Installment #9, going through website images and providing commentary, continues with this shot from Melissa and Phil’s wedding at St. Francis of Assisi a couple years back. It was just minutes prior to the ceremony and an elderly relative of Melissa’s came into the bride’s holding room to put on a pair of pantyhose her husband purchased because she’d forgotten to bring them with her when traveling from out of town. Now, I have to admit, I was not supposed to be shooting this, but the photographer in me just couldn’t resist trying to make a picture. And the last thing I wanted to do was shoot her straight on, because that would be embarrassing to her and it would be, well, boring and obvious. So, I turned away from the action and was able to capture exactly what was happening, at just the right moment in its progression, while maintaining her anonymity and making an interestingly composed picture. Needless to say, I love this shot for everything it says and everything it doesn’t.
