Katie & David Curtis
Katie and David were married on May 7th, 2011 at the First Presbyterian Church in Burlington, North Carolina. Their photographers were Richie & Jamie Staggs of Jagg Photography. This is the second wedding I have filmed along side of them. They work so well together. I would encourage you to visit their website to see Katie & David’s wedding photographs. In fact, this wedding monologue if made of the footage I shoot during Katie & David’s formal photo shoot. I find I can capture some amazing footage during the formal photo shoot.
My traditional approach to filming a wedding involves two to three camera angles. I dedicate one of those camera angles to film from behind the altar toward the back of the chapel. This enables me to film the wedding party, bride, and groom as they walk down the aisle towards the altar. I love capturing the bride as she gracefully enters the closed doors and floats down the aisle. Having a camera at the altar area also allows me to capture the facial expressions of the bride and groom as they exchange vows. Most couples face the minister with their backs to the congregation, of family and friends.
I have learned to be very flexible and adaptable. The church Katie and David were married in has very specific restrictions on where videogrpahers and photographers can shoot from during the wedding. We were only permitted to film from the balcony. I was able to capture the footage of the ceremony using three cameras.
Receptions are exciting to film. When I film a young and energetic couple like Katie and David, I attempt to capture their enthusiasm. The lighting was rather dark in the reception hall. I filmed most of the reception using a Canon 5D Mark II. It handles low light very well.
