving my head and becoming a monk for my mom’s funeral in February, it’s taking its sweet time to grow back.\u00a0 Funny how I used to get antsy if I didn’t get a trim every two weeks.<\/p>\n

At almost every modern wedding in every type of culture, there’s probably going to be a mother\/son dance.\u00a0 I’d be lying if I said I didn’t think about my own mom, and how that opportunity won’t come to pass for me.\u00a0 Not that I have the coordination or that my mom would have even wanted to dance either, but still, it’s just going to be there going forward.\u00a0 But photography is a good type of work.\u00a0 Good as in it allows me to contribute something back to this world, and good in that it really lets me focus on the task at hand regardless of personal emotion or investment.\u00a0 Guess I’ve always been that way.\u00a0 The humble photograph, so amazing in its simplicity and power to document these fleeting moments we have together. -B<\/p>\n

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