Engagement Photo - Ash and Mike

Ash, Mike, and I managed to grab this great engagement photo of them during their engagement party at Waipuna Lodge. We took this engagement photo in a corner of the bar area with light from a speedlight mounted in the camera's hot shoe. The light was bounced off the ceiling and also thrown forward a little bit by virtue of the speedlight's built in bounce card.

While the technical elements are important in setting the camera up to capture the image what really makes this shot are the natural expressions that Ash and Mike are showing. They're enjoying themselves and, at this point in time, weren't really expecting me to take a photo. Candid moments like this, with people showing real emotion, are what real photographs are made of.