Forsgate Country Club Wedding
Lisa & Rob were married on July 5, 2014 at The Forsgate Country Club in Monroe Township, New Jersey. They were blessed with absolutely perfect weather and clear blue skies. After getting to know Lisa & Rob during their initial consultation, shooting their engagement session and even going out for drinks before their wedding day to go over our plan of attack, I knew their wedding day was going to be a blast. Lisa & Rob’s family and close friends didn’t disappoint. From morning until night their day was the definition of a pure celebration. The night ended with a perfect sparkler photo as Lisa & Rob shared a very public kiss. If you’re having a Forsgate Country Club Wedding, please feel free to contact me and I will be more than happy to go over any questions you may have about wedding coverage, wedding pricing or how I document your wedding day.
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Before heading off to her Forsgate Country Club wedding, I captured this moment while Lisa read a special card that Rob had wrote her for the morning of their wedding day. Simple window light with her wedding dress hanging in the background makes for one powerful image..jpg)
Lisa helps her loving father pin on his boutonniere..jpg)
For the couple’s “first look” I positioned them under some large gorgeous trees in the front yard of The Forsgate Country Club. Making sure to have their backs to the sun so that any image I shot was perfectly lit. The large trees provided perfect shade for their moment..jpg)
People lover their dogs, and Lisa & Rob are no exception. Maya simply had to be present for their wedding day. She was part of the couple’s portraits and even walked down the aisle!.jpg)
By making sure the couple was evenly lit in the shade of these large trees I was able to capture each moment with ease. Instead of focusing on camera settings I’m able to relax and pay close to attention to my couple and the emotions they are sharing together..jpg)
At the end of the evening at The Forsgate Country Club, Lisa & Rob’s family shared one final moment together as they all lit sparklers and cheered for the new happy couple..jpg)
The architecture of Princeton Campus is so beautiful. An easy backdrop for a beautiful couple’s photograph..jpg)
I enjoy using leading lines to draw your eye to the subject of my photograph, which in this case is Lina & Tim embracing. I also framed them using the archway in the background..jpg)
Here is another great example of how to use leading lines in a photograph to really move your eye right to the subject. By incorporating shallow depth of field I was able to really blur out the lines of the iron fence and create a wonderful blur that fills the right side of my image..jpg)
Even though we were under some patchy light from the trees above us, it’s actually quite easy to get even light by simply finding a shaded spot to sit my couple. I asked Lina & Tim to simply sit together and by shooting very shallow I was able to blur our the crowds of people around them and create a more intimate photograph. Again, using leading lines such as the iron fence, the cement wall behind them and the cement ledge they were sitting on to draw your image right to them..jpg)
Whenever I see an arch of trees like this I immediately try to imagine how I can use them to my advantage. In this shot we even had just the perfect amount of light coming through the trees to illuminate the leaves. This gives us a nice mixture of bright green/yellow leaves and dark green leaves..jpg)
In case you can’t tell by now I’m a big fan of shooting very shallow. In this image I knelt down on the ground and shot up towards my subjects. This way, I was able to add in the potted flowers that were hanging on the light post. Without changing my angle I would have never been able to get their heads even with the light post. Being creative and using different angles for your images is a great way to make your couple’s images stand out and provide them with something unique..jpg)
Lisa & Rob had their very first date at .jpg)
I prefer to shoot on a very sunny day. The weather in Princeton was perfect for their engagement session. Just make sure your couple is between you and the sun..jpg)
It wasn’t very hard getting Lisa & Rob to be affectionate for their photographs. All I needed to do was place them in beautiful light and let the moments unfold from there..jpg)
Princeton University Campus has a ton of large gorgeous trees. I placed my couple in some direct sunlight and snapped away..jpg)
I really enjoy shooting my couples with my .jpg)
Whenever possible I like to let the light spill through the leaves of a tree. It always add dramatic lighting to any photograph..jpg)
Framing your subjects properly is so extremely important to creating a beautiful image. In this photograph I placed Lisa & Rob at the bottom of my frame and allowed the leading lines of the hanging leaves to point your eye towards the subject..jpg)
Here is another example of using leading lines in order to move your eye to the subject of my image. In this shot I used the black gate to keep your attention on the couple. Allowing Lisa to be looking towards Rob in this photograph keeps your eye from wandering off the frame. If she was looking “off frame” or towards the outer right edge of my image, your eye would want to wander where she is looking, making for a less compelling image.