Brides
Geoff Thompson
Brides. Probably the most photographed subject of all time. How do you make it interesting? Find the backstory and shoot it.
Never mind all the perfectly posed and lit wedding pics, find what’s going on behind the scenes. How did she decide to have herself shot from above while lying on a stone bench? And what will her mother think? The bride racing up the steps in Sevastopol. Is the guy who’s urging her on the wedding planner? A former lover trying to change her mind? The bride passing the glass doorway in Sorrento with the desperate look on her face, what is she thinking? The bride grabbing her groom’s butt. Did the photographer just ask for more animation? The bride with the purple bouquet … can’t imagine who’s going to dominate THAT relationship.